Tony Award-Winner Len Cariou Brings BROADWAY & THE BARD to Stage 773
Broadway star Len Cariou will bring “Broadway and the Bard: An Evening of Shakespeare & Song” to Stage 773 June 6-10. Written by Cariou, Barry Kleinbort and Mark Janas, “Broadway and the Bard” had its Off-Broadway premiere in 2016. Cariou conceived the idea for the show during his Broadway debut...
Stage 773 Announces Appointment of Director Level Positions
Stage 773 has announced two new appointments.
PerformInk’s Most Read Stories of 2017
After the dam broke in the summer of 2016 with the closing of Profiles Theater, 2017 was, not surprisingly, peppered with the outing of abuses of power. Amidst a revolutionary nationwide reckoning, Chicago theater has been the theater industry’s example, both of abusers, and of a community coming together to...
Brian Posen Steps Down at Stage 773
Brian Posen, Creative Director for Stage 773 will leave his post amidst social media accusations of inappropriate behavior, according to his Facebook page.
Flying Elephant Productions Announces Inaugural Season
A new company called Flying Elephant Productions, with Leo Schwartz as Executive Director and DC Cathro as Artistic Director, have announced its inaugural season, launching this winter with the world premiere of WE THE PEOPLE – SONGS OF THE RESISTANCE, a political song cycle about the 2016 election. Six actors...
International Physical Theater Festival Recap – Part 2
Kyle Whalen takes us inside the International Physical Theater Festival through in-depth blog recaps.
International Physical Theater Festival Recap – Part 1
Kyle Whalen recaps and reviews the offerings at the Fourth Annual International Physical Theater Festival in this 3-part blog.
BEST OF BRI-KO Takes Audience Participation a Step Too Far
Upon exiting Stage 773’s THE BEST OF BRI-KO it was unsettling to have to check that I was not tracking mushed lettuce into the carpeted lobby. This vegetable was just one of many unlikely props wielded by three actors as they explored status and relationship in this hour-long silent sketch show.
IN THE HEIGHTS Cast Announced at Porchlight
Porchlight Music Theatre announced the cast and artistic staff of their 22nd season opener, the multi-Tony Award-winning IN THE HEIGHTS
5 Years of Chicago Women’s Funny Festival
Photo courtesy of 5’10 Club. The CHICAGO WOMEN’S FUNNY FESTIVAL returns for its fifth year at Stage 773 in the Lakeview neighborhood. Led by Stage 773 Director of Operations, Jill Valentine, and Chicago actor/comedian Liz McArthur, the festival is a unique opportunity to feature and celebrate female performers in all...
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