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Light Opera Works in Evanston, a theater whose productions boast full, original orchestrations of classic musicals, announced its 2015 season on Monday.Â
Teatro Vista announced two new ensemble members and seven artistic associates on Friday.
The groundbreaking of the new, Studio Gang-designed Writers Theatre in Glencoe took place on Tuesday.
This week's Theater Loop Showcase is Josh Young from the new musical "Amazing Grace," currently playing the Bank of America Theatre.
Tickets for the return engagement of the national tour of "The Book of Mormon," the musical comedy by Matt Stone, Trey Parker ("South Park") and Robert Lopez ("Avenue Q," "Frozen"), will go …
"Burning Bluebeard" will return to Theater Wit for three weeks this winter, it was announced on Tuesday.
Kate Piatt-Eckert, Steep Theatre's business manager for the past year, will become the small Edgewater company's new executive director, it was announced on Thursday.
Griffin Theatre Company announced the cast of its upcoming production of Lanford Wilson's "Balm in Gilead" on Wednesday. Director Jonathan Berry's production will include a whopping 27 actor…
Eclipse Theatre Company, the theater that dedicates each season to the work of only one playwright, will produce three plays by Terrence McNally in 2015.
Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook announced the cast of its upcoming production of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "Camelot" on Monday.Â
The Goodman Theatre Playwrights Unit, a yearlong residency program meant to nurture playwrights as they develop new works, will include four participants during the 2014-15 season, the theat…
This week's Theater Loop Showcase is soprano Marina Rebeka from "Don Giovanni," currently in a new production directed by Goodman artistic director Robert Falls at Lyric Opera.
Tony Award-winner Shuler Hensley will play the mean, green Grinch in the national tour of "Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical" at the Chicago Theatre this fall, the venue…
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey will return to the United Center and Allstate Arena in Rosemont in November with "Legends," a melange of traditional circus and mythological beasts, it was…
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble announced its 2014-15 season, the company's twentieth year, on Thursday.
A lineup of Broadway talent including 2014 Tony Award-winner Jessie Mueller will take part in the previously announced Humanities Festival program "A Night at the Tonys," hosted by Rob Lindl…
Theatre at the Center in Munster announced on Wednesday the cast of its upcoming production of "A Christmas Memory," Duane Poole, Larry Grossman and Carol Hall's musical adaptation of the Tr…
Chicago Dramatists announced its 2014-15 season on Tuesday. This is the playwright-centric theater's first roster of work since the 2012-2013 season. Its last show was "Homecoming 1972" in M…
3Arts, the local non-profit organization that supports women artists, artists of color and artists with disabilities, announced the recipients of its 2014 awards at a ceremony at the Museum …
Cirque Dreams has announced that it will return to Chicago with its holiday show, "Cirque Dreams Holidaze."
The Goodman Theatre announced on Thursday the cast of its upcoming collaboration with Second City, "Twist Your Dickens, or Scrooge You!" by Peter Gwinn and Bobby Mort. The show previously pl…
American Blues Theater announced casting for its upcoming productions of "Sideman" and "Yankee Tavern" on Tuesday.
Tympanic Theatre Company has announced its 2014-15 season. The storefront company's eighth year includes two productions.
The Joffrey Ballet announced Thursday that Joffrey dancer Erica Lynette Edwards will become the company's director of community engagement . This new appointment also marks Edwards' retireme…
Lookingglass Theatre Company has announced the cast of its upcoming remount of "Lookingglass Alice," the theater's version of Lewis Carroll's stories "Alice's Adventures In Wonderland" and "…
