Steppenwolf 2019-20 Season Includes Cromer-Directed BUG, 4 World Premieres
Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced the 2019/20 season today – its 44th. “The 2019/20 Season reflects our collective commitment to create more stories for more of us and is sure to stoke novel conversation and broaden our appreciation of the every-day and the extraordinary. Whether it makes you laugh, cry or...
American Blues Names Benjamin Benne as 2019 Blue Ink Recipient
Pictured: Playwright Benjamin Benne American Blues Theater has named Benjamin Benne as this year’s recipient of the national 2019 Blue Ink Playwriting Award. Benne was selected from a pool 752 submissions, and as part of the award receives a $1,250 and the opportunity to further develop his script, “Alma (or...
Filament Announces “Edward Tulane” Cast and Designers
Filament Theatre announces the cast and design team for “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.”
MEAN GIRLS Will Stop in Chicago This Year
Broadway In Chicago has announced that the first national tour of the Broadway hit MEAN GIRLS—based on the hit film—will be coming to the James M. Nederlander Theatre (24 W. Randolph, formerly the “Oriental”) for a limited 5-week engagement December 25, 2019 to January 26, 2020. Mean Girls features a...
Physical Theater Festival Line-Up Announced
Returning for its sixth year, Chicago’s Physical Theater Festival will present a slate of live storytelling told through highly physical and visual means. Festival Directors Alice da Cunha and Marc Frost announced today three acts from Denmark, the UK and Chicago that will perform at the festival.
Underscore Appoints New Artistic Director
Underscore Theatre Company has announced the appointment of Whitney Rhodes as its new Artistic Director. Rhodes succeeds Laura Stratford, who co-founded the company in 2011 and has since served as Executive Director, Co-Artistic Director, and most recently, Artistic Director. “For the majority of my career as a creative artist and...
Dandelion Theatre Announces Season, New Associate Artists
Dandelion Theatre has announced their fifth season, featuring works written by Chicago-based playwrights, and a slate of new associate artists.
Chicago Children’s Theatre Announces World Premiere “The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963” Cast & Staff
Chicago Children’s Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for its 13th season finale, the world premiere of “The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963,” a civil rights-era family drama based on the Newberry-winning young adult novel by Christopher Paul Curtis about the 1963 Birmingham church bombing. Cheryl L....
Theatre Above the Law Casts IRON KISSES
Theatre Above the Law has announced the cast for its upcoming production of IRON KISSES by James Stil, directed by Tony Lawry. A story of a family: a son who made up for being gay by being perfect; a daughter who treats her daughter the way her mother treated her;...
Black Button Eyes Announces Season
Black Button Eyes Productions has announced its 2019-20 season, featuring two Chicago premiere musicals.