First Folio Announces Season, CAPTAIN BLOOD Adaptation
First Folio Theatre announced its 2016-2017 season, kicking off with the Chicago premiere of DR. SEWARD’S DRACULA this fall, followed by the world premiere adaptation of the adventure novel CAPTAIN BLOOD. SILENT SKY completes the indoor season next spring, and Shakespeare’s AS YOU LIKE IT takes the outdoor stage for...
Theatre Historical Society to Host 2016 Conclave in Chicago this Summer
Attendees to Receive Exclusive Tours of 23 Chicago-Area Venues, Masterpieces by Daniel Burnham, Louis Sullivan, Rapp and Rapp and More
HERSHEY FELDER AS IRVING BERLIN Provides A Lighthearted, Sentimental Tribute to the Great Composer
In his one-man revue HERSHEY FELDER AS IRVING BERLIN, Felder pays loving homage to the famed composer who worked his way from Tin Pan Alley to Broadway to Hollywood and beyond. This revue showcases a number of Berlin’s greatest hits, including “I’ll Be Loving You Always,” “Puttin’ on the Ritz,”...
All-Canadian Cast for DISENCHANTED! at Broadway Playhouse Announced
Starvox Entertainment announced the all-Canadian cast for DISENCHANTED!, a musical in which princesses come back to set the record straight about their storybook portrayals.
FULL CAST Announced for THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL in Chicago
With rehearsals beginning this Monday, Nickelodeon has announced complete casting for THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL set to make its Pre-Broadway premiere here in Chicago this summer. Co-conceived and Directed by Steppenwolf ensemble member Tina Landau with book by Kyle Jarrow, orchestrations, arrangements & music supervision by Tom Kitt, with choreography by...
Under The Gun’s TOURNAMENT OF SHOWS Lineup Announced
Under The Gun Theater has announced its second annual TOURNAMENT OF SHOWS. Seven comedy shows face off in a single-elimination style bracket tournament. This year’s lineup features parodies of movies, musicals, telethons and rap battles: – Never Seen It (submitted by Jeremy Sender) – Sticking to the Script (submitted by...
Capacity Building: Are We There Yet? Or Exactly How Big Are We Supposed to Be?
I would like to argue that, perhaps, one version of success is that we are doing less.
Heathers: The Musical
Kokandy Productions’ HEATHERS: The Musical plays through 4/24 at Theater Wit.
MOSQUE ALERT is Undeniably Pertinent
The production’s timing is undeniably pertinent and if the execution can gain some unapologetic confidence in its message, it can hopefully start opening some closed minds.
Steppenwolf Threatens Move to Suburbs
Enjoy our little April Fool’s joke from 4/1/16 Steppenwolf Theatre Company threatened to move the ensemble out of Lincoln Park if plans for a big, new video screen are blocked, saying Monday they need new advertising revenue to help bankroll the expansion of the Halsted Street venue. Steppenwolf Managing Director...