308 stories by "Kt Hawbaker"
On Thursday, Red Clay Dance Company announced the lineup for its 2018-19 season, marking its tenth anniversary. The company, which creates and performs Afro-contemporary dance, will feature …
On Thursday, full casting was announced for "Arms and the Man," the George Bernard Shaw comedy opening City Lit's 2018-19 season. Set during the 1885 Serbo-Bulgarian war, the show ribs the f…
On Wednesday, Raven Theatre announced casting for 'Crumbs From the Table of Joy,' written by two-time Pulitzer-winner Lynn Nottage. Tyrone Phillips is slated to direct the family drama. The …
On Tuesday, ​Jackalope Theatre Company​ announced its 2018-19 season, featuring two world premieres and a Midwest premiere. Things kick off with​ "In The Canyon" written…
On Tuesday, About Face Theatre announced the lineup for its 2018-19 season, a trio of shows new to the city's stage. Starting things up in the fall will be the Chicago premiere of "This Bitt…
On Tuesday, Chicago Shakespeare Theater announced casting for the North American premiere of "Nell Gwynn" by Jessica Swale, which arrives in the city this fall after debuting at the Globe an…
On Monday, Lifeline Theatre announced casting for "Frankenstein," adapted from the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley novel by ensemble member Robert Kauzlaric and directed by ensemble member Paul …
On Friday, Shattered Globe Theatre announced its 2018-19 season. The fall will start things up with Chris Hannan's new stage adaptation of "Crime and Punishment" (Sept. 6"Oct. 20). Ensemble …
On Tuesday, the House Theatre of Chicago announced casting for its world premiere of "Borealis" by Bennett Fisher. The company's season opener, the show marks House-debuts for the playwright…
"Silent NO MORE," a theatrical documentary featuring stories written and performed by folks with hearing loss, will have a special screening at the Goodman this summer. Along with the film, …
On Monday, Broadway in Chicago announced that individual tickets for the world premiere of the new comedy musical, "Tootsie" will go on-sale Friday, July 6. Tickets will range from $35-$105.…
On Friday, the American Music Theatre Project and the Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts at Northwestern University announced the equity cast for their upcoming production of "Something in…
On Friday, Interrobang Theatre Project announced its ninth season, which will include the Chicago premiere of "I Call My Brothers" and the Midwest Premiere of "Utility." The three main produ…
On Thursday, Firebrand Theatre, in partnership with Timeline Theatre Company, announced casting for its revival of "Caroline, or Change," directed by Lili-Anne Brown. Featuring music by Jean…
With two Oscars, two Emmys, and a Tony under her belt, it's high time someone gave Glenda Jackson, 82, a crown. On Thursday, it was announced that the actress will return to Broadway in 2019…
On Wednesday, Steppenwolf for Young Adults announced the full casting for its first show of the 2018-19 season, Tony-winner "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time." Directed by S…
On Wednesday, Porchlight Music Theatre announced casting for its 2018-19 season opener, "Gypsy." The Sondheim classic, directed by Michael Weber, will star E. Faye Butler as Rose, Daryn Whit…
On Wednesday, casting was announced for the Chicago premiere of "Homos, or Everyone in America," the dramedy written by Jordan Seavey that opens Pride Films and Play's next season. PFP's art…
The wedding's off! "Tony 'n Tina's Wedding," the immersive comedy staged as a wedding ceremony and reception between two Italian-American families, will end its second Chicago run on July 25…
On Monday, the Joffrey Ballet announced that it received a $5 million endowment gift from the Paul Galvin Memorial Foundation Trust in honor of Mary B. Galvin, one of the ballet's founding b…
On Monday, Lifeline Theatre announced twenty added performances of its production of Neil Gaiman's "Neverwhere," adapted by ensemble member Robert Kauzlaric and directed by artistic director…
On Monday, BoHo Theatre announced the lineup for its 2019 season, the first under incoming artistic director Stephen Schellhardt. The company also announced that it will become a permanent r…
On Monday, Scott Sanders Productions and Broadway In Chicago announced complete casting for the world premiere of "Tootsie." Tony Award-nominee and "Frozen" star Santino Fontana was previous…
On Friday, Prop Thtr announced casting for the first production of its 2018-19 season, "Neverland." The devised riff on J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan," written and directed by the Prop's new arti…
On Thursday, Flying Elephant Productions announced casting for its Chicago premiere of "Defacing Michael Jackson," the final production of the company's first season. The show will feature S…
