Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Goodman Theatre has announced casting of Thornton Wilder's "The Matchmaker," the farce that inspired the musical "Hello, Dolly!" Kristine Nielsen, a 2013 Tony nominee for playing Sonia in Ch…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:42PMWindy City Playhouse has announced the cast of Nell Benjamin's farce "The Explorers Club." Alex Goodrich stars as Lucius, the president of a Victorian-era gentleman's club, with Cristina Pan…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:42PMThe planned performances of Les Grands Ballets' "Leonce and Lena" at the Auditorium Theatre has been canceled, the theater announced Wednesday.
"Leonce and Lena," scheduled for an April 2…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:50PMGoodman Theatre has announced casting of Thornton Wilder's "The Matchmaker," the farce that inspired the musical "Hello, Dolly!"
Kristine Nielsen, a 2013 Tony nominee for playing Sonia in C…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:50PMWindy City Playhouse has announced the cast of Nell Benjamin's farce "The Explorers Club."
Alex Goodrich stars as Lucius, the president of a Victorian-era gentleman's club, with Cristina Pa…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:09PMTuesday, January 5, 2016
The Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee has announced officers through 2018.
David Liesse will chair the committee. Liesse is a former chair of the Non-Equity Wing and has produced the Jeff …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:21PMRachel Rockwell has stepped down as director of "The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes," a representative of the Mercury Theater Chicago announced Monday.
Warner Crocker, who most recently d…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:21PMJennifer Bielstein will join the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis as its new managing director, artistic director Joseph Haj announced Tuesday.
Bielstein, managing director of Actors Theatr…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:21PMJennifer Bielstein will join the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis as its new managing director, artistic director Joseph Haj announced Tuesday. Bielstein, managing director of Actors Theatre…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:21PMMonday, January 4, 2016
Court Theatre has announced the full cast for the upcoming production of Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey Into Night."
Harris Yulin, a 1996 Emmy Award nominee for "Frasier" and actor i…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:24PMTickets for Chicago Theatre Week, now in its 4th year, go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m.
The program offers discounted tickets to productions in the Chicago area and is held by the League of C…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:02PMCourt Theatre has announced the full cast for the upcoming production of Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey Into Night." Harris Yulin, a 1996 Emmy Award nominee for "Frasier" and actor in…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:16PMThe North American tour of "The Lion King" broke the record for the highest-grossing week in Chicago theatrical history.
For the week ending Sunday, nine performances of the touring product…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:44PMEclipse Theatre Company has announced that it will conclude its 2016 Stephen Adly Guirgis season with his 2008 play "The Little Flower of East Orange."
As previously announced, Steve Scott …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:44PMRachel Rockwell has stepped down as director of "The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes," a representative of the Mercury Theater Chicago announced Monday. Warner Crocker, who most recently di…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:36PMTickets for Chicago Theatre Week, now in its 4th year, go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m. The program offers discounted tickets to productions in the Chicago area and is held by the League of Ch…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:20PMThe North American tour of "The Lion King" broke the record for the highest-grossing week in Chicago theatrical history. For the week ending Sunday, nine performances of the touring producti…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:09PMThe Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee has announced officers through 2018. David Liesse will chair the committee. Liesse is a former chair of the Non-Equity Wing and has produced the Jeff N…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:53PMEclipse Theatre Company has announced that it will conclude its 2016 Stephen Adly Guirgis season with his 2008 play "The Little Flower of East Orange." As previously announced, Steve Scott w…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:17PMThursday, December 31, 2015
Take a trip through a year of Chicago performances with the Theater Loop's Showcase videos, spotlighting songs from musicals produced in 2015.
Watch Austin Cook play a medley of Sondheim c…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:54PMTake a trip through a year of Chicago performances with the Theater Loop's Showcase videos, spotlighting songs from musicals produced in 2015. Watch Austin Cook play a medley of Sondheim cl…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:03AMTuesday, December 29, 2015
Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced casting for "Othello," a signature production that is part of the Shakespeare 400 festival.
James Vincent Meredith will play the title role in the …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:55PMMonday, December 28, 2015
Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced casting for "Othello," a signature production that is part of the Shakespeare 400 festival. James Vincent Meredith will play the title role in the S…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:05PMThe North American tour of "The Lion King" broke the eight-performance-week house record at the Cadillac Palace Theatre for the week ending Sunday. The Chicago tour stop brought in a total o…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:52PMThe North American tour of "The Lion King" broke the eight-performance-week house record at the Cadillac Palace Theatre for the week ending Sunday. The Chicago tour stop brought in a total o…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:33PMFriday, December 25, 2015
Merry Christmas from the cast of "Million Dollar Quartet!"
In the video, Brandon Bennett, Adam Lee, Colte Julian, Shaun Whitley and Kelly Lamont rock out with "Run Run Rudolph," the holiday…
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This holiday Showcase features the kids from Paramount Theatre's "A Christmas Story" singing "Somewhere Hovering Over Indiana," Benj Pasek and Justin Paul's song about Christmas Eve anxiety …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:51PMLili-Anne Brown will step down as artistic director of Bailiwick Chicago at the end of the year, a representative of the company confirmed Thursday.
"It's just time for me," Brown said. "My…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:51PMThis holiday Showcase features the kids from Paramount Theatre's "A Christmas Story" singing "Somewhere Hovering Over Indiana," Benj Pasek and Justin Paul's song about Christmas Eve anxiety …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:47PMLili-Anne Brown will step down as artistic director of Bailiwick Chicago at the end of the year, a representative of the company confirmed Thursday. "It's just time for me," Brown said. "My …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:15PMAmy Schumer will appear in a Christmas Eve show scheduled for 9:30 p.m. at Constellation, the venue announced Thursday. The comedian known from "Inside Amy Schumer" and the film "Trainwreck…
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