Filament Announces “Edward Tulane” Cast and Designers
Filament Theatre announces the cast and design team for “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.”
MEAN GIRLS Will Stop in Chicago This Year
Broadway In Chicago has announced that the first national tour of the Broadway hit MEAN GIRLS—based on the hit film—will be coming to the James M. Nederlander Theatre (24 W. Randolph, formerly the “Oriental”) for a limited 5-week engagement December 25, 2019 to January 26, 2020. Mean Girls features a...
Physical Theater Festival Line-Up Announced
Returning for its sixth year, Chicago’s Physical Theater Festival will present a slate of live storytelling told through highly physical and visual means. Festival Directors Alice da Cunha and Marc Frost announced today three acts from Denmark, the UK and Chicago that will perform at the festival.
Underscore Appoints New Artistic Director
Underscore Theatre Company has announced the appointment of Whitney Rhodes as its new Artistic Director. Rhodes succeeds Laura Stratford, who co-founded the company in 2011 and has since served as Executive Director, Co-Artistic Director, and most recently, Artistic Director. “For the majority of my career as a creative artist and...
Review | ACT(S) OF GOD at Lookingglass
Kareem Bandealy’s piece is a roller coaster — both tonally and emotionally — that leaves much heavy lifting to an impeccable ensemble of actors with tremendous talent and range.
Review | MAMMA MIA! at Drury Lane
MAMMA MIA! Is absolute fluff. It’s a jukebox musical featuring the music of ABBA, for Pete’s sake. And I am here for it.
Dandelion Theatre Announces Season, New Associate Artists
Dandelion Theatre has announced their fifth season, featuring works written by Chicago-based playwrights, and a slate of new associate artists.
Off to Camp: Inside LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS with Costume Designer Serena Sandoval
There are some designers, some theaters, that don’t dare to embrace the tacky. But there are some shows where tacky just works. In the case of “Little Shop of Horrors,” one of the most famous campy-horror films ever created, leaning into the nature of the tacky, of the camp itself, is essential for pulling off the production.
Chicago Children’s Theatre Announces World Premiere “The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963” Cast & Staff
Chicago Children’s Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for its 13th season finale, the world premiere of “The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963,” a civil rights-era family drama based on the Newberry-winning young adult novel by Christopher Paul Curtis about the 1963 Birmingham church bombing. Cheryl L....
Theatre Above the Law Casts IRON KISSES
Theatre Above the Law has announced the cast for its upcoming production of IRON KISSES by James Stil, directed by Tony Lawry. A story of a family: a son who made up for being gay by being perfect; a daughter who treats her daughter the way her mother treated her;...