Porchlight Announces 25th Season, Including “Sunset Boulevard”
Pictured: Hollis Resnik by Jason Epperson Porchlight Music Theatre has announced its 25th Anniversary season, kicking off in October with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s haunting “Sunset Boulevard” starring Hollis Resnik. Following is “Sophisticated Ladies,” a revue of Duke Ellington music opening next January. Closing out the season is the Chicago premiere...
Strawdog Announces Cast and Designers for TAKE ME
Pictured (top, l to r): Nicole Bloomsmith, Kamille Dawkins, Carmine Grisolia and Michael Reyes with (bottom, l to r) Kristen Alesia, Megan DeLay, David Gorden-Johnson, Loretta Rezos and Matt Rosin. Strawdog Theatre Company has announced the cast and design team for the world premiere of TAKE ME, a musical comic...
Anna D. Shapiro to Direct THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Musical
Steppenwolf Artistic Director Anna D. Shapiro has been announced as the director of the in-development musicalization of “The Devil Wears Prada,” featuring music by Sir Elton John, lyrics by Shaina Taub and a book by Paul Rudnick. Based on Lauren Weisberger’s best-selling 2003 novel and the 2006 film, the Broadway-bound...
Steppenwolf Has Its MS. BLAKK FOR PRESIDENT Cast and Designers
Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced the full cast and design team for the world premiere of MS. BLAKK FOR PRESIDENT, co-written by ensemble members Tina Landau and Tarell Alvin McCraney. Conceived by Landau, who also directs this true and little-known Chicago story, the production will feature Tarell Alvin McCraney as...
Remy Bumppo Announces 2019/20 Season, Including First Commission
Remy Bumppo Theatre announces the three shows that will make up its 19/20 season.
Understanding the Monster: Inside LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS with Puppet Coach Matthew Sitz
Our “Inside” series takes you behind the scenes of productions through blog posts written by the artists in the trenches. To read past “Inside” pieces, click here. By Matthew Sitz I’ve been a part of eight productions of Little Shop of Horrors at a myriad of theaters – and no...
Chicago Symphony Orchestra on Strike over Pension Roadblock
After nearly a year of contract negotiations, the 100 musicians of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra are on strike.
Chicago Inclusion Project to Offer Pay-What-You-Can Training Program
The Chicago Inclusion Project is launching a new training program for artists in underrepresented communities. The Professional Performance Training Series is built in association with Jackalope and Steppenwolf theaters and will operate under a pay-what-you-can model. The series will consist of masterclasses, workshops, and mentor lectures from Chicago theater luminaries....
League to Honor Nussbaum, Free Street, and Aguijón at Gala
The League of Chicago Theatres has announced the recipients of honors at its 40th Anniversary gala, Monday, May 20, 2019 at the Palmer House Hilton. Legendary Chicago actor Mike Nussbaum, the oldest working member of Actor’s Equity Association, will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Nussbaum’s career has spanned...
Theater Wit Announces Cast & Staff for “Admissions”
Theater Wit has announced the cast for the Chicago premiere of Joshua Harmon’s “Admissions,” a satire about liberal white America through the lens of racial diversity in private schools.