Wednesday, March 20, 2019
We loves you, Porgy and Bess! Court Theatre presents Porgy and Bess Written by George Gerwin, Ira Gershwin, and Dorothy …
Linked From chicagotheaterblog.wordpress.com at 02:48PMOkay, we all know that the job-market sucks, and has for quite a while. Perhaps what job-seekers need is a new approach, say, like a revised cover modeled after the one below from Roanold.…
Linked From chicagotheaterblog.wordpress.com at 02:48PM Stark simplicity amplifies Lincoln Squares’ Lesson Lincoln Square Theatre presents A Lesson Before Dying Written by Romulus Linney Directed by…
Linked From chicagotheaterblog.wordpress.com at 02:48PM Too messy, even for schlock New Rock Theater presents The First (and Last) Musical on Mars Written by George Zarr Directed b…
Linked From chicagotheaterblog.wordpress.com at 02:48PM Another memorable production from Backstage Backstage Theatre Company presents Three Days of Rain Written by Richard G…
Linked From chicagotheaterblog.wordpress.com at 02:48PM New Festival Showcases Short Works by Local Artists, Sampler-style by Dan Jakes and Oliver Sava This May 15-16, Victory Gardens premiered Chicago’s first One-Minute Play Fe…
Linked From chicagotheaterblog.wordpress.com at 02:48PM I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn’t dare to make an enemy should get out of the business. — Bette Davis, The Lonely Life…
Linked From chicagotheaterblog.wordpress.com at 02:48PM Old habits die hard Metropolis Performing Arts Centre presents Nunsense Book, Music and Lyrics by Dan Goggin Directed …
Linked From chicagotheaterblog.wordpress.com at 02:48PMSaturday, March 24, 2018
Sunday, February 4, 2018
Nice Girl Written by Melissa Ross Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark (map…
Linked From Chicago Theater Beat at 06:53PMTuesday, January 16, 2018
Nevermore Book/Music/Lyrics by Jonathan Christenson at Edge …
Linked From Chicago Theater Beat at 12:42AMWednesday, November 15, 2017
Spike Lee’s recent film Chiraq adapted Lysistrata to Chicago's South Side, replacing an epic Greek war with equally epic gang violence. The stakes in Lysistrata Jones? Basketball. More spe…
Linked From Chicago Theater Beat at 04:36AMThursday, August 3, 2017
The Food Show Created by Dan Kerr-Hobert, Caitlin Stainken Metropolitan Brewing,…
Linked From Chicago Theater Beat at 08:33PMMonday, May 22, 2017
Based on real events, Not About Nightingales is Tennessee Williams’ gut-wrenching account of events at a Philadelphia prison in 1937 when prisoners mounted a hunger strike in hopes of brin…
Linked From Chicago Theater Beat at 08:18PMSunday, April 23, 2017
In making her persona the star of her world premiere drama King of the Yees, playwright Lauren Yee has created a meta-format to explore her relationship with her father. This genre-melding i…
Linked From Chicago Theater Beat at 04:06AMMonday, January 30, 2017
The Comrades' Prelude to a Kiss is acted with resonance and skill, along with lots of laughs, and clever use of popular music along the way. Aptly directed by artistic director Derek Bertel…
Linked From Chicago Theater Beat at 06:24PMSunday, January 22, 2017
In Saturday Night Live's parody of Chicago the Musical’s “Roxie”, Kellyanne Conway (played by Kate McKinnon) reveals the real reason she joined Donald Trump's campaign. Hilarious!
Linked From Chicago Theater Beat at 10:54PMSunday, January 15, 2017
Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize when it first premiered in 1990, Cuban-American playwright María Irene Fornés’s What of the Night? is an important, but rarely produced, work of unconventi…
Linked From Chicago Theater Beat at 06:33PMMonday, January 9, 2017
See our picks below the fold Chicago’s best theater of 2016 (in alpha…
Linked From Chicago Theater Beat at 02:36PMWednesday, January 4, 2017
Another year, another 12 months of great theater! 2016 blessed the Windy City with inspired new works and riveting revivals from a wide range of companies – from the largest equity houses …
Linked From Chicago Theater Beat at 06:36PMSaturday, December 17, 2016
Of all the plays Shakespeare wrote, The Winter’s Tale is one of the most problematic. Directed by Declan Donnellan at Chicago Shakespeare, Cheek By Jowl’s highly conceptual staging of th…
Linked From Chicago Theater Beat at 09:12PMWednesday, November 23, 2016
The Chicago theater community will again produce a wide array of holiday plays, musicals, ballets and comedies in 2016, all to put you in a festive mood. Find the entire list of holiday off…
Linked From Chicago Theater Beat at 08:24PMWednesday, November 16, 2016
"Annie" the musical is a lovely, glorious, filled-with-happiness evening. If the tour is coming to your city, be sure you don’t miss out on this feel-good, family-friendly production. High…
Linked From Chicago Theater Beat at 03:36PMTuesday, November 8, 2016
Eugene Lee's *East Texas Hot Links* is a Brutal, lyrical play that immediately hits you on a visceral level. With a superb design and masterful direction, Writers Theatre has created a must…
Linked From Chicago Theater Beat at 04:02PMWednesday, November 2, 2016
With *Saturn Returns*, Tif Harrison and company present a thoughtful, comprehensive look at the major life changes of one’s late twenties. If only the show weren’t bogged down by superfl…
Linked From Chicago Theater Beat at 09:48PMFriday, October 28, 2016
Strong cast tell fascinating story of the first black actor to play Othello that contains strong parallels to today. Recommended. (read Duan Barnes' entire review....)
Linked From Chicago Theater Beat at 02:12AMTuesday, October 18, 2016
Check out Chicago theater's 2016 Equity Jeff Awards. Big winners include Chicago Shakespeare's *The Tempest*, Porchlight Music Theatre's *Dreamgirls*, Paramount Theatre's *West Side Story*,…
Linked From Chicago Theater Beat at 04:08PMNow in its 48th Equity season, the Jeff Awards has been honoring outstanding theatre artists annually since it was established in 1968. The Jeff Awards Committee judged the opening nig…
Linked From Chicago Theater Beat at 03:09AMSaturday, October 15, 2016
The New Colony's world-premiere *Merge* makes a promising first impression as the audience is immediately transported into a 1970’s arcade game, complete with neon tones, lights and the te…
Linked From Chicago Theater Beat at 07:58PMWednesday, October 12, 2016
Windy City Playhouse's "Apartment 3A" by Jeff Daniels, directed by Ron OJ Parsons is an off-kilter romantic comedy with a touch of the surreal. Recommended! (read Duane Barnes' entire review…
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