Wednesday, 24 January 2024 10:46
Brightside Theatre to perform CHESS IN CONCERT February 9th-18th
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Artistic Director Jeffrey Cass and Executive Director Julie Ann Kornak are excited to continue BrightSide Theatre's SEASON 12 – The Season of Passion – with the masterful musical CHESS IN CONCERT. Cass is directing the concert, with musical direction by Aaron Zimmerman. Cast in the central roles of the love…
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"The Broads' Way," written and directed the one and only Ginger Minj herself, is a frolicsome foray through well-known Broadway musicals, from “Hamilton” to “The Sound of Music” (yes, you read that right: what does a drag queen do about Maria?!). In fact, the first piece was Gidget Galore singing…
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Monday, 22 January 2024 10:38
Invictus Theatre Company Moves to Windy City Playhouse, Opens Feb. 13 with Pulitzer-winner Topdog/Underdog
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Invictus Theatre Company, the seven-year-old storefront theatre company who this past year was one of the most honored organizations at the Non-Equity Jeff Awards and then lost its venue in a July 2023 fire, has announced a new home and a four-play season for 2024. Invictus will move to the…
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Saturday, 20 January 2024 15:29
Trap Door Excels in Skillful Production of Brecht’s 1939 Anti-war Themed ‘Mother Courage and her Children’
Written by Bill Esler
“Mother Courage and her Children,” written in 1939 by German playwright Bertolt Brecht has been a challenging play for me, and having seen it prior to this Trap Door Theatre production, I wondered why, along with “Threepenny Opera” (1928), it is so popular among theater companies and actors. But I…
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Friday, 19 January 2024 14:28
Porchlight Music Theatre’s 'Anything Goes' Features Standout Cast
Written by Lauren Katz
To those familiar with Cole Porter’s 1930s musical, you may recognize the opening notes as the live orchestra begins to play the title number. Reno Sweeney (played with dazzle by Meghan Murphy) bounds on stage, and the Opening Night crowd erupts in cheers. Sweeney takes in the applause and adoration…
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Broadway In Chicago is pleased to announce that tickets for the brand new production of the smash-hit musical, ON YOUR FEET! THE STORY OF EMILIO & GLORIA ESTEFAN, directed and choreographed by Luis Salgado will go on sale on Friday, January 19, 2024. Ticket prices will range from $30.00 to…
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Thursday, 18 January 2024 13:25
Lyric Opera of Chicago announces a variety of special public events and audience experiences in celebration of the premiere of Terence Blanchard's Champion
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Thursday, 11 January 2024 11:32
On Golden Pond coming to Skokie Theatre
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MadKap Productions is pleased to present ON GOLDEN POND for 13 live performances at the Skokie Theatre, 7924 Lincoln Ave in Downtown Skokie. Feb 2 – Feb 25, 2024, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, and Sundays at 2:00 pm, with one Wed. matinee on Feb 21 at 1:30 pm. Tickets are $38 general admission, $34 for seniors…
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Tuesday, 09 January 2024 15:17
My Fair Lady coming to James M. Nederlander Theatre
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Broadway In Chicago is pleased to announce that tickets for the Lincoln Center Theater's critically acclaimed production of Lerner & Loewe's MY FAIR LADY will go on sale on Wednesday, January 10, 2024. Ticket prices will range from $27.00 to $98.00 with a select number of premium seats available. The strictly limited…
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Tuesday, 09 January 2024 15:03
Court Theatre presents Antigone Originally Written by Sophocles
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Court Theatre, under the continuing leadership of Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director Charles Newell and Executive Director Angel Ysaguirre, is proud to present Sophocles's timely masterwork, Antigone. Directed by Associate Artistic Director Gabrielle Randle-Bent and featuring Founding Artistic Director Nicholas Rudall's translation, this production brings Court Theatre's Oedipus Trilogy to a stunning conclusion. Antigone runs February 2 – February…
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Thursday, 11 January 2024 12:58
Steppenwolf Announces LookOut Spring 2024 Season
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LookOut, Steppenwolf Theatre's performance series that presents the work of artists and companies across genre and form, proudly announces its Spring 2024 season, showcasing the work of Chicago's vibrant community of dancers, choreographers and movement makers. Highlights from the lineup of seven unique engagements include Anjal Chande's solo work The Next Cup…
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Tuesday, 09 January 2024 14:52
Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents the world premiere of a home what howls (or the house what was ravine)
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation's premier ensemble theater company, is pleased to present Steppenwolf for Young Adults' (SYA) world premiere of a home what howls (or the house what was ravine) by Matthew Paul Olmos and directed by Laura Alcalá Baker. This powerful and poetic look at displacement and youth activism will play February 7 – March 2,…
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Wednesday, 03 January 2024 14:48
Drury Lane announces the cast of Fiddler on the Roof
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Drury Lane Theatre is pleased to announce casting for its final show of the 2023/2024 season, the beloved Fiddler on the Roof. The cast of Fiddler on the Roof includes Mark David Kaplan (Tevye), Janna Cardia (Golde), Emma Rosenthal (Tzeitel), Yael Chanukov (Hodel), Abby Goldberg (Chava), Lea Grace Biwer (Schprintze), Estella Mccarthy Schultz (Bielke), Michael Kurowski (Motel), Zach Sorrow (Perchik), Grant Kilian (Fyedka), Molly Dibble (Alternate Schprintze/Bielke), Janet Ulrich Brooks (Yenta), Joel Gelman (Lazar Wolf), Jeff Parker (Constable), with Dara Cameron (Fruma-Sarah), Thom Cox (Nachum/Yussel), Bill Mcgough (Rabbi), Karl Hamilton (Mordcha), Susan Hofflander (Grandma…
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