Monday, April 4, 2016
After an announced month-long extension and then a cancellation of that extension, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre has announced again that its sold-out production of "Rent" will escape its May …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:17PMBroadway in Chicago has announced the lineup of performances that will be part of its annual free summer concert, slated for Aug. 15 at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.
The per…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:13PMBroadway in Chicago has announced the lineup of performances that will be part of its annual free summer concert, slated for Aug. 15 at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. The perf…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:58AMFriday, April 1, 2016
This week's Showcase "damage" is an angsty ballad from Kokandy Productions' "Heathers," now in its Chicago premiere at Theater Wit.
In the musical version of the twisted camp-film classic, …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:08PMChicago theaters took April Fools' antics very seriously this year.
Fake season annoucements popped up, false promises were made and a storefront was invaded by a creature from the Jurassic…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:08PMChicago theaters took April Fools' antics very seriously this year. Fake season annoucements popped up, false promises were made and a storefront was invaded by a creature from the Jurassic …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:08PMThursday, March 31, 2016
Griffin Theatre Company has announced casting for "Bat Boy," the irreverent musical about a boy born with fangs in his mouth.
Starring as Bat Boy is Henry McGinniss, with Tiffany Tatreau as…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:17PMGriffin Theatre Company has announced casting for "Bat Boy," the irreverent musical about a boy born with fangs in his mouth. Starring as Bat Boy is Henry McGinniss, with Tiffany Tatreau as …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:58PMWednesday, March 30, 2016
The Harris Theater for Music and Dance announced Wednesday that Brian Brooks will be the theater's first choreographer in residence.
Brooks, the recipient of a 2013 Guggenheim Fellowship, i…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:50PMThe Harris Theater for Music and Dance announced Wednesday that Brian Brooks will be the theater's first choreographer in residence. Brooks, the recipient of a 2013 Guggenheim Fellowship, is…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:14PMSteppenwolf Theatre Company, with artistic director Anna D. Shapiro at its helm, announced on Wednesday the performance series "LookOut," a summer slate of multi-genre programming to be pre…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:36PMTuesday, March 29, 2016
This week's Showcase "damage" is an angsty ballad from Kokandy Productions' "Heathers," now in its Chicago premiere at Theater Wit. In the musical version of the twisted camp-film classic, f…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:55PMWhat's it like to star in the Broadway national tour of a hit show before graduating from middle school? The three girls sharing the role of the young braniac Matilda in the touring Broadway…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:52PMThe Hypocrites has announced its 2016-17 season, the company's 20th, which will feature a world premiere musical adaptation and two area premieres in a five-production slate.
The season beg…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:52PMWhat's it like to star in the Broadway national tour of a hit show before graduating from middle school? The three girls sharing the role of the young braniac Matilda in the touring Broadway…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:40PMThe Hypocrites has announced its 2016-17 season, the company's 20th, which will feature a world premiere musical adaptation and two area premieres in a five-production slate. The season begi…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:51PMMonday, March 28, 2016
Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre will not be extending its sold-out production of "Rent" through the end of May, as previously announced.
The company had not cleared the extension (planned to ru…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:19PMTheo Ubique Cabaret Theatre will not be extending its sold-out production of "Rent" through the end of May, as previously announced. The company had not cleared the extension (planned to run…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:25PMThe historic Paramount Theatre in Aurora, now boasting more than 30,000 subscribers, announced its 2016-17 season of Broadway musicals Monday. The four-production series will feature expan…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:39AMThe historic Paramount Theatre in Aurora, now boasting more than 30,000 subscribers, announced its 2016-17 season of Broadway musicals Monday. The four-production series will feature expan…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 07:30AMFriday, March 25, 2016
The Old Globe in San Diego announced Friday that it will open its 2016-17 season with "October Sky," the new musical that premiered at The Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire in Aug. 2015. Base…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 07:58PMTheo Ubique Cabaret Theatre has announced that its production of Jonathan Larson's '90s rock musical "Rent" will extend nearly through the end of May. The production, originally slated to cl…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:28AMThursday, March 24, 2016
Raven Theatre Company announced its 2016-17 season Thursday, including an early play by Tennesse Williams, a Pinter classic, two local premieres of plays by Richard Greenberg and Lolita Chak…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:01PMPhilip Dawkins' play "Charm," which premiered in a well-received production by Chicago's Northlight Theatre at the Steppenwolf Garage in October 2015, will open in Minneapolis next month.
"…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:01PMHave you ever wanted to be a better liar? Marc Salem, an expert mentalist trained in the power of observation, offers up some pro-tips in this interview filmed at Tribune Tower.
Everyone ha…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:01PMWednesday, March 23, 2016
Raven Theatre Company announced its 2016-17 season Thursday, including an early play by Tennesse Williams, a Pinter classic, two local premieres of plays by Richard Greenberg and Lolita Chak…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:28PMPhilip Dawkins' play "Charm," which premiered in a well-received production by Chicago's Northlight Theatre at the Steppenwolf Garage in October 2015, will open in Minneapolis next month. "C…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:35PMHave you ever wanted to be a better liar? Marc Salem, an expert mentalist trained in the power of observation, offers up some pro-tips in this interview filmed at Tribune Tower. Everyone has…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:59PMTuesday, March 22, 2016
Collaboraction announced that the 15th annual "Sketchbook" festival held in January would be the company's last, but the short-form festival format will live on with "Peacebook," a series of…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:04PMCollaboraction announced that the 15th annual "Sketchbook" festival held in January would be the company's last, but the short-form festival format will live on with "Peacebook," a series of…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:46PMLookingglass Theatre Company announced its 2016-17 season on Tuesday, including three area premieres and the return of the company's hit adaptation of "Moby Dick."
Aaron Posner's latest …
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