The Hypocrites Announce 20th Anniversary Season
The Hypocrites announced its 20th Anniversary Season, featuring five productions, including a world-premiere musical adaptation and two Chicago premieres – all by female authors.
“Now That’s What I Call Broadway” Album is…Predictable.
“Now That’s What I Call Music” is releasing its first Broadway album, and it’s pretty much what you would expect. A compilation of some of the most overplayed Broadway tunes, plus three that aren’t even originally from a musical. Jeff Moskow, head of the franchise said in a statement: “In curating...
Production Stage Manager Joseph Drummond Retires After 42 Seasons at Goodman
Joseph Drummond is hanging up his stopwatch after completing his 42nd season at the Goodman Theatre with the closing of 2666.
PerformInk Is Back!
If you are reading this, and I’ve published this letter to the website that means we’ve pulled the trigger and PerformInk has come out of hibernation. This is exciting! Hello!
$1208 for HAMILTON Tickets? In Chicago?
Yep. 6 months from the premiere of HAMILTON in Chicago, scalpers are already trying to profit on tickets in the secondary market.
The Shifting Storefront Landscape
It is no accident that there are an awful lot of 20th, 25th and 30th anniversaries to be celebrated in the foreseeable future.
White Knuckle UNITED FLIGHT 232 – Intense, Terrifying, and Unforgettable
Once you embark on United Flight 232, there is no unbuttoning your seatbelt, no releasing the tight grip your white knuckled fingers and no calming your racing heart. You can be told to prepare for this 90-minute journey but no amount of “brace, brace, brace” will dampen the impact and its long lasting effects.
What’s in a Name?
Can you imagine the Goodman being called the Kenneth? Black Ensemble Theater called the Taylor Theatre? The Royal George Theatre the Faubion Playhouse? It could have happened.