Article by Joe DeRosa; Photo by Cheryl Mann If things keep going the way they’ve been going for Ashley Wheater and the world-renowned Joffrey Ballet, Cathy Marston’s adaptation of the 19th-century classic novel Jane Eyre will turn out to be the perfect choice to open the 2019-20 season. Since his appointment in 2007 as the […]
CHICAGO (May 15, 2019) – The musical HAMILTON will conclude its more than three (3) year run in Chicago at Broadway In Chicago’s CIBC Theatre (18 W. Monroe St.) on January 5, 2020, it has been announced by producer Jeffrey Seller. Chicago was the first city outside New York where HAMILTON opened; the production began performances on September 27, 2016 at […]
New Building to Feature 400-seat In-the-Round Theatre, Dedicated Education Floorand New Social Spaces where Artists, Audiences and Students Converge Rendering by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture CHICAGO (March 5, 2019) – Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation’s premier ensemble theatre, proudly breaks ground today on the next phase of its multi-year campus expansion on Halsted […]
Chicago, IL, December 21, 2018 – TimeLine Theatre Company is pleased to announce that it has completed the purchase of property located at 5033–5035 North Broadway Avenue in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. The property, which encompasses a five-story, 45,120-square-foot warehouse building plus a vacant lot near the corner of Broadway and Argyle, is planned as the […]
CHICAGO – The Chicago Fringe Festival announces that after 10 years of celebrating the weird and unpredictable, Chicago Fringe Festival is closing its doors. The annual avant-garde performing arts festival will conclude with a 10- year celebration party Saturday, June 1 at The Windsor Tavern and Grill, 4530 N Milwaukee Ave. Over the course of […]
CHICAGO – Full casting has been announced for Pride Films and Plays’ production of SOUTHERN COMFORT. The musical will open to the press on March 4, 2019 in the Broadway theater of the Pride Arts Center and play through March 31. In SOUTHERN COMFORT, Robert, a transgender man living in rural Georgia among his chosen family […]
CURIOUS THEATRE BRANCH AND PROP THTR PRESENT THE 30th ANNUAL RHINOCEROS THEATER FESTIVAL, JANUARY 12 – FEBRUARY 24, 2019 AT PROP THTR Chicago’s Longest Running Fringe Festival Returns with Six Weeks of Performances and Special Events Including Full Moon Vaudeville and a Celebration of Poet and Teacher John Starrs CHICAGO – Curious Theatre Branch and […]
CHICAGO – Lifeline Theatre Artistic Director Dorothy Milne and former Live Bait Theater Artistic Director Sharon Evans are pleased to announce the 22nd Annual Fillet of Solo Festival, running January 18–February 2, 2019. Celebrating the breadth of Chicago’s enduring storytelling and live lit scene, Lifeline brings 12 storytelling collectives and seven solo performers together for […]
2019 SKOKIE IDOL Audition Date: January 12, 2019 Noon – 3 pm Skokie, Illinois – MadKap Productions is holding the 5th annual SKOKIE IDOL competition with auditions beginning January 12, 2019. Auditioners should prepare their very best song. They may sing to a karaoke track, a CD, or a musical instrument. Auditioners will compete in one of three divisions based […]
CHICAGO (November 19, 2018) – Kokandy Productions is pleased to announce the appointment of Derek Van Barham as the company’s new Producing Artistic Director, succeeding Allison Hendrix, who served in the position since Kokandy was founded in 2010. Barham is joined by three new Artistic Associates: Adrian Abel Azevedo, Leda Hoffmann and Nik Whitcomb. The new artistic team is supported by Kokandy’s Board of […]