Monday, December 19, 2016
From the grubby, self-serving Templeton in "Charlotte's Web" to the "1984" rats that carried out Big Brother's deeds in Room 101, rats in pop culture have a bad rep. Then there's the real-li…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:41PMMercury Theater Chicago announced its 2017 season Monday, featuring a slate of three musicals, the company's first-ever non-musical production and the holiday standby "The Christmas Schooner…
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"Hamilton" fans lined up around the block outside the PrivateBank Theatre on Saturday afternoon for a shot at winning tickets in the show's first live lottery in Chicago. And even those who�…
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The Hypocrites will cancel the remainder of its 2016-17 season after the winter production of Margaret Edson's "Wit," the company announced Friday. The company, now in its 20th anniversary …
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A special #Ham4Ham live show, featuring impromptu performances from the Chicago cast of "Hamilton," will take place this weekend in Chicago, producer Jeffrey Seller and Broadway In Chicago a…
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Sit back, relax, open up your mind and let your fantasies unwind with the latest Theater Loop Showcase. In this week's video, Derrick Davis, currently starring in the titular role of the na…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:22PMWish there was a "Hamilton" for all of your favorite historical figures? The improv group Baby Wants Candy (creators of "Thrones! The Musical Parody" and "Fifty Shades! The Musical Parody) a…
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Erica Daniels has been named the new managing director at Victory Gardens Theater, the company announced Tuesday. Daniels is known for her work as the casting director at Steppenwolf Theatre…
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Oracle Productions announced Monday that it will cease operations at the end of the month. The Chicago storefront company, known for offering free performances, moved into the former home…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:12PMThe Neo-Futurists in Chicago, New York and San Francisco will collaborate on the creation of a new late-night show to replace the long-running "Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind," the c…
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Porchlight Music Theatre announced the cast of the Chicago premiere of "The Scottsboro Boys" Thursday, featuring an expanded number of Equity contracts. The production will feature Stephen …
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What happens when the father of a long-running theatrical phenomenon, one dependent upon the personal writing and performances of a large extended theater family, just can't let his baby go?…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:06PMRivendell Theatre Company has announced its 2017 season, including three plays new to Chicago audiences. The season opens in January with Julie Jensen’s "Winter," about a woman with a fa…
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The Paramount Theatre has announced the cast of the upcoming production the Stephen Sondheim musical "Sweeney Todd." Paul-Jordan Jansen will star as Sweeney with Bri Sudia as Mrs. Lovett, Ma…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:42PMAdrian Aguilar will hit the dance floor as Tony Manero in "Saturday Night Fever," Drury Lane Theatre announced. Joining Aguilar is Erica Stephan as Stephanie Mangano, Landree Fleming as Anne…
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The Joffrey Ballet will return to New York for the first time in over 20 years. The Chicago-based company will perform Krzysztof Pastor's "Romeo and Juliet" at Lincoln Center's David H. Koch…
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Teatro Vista announced the cast of Ike Holter's new play "The Wolf at the End of the Block" on Friday. Ensemble members Sandra Marquez and Gabriel Ruiz, along with Bear Bellinger, James D. …
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Steep Theatre has announced the cast of the first professional U.S. production of Mike Bartlett's "Earthquakes in London." Bartlett's epic time-spanning play, set as environmental apocalyp…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 09:34PM"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" will fly into New York next season, the New York Post reported Thursday. The London hit is expected to open on Broadway in the spring of 2018. The two-…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:53PMTimeLine Theatre announced the cast of "A Disappearing Number," originally devised by the London-based company Complicite, on Thursday. The production stars Kareem Bandealy as Al Cooper, An…
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"Burning Bluebeard" will emerge once again from the ashes, The Ruffians announced Wednesday. The ensemble-driven holiday show, inspired by the horrific moment in Chicago history when the …
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What will the role of theater be in the age of Donald Trump? Following the election earlier this month, free hugs were offered, potlucks were held and doors were opened at Chicago theaters. …
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Tiffany Tatreau will get another ride on the cyclone and make her off-Broadway debut. Tatreau, a cast member of the Chicago Shakespeare Theater production of "Ride the Cyclone," is joining�…
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Porchlight Music Theatre's production of "In the Heights" has extended for a fourth time, making it one of the longest running shows of the season. The company says the final extension wi…
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Lookingglass Theatre Company announced two new ensemble members and nine new artistic associates on Monday. Louise Lamson and Kareem Bandealy, who have both appeared in a number of productio…
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Refuge Theatre Project announced its third season and the company's new artistic director Friday. Co-founder and former artistic director Ross Egan will be replaced by Christopher Pazdernik,…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:53PMIrish Theatre of Chicago announced its 2016-17 season on Friday. Conor McPherson’s "The Weir" (Dec. 15-Jan. 22), about the haunting tales shared at an Irish pub, opens the season this wint…
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SketchFest is back in Chicago this winter for its 16th annual run of long-form laughter. The 2017 lineup features 160 groups performing 180 shows in 8 days. Headliners include the LA-base…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:39AMThe Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival will return this January to venues all over Chicago with performances from more than 25 artists from seven different countries. Internation…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 09:51AMTuesday, November 15, 2016
Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced casting for the world premiere of Tracy Letts' "Linda Vista," along with changes in the cast of Young Jean Lee's "Straight White Men," on Tuesday. "Lin…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:50PMWhat if Sarah Koenig did it? That's the question Dave Holstein and Alan Schmuckler are asking in "Wait Wait Don't Kill Me," a project that falls somewhere between a podcast and musical cast …
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