Lorenzo Rush Jr. to replace James Earl Jones II in Porchlight’s THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG
Due to a scheduling conflict, Lorenzo Rush Jr. will replace James Earl Jones II in Porchlight Music Theatre’s “Porchlight Revisits” production of THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG, March 6 – 8 at The Ruth Page Center for the Arts. The Marvin Hamlisch/Carole Bayer Sager/Neil Simon musical will be directed and choreographed...
LookOut Series Announces Spring 2018 Lineup
Steppenwolf has announced the Spring 2018 LookOut series of events — short runs ancillary to the main performance season that feature artists and companies across genre and form. Spring highlights Include “Good Evening with Pat Whalen,” Haven Theatre’s Remount of WE’RE GONNA DIE, a Special Women’s History Month Edition of SHADE:...
Jo Cattell Named Michael Maggio Fellow at Goodman Theatre
Goodman Theatre has announced Jo Cattell as the recipient of the 2017/2018 Michael Maggio Directing Fellowship, an honor reserved for early-career Chicago-based directors. Cattell will gain access to the artistic process at the Goodman, including the opportunity to assist on a Goodman production. “Exposure is part of an artist’s...
Review: PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY at Strawdog
While Strawdog’s PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY would benefit from more connection and complex choices, just as he hoped at over a century ago, the story of Ibsen’s play remains more than appropriate to the present day.
Oak Park Festival Theatre Announces 2018 Summer Cast and Directors
Oak Park Festival Theatre has announced the cast and directors for its 2018 Summer season.
Joffrey Ballet Announces 2018/2019 Season
Pictured: Joffrey Ballet in Christopher Wheeldon’s SWAN LAKE. Photo by Cheryl Man. Ashley Wheater, Artistic Director of The Joffrey Ballet, has announced the 2018-19 season, featuring the world premiere of Yuri Possokhov’s reimagining of Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel Anna Karenina, presented as part of a first-time collaboration between The Joffrey Ballet...
Chicago Shakespeare Announces Cast and Creative Team for MACBETH
Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced the cast and creative team for MACBETH, adapted and directed by Teller (of Penn & Teller) and Aaron Posner.
Review: YOU GOT OLDER at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Part of what makes Jonathan Berry’s direction stay with you after the show ends is that he allows his actors the space and time to make real discoveries and connections in the moments.
Review: ROW AFTER ROW at The Comrades
When I was 10 years old, my family went apple picking and not too far from the apple orchards was an area where they reenacted the Civil War. I remember my uncles and I hiking a good distance to get to the area on the battlefield where modern-day civilians could watch without being in harm’s way.
Review: SPEECH & DEBATE at Brown Paper Box Co.
SPEECH & DEBATE starts out quite promising. The set – four unadorned wooden desks and chairs – is simple, straightforward, and eerily clean in the way that only suburban American classrooms are.