Marriott Announces MURDER FOR TWO Cast and Designers

Marriott Announces MURDER FOR TWO Cast and Designers

Marriott Theatre has announced the cast and design team for the musical comedy MURDER FOR TWO written by Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair, and directed by Scott Weinstein.

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16th Street Theater Welcomes New Managing Director

16th Street Theater Welcomes New Managing Director

Berwyn’s 16th Street Theater has announced Marissa McKown as its new managing director.

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Mercury Announces AVENUE Q Remount Cast

Mercury Announces AVENUE Q Remount Cast

Jackson Evans and Leah Morrow in the 2014 run of AVENUE Q at the Mercury | Brett Beiner Mercury Theater Chicago has announced the cast for a remount of their production of Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez’s grown-up “Sesame Street” spoof AVENUE Q, playing June 21 through September 9. The Mercury’s...

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Review: FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS (PARTS 1, 2, & 3) at Goodman Theatre

Review: FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS (PARTS 1, 2, & 3) at Goodman Theatre

Misplace yourself at the Goodman for “Father Comes Home From The Wars Parts 1, 2 & 3,” the most enjoyable history lesson on stage since Hamilton.

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Theo Ubique Announces First Season in Evanston

Theo Ubique Announces First Season in Evanston

Pictured: A rendering of the exterior of Theo Ubique’s new Howard Street venue.  Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre, which recently vacated Rogers Park’s No Exit Café after 13 years, has announced its first season at its new Evanston home. Artistic Director Fred Anzevino made the announcement this evening at a gathering...

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Congo Square Announces 18-19 Season

Congo Square Announces 18-19 Season

Congo Square Theatre has announced its nineteenth season, which the company has entitled “Imperfect Perfection,” focusing on exploring “characters who pushed against obstacles to thrive.”

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Review: THE REVOLUTIONISTS at Organic Theater

Review: THE REVOLUTIONISTS at Organic Theater

Perhaps wanting revolutionary change is wanting too much. Perhaps we should find peace in mediocrity; solace in small gains. Perhaps documenting and witnessing and retelling the past is easier than changing our present or hoping for a better future.

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Steep Announces Cast and Staff for Penelope Skinner’s LINDA

Steep Announces Cast and Staff for Penelope Skinner’s LINDA

Pictured: Kendra Thulin Robin Witt returns to Steep this summer to direct Penelope Skinner’s LINDA, which premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London in 2015 and made its U.S. premiere at the Manhattan Theatre Club in 2017. The play revolves around a beauty product executive fighting for relevance in...

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Pride Films and Plays Announce FUCKING MEN Cast

Pride Films and Plays Announce FUCKING MEN Cast

Casting was announced today for Pride Films and Plays’ production of FUCKING MEN by Joe DiPietro.

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Sullivan Steps down at BoHo, Schellhardt to Take Over

Sullivan Steps down at BoHo, Schellhardt to Take Over

Stephen Schellhardt. Photo by Brandon Dahlquist. BoHo Theatre has announced that Artistic Director Peter Marston Sullivan will step down and Stephen Schellhardt will take over at the start of the company’s 15th season in early 2019. Sullivan will stay on as artistic associate. “While I have absolutely loved being a leader in...

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