Chicago’s HAMILTON Gets $10 Digital Lottery – How to Enter
Producer Jeffrey Seller and Broadway In Chicago have announced a day-of-show digital lottery for fourty-four tickets to each performance of Chicago’s production of HAMILTON, launching September 27.
IN THE HEIGHTS ANNOUNCES EXTENSION
Porchlight Theatre has announced they’ll extend IN THE HEIGHTS through October 23rd adding one week on to the run originally slated to close October 16th. Directed by Brenda Didier, music direction by Diana Lawrence, IN THE HEIGHTS features Missy Aguilar as “Daniela;” Stephen Allen as “Benny;” Frankie Leo Bennett as “Sonny,”...
SMOKEY JOE’S Delivers Chicago History and Non-Stop Talent
Turning west on Maxwell and then north on Halsted Street, a neighborhood miraculously transforms into street storefronts, with crooners and music lovers hugging the corners as shoppers moved tightly up and down the market.
Lyric Opera and Second City Announce LONGER! LOUDER! WAGNER! Cast
Lyric Opera of Chicago and The Second City have announced casting for LONGER! LOUDER! WAGNER! written by Timothy Sniffen and directed by Anneliese Toft.
Bri Sudia – Crafting Her Own Path in Chicago Theater
“I wasn’t really going to be an actor,” Bri Sudia insists. When I got a chance to interview her over the phone, she was fresh from rehearsal, stretching out after a long day at the Goodman, where she stars as Ruth Sherwood in the Mary Zimmerman-directed WONDERFUL TOWN.
Gift Launches New Play Residency: 4802
The Gift Theatre has announced the launch of 4802—the new play research and development wing named after its storefront address located on N Milwaukee Ave in Jefferson Park. In 4802, Chicago-based artists and artistic teams will be given residencies in the Gift Theatre’s 40-seat storefront, providing dedicated tailor-made time, space,...
Jackie Taylor Recieves Fifth Star Award
Jackie Taylor, founder and CEO of Black Ensemble Theater, was honored with the Fifth Star Award from the City of Chicago and Allstate Insurance Company, at a ceromony held earlier this evening at Millennium Park. Hosted by the Q Brothers, the event featured tribute performances by Black Ensemble Theater and...
Sideshow Announces Casting for GIVE IT ALL BACK by Calamity West
Cast of Sideshow Theatre Company’s world premiere of GIVE IT ALL BACK Sideshow Theatre Company has announced casting for the world premiere of GIVE IT ALL BACK by Calamity West, directed by artistic associate Marti Lyons. The production will feature Matt Fletcher, Andrew Goetten, McKenzie Chinn, Lindsey Kite, Paloma Nozicka,...
Goodman’s Full NEW STAGES Schedule and Casting Announced
Casting is complete for the three “developmental productions” featured in Goodman Theatre’s 13thannual New Stages festival, a free celebration of new works by both established and emerging playwrights. The three plays, which are staged in repertory with modest production values following three weeks of rehearsal, include BLUE SKIES PROCESS by Abe...