Holter, Williams and Neveu at A Red Orchid next season by Johnny Oleksinski

A Red Orchid Theatre announced its 2015-16 season on Wednesday. The three-play roll includes two new works and a lesser-known show by Tennessee Williams.

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Video: Wild celebrity antics in 'The Upstairs Concierge' by Johnny Oleksinski

This week's Showcase video is "The Upstairs Concierge," a new farce by Kristoffer Diaz ("The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity") at the Goodman Theatre.

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McKenzie Chinn gets big fellowship by Johnny Oleksinski

Chicago actor McKenzie Chinn is one of five fellowship recipients from the Leonore Annenberg Fellowship Fund for the Visual and Performing Arts, it was announced on Tuesday.

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League receives $500,000 MacArthur grant by Johnny Oleksinski

The League of Chicago Theatres announced on Monday that it's received a $500,000 grant from the MacArthur Foundation.

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Second City and NBCUniversal team up for comedy fest by Johnny Oleksinski

The Second City announced a new performance collaboration with NBCUniversal on Monday: the NBCUniversal Second City Break Out Comedy Festival.

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Second City and NBCUniversal team up for comedy fest by Johnny Oleksinski

The Second City announced the lineup of its performance collaboration with NBCUniversal on Monday: the NBCUniversal Second City Break Out Comedy Festival.

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Tim Kazurinsky will go to Broadway this spring by Johnny Oleksinski

Tim Kazurinsky, the Chicago actor and Second City alum best known for his years spent on "Saturday Night Live" and his role in the "Police Academy" films, will perform on Broadway this sprin…

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Tim Kazurinsky will go to Broadway this spring by Johnny Oleksinski

Tim Kazurinsky, the Chicago actor and Second City alum best known for his years spent on "Saturday Night Live" and his role in the "Police Academy" films, will perform on Broadway this sprin…

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A strange trip through airport security in 'Title and Deed' by Johnny Oleksinski

This week's Showcase is "Title and Deed," the play by  Will Eno at Lookingglass Theatre Company.

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A strange trip through airport security in 'Title and Deed' by Johnny Oleksinski

This week's Showcase is "Title and Deed," the play by  Will Eno at Lookingglass Theatre Company.

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'Edward Tulane' will begin Children's Theatre's new season by Johnny Oleksinski

Chicago Children's Theatre announced its 2015-16 season opener on Thursday. The play is "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane."

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Sondheim will receive Sandburg Award by Johnny Oleksinski

Stephen Sondheim will receive the Carl Sandburg Literary Award this year, a spokesman for the Chicago Public Library said on Monday.

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'Fancy Nancy' moves downtown by Johnny Oleksinski

The family theater company Emerald City Theatre will bring "Fancy Nancy The Musical" to the Broadway Playhouse this summer, a spokesperson for Broadway in Chicago said on Monday.

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A four-play 2015-16 season for Route 66 by Johnny Oleksinski

Route 66 Theatre Company announced its 2015-16 season on Friday night. All four shows are new-to-Chicago, and one is a brand new play.

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'Adding Machine' and 'Menagerie' for The Hypocrites in 2015-16 by Johnny Oleksinski

The Hypocrites announced its 2015-16 season on Friday. A longer-than-usual lineup for this theater company, it features remounts of three popular productions of the past four years, plus a p…

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Griffin will stage 'The Birds' by Johnny Oleksinski

Griffin Theatre Company's next show will be playwright Conor McPherson's adaptation of "The Birds," a spokesman for the theater said on Wednesday.

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'Little Mermaid' and Marathon Bard at Chicago Shakespeare in 2015-16 by Johnny Oleksinski

Chicago Shakespeare Theater announced its 2015-16 season on Wednesday. 

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Graney will direct new Gilbert and Sullivan at Oregon Shakespeare by Johnny Oleksinski

Sean Graney will adapt and direct another Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, but for the first time not with The Hypocrites, the Chicago theater company where he is artistic director. 

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Graney will direct a fourth Gilbert and Sullivan at Oregon Shakespeare by Johnny Oleksinski

Sean Graney will adapt and direct another Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, but for the first time not with The Hypocrites, the Chicago theater company where he is artistic director. 

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'Treasure Island' and Lorca at Lookingglass next season by Johnny Oleksinski

Lookingglass Theatre Company filled in the gaps of its 2015-16 season on Tuesday. The three-play roster will begin with a new, previously announced adaptation of "Treasure Island" by Mary Zi…

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Kokandy will perform 'Heathers' in 2016 by Johnny Oleksinski

Kokandy Productions announced its 2016 season on Monday, while also appending its 2015 season with a third production.

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Videos: August Wilson Monologue Competition winners by Johnny Oleksinski

Last week, the high school August Wilson Monologue Competition was held at the Goodman Theatre. 

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Alvin Ailey and Twyla Tharp at the Auditorium next season by Johnny Oleksinski

The Auditorium Theatre announced its 2015-16 season on Thursday. Of particular note is the previously announced Twyla Tharp 50th Anniversary Tour, which will incude two new works by the reno…

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Marriott announces 'Anything Goes' cast by Johnny Oleksinski

The Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire announced the cast of its upcoming production of Cole Porter's tap-dance-filled musical comedy "Anything Goes" on Thursday.

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Dan Savage play in Hell in a Handbag's 2015-16 season by Johnny Oleksinski

Hell in a Handbag Productions, the proudly campy Andersonville theater company, announced its 2015-16 season on Thursday.

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