Oak Park Festival Theatre Announces 45th Season, Artistic Director
In February of 2018, Artistic Associate Barbara Zahora stepped into the role of Interim Artistic Director at Oak Park Festival Theatre, and she now will now take the helm in a more permanent fashion as the company launches its 45th season. “I feel honored to be asked to be part...
The Plagiarists Cast MÜNSTERSPIEL
Pictured: Tony Kaehny The Plagiarists have announced the cast and production team for MÜNSTERSPIEL, billed as a “true-ish tragicomedy about the Anabaptist takeover of the city of Münster in 1534.” Pushing the Protestant Reformation to full-on revolution, a communist theocracy held out against a year-and-a-half-long siege. Gregory Peters, playwright &...
IF I FORGET Joins Victory Gardens’ Season
Victory Gardens has announced that the Chicago Premiere of Steven Levenson’s IF I FORGET will replace MIRIAM FOR PRESIDENT in the early summer slot of their season. The production will be Directed by Devon de Mayo, and runs June 7 – July 7. Scheduling conflicts — namely playwright Madhuri Shekar’s...
Steppenwolf Adds Carrie Coon to Ensemble
Steppenwolf has announced the addition of award-winning actor Carrie Coon to the company’s elite ensemble of theater artists. Coon last appeared on Steppenwolf’s stage in the world premiere of Mary Page Marlowe by Pulitzer Prize-winning ensemble member Tracy Letts. Other Steppenwolf credits include Tracy Letts’s adaptation of Three Sisters, The March and Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid...
Cast Announced for “The Second City e.t.c.’s 43rd Revue”
The Second City has announced casting for “The Second City e.t.c.’s 43rd Revue.”
Lyric Announces Design Team and Partial Cast for WEST SIDE STORY
Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced the design team and partial cast for its spring production of WEST SIDE STORY.
Chicago Theatre Workshop to Present One-Night LGBTQ Version of I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT…
Chicago Theatre Workshop will present a one-night-only LGBTQ-bent performance of Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts’ off-Broadway hit musical I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE as a benefit for the company. “When Tom called and asked about doing an all-gay version of I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE (once...
Mercury Slates LITTLE SHOP as Next Mainstage Musical
Mercury Theater Chicago has announce that it will produce Howard Ashman and Alan Menken’s musical LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS will follow its hit production of AVENUE Q which just concluded an extended run.
Steppenwolf Announces Full Casting for THE CHILDREN
Pictured: Janet Ulrich Brooks Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced Janet Ulrich Brooks will join the cast of “The Children” by Lucy Kirkwood and directed by Jonathan Berry. The cast includes previously announced ensemble members Ora Jones (Rose) and Yasen Peyankov (Robin), with Janet Ulrich Brooks (Hazel) rounding out the cast....
Right Brain Announces 2019 Season
The Right Brain Project has announced the lineup for its 2019 season.