Cast and Staff Announced for Chicago Premiere of CASA VALENTINA

Cast and Staff Announced for Chicago Premiere of CASA VALENTINA

Pride Films and Plays has announced the cast and design team for the Chicago premiere of CASA VALENTINA, by Harvey Fierstein, Directed by Artistic Associate Michael D. Graham, the production will feature Patrick Byrnes as George/Valentina and Nicholia Q. Aguirre as George’s wife Rita, the proprietors of Casa Valentina. Danne...

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Review: “The Winter’s Tale” at Goodman Theatre

Review: “The Winter’s Tale” at Goodman Theatre

Will Allan (Clown) with Amanda Drinkall Mopsa), Xavier Bleuel (Florizel), Chloe Baldwin (Perdita), Cher Alvarez (Nell), Martin Zebari (Shepherd), Susaan Jamshidi (Dorcas) and Christopher Sheard (Shepherd) | Photo Credit: Liz Lauren By Conor McShane The works of William Shakespeare are woven so heavily into the fabric of English-speaking culture that...

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Kokandy Sets “Head Over Heels” Cast & Staff

Kokandy Sets “Head Over Heels” Cast & Staff

Featuring songs by The Go-Go’s, “Head Over Heels” makes its Chicago debut just six months after closing on Broadway.

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Chicago’s “Hamilton” Announces Closing Date

Chicago’s “Hamilton” Announces Closing Date

The final block of tickets will go on sale on Friday, May 17 at 10:00 a.m.

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Review | MAD BEAT HIP AND GONE at Promethean

Review | MAD BEAT HIP AND GONE at Promethean

“It often feels like we are being given glimpses of the great play this could have been, somewhere three drafts deep — and there’s something beautiful in that.”

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Otherworld Announces Cast for “Man-Flesh: A Fellowship of the Ring Parody”

Otherworld Announces Cast for “Man-Flesh: A Fellowship of the Ring Parody”

Science Fiction and Fantasy theater Otherworld has announced casting for “Taste of Man-Flesh: A Fellowship of the Ring Parody,” adapted by Mary-Kate Arnold, Michael Jay Bullaro, and Kai Young and directed by Michael Jay Bullaro. The cast features Otherworld Theatre company members Mary-Kate Arnold (Arwen/Galadriel), Jacob Bates (Saruman/Elrond), Michael Jay...

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Paramount Announces Four One-Night Touring Acts

Paramount Announces Four One-Night Touring Acts

Pictured: Bernadette Peters | Andrew Eccles Aurora’s Paramount Theatre has announced additional touring programming that will complement their previously announced subscription season. Broadway legend Bernadette Peters will perform in concert Saturday, August 17, fresh off her recent stint in “Hello, Dolly!” On October 29, the UK act Fast Love: A...

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Underscore Casts “The Ballad of Lefty & Crabbe”

Underscore Casts “The Ballad of Lefty & Crabbe”

Underscore Theatre Company has announced the cast and production team for a full production of “The Ballad of Lefty & Crabbe.”

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Gift Sets Cast and Design Team for WOLF PLAY

Gift Sets Cast and Design Team for WOLF PLAY

Pictured: (left to right) ensemble member Jennifer Glasse with Isa Arciniegas, Dan Lin, Tim Martin, and AJ McGhee. The Gift Theatre has announced casting for its Chicago premiere of South Korean playwright Hansol Jung’s WOLF PLAY. In it, an American couple decides to ‘un-adopt’ their young Korean son because they...

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Cast Announced for Sideshow and Rivendell’s SOMETHING CLEAN Premiere

Cast Announced for Sideshow and Rivendell’s SOMETHING CLEAN Premiere

Sideshow Theatre Company and Rivendell Theatre Ensemble have announced the casting for the Midwest premiere of “Something Clean.”

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