Cast and Creative Team Announced for FLAMINGO & DECATUR
Block St Theatre Co has announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere of FLAMINGO & DECATUR by Todd Taylor.
Review: WEDDING BAND at The Artistic Home
In the final quarter of the Artistic Home’s powerfully rendered production of Alice Childress’ “Wedding Band,” there’s a scene that’s as emotionally eviscerating as anything you’re apt to see onstage this year.
Review: MARIE CHRISTINE at BoHo Theatre
If you like your musicals dark—tragically, unceasingly dark—with a complicated score that’s well sung, BoHo Theatre’s MARIE CHRISTINE is just the production to see as the fall days grow ever shorter.
Review: MARISOL at Promethean Theatre Ensemble
My cheeks still feel the crispness of the cold night air as I stare at the words graffitied onto the set of Promethean’s MARISOL. I read the short, haphazard words that invoke big ideas of war and racism and injustice. Despite knowing that the worlds of Jose Rivera’s plays are usually more magic than reality, the relevance of these words makes their weight linger with the night’s coldness.
Review: IN THE NEXT ROOM, OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY at TimeLine Theatre Company
Video: Mr. Daldry (Joel Ewing), fearing his wife (Melissa Canciller) is not well due to her change in mood and ambition, brings her to Dr. Givings (Anish Jethmalani*) for diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Givings seems to know just what his wife is suffering from and may have just the treatment...
Review: DREAM FREAKS FALL FROM SPACE at Second City
“It seems like there’s just no way the majority of the sketches in “Dream Freaks” could be remotely funny. But they are funny, immensely so.”
The Shakespeare Project Announces 17/18 Season
The Shakespeare Project of Chicago has announced the lineup for its 17-18 Theatrical Reading Season.
Chicago-Borne MATHLETE Musical Inks Licensing Deal
Originally entitled NUMBERS NERDS, CPA Theatricals’ 57TH NATIONAL MATHLETE SUM-IT (The Almost All-Girl Math Musical) was a hit at this year’s New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF).
Review: “1980 (Or Why I’m Voting for John Anderson)” at Jackalope Theatre
The intimate look into the lives of campaign volunteers shows us more than just the struggle of fighting for the underdog, but also that times may not have changed as much as we think.
This Place Exists for Other People — a Conversation With Will Davis
As American Theater Company prepares for its 33rd season, Kyle Whalen sits down with Artistic Director Will Davis to talk his creative process, and about the season’s theme “what does it mean to be an American?”