Tim Meadows to host The Second City and NBCUniversal’s 2nd Annual BREAK OUT COMEDY FESTIVAL
The Second City and NBCUniversal announced today the return of the NBCUniversal Second City Break Out Comedy Festival, taking place in Chicago June 3 and June 4, 2016. The event will be hosted by Second City and Saturday Night Live alum Time Meadows.
MOSQUE ALERT Extends at Silk Road Rising
(left to right) Rom Barkhodar and Mark Ulrich in Silk Road Rising’s MOSQUE ALERT. Photo: Airan Wright Silk Road has announced their world premiere of Jamil Khoury’s MOSQUE ALERT will extend through My 15th, 2016 adding 2 weeks of performances. Our Tonika Todorova says MOSQUE ALERT is “undeniably pertinent”. Read her...
Video: Gavin Lawrence as 7-Year-Old Barack Obama
Chicago Children’s Theatre’s production of JABARI DREAMS OF FREEDOM features Gavin Lawrence as Barack Obama, and in this clip as a 7-year-old he come’s up with the ubiquitous “Yes we can”.
THE EDGE OF OUR BODIES Extends at TUTA
TUTA’s Chicago premiere play, THE EDGE OF OUR BODIES, by acclaimed American writer and Pulitzer Prize finalist Adam Rapp, has extended nearly a month and is now slated to close to May 22nd.
SoloChicago Announces THE UNFORTUNATES for Summer
Following on the heels of its inaugural production of CHURCHILL, which played two Chicago engagements, had an Off-Broadway run last year, and continues to play around the country, Ronald Keaton & Kurt Johns’ SoloChicago Theatre has announced its sophomore offering.
Emerald City’s SCHOOLHO– USE ROCK will head to Broadway Playhouse this Summer
SCHOOLHO– USE ROCK LIVE! will play the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place July 8 through August 28, 2016. Individual tickets go on sale on Friday, April 22.
Chicago Fire’s Eamonn Walker Joins Cast of BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY
Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced today the complete cast for the Chicago premiere of BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY, a dark comedy written by 2015 Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis and directed by Steppenwolf ensemble member Yasen Peyankov. The cast features London-born actor Eamonn Walker as ex-cop Pops and ensemble member...
First Folio Announces Season, CAPTAIN BLOOD Adaptation
First Folio Theatre announced its 2016-2017 season, kicking off with the Chicago premiere of DR. SEWARD’S DRACULA this fall, followed by the world premiere adaptation of the adventure novel CAPTAIN BLOOD. SILENT SKY completes the indoor season next spring, and Shakespeare’s AS YOU LIKE IT takes the outdoor stage for...
Theatre Historical Society to Host 2016 Conclave in Chicago this Summer
Attendees to Receive Exclusive Tours of 23 Chicago-Area Venues, Masterpieces by Daniel Burnham, Louis Sullivan, Rapp and Rapp and More
FULL CAST Announced for THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL in Chicago
With rehearsals beginning this Monday, Nickelodeon has announced complete casting for THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL set to make its Pre-Broadway premiere here in Chicago this summer. Co-conceived and Directed by Steppenwolf ensemble member Tina Landau with book by Kyle Jarrow, orchestrations, arrangements & music supervision by Tom Kitt, with choreography by...