Tuesday, November 15, 2016
What 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 …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:14PMBlack Ensemble Theater has announced casting for its holiday show "The Other Cinderella." Mark J.P. Hood, in his first Black Ensemble appearance since his run on season nine of NBC's "The Vo…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:40PMAngela Ingersoll will star in the one-woman show "The 12 Dames of Christmas" this holiday season. Ingersoll, backed by a band, will tackle Christmas classics as Brenda Lee, Eartha Kitt, Jul…
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The Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee announced Monday that the next non-Equity Jeff Awards ceremony will be held at the Athenaeum Theatre. "The Park West has been a terrific host to this aw…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:56PMTravis Turner will lead the cast of "Bootycandy" at Windy City Playhouse, the company announced Monday. Written by Robert O'Hara and loosely based on his own experiences, "Bootycandy" foll…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:52PMPeninsula Players, Wisconsin's long-running resident summer theater, announced its 2017 season Monday. Steven Peterson's "The Actuary" (June 13-July 2), a new play that travels back in ti…
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"The Christmas Schooner" will sail back to Chicago for the holiday season with Don Forston at the helm, Mercury Theater Chicago announced Thursday. Forston will play Gustav Stossel, the rol…
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The Second City and Goodman Theatre announced casting for the third return of "Twist Your Dickens" on Tuesday. Ron West, an old-school Second City performer and director, will direct the pro…
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In the 2001 remake of "Ocean's Eleven," Danny Ocean, the charismatic caper kingpin, rallies a group of the finest swindlers anywhere and tells them his plan of robbing the top casinos in Veg…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:32PMKokandy Productions announced the complete cast of "The Wiz" on Monday. Sydney Charles will ease on down the road as Dorothy with Gilbert Domally as Scarecrow, Steven Perkins as Tin Man, Chu…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:47PMCor Theatre announced its two-show slate for 2017 on Monday. As previously announced as part of Stage Left Theatre's upcoming season, Cor will co-produce Maria Irene Fornes' "What of the Nig…
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"If you take medical advice from a Las Vegas magician, you ... deserve to die," said Penn Jillette, the louder half of Penn and Teller, at Francis W. Parker School on Friday night. The intro…
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Plans to close the Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, Ind., have changed, it was announced Thursday. In August, it was announced that the theater would close in May 2017, due to the demol…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:20PM"The Hamilton Mixtape" is one step closer to being released. Lin-Manuel Miranda announced Thursday via Twitter that the project was finally complete and would be available for pre-order Frid…
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When Nov. 8 hits and you've voted, canvassed for the candidate of your choosing or smashed your laptop with your bare fist while watching one of the debates, you may want to get out of the h…
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced its winter programming for the multi-genre "LookOut" series Tuesday, including two different shows from performance artist Karen Finley in February. O…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:47PMThe Marriott Theatre announced its 2017 season Tuesday, including the Chicago premiere of three musicals. The Abba smash "Mamma Mia!" opens the season Feb. 8. Featuring music and lyrics b…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:02PMThe August announcement of the new Equity company Musically Human Theatre was met with excitement from Chicago's theater community and North Shore residents alike. Highland Park would have i…
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Goodman Theatre has announced casting for the return of Dickens' holiday tale "A Christmas Carol," including old favorites and the new addition of Scrooge's niece Frida, traditionally his …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:30PMDoes life suck? At the end of "Life Sucks," Aaron Posner's latest Chekhovian update that brings "Uncle Vanya" up-to-date at a modern country house, an audience member is asked that very ques…
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"Hamilton" has been credited with flipping the script on traditional musical theater. But it also borrows from that tradition. Lin-Manuel Miranda grew up loving both Big Pun and "Les Miz," a…
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The Other Theatre Company announced its 2016-17 season Tuesday. Returning for the holidays is "Barney the Elf," a parody of the 2003 film, written by Bryan Renaud and helmed by artistic dir…
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Steppenwolf for Young Adults has announced the cast of "Monster," its next production based on the young-adult novel by Walter Dean Myers. The cast includes ensemble member Alana Arenas as …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:35PMBroadway In Chicago announced Monday that "Brain Candy Live!" will make its way to Chicago this March. Starring Adam Savage, editor-in-chief of Tested.com and former co-host of "MythBusters,…
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The Second City announced the cast for its 41st e.t.c. Stage revue on Friday. Returning cast members inclue Katie Klein and Julie Marchiano, who are joined by Sayjal Joshi, Andrew Knox, Ala…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:54PMAfter 10 years of bringing free dance performances to Chicagoans, the Chicago Dancing Festival will not return for an 11th round. The organization announced Friday that the festival was sh…
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"You could have been anywhere in the world tonight, but we are so appreciative that you are here with us in the great city of Chicago," said "Hamilton" producer Jeffrey Seller at The Private…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:12PMYou already know that Lin-Manuel Miranda's smash hit is based on the life of our nation's first secretary of the treasury. More specifically, it's inspired by Ron Chernow's bestselling biogr…
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The Founding Fathers in Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton" have been known to communicate via rap battle, shout out their fair share of "Yo!"s and sneakily pay homage to many of the founding fa…
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Casting is complete for the winter production of "Crazy For You," Drury Lane Theatre announced Thursday. Clyde Alves and Robyn Hurder will star as love interests Bobby Child and Polly Bak…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 07:29PMVictory Gardens Theater has announced the cast of Karen Hartman's "Roz and Ray." The world premiere stars Mary Beth Fisher as Roz and James Vincent Meredith as Ray. As previously announced…
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