City Lit Has Its PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY Cast
City Lit Theater has announced the cast and creative team for Paul Edwards’s world premiere adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY.
Review: THE MAGIC TREE HO– USE – SHOWTIME WITH SHAKESPEARE at Emerald City
Emerald City Theatre is a necessary component in the Chicago theatrical community, where, in addition to providing energetic children’s productions, they also give back to the community and provide accessible shows for underserved communities.
Steppenwolf’s LookOut Series to Welcome Patti LuPone
Pictured: Patti LuPone Steppenwolf’s LookOut Series and Mark Cortale have announced a one-night only event, Monday, March 5th, with Patti LuPone featuring Seth Rudetsky as pianist and host. From the press release: “Two-time Tony and Grammy award winner Patti LuPone performs at Steppenwolf for one night only alongside Sirius XM...
Cast and Production Team Announced for HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE
Pictured: Elizabeth Birnkrant The Artistic Home has announced the cast and production team for Paula Vogel’s HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE. Directed by Associate Artistic Director Kayla Adams, the production features, Elizabeth Birnkrant (L’il Bit), John Mossman (Uncle Peck), Jenna Steege (Female Greek Chorus), Kelley Holcomb (Teenage Greek Chorus), and company member Reid...
Review: SPARK at 20% Theatre Company
It’s difficult to determine what 20% Theatre Company’s production of Caridad Svich’s SPARK is really about. Sure it touches on a lot of issues: class, veteran mental health, family dysfunction, sisterhood, love, and gender roles. However neither the direction, design or script provide the audience with a path to follow, leaving us to meander around multiple dead ends.
Review: HINTER at Steep Theatre
Sasha Smith and Sigrid Sutter in Hinter at Steep Theatre. Photo by Lee Miller. By Bec Willett “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” This Margaret Atwood quote appears in my mind before echoing around the rustic cottage set of Calamity West’s...
Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Drury Lane
If the conventional JOSEPH is junk food, Drury Lane’s is the Instagrammable knockout.
Inside HATFIELD & McCOY: Representation in Casting
Pictured: Cody Proctor Ann Delaney Tia Pinson, and Jenni M Hadley. Photo by Jessica Ridenour. In this 3-part series, PerformInk takes you inside The House Theatre of Chicago’s HATFIELD & McCOY through blog posts written by the people behind the scenes. To read past INSIDE articles, click here. By Marika Mashburn, Casting Director...
Open Door Announces THE PAVILION Cast and Creatives
Open Door Theatre has announced the cast and design team for Craig Wright’s THE PAVILION.
Review: ALL MY SONS at Court Theatre
The production is one of roughly 300+ plays I’ve seen over the past two years. It is easily in the top three among all of those.