Rivendell Announces 2017 Season and Partial Casting
Pictured: Rebecca Spence. Rivendell Theatre Ensemble has announced partial casting and their 2017 season, which includes two world premieres and one midwest premiere. The season opens in January with the world premiere of Julie Jensen’s WINTER, co-directed by ensemble members Megan Carny and Mark Ulrich and part of the National...
Full Cast and Creatives Announced for SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
Drury Lane Theatre has announced principal casting for the disco musical SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, revised and rewritten for the Drury Lane stage by Sean Cercone and David Abbinanti.
BoHo Sets Directors for 2017 Season
Pictured: Stephen Schellhardt. Photo by Bari Baskin. BoHo Theatre has announced their directors for the 2017 season. First up is Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis’s URINETOWN (February 4 – March 26), directed by BoHo Artistic Associate Stephen Schellhardt, performing at Stage 773. In May, Richard Greenberg’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated THREE DAYS...
WINTERSET Leaves You Cold
As Chicago buckles down for another cold stretch, WINTERSET by Griffin Theatre seems like a well-partnered choice.
ELECTRODIDE Struggles To Find Theatrical Harmony
There is much that needs to be considered when expanding a current medium of performance into another.
FACELESS Has Its Cast and Creative Team
Pictured: Susaan Jamshidi Northlight has announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere production of FACELESS by Selina Fillinger. Directed by Artistic Director BJ Jones, the production features Joe Dempsey (Alan Glenn), Susaan Jamshidi (Claire Fathi), Timothy Edward Kane (Scott Bader), Ross Lehman (Mark Ahrenberg) and Lindsay Stock (Susie Glenn). The creative...
Remy’s PYGMALION Offers a Fresh Take On The Shaw Classic
As a patchouli splashed undergrad, I studied PYGMALION and cooed about its societal statements while snubbing the subtitle of romance. The political themes? Yes. The indictment on the classes? Absolutely. A manifesto on the importance of education for self-determination? Damn straight. But an amorous antidote? Not so much.
THE WOLF AT THE END OF THE BLOCK Has Its Cast and Creative Team
Pictured: Gabriel Ruiz. Teatro Vista has set the cast and creative team for the world premiere of THE WOLF AT THE END OF THE BLOCK by Ike Holter. Directed by Ricardo Gutiérrez, the production features Gabriel Ruiz, Sandra Márquez, Bear Bellinger, James D. Farruggio and Ayssette Muñoz. The creative team includes Milo Bue (set), Uriel...
Cast and Creatives Announced for WHAT OF THE NIGHT?
Pictured: Dionne Addai. Cor Theatre and Stage Left Theatre have announced the cast and creative team for María Irene Fornés’s Pulitzer-Prize nominated play WHAT OF THE NIGHT? Directed by Carlos Murillo, the production features Dionne Addai (Birdie), Kathryn Acosta (Rainbow), Kate Black-Spence (Helena/Leah), Tosha Fowler (Nadine/Reba), Stephen Loch (Joseph), Casey Morris (Charlie),...
Make THE LITTLE MERMAID Part Of Your World
Years ago, when I heard that THE LITTLE MERMAID was getting a Broadway rendition, the 6-year old inside me did a little celebration dance. As a natural redhead, a Disney fan, and a singer myself, I of course identified with Ariel and couldn’t get enough of life Under the Sea.