'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for August 8, 2012
by Paul W. Thompson
- Aug 8, 2012
The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to New York. The BIC preview concert in Millennium Park, concerts by Barbra Streisand, Olivia N-J and Levi Kreis, 'Man Of La Mancha,' 'Dreamgirls,' 'A Class Act' and so much more!
BWW Reviews: BoHo’s FLOYD COLLINS - An Impressive Blend of Stagecraft and Musicianship
by Paul W. Thompson
- Jun 18, 2012
Chicago's non-Equity Bohemian Theatre Ensemble has undertaken Adam Guettel and Tina Landau's 1996 off-Broadway masterpiece (or close to it) and put it on at Theater Wit on West Belmont Avenue for the next month (through July 25, 2012). If you have imagination enough to meet the company halfway, somewhere between the hardscrabble Kentucky soil and the cave beneath it where the real Floyd Collins met his doom in 1925, you will come away with a musical and theatrical experience you are unlikely to repeat anytime soon, anywhere else.
JEFF Awards Non-Equity Nominations - Full List and Statistics - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre Leads with 14 Nominations
by James T Harding
- Apr 25, 2012
The Jeff Awards today announced 124 nominations in 25 categories for Non-Equity Jeff Awards for productions that opened between April 1, 2011, and March 31, 2012. The Non-Equity Awards honor excellence in Chicago theatres not under a union contract. Jeff Awards judges covered opening nights of 154 productions offered by 71 Non-Equity producing organizations. The judges recommended 64 of those shows, making them eligible for Non-Equity Jeff Award nominations. Thirty-two theatre companies received nominations.
Two World Premieres to Debut at Silk Road Rising in 2012
by BWW
News Desk
- Apr 4, 2012
Silk Road Rising co-founders, Artistic Director Jamil Khoury and Executive Director Malik Gillani, have announced two world premiere productions for 2012, Jamil Khoury's Re-Spiced: A Silk Road Cabaret and Adriana Sevahn Nichols' Night Over Erzinga.
'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for March 28th, 2012
by Paul W. Thompson
- Mar 28, 2012
The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. 'Fela!,' 'Jersey Boys' and 'I Love Lucy' from BIC, plus 'Pippin,' 'Sexy Baby,' the return of the Silk Road, 'Annie' and all that television, plus more!
Silk Road Rising to Present World Premiere of RE-SPICED: A SILK ROAD CABARET, 4/4-5/6
by Harmony Wheeler
- Feb 21, 2012
Silk Road Rising to present the World Premiere of Re-Spiced: A Silk Road Cabaret, song and narrative selection by Jamil Khoury, directed by Steve Scott, musical direction by Ryan Brewster, and choreographed by Brenda Didier. Re-Spiced runs April 4 - May 6, 2012, in Pierce Hall at The Historic Chicago Temple Building, 77 W. Washington St, Chicago. Press opening is Saturday, April 7 at 4:00 pm.
Two World Premieres to Debut at Silk Road Rising in 2012
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Jan 11, 2012
Silk Road Rising co-founders, Artistic Director Jamil Khoury and Executive Director Malik Gillani, have announced two world premiere productions for 2012, Jamil Khoury's Re-Spiced: A Silk Road Cabaret and Adriana Sevahn Nichols' Night Over Erzinga.
Bailiwick Chicago Presents VIOLET, 9/16-10/16
by BWW
News Desk
- Sep 16, 2011
Bailiwick Chicago's upcoming production of the award-winning off-Broadway hit 'Violet,' a powerful and heartwarming story of a vulnerable young woman's challenges, loves and emotional journey, will now be staged September 16 - October 16 at the Mercury Theater, 3745 North Southport Avenue. With a score by Jeanine Tesori ('Caroline or Change' 'Thoroughly Modern Millie') and book and lyrics by Brian Crawley, 'Violet' is directed by Bailiwick Artistic Advisor Elizabeth Margolius. The press night is Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Bailiwick Chicago Presents VIOLET, 9/16-10/16
by Nicole Rosky
- Aug 29, 2011
Bailiwick Chicago's upcoming production of the award-winning off-Broadway hit 'Violet,' a powerful and heartwarming story of a vulnerable young woman's challenges, loves and emotional journey, will now be staged September 16 - October 16 at the Mercury Theater, 3745 North Southport Avenue. With a score by Jeanine Tesori ('Caroline or Change' 'Thoroughly Modern Millie') and book and lyrics by Brian Crawley, 'Violet' is directed by Bailiwick Artistic Advisor Elizabeth Margolius. The press night is Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Some Enchanted Evening Closes At Theo Ubique 6/5
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 5, 2011
Theo Ubique's sell-out hit of Some Enchanted Evening: The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein will close June 5. The extension has forced cancellation this season of the theatre company's next production, The George M. Cohan Revue, originally scheduled for May 13-July 3.
'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for March 16th, 2011
by Paul W. Thompson
- Mar 16, 2011
The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre, the marriage equality Be-In, 'Glee,' our two big summer music festivals, 'Pinkalicious,' two national tours, Stephanie Herman, Lea Salonga, more....
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