Diva lovers who are too young to have seen Judy Garland on stage and not wealthy enough to have seen Barbra Streisand should make it a point to experience Linda Eder’s concert performance at the Rosemont Theatre February 23. And if you are still among those who ask, "Linda Who?".... Read More
Performance Spotlight
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announced another exciting series of popular weekend family performances, Short Shakespeare! Romeo and Juliet. A 75-minute abridged production in CST’s Courtyard Theater, Short Shakespeare! Romeo and Juliet offers parents, grandparents, teachers, and all adults with children in their lives, an opportunity to introduce young people to the theater—with.... Read More
Broadway In Chicago has announced the creation of a page on its website dedicated to providing the most current and up-to-date information on future ticket availability to all of their productions - including the successful long-running engagements of Wicked and Jersey Boys.
The new webpage – located at www.broadwayinchicago.com/bestseats or by linking.... Read More
As Sean Hargadon says, love never goes out of season, and what better time or season to point that out to Chicagoland audiences than Valentine’s Day. Hargadon is an actor, director and founder of Janus Theatre, which will celebrate its 10th anniversary in August 2009. The company is currently completing the third play in a.... Read More
TimeLine Theatre Company announces that it will present the Tony and Olivier award-winning play The History Boys by Alan Bennett in its Chicago premiere. Directed by TimeLine Company member Nick Bowling, The History Boys is projected to open in April 2009, with a specific schedule to be determined.
The recipient of more than 30 major.... Read More
Many of us have had teachers who demanded or inspired us to reach greater personal potential. David Katz had such a muse in the legendary classical music conductor and teacher Charles Bruck. Katz trained under Bruck at the Pierre Monteux School for Conductors and Orchestral Musicians and received his undergraduate degree from the Hartt School in Hartford, Connecticut,.... Read More
Attention all aspiring Chicago vocalists! Looking to try out that new material, get some free publicity for the fabulous show you are appearing in, or just want to have some fun singing live for a warm and responsive audience? Look no further than Petterino's, the popular restaurant adjacent to the Goodman Theatre, where every.... Read More
Goodman Theatre's 10-week celebration of Academy Award-winning American playwright Horton Foote continues with two seldom seen one-act plays, Blind Date and The Actor, presented in-the-round in repertory with Talking Pictures in the Goodman's Owen Theatre. Two Chicago-based directors helm the one-acts: Steve Scott, Goodman Theatre Artistic Collective member and Associate Producer,.... Read More
Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 2007–2008 Season with Carter's Way, written and directed by Oscar-winning ensemble member Eric Simonson, with original jazz music by Darrell Leonard. The production, featuring ensemble members Robert Breuler, K. Todd Freeman, Ora Jones and James Vincent Meredith, with Anne Adams, Calvin Dutton, Curtis M. Jackson, Keith Kupferer, Danny.... Read More
Porchlight Music Theatre will present a musical tribute to Tony-Award winning composer and lyricist, Maury Yeston. This magical night of music from the creator of Grand Hotel, Phantom, Nine The Musical and Titanic starring some of Chicago’s musical theatre and cabaret stars, will take place on Monday, February 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the.... Read More
American Theater Company’s (ATC) new Artistic Director PJ Paparelli has to announced Season 24, which includes the Chicago Premiere of Yeast Nation: The Triumph of Life by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis; and the Chicago Premiere of The People's Temple, written and directed by Leigh Fondakowski. The Pulitzer Prize winning Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori.... Read More
Want to forge a fresh new relationship full of drama in 2008? Then head over to the Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theater and meet Chicago's hottest Off-Loop theater companies, Wednesday, February 13 from 6 pm to 8 pm, at a free Open House.
In a nod to Valentine's Day, this year's Greenhouse Open House will boast.... Read More
The legendary musical Les Miserables will make its highly anticipated premiere at The Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire. Preview performances begin February 13th, and the show will run through May 11th, 2008. Having established a national reputation for launching Broadway musicals into the regional market, The Marriott Theatre is one of only five theatres chosen.... Read More
Northlight Theatre continues its 33rd season and its celebration of Artistic Director BJ Jones’ 10th Anniversary season with the Midwest premiere of Gee’s Bend, by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder. The production will run January 30 to March 9, 2008 at the Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie.
This epic yet intimate.... Read More
Madrid St. Angelo is a pretty spiritual person, which may come as a surprise given his often controversial political, social and theatrical activism. But talking with the Chicago-based actor/director/playwright for even a short time, one understands how these diverse facets come to feed one another. “I really see theatre as a ministry.... Read More
Signal Ensemble Theatre culminates its fifth season, comprised of 20th-century American works, with 1776, the Tony Award-winning musical by Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone. Directed by Ronan Marra with musical direction by Andra Velis Simon and featuring a 26-member award-winning ensemble, the production runs January 25 through March 1, 2008 at the Chopin.... Read More
Broadway in Chicago presents the national touring production of the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning Rent, featuring Heinz Winckler as Roger Davis and Anwar Robinson as Tom Collins, for a limited one-week engagement at the Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 W. Randolph St.) from February 12 - 17, 2008.
Heinz Winckler was the.... Read More
The Theatre of Western Springs annual winter benefit will feature Academy Award winner Patty Duke, returning to the TWS stage, along with eight actors from the TWS family in Kate Aspengren's highly acclaimed Blue Yonder February 1 – 3.
Blue Yonder features a series of fascinating monologues, and Patty Duke will perform three of them while the.... Read More
Goodman Theatre rings in 2008 with intrigue and mystery with the arrival of the acclaimed Broadway hit, Shining City by Conor McPherson. Artistic Director Robert Falls, whom McPherson hand-picked to direct his play's Broadway premiere last season, directs the Goodman production with four noted Chicago actors: Jay Whittaker (Frank's Home); Nicole Wiesner.... Read More