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Casting has been announced for "Helldrivers of Daytona," the Broadway-hopeful pop-rock musical opening at the Royal George Theatre this fall. The cast includes Samantha Pauly as Pepper, Davi…
Kokandy Productions has announced an expanded fifth season, including two Chicago premieres and four productions in total. "The Wiz," with a book by William F. Brown and music and lyrics by …
Steppenwolf for Young Adults announced the cast for "The Burials," the first production in SYA's 2016-17 season, on Monday. Caitlin Parrish's world premiere features Aurora Adachi-Winter, St…
Broadway in Chicago has announced the full lineup for its annual free summer concert in Millennium Park. Newly announced performances include: "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" featuring com…
Nathaniel Stampley sings the classic ballad "The Impossible Dream" in this Showcase video, filmed at Tribune Tower. Stampley can currently be seen on the Marriott Theatre's stage as M…
Underscore Theatre Company announced the cast of "Tonya and Nancy: The Rock Opera" on Thursday. Produced in association with Harborside Films, the dark comedy inspired by the 1994 attack …
This week's Showcase features a performance from Thom Miller, currently starring as Robert in Writers Theatre's 4-star production of Stephen Sondheim's "Company." Miller sings "Marry Me a Li…
The Paramount Theatre in Aurora announced the cast of its 2016-17 season opener "Mamma Mia!" on Thursday. The ABBA musical about a young bride prepping for a wedding day, that will invol…
Halcyon Theatre announced the cast of "Fefu and Her Friends," along with an additional co-producton in the 2016-17 season, on Wednesday. "Fefu and Her Friends," Maria Irene Fornes' room-by-r…
Shattered Globe Theatre announced the first two productions of its 2016-17 season Wednesday. Opening in the fall is Sam Shepard's "True West" (Sept. 8-Oct. 22). The tale of two estranged …
Glencoe's Writers Theatre announced casting for five productions in its 2016-17 season, the company's 25th and first in its new Studio Gang Architects space, on Wednesday. The season ope…
"Something Rotten!" has been added to Broadway in Chicago's next season, it was announced Wednesday. Originally directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, the musical comedy abou…
Casting is complete for Erika Sheffer's new play "The Fundamentals," Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced Tuesday. The cast features ensemble members Alana Arenas as Millie, Caroline Nef…
The Marriott Theatre announced the cast of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" on Tuesday. The production stars Ari Butler as J. Pierrepont Finch, Jessica Naimy as Rose…
The national tour of the Lincoln Center Theater Production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The King and I" is coming to Chicago next summer, Broadway in Chicago announced Tuesday. "The King an…
Porchlight Music Theatre announced casting for "In the Heights," Lin-Manuel Miranda's pre-"Hamilton" Tony winner, on Monday. Jack DeCesare will star as Usnavi De La Vega, with Lucia Godinez …
Andre De Shields' "Confessions of a P.I.M.P." will return to Victory Gardens Theater in August, the company announced Friday. Told through song, dance and spoken word, De Shields' one-ma…
Once a week at Beauty Bar at 1444 W. Chicago Ave., writers, performance artists, movers, shakers, newbies and pros converge to share their stories beneath a glittery awning and a white banne…
In this week's Showcase, Dara Cameron, currently playing Audrey in American Blues Theater's production of "Little Shop of Horrors," sings the show's hopeful ballad "Somewhere That's Green…
"Gotta Dance," the pre-Broadway musical that premiered in Chicago in December 2015, will open on Broadway in the spring of 2017 with a new name and a new closing number. It was announced Wed…
The Peanuts gang will once again search for the true meaning of Christmas this holiday season in "A Charlie Brown Christmas," Broadway in Chicago and Emerald City Theatre announced Tuesday. …
Lyric Opera of Chicago and The Second City will collaborate in the fall on "Longer! Louder! Wagner!" the two companies announced Tuesday. Inspired by Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle -- and in pr…
Interrobang Theatre Company announced its 2016-17 season Monday. Beginning the season in the fall is "Still" (Sept. 28-Oct. 30), to be directed by co-artistic director Georgette Verdin. InÂ…
The Gift Theatre has announced its 2017 season, which includes three world premieres by women playwrights. The season begins in February with Mona Mansour's "Unseen" (Feb. 10-April…
American Blues Theatre announced casting for "Dutchman" and "TRANSit" from its 31st season on Friday. The cast of Amiri Baraka's "Dutchman," to be directed by Chuck Smith, includes en…
