Den Theatre to Produce “Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees”
The Den Theatre has announced the Chicago debut of the Off-Broadway production “Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees.”
Den to Produce “Blackbird,” Cast Announced
Photo: (left to right) Haley Burgess, Mark L. Montgomery, and Autumn Hlava. The Den Theatre has announced a revival of David Harrower’s drama “Blackbird,” directed by ensemble member Lia Mortensen. The cast includes Haley Burgess and Mark L. Montgomery with Autumn Hlava. Blackbird will play March 21 – April 26,...
Comedian Drew Michael Comes to The Den
Michael’s self-titled, one-hour HBO special was released to critical acclaim, earning a Writers Guild Award nomination, the only stand-up special to do so last year.
Casting Announced for ROMEO AND JULIET
The Family Crest, The Den Theatre and Jacaranda Collective have announced the cast of ROMEO AND JULIET: A Spectacular Retelling of The World’s Greatest Love Story.
Review | FOUR PLACES at the Den Theatre
Joel Drake Johnson’s 2008 play FOUR PLACES, the first show produced by the Den Theatre itself in about five years, begins and ends with its characters in a car, mostly not talking, punctuating the silence with banal observations.
Joel Kim Booster Comes to The Den for 4 Performances
Comedian Joel Kim Booster will stop at The Den Theatre for four performances May 10 – 11. Joel Kim Booster is a Chicago-bred, Los Angeles-based comedian who has appeared on “Conan,” “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” Netflix’s “The Fix,” and more. In 2017, he recorded a stand-up special...
LA HAVANA MADRID Gets Remount at The Den Theatre
Sandra Delgado’s smash immersive hit event LA HAVANA MADRID will return to Chicago next spring in a co-production between Teatro Vista and Collaboraction.
Review: 9 TO 5 at Firebrand Theatre
The stellar talent onstage and Dolly’s consistently superb music contribute to make this show both a reminder of where we’ve been and what we can still achieve.
BAT BOY Provides Delectably Peculiar and Dark Musical Entertainment
Delightfully quirky and darkly comic, BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL makes its Chicago premiere in this Griffin Theatre production with direction by Scott Weinstein. The Den Theatre proves an ideal venue for this strange and wonderful musical with music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming. And Griffin Theatre’s ensemble delivers with vocal expertise and keen acting, milking the show’s material for maximum comedic value and audience delight.
ADDING MACHINE is Well-Oiled and Perfectly Timed
ADDING MACHINE is not going to fill you with hope for the future, or hope for humanity, and it’s certainly not going to give you all the answers to your many questions about the show. What it will do is hook you from the moment you walk into the theater.