The Second City - the timeless producer of improvisational based comedy - celebrates its milestone 50th Anniversary this fall with a series of events and happenings that will bring together alumni, recreate renowned sketches and characters, and bring the history of the theatre to life. During the weekend of December 11-13, the theatre's home on Wells Street.... Read More
In Artistic Director Eddie Torres' words, Teatro Vista exists to "give an opportunity to actors to reflect voices that are seeking to be heard." It is a fundamental understanding of the creative exchange between author and actor that composes theater—an exchange that forms the backbone of Teatro Vista.
Teatro Vista co-founders Eddie Torres and.... Read More
Broadway In Chicago has announced that the 2009 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Billy Elliot the Musical will launch a U.S. national tour with an extended run in Chicago in the spring of 2010. Featuring music by Elton John, book and lyrics by Lee Hall, choreography by Peter Darling and direction by Stephen.... Read More
Artistic Directors Joe Jahraus and Darrell W. Cox announced Profiles Theatre's 2009-2010 Season. Profiles Theatre, one of Chicago's longest-running ensemble theatres, is presenting its 21st season of new and challenging works, beginning with an extended run of the hit production of Graceland by Ellen Fairey.
The Profiles Theatre season also includes the Midwest premiere of The Mercy.... Read More
"Ok, we have a theater company: what do you want to do now?" This was the question Stef Tovar, founder and Artistic Director of Route 66 Theatre Company was faced with in September of 2008. Needless to say, Route 66 has had an unlikely road to the present.
It started innocently enough. One day while working as the.... Read More
With day jobs, classes, schedule conflicts, and tech week, it would seem that working actors have enough to deal with without having to try to track down and decipher cryptic audition notices. "WNTD: 3M2FNETYPE 4 MLTIETH PRD OF BFT N TH PK CT: KEN." What?
To the rescue: TheatreInChicago.com is.... Read More
Named for a new type of weather created for a demanding monarch in Dr. Seuss' Bartholomew and the Oobleck, Theater Oobleck has been raining down some of the most unique theater in Chicago for over twenty years.
A Theater Oobleck show, like the loose and heady Strauss at Midnight—a comic nightmare of The Odd Couple in an.... Read More
After 17 years, Tony n' Tina are heading on their honeymoon. The Route 66 Theatre Company will present the Chicago premiere of High Fidelity...The Musical, in its first major production since its Broadway run in 2006. The show will preview August 7, 2009; open Monday, August 17 at 7 p.m.; and run through October 4, 2009 at.... Read More
Lookingglass Theatre announced the limited run of Our Future Metropolis: Mr. D.H. Burnham Presents a Plain Talk for the Development of Chicago, adapted and directed by Ensemble Member John Musial, featuring Ensemble Member Raymond Fox. The production will play at Lookingglass Theatre Company, located inside Chicago's historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. at.... Read More
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) brings Disney's Aladdin, an enchanting adaptation of the 1992 animated film, to the stage continuing CST's tradition of bringing family-friendly theater to Navy Pier all summer long. The production features Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice's award-winning songs, including "A Whole New World" and "Friend Like Me.".... Read More
When Nic Dimond, current Artistic Director of Strawdog Theatre, first saw a show at this tiny Lakeview Storefront in 1993 he was startled by what he saw as a low production standard surrounding a strong acting ensemble, and he decided to do something about it. With a background in set design, Dimond offered his services as resident set.... Read More
Steep Theatre Company's historic 2008-2009 season, which has already featured the opening of their new space and the most Jeff nominations in the company's history, closes with a bang this month with the Midwest Premiere of Howard Korder's The Hollow Lands, an ambitious 14 actor, 30 character historical epic. The production, which opens Thursday, June 25th , reunites.... Read More
Chicago's nationally-renowned storefront and black box theatre community gathered at the Park West for its annual celebration as the Jeff Awards Committee gave out 26 Non-Equity Jeff Awards in 24 categories. In addition, a Special Award was given to Pegasus Players' founder Arlene Crewdson for her lifelong contributions to Chicago theatre..... Read More
Cavalia, the spectacular equestrian odyssey will make its Chicago debut beginning Tuesday, July 14 and run through July 26. This multimedia extravaganza brings together more than 100 two and four-legged artists. The mix of horses, acrobats, aerialists, dancers, riders and musicians transports spectators to dream-like settings while celebrating the timeless bond between horses and humans. Cavalia will be.... Read More
Since 2003, Dog & Pony Theatre Co.'s lyrical, thoroughly conceived productions have earned them steadily more recognition and audiences around Chicago. The company, dedicated to Chicago premieres of new plays, is marked by a desire to create what Artistic Director Krissy Vanderwarker describes as "full evenings of theater"—plays that remind audiences of the intimacy of live theater and.... Read More
Goodman Theatre concludes its 2008/2009 season with José Rivera's newest play, Boleros for the Disenchanted. A true love story inspired by Rivera's parents' courtship and eventual migration from Puerto Rico to Alabama, Boleros for the Disenchanted makes its Chicago premiere directed by Henry Godinez- the Goodman's Resident Artistic Associate who was named 2008.... Read More
Following a successful presentation of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts at Selcuk University in Konya, Turkey for World Theatre Day 2009, ShawChicago Artistic Director Robert Scogin has announced the company's 2009-2010 season. ShawChicago's 16th season of concert readings will open with Votes for Women!, the politically driven play by Elizabeth Robins that examines early feminist views, October 17 - November.... Read More
Artistic Director Sean Graney's original adaptation of Sophocles' Oedipus will close The Hypocrites' spectacular 12th season. In reference to his passion for adapting and directing Oedipus, Graney explains: "By highlighting commonly overlooked aspects of the original, this new adaptation tells the story of a compassionate, albeit arrogant, leader whose zealous desire to heal his people brings about.... Read More
Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced its new American play Superior Donuts, by Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning ensemble member Tracy Letts and directed by ensemble member Tina Landau, will open on Broadway October 1, 2009 (at a Shubert Theatre to be announced). Superior Donuts makes its Broadway debut direct from its sold-out world premiere at Steppenwolf last summer. Casting.... Read More
The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs announced a 2009 fall season full of events at the Chicago DCA Theaters- the Storefront Theater, located at 66 E. Randolph Street and the Studio Theater in the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph Street.
Chicago DCA Theater offers downtown audiences an off-Loop theater experience with an exciting look at the vibrant emerging.... Read More
