To your list of things to be thankful for this holiday season, you may add the following: Theatre In Chicago's annual Holiday Shows Round-up! To help place you in the correct festive spirit, Theatre In Chicago has again made a full list (and yes, checked it twice) of all of the holiday-themed live theatrical offerings playing over.... Read More
Performance Spotlight
In 1997 Sean Graney, founder and Artistic Director of The Hypocrites, looked around Chicago and saw a theatrical scene dominated by naturalistic acting ensembles, and resolved to shake things up. In Graney's words, "I thought there were a lot of great theater companies in Chicago in the mid 90's and they were all embracing a specific style.... Read More
The Joffrey Ballet's 2010-2011 season, entitled Stars, continues with the 23rd anniversary of Chicago's most popular family holiday event, Robert Joffrey's The Nutcracker, once again transforming the Auditorium Theatre into a winter wonderland complete with magical toys, dancing snowflakes and exotic sweets. The Joffrey Ballet presents America's #1 Nutcracker at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University,.... Read More
At the 42nd Annual Jeff Equity Awards, "The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity," produced by Victory Gardens Theater in association with Teatro Vista...Theatre With a View, took top honors for a play with a total of 5 awards. An exciting world premiere by Kristoffer Diaz, the production uses professional wrestling to focus on the manipulation of American prejudices..... Read More
Profiles Theatre continues its 2010-2011 Season with the World Premiere of Kid Sister by Will Kern, directed by Artistic Director Joe Jahraus. The production will run November 2 - December 19, 2010, at Profiles Theatre, 4147 N. Broadway.
Demi Williams, a sexy 19-year-old single mom and American Idol wannabe, believes only one thing stands between herself.... Read More
In Budapest in 2003, Clint Sheffer, then a guest artist at the Studio K Theatre, began hatching a plan for a new theater company back home in Chicago. The idea was to mix the progressive and esoteric theatrical ideas he was encountering in Europe with a more traditional American theater. What he found upon returning home however,.... Read More
The Paper Machete, which describes itself defiantly as a weekly "live magazine", is a theater company like the Huffington Post is a newspaper. On the one hand it's formally divergent and intrinsically modern, but on the other hand entirely familiar. "There's something really obvious about it," says founder and host Christopher Piatt. "I don't feel like.... Read More
The Marriott Theatre, Chicago's longest running musical theatre announces its 2011 season. The critically acclaimed theatre will present the high stakes musical comedy Guys And Dolls, previewing January 26, opening February 2, running through March 27; the song and tap extravaganza 42nd Street, previewing March 30, opening April 6, running through May 29; a new twist.... Read More
Not too long ago, Adam Webster, the founder and Artistic Director of The Side Project Theatre in Roger's Park, realized that despite the ironic name of his theater company, it had taken over his entire life. After nearly nine years of producing, directing, stage managing, prop gathering, and the million other tasks that come.... Read More
Bailiwick Chicago Executive Director Kevin Mayes has announced details of the theater company's 2010/11 Season. Planned productions include: Departure Lounge, a new musical by Dougal Irvine; Violet, music by Jeanine Tesori, book and lyrics by Brian Crawley; Passing Strange, book and lyrics by Stew, music by Stew.... Read More
The Jeff Awards announced 162 nominations in 31 categories for Chicago Equity theatrical productions which opened between August 1, 2009, and July 31, 2010. The 42nd Annual Jeff Awards ceremony honoring excellence in professional theatre produced within the immediate Chicago area will be held on Monday, October 25, at Drury.... Read More
Broadway In Chicago is proud to announce the complete 2011 Broadway In Chicago Spring Season Series. This season will include Les Miserables, Working, Hair, The Merchant Of Venice, Wishful Drinking and Next To Normal. Off-Season Specials include Rain: A Tribute To The Beatles, Spring Awakening and Disney's Beauty And The Beast..
In a sprawling loft on the north side of Chicago, a gaggle of young artists is sitting on a powder keg. For two years now, and for two months longer (their lease ends in November), these eleven actors, authors, dancers, directors, and artists have lived and worked here, inviting ever swelling audiences to their platformed living room for.... Read More
Profiles Theatre opens its 2010-2011 Season with the Midwest Premiere of the acclaimed new play Jailbait by Deirdre O'Connor, directed by Artistic Director Joe Jahraus. The production runs August 27 - October 17, 2010, at Profiles Theatre, 4147 N. Broadway.
Through the course of one dizzying night at a club, Jailbait.... Read More
In a political climate where pundits look for clues of liberal or conservative agendas in every leaf that falls, the name of Stage Left Theatre makes for pretty easy work. There's only one problem: this storefront company with twenty-eight years of experience in Chicago aims to fight any bias their moniker evokes. Rather, their hope is to offer.... Read More
Northlight Theatre Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans are set for the new musical Daddy Long Legs, directed by John Caird, the Tony and Olivier Award-winning director of Les Miserables, with music and lyrics by Paul Gordon, composer of Jane Eyre. The world-premiere production features Megan McGinnis and Robert.... Read More
Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace, known for producing acclaimed, innovative and classic musicals and comedies, announces its exciting 2011 season featuring five highly anticipated productions. Aida, the Tony Award-winning Elton John and Tim Rice musical is directed by Jim Corti and previews March 17, opens March 23 and runs through May 29; Neil Simon's poignant comedy.... Read More
The Chicago Fringe Festival has announced the complete lineup for its inaugural performing arts festival, slated for September 1st through the 5th in the Pilsen neighborhood. In the spirit of fringe festivals worldwide, 46 productions were selected by lottery from a total of 156 applicants. The final schedule will be released on August.... Read More
Artistic Directors Joe Jahraus and Darrell W. Cox announce Profiles Theatre's 2010-2011 Season. Profiles, one of Chicago's longest-running storefront theatres, is presenting its 22nd season of new and challenging works, beginning with the Midwest Premiere of the acclaimed new play Jailbait by Deirdre O'Connor.
The Profiles Theatre season also includes the Midwest Premiere of Neil LaBute's.... Read More
Jeremy Menekseoglu seems genuinely surprised, "It's so much more heartbreaking than I thought it was going to be. Ending a trilogy...you really want a satisfying ending." Menekseoglu, as artistic director of Dream Theatre Company, is gearing up for the opening of Orestes, the final chapter of the "Agon Trilogy" a group of plays structured around the Ancient Greek.... Read More