Remy Bumppo Names New Associate Artistic Director
Pictured: Ian Frank Remy Bumppo Theatre Company has announced that Ian Frank will take on the role of Associate Artistic Director, a first for the company. “I am more than pleased to have Ian Frank assume his new title and also become the latest addition to our group of Associate...
Victory Gardens Announces 45th Season
Victory Gardens Theater has announced the slate for the 2019-20 season—its 45th.
City Lit Announces TWO DAYS IN COURT Cast and Designers
Pictured: Sarah Beth Tanner City Lit Theater has announced the 17-person cast for the company’s season closer — a double-bill of one-acts, dubbed TWO DAYS IN COURT, directed by Artistic Director Terry McCabe. TWO DAYS IN COURT will feature THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER by Stephen Vincent Benet based on...
Joel Kim Booster Comes to The Den for 4 Performances
Comedian Joel Kim Booster will stop at The Den Theatre for four performances May 10 – 11. Joel Kim Booster is a Chicago-bred, Los Angeles-based comedian who has appeared on “Conan,” “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” Netflix’s “The Fix,” and more. In 2017, he recorded a stand-up special...
Eclectic Announces Casting for “The Secret of the Biological Clock”
(l to r)- Aziza Macklin, Mark Tacderas, Kelly Levander Eclectic Full Contact Theatre has announced casting for the world premiere of “The Secret of the Biological Clock,” directed by Artistic Director Katherine Seigel. Andie Arthur’s script plays on what happens to our favorite teen detectives—like Nancy Drew and the Hardy...
Lookingglass Announces “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” Cast and Staff
Photo: Cordelia Dewdney as Mary Shelley in a promo image. Lookingglass Theatre Company has announced the cast and production staff for their new adaptation of “Frankenstein,” written and directed by Ensemble Member David Catlin, creator of the company’s creator of “Moby Dick” and “Lookingglass Alice.” “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” runs May...
Lyric Opera Announces Complete Cast for WEST SIDE STORY
Lyric Opera has announced the rest of the cast for its new co-production of WEST SIDE STORY, which will feature nearly 100 artists from Chicago and across the country.
Broadway In Chicago Announces Next Season
Photo: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND On Broadway | Joan Marcus Broadway In Chicago has announced the productions that will make up its next season, including the previously announced pre-Broadway world premiere of the Britany Spears musical ONCE UPON A ONE MORE TIME, TimeLine Theatre’s Chicago premiere of OSLO, and the...
Steppenwolf Appoints Filmmaker and Actor Leelai Demoz as Associate Artistic Director
Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced that it will bring on Leelai Demoz as its new Associate Artistic Director. Demoz is a founding partner of Small Ax, a digital production company/agency based in Venice, California, where he produced the award-winning film “DIFRET” (2014 Sundance World Cinema and 2014 Berlin Panorama Audience...
Brown Paper Box Co. Announces Season
Pictured: L M Feldman | Photo by Joey Stocks Brown Paper Box Co. has announced their 2019/20 season, kicking off in May with “Holding On,” a 2-night community-focused cabaret at Under the Gun Theater. In summer 2019, the company will present the Midwest premiere of L M Feldman’s “Grace, or...