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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

How the Boop! Team Took the Retro Betty Boop Cartoon and Created an Original, Modern Musical by Thomas Connors

Writer Bob Martin also admits the musical bears some resemblance, coincidentally, to Barbie.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM
Friday, November 2, 2018

How a Chance Encounter Between Billie Holiday and a Young Danish Girl Became Dael Orlandersmith’s New Play by Thomas Connors

The playwright reveals the making of her Lady in Denmark, now playing at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:40PM
Sunday, September 9, 2018

David Cale Reaches New Heights in Autobiographical We’re Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time by Thomas Connors

The author of Drama Desk-winning Harry Clarke discusses his latest work at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre beginning September 15.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, April 3, 2017

Steppenwolf Theatre Company Is About to Produce a Season Like You’ve Never Seen Before by Thomas Connors

In its 2017-2018 season, the Chicago theatre company invests in three diverse, controversial world-premiere plays.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, March 12, 2017

Why You Need to Pay Attention to Chicago’s Goodman Theatre by Thomas Connors

It’s not all about New York. Some of the nation’s best (and Broadway-bound) theatre emerges from regional houses like Robert Falls’ Goodman.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:39PM
Monday, January 23, 2017

Schmoozing with the Stars by Thomas Connors

Local Chicago theatres add a bit of hospitality with hangouts where local artists, the casts of their shows, and patrons intermingle.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:47PM
Sunday, April 10, 2016

While Greasy Joan Doth Keel the Pot: How Local Chefs Tell Shakespeare’s Tales Through Food by Thomas Connors

It may surprise you to realize that Shakespeare and food are inextricably linked, but these Chicago chefs fought over which of the Bard’s works they would represent through food as part of…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, September 7, 2014

Angst, Drugs and Money: Michael Cera and Kieran Culkin and Our Youth by Thomas Connors

Kieran Culkin and Michael Cera take on the classic Gen X slacker play This Is Our Youth.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime