Chicago Shakespeare Theater's international programming initiative, the World's Stage Series, brings to Chicago world-renowned playwright Peter Weiss's The Investigation, based on transcripts of the 1964 Frankfurt World War II crimes trials. Urwintore Artistic Director Dorcy Rugamba's 80-minute abridgement of Weiss's five-hour script will be performed by the Rwandan company in French with.... Read More
Performance Spotlight
Court Theatre continues its 2008-09 season with the World Premiere translation of Henrik Ibsen's modernist classic The Wild Duck, directed by Artistic Director Charles Newell. The production will run at the MCA Stage at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 East Chicago Avenue, January 15 - February 15, 2009
Fresh from his.... Read More
Profiles Theatre, currently celebrating its 20th Anniversary Season, will host a benefit evening with acclaimed playwright and filmmaker Neil LaBute on Saturday, January 3, at Profiles Theatre, 4147 N. Broadway. The event will include a pre-show reception at 6:30 p.m., selected readings of LaBute's work at 7:30 p.m. and a post-show audience talkback.... Read More
The award-winning Beatles concert, Rain - A Tribute To The Beatles, makes its Chicago debut at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (50 E. Congress Pkwy.) for a limited engagement March 3 - 8, 2009. Individual tickets for Rain will go on sale to the public Friday, December 19, 2008 at 10 a.m..... Read More
Pegasus Players will kick off the New Year with its 23rd Annual Young Playwrights Festival, a professional production of three selected one-act plays written by Chicago teenagers. This year marks the program's twenty-third annual showcase at Pegasus Players, at 1145 W. Wilson Avenue in the O'Rourke Center at Truman College, .... Read More
Goodman Theatre rings in the New Year with an eight-play landmark theatrical event, A Global Exploration: Eugene O'Neill in the 21st Century curated by Artistic Director Robert Falls, January 7 through March 8, 2009. Over 100 artists from six theater companies around the world bring their highly contemporary, inventive interpretations.... Read More
Rob Roy The Musical, a new musical based on the legendary Scottish hero from the late 17th and early 18th centuries will receive its world premiere in Chicago, Feb. 3 - Mar 15. Rob Roy The Musical will be presented at the Arie Crown Theater, located in Lakeside Center at McCormick Place,.... Read More
Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced its newest ensemble member: William Petersen. The Steppenwolf ensemble, the longest-existing theater ensemble in the United States, now totals 42 members.
"We are delighted to welcome our long-time friend, William Petersen, into the Steppenwolf ensemble," comments Steppenwolf Artistic Director Martha Lavey. "Billy was one of the founding.... Read More
Every fall you are likely to hear critics and award judges groaning about the over abundance of theatrical openings. But in the true spirit of the season, Theatre in Chicago decided to give you ten reasons to be thankful for our many theatrical blessings in the Windy City. Here is our top ten list in descending order.
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The Screwtape Letters, the hit drama based on C.S. Lewis' classic novel, now playing at The Mercury Theater, 3745 N. Southport Avenue, will host a birthday celebration in honor of C.S. Lewis' 110th birthday on Thursday, December 4. Following the 8 p.m. performance, a panel of leading C.S. Lewis experts will discuss his.... Read More
The Bowery Boys, a new musical, will make its highly anticipated world premiere at the Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive; previewing December 10th, opening December 17th, and running through February 15th. Inspired by the works of Horatio Alger Jr. and George M. Cohan, The Bowery Boys' book and lyrics are by David H. Bell,.... Read More
Wicked enthusiasts have a rare chance to appear on stage in costume during a performance before the hit musical flies out of Chicago this January. Patrons can make a $20 donation to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) for a chance to win a walk-on role in Chicago's longest running Broadway musical. Wicked Chicago.... Read More
Tickets for the long-awaited production of Mary Poppins will go on sale to the public Friday, November 14, 2008 with a special public pre-sale at 8 a.m. at the Cadillac Palace Theatre box office. Telephone ticketing lines, internet, and other box office outlets will have tickets available to the public beginning at 10 a.m..... Read More
Haul out the holly, it's that time of year Chicago theatres are trotting out their holiday shows, some familiar and others not so. Theatre in Chicago lists around forty holiday themed shows this year, meaning that between Thanksgiving and Christmas area theatergoers could get a daily dose of holiday cheer if they have a.... Read More
One acts from Chicagoans Sean Graney, Brett Neveu, Laura Jacqmin and Mark Young are among those lined up for the side project theatre company's fall one-act festival, Cut to the Quick which will premiere November 16, 2008 and run through December 21.
The festival launches the company's 9th season, which will focus solely on.... Read More
At the dawn of the French Revolution, when the ruling class made extravagant displays of their wealth and power, Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais wrote The Marriage of Figaro, one of France's most controversial plays about lower classes striving for freedom and women breaking from traditional roles. In order to resonate with contemporary audiences,.... Read More
Lillian Hellmania!, a moveable feast of a festival celebrating the work of one of the most talented and controversial American writers of the twentieth century, will play a broken run this fall and winter as three of her best known works are staged by Eclipse Theatre Company, Shattered Globe Theatre and City Lit Theater.... Read More
Broadway In Chicago has announced they will host the world premiere of The Addams Family, a new musical based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams, beginning performances Friday, November 13, 2009 at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre (24 W. Randolph St.,.... Read More
As part of its 40th Anniversary Celebration, the Jeff Awards Committee is presenting an exhibition Celebrating Four Decades of Chicago Theatre, now through November 30, at 72 East Randolph. The exhibit is free and open to the public Tuesday-Saturday from 10am-6pm and Sunday from 11am-4pm.
A special reception will be held on Monday, November 10 from.... Read More