Chicago’s HAMILTON Announces Next Burr
Producer Jeffrey Seller announced this morning that Tony Award nominee Daniel Breaker will replace Wayne Brady in the Chicago company of HAMILTON as Aaron Burr. He will begin performances on Tuesday, April 11. Brady’s run as Burr is ending as previously scheduled. Breaker received a Tony Award nomination for his...
Cole, Morton, Mahoney, Letts, Landau Highlight Steppenwolf’s 17/18 Season
Steppenwolf Theatre Company Artistic Director Anna D. Shapiro and Executive Director David Schmitz announced today the 2017/18 Season.
Yale Awards Ike Holter $165,000 Windham-Campbell Prize
Yale University announced today that Chicago playwright Ike Holter (HIT THE WALL, EXIT STRATEGY, THE WOLF AT THE END OF THE BLOCK) is one of eight recipients of the Windham-Campbell Prizes for “literary achievement or promise.” The Windham-Campbell Prizes were founded in 2013 by novelist Donald Windham in memory of...
Neo-Futurists Name Late Night Show
Pictured: Audience featuring Kurt Chiang. Photo by Evan Hanover. The Neo-Futurists in Chicago, along with the New York and the San Francisco companies, have announced the new name of their late night shows, following founder Greg Allen’s revocation of the trademark license for Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind last November. The...
Porchlight Music Theatre Announces 17/18 Season
Michael Weber, artistic director of Porchlight Music Theatre, is proud to announce Porchlight Music Theatre’s 2017 – 2018 season which includes mainstage production of BILLY ELLIOT, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG and MEMPHIS and the continuation of Porchlight Revisits and New Faces Sing Broadway. Porchlight Mainstage and Porchlight Revisits productions take...
Lookingglass Announces 30th Season and Featured Casting
Ensemble Member David Schwimmer will return to direct a Kevin Douglas’ world premiere comedy PLANTATION!
New Colony’s SCAPEGOAT Has Its Cast and Production Team
The New Colony has announced the cast and production team for the world premiere of Connor McNamara’s SCAPEGOAT; OR (WHY THE DEVIL ALWAYS LOVED US).
Steppenwolf Welcomes New Ensemble Member
Steppenwolf Theatre Company Artistic Director Anna D. Shapiro announced today the addition of a new ensemble member.
Teatro Vista Adds Managing Director and Six Ensemble Members
Pictured: Ayssette Muñoz Teatro Vista Executive Artistic Director Ricardo Gutiérrez announced Friday the addition of six artists to the company’s ensemble, along with the appointment of a new Managing and Development Director, Sylvia Hevia. Hevia has a 15+ year track producing Latinx cultural events, including through her own multicultural event production company,...
DirectorsLab Chicago’s Artistic Director Steps Down
Effective immediately DirectorsLabChicago’s co-founder Elizabeth Margolius has stepped down as Artistic Director, a position she’s held since founding the company in 2005.