UrbanTheater & Teatro Aguijón to Present English & Spanish Versions of “Not For Sale”

UrbanTheater & Teatro Aguijón to Present English & Spanish Versions of “Not For Sale”

Pictured: Frankie Dávila UrbanTheater Company and Teatro Aguijón have announced that the two companies will be staging separate productions of “Not for Sale,” Guadalís Del Carmen’s recently revised play about gentrification, as a part of a unique collaboration. UrbanTheater will present the English-language version of the play, directed by Wendy...

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Goodman Announces Cast & Designers for Ike Holter’s LOTTERY DAY

Goodman Announces Cast & Designers for Ike Holter’s LOTTERY DAY

Photo: J. Nicole Brooks (Mallory) and Tommy Rivera-Vega (Ezekiel) in the 2017 developmental production of “Lottery Day” as part of Goodman’s New Stages Festival. The Goodman Theatre has announced the cast and design team for its world premiere of “Lottery Day”—Ike Holter’s final work in his seven-play “The Rightlynd Saga,” directed by Lili-Anne Brown. The cast will...

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Goodman Sets Cast and Designers for “Sweat”

Goodman Sets Cast and Designers for “Sweat”

Goodman Theatre announces the cast and design team for “Sweat.”

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Trap Door Has Its “Childhood Beauty” Cast and Designers

Trap Door Has Its “Childhood Beauty” Cast and Designers

Trap Door Theatre has announced the cast and design team for “Childhood Beauty” written by Suz Evans and produced as part of their “Trap Open Series.” Directed by Skye Fort, the production features Maryam Abdi, David Lovejoy, Nora Lise Ulrey, and Kellie Wyatt. The design team includes Costume Designer Josh...

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REVIEW | “Nina Simone: Four Women” at Northlight

REVIEW | “Nina Simone: Four Women” at Northlight

Very many shows are about Black women, but Northlight Theatre’s production of “Nina Simone: Four Women” is also for Black women.

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Review | THE FATHER at Remy Bumppo

Review | THE FATHER at Remy Bumppo

This is a family at their wit’s end, frustrated, like Andre, with what they do not understand.

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Review | GIRL IN THE RED CORNER at Broken Nose Theatre

Review | GIRL IN THE RED CORNER at Broken Nose Theatre

Pictured: Kim Boler and Elise Marie Davis. Photo by Austin D. Oie. by Elizabeth Ellis A celebrated chef I used to work for distilled his formula for culinary success down to a few simple steps: Find the best ingredients you can, give them just enough seasoning so that each component shines on...

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Review | FORTS: BUILD YOUR OWN ADVENTURE at Filament Theatre

Review | FORTS: BUILD YOUR OWN ADVENTURE at Filament Theatre

Filament Theatre fulfills its promise of being the place where families come and play yet again in their returning installment of FORTS: BUILD YOUR OWN ADVENTURE.

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Emerald City Announces CORDUROY Cast and Designers

Emerald City Announces CORDUROY Cast and Designers

Emerald City has announced the cast and design team for the Chicago premiere of CORDUROY.

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Joffrey Announces Final Season at Auditorium

Joffrey Announces Final Season at Auditorium

Photo by Tatyana Perrault The Joffrey Ballet has announced its 2019-2020 season featuring, its last at the Auditorium Theatre. The company will move to the Lyric Opera in the fall of 2020. The company will begin its 64th season with Northern Ballet Artistic Director Cathy Marston’s modern re-telling of JANE...

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