On Sale This Week: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS and 100 YEARS OF BERNSTEIN
Two highly anticipated events have announced tickets going on sale.
Review: THINGS TO RUIN at Refuge Theatre Project
Musical Theatre isn’t really famous for its intimacy. But if you are into THINGS TO RUIN, intimacy you get. And immediacy. And certainly quite a bit of passion.
David Cerda to Receive Special Jeff Award
More than 200 members of the Chicago theater community signed a recommendation that the 2017 Non-Equity Special Jeff Award be given to David Cerda — the co-founder and Artistic Director of Hell in a Handbag Productions — for his theatrical and charitable contributions.
Chicago Shakespeare Has Its MADAGASCAR Cast
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for their Summer production of MADAGASCAR – A Musical Adventure.
Broadway In Chicago Apologizes for Ejecting Autistic Child
“We will continue to review the matter to ensure that all staff are taking care of our customers in the most inclusive way,” Broadway In Chicago said.
Collaboration Announces New Season and Public Interaction Web Portal
The theme for Collaboraction’s 22nd season is “The Reality of Racism and Envisioning Racial Healing in Chicago” and will include year-long programming focused on race in Englewood, Austin, and Hermosa, as well as at Collaboraction Studios in the Flat Iron Arts Building in Wicker Park.
The Actors Gymnasium Announces New Executive Director
The Actors Gymnasium Artistic Director Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi and Board of Directors have announced the appointment of Murphy Monroe as the organization’s new Executive Director. “Having spent a lifetime with a head full of circus dreams, I am absolutely thrilled to be joining Sylvia and the team,” says Monroe who...
Nominees Announced for the Sixth Annual Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards
Broadway In Chicago has announced the twenty-four students nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress, and nominees for Best Production, Best Direction and the Grosh Award for Best Scenic Design in the sixth annual Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards.
The Yard Announces New Resident Artists and Mentors
The Yard, a theater company that immerses students in the Chicago storefront theatre-making process, has announced a slate of new resident artists and mentors: lighting designer Heather Gilbert; actor Kiki Layne; actor and visual artist Anthony Venturini; actor, poet, and rapper Mykele Deville; and stage manager and technician Daniel Parsons.
Review: OBJECTS IN THE MIRROR at Goodman Theatre
Every person has a story to tell, but rarely are we privy to each person’s truth. As people, we sometimes hold layers of who we are in secrecy. Not intentionally, but every-so-often we tend to lay in fear of our own existence.