FUN HOME Will Kick-Off Victory Gardens 17/18 Season of Premieres
Victory Gardens Theater, under the leadership of Artistic Director Chay Yew and Managing Director Erica Daniels, have announced the lineup for its 2017-2018 Season.
Audra McDonald Joins Steppenwolf’s Lookout Series
Record-breaking six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald will perform at Steppenwolf as a part of the LookOut Series on May 22 for one night only.
Tympanic Theatre Closes after 10 Years
After 10 seasons, Tympanic Theatre Company is closing. “We realized during our current run of WAITING FOR GODOT that, as a company, our members are all moving on to other equally terrific things in life and the time for Tympanic to end has come,” the press release said. The company...
Cast and Production Team Announced for THE LIARS
Promethean Theatre Ensemble has announced the cast and production team for their spring production of David Ives’ THE LIARS a translation and adaptation of Pierre Corneille’s 1643 farce of the same name.
Paramount Has Its JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Cast and Creatives
Paramount Theatre has announced casting for JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Family Dynamics Gracefully Ring True in AMERICAN HWANGAP
The great American novelist Willa Cather wrote, “There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before.” The same can be said for many families as they change and grow with the passage of time.
Spiel Chicago Episode Fifteen: Delia Kropp
SPIEL CHICAGO is a bi-weekly podcast that explores the progressive and thoughtful work of women in Chicago theater. To listen to past Spiel Chicago podcasts click here.
BEAUTIFUL Adds 4 Weeks at the Cadillac Palace
The first national tour of BEAUTIFUL – The Carole King Musical has added four additional weeks to the Chicago return engagement, and will now play Broadway In Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre December 5, 2017 through January 28, 2018.
Remy Bumppo Announces 17/18 Season
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company’s 21st season, entitled “Truth Be Told,” will explore complex relationships with three different productions including a world premiere adaptation by Ranjit Bolt and a U.S. premiere.
Engaging Performances Make THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE a Must See
I’m impressed. Bluebird Arts is the only theater company in Chicago dedicated to producing consecutive productions in English and Russian. What makes this more impressive is that even with such an intensive undertaking, their work is good.