The biggest and baddest rock n’ roll musical, The Rocky Horror Show, will be whipping Chicago audiences into a frenzy when the production previews Friday, October 12th, and opens Wednesday, October 17th at the Mercury Theatre, 3745 N. Southport Ave., Chicago, it was recently announced. The musical, written by Richard O’Brien, .... Read More
Performance Spotlight
Lookingglass Theatre Company kicks off its 20th Anniversary Season with the Midwest premiere of Nilaja Sun’s solo show No Child…, written and performed by Sun and directed by Hal Brooks. The production will run October 3 – November 11, 2007 at the Lookingglass Theatre Company located inside Chicago’s historic Water Tower Water.... Read More
Returning to Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) after directing The Color Purple on Broadway, Associate Artistic Director Gary Griffin stages the Tony Award-winning musical Passion, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and book by James Lapine. For Sondheim’s hymn to romantic obsession, Griffin has assembled a stellar cast led by Ana Gasteyer as.... Read More
Continuing a tradition of support for Chicago's diverse theatre community in main stage theatres, small off-Loop houses, and suburban venues, The Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee announced 119 nominations in 30 categories for Chicago Equity theatrical productions which opened between August 1, 2006 and July 31, 2007. The Jeff Awards Committee.... Read More
Theatre In Chicago is pleased to announce that they have partnered with The Stage Channel, the premiere source for video play previews. Through the partnership, Chicago theatre fans will now easily be able to see previews of some of the most popular shows on TheatreInChicago.com.
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Goodman Theatre launches its 2007/2008 season with Passion Play: a cycle in three parts, a “startlingly original” theatrical event by Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright Sarah Ruhl. British director, actor and teacher Mark Wing-Davey helms this triptych that addresses the thorny relationship between politics and religion, lust and dogma—and perception and reality—over 425 years and.... Read More
Broadway In Chicago has announced their complete 2008 Season Series which emphasizes Broadway In Chicago’s long-standing commitment to bringing the best of Broadway to the stages of the LaSalle Bank Theatre, the Cadillac Palace Theatre, the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre and The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University.
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Broadway In Chicago and The House Theatre of Chicago have announced the next flight of The Sparrow – one of the most original and acclaimed new works to emerge from the local theatre scene in decades – returning to the stage by popular demand in a new production at the Apollo Theater (2540 N..... Read More
Porchlight Music Theatre will present Phantom, by Arthur Kopit with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston. This internationally acclaimed musical is based on the Gaston Leroux 1910 novel, The Phantom of the Opera. This version transforms Leroux’ novel into a mystery that enraptures audiences with beautiful songs and an expertly crafted book. Phantom goes behind.... Read More
The House Theatre of Chicago opens its 5th season with The Magnificents, an original show by Company Member and magician Dennis Watkins. The world premiere production, directed by Molly Brennan, runs September 13 – November 3, 2007, at The Viaduct Theatre, 3111 N. Western Avenue.
The Magnificents is a magical clown show written by and.... Read More
The U.S. premiere of the international stage hit Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage by Eleanor Bergstein, writer of the iconic blockbuster movie, will premiere in Chicago at the Cadillac Palace Theatre for a limited engagement beginning September 2, 2008. Tickets will be available to subscribers of the.... Read More
Theatre In Chicago has partnered with EveryZing, the world’s most powerful multimedia search and merchandising platform. Through the partnership, Chicago theatre fans everywhere will now easily be able to search inside of, and uncover, the specific content that is directly related to their individual theatrical interests.
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Broadway In Chicago has announced Avenue Q – the Tony Award-winning smash-hit musical about trying to make it in New York with big dreams and a tiny bank account – will hold its Chicago premiere this coming spring with a limited two-week engagement from May 27 – June 7, 2008 at the Cadillac.... Read More
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Artistic Director Barbara Gaines kicks off the Theater’s 21st Season with her staging of Cymbeline, Shakespeare’s fairytale about love, fidelity and deception. Performed in Chicago Shakespeare’s Courtyard Theater, Cymbeline inaugurates the Theater’s three-play subscription series and begins previews September 1, 2007 and runs through November 11, 2007
A magical fairytale adventure,.... Read More
The record-breaking Chicago company of Wicked – now the longest running Broadway show in Chicago history – will soon enable a new block of tickets for purchase. Tickets for performances November 6, 2007 – January 27, 2008 will go on-sale to the public on Friday, August 10 at 10 a.m.
Tickets for.... Read More
Starting August 9, Striding Lion InterArts Workshop will bring together an array of choreographers, dancers, theatre practitioners and musicians for its two-week festival, Reasons for Moving. Striding Lion’s Sixth Annual InterArts Festival, consisting of three multi-disciplinary pieces nightly, will also feature a workshop with Goat Island, a performance from the company’s apprentice program,.... Read More
With the audience as well as the cast in the buff, Bailiwick's Barenaked Lads will perform naked for a special ‘naked night’ audience on Friday, September 7 at 10:00pm, with a portion of $30 ticket price supporting the Great Lakes Area Natural Tans Society (GLANTS).
The audience for this performance is.... Read More
Join Victory Gardens Theater as Chicago's #1 presenter of new plays throws open the doors to its recently renovated Biograph Theater mainstage for its second annual Open House celebration, Saturday, August 11th from noon to 5pm.
Enjoy a free day of family fun, backstage tours, sneak peek performances from the.... Read More
City Lit Theater will present its first festival of literary adaptations, The Art of Adaptation, August 17-19, 2007, Artistic Director Terry McCabe announced. The festival will feature seven world premieres of stage adaptations of six pieces of fiction and one ancient mythic poem, chosen from 43 submissions to the festival.
"It's a fascinating assortment of.... Read More
Broadway In Chicago has announced Cameron Mackintosh and the National Theatre of Great Britain’s acclaimed new production of Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady will premiere in Chicago in a limited two-week engagement at the Cadillac Palace Theatre from January 22 – February 3, 2008.
Christopher Cazenove, one of England’s most respected stage.... Read More