The Milk Can Theatre Company Presents 'Natives' & 'Disorder Plays' In Rep 5/14 -30May 12, 2010The Milk Can Theatre Company presents its seventh season production of two new works in which eccentric behavior and mental illness are often separated by little more than a razor's edge. Presented in repertory, ML Kinney's full-length comedy Life Among the Natives, a story of coming out and coming to terms with one's roots - and The Disorder Plays, an evening of six short works both somber and satirical, about psychiatric disorders and mental illness - will be presented at The Theatre at 30th Street, located at 259 West 30th Street, beginning May 14th through May 30th.
The Brick Theater Presents REDBEARD & DOMICELLA 6/4-27May 12, 2010In Redbeard & Domicella, two high school sweethearts deliver a bold retrospective of their young marriage in 'he said, she said' fashion. The witty, irrepressible Redbeard works in a bicycle shop near Brighton Beach; the slightly-built, titanic-hearted Domicella splits her time between a desk at the District Attorney's Office, and the kitchen table where she writes. The play speaks (too soon?) about instances of loss as disparate as September 11th and Michael Jackson's death, as well as Domicella's own close scrape on the wild streets of New York.
Runway Theatre's GETTING SARA MARRIED Runs Through 5/16May 12, 2010In this sweet story, Sara Hastings is a single lawyer who is too busy for romance. Her Aunt Martha decides to take an active role in catching Sara a husband. Unfortunately, Aunt Martha takes matters into her own hands using some unorthodox and ridiculous methods of matchmaking. Will Aunt Martha's meddling find true love for Sara?
Photo Flash: Steppenwolf Theatre's GALA 2010May 12, 2010More than 600 guests attended Steppenwolf's Theatre Company's GALA 2010 on Saturday, May 8, 2010 - raising over $1 million for Steppenwolf's artistic and community programming.
Tickets For AVENUE At The Civic Theatre Go On Sale 5/16May 12, 2010AVENUE Q, the smash-hit Broadway musical about real life in New York City, as told by a cast of people and puppets, will return to San Diego at the CIVIC THEATRE, performing Tuesday July 6 through Sunday July 11, 2010. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Sunday May 16 at 10AM.
Eminem And Jay-Z To Headline Detroit's Comerica Park 9/2May 12, 2010Two superstars, two stadiums, two concerts, two unforgettable events. In a rare co-headlining concert pairing, JAY-Z, who has scored more #1 albums than any solo artist in history, and EMINEM, the biggest selling artist of the 2000s, will share a stage with each headlining in his own hometown--EMINEM at Detroit's Comerica Park and JAY-Z at New York's Yankee Stadium.
Non-Equity Jeff Awards Nominations AnnouncedMay 12, 2010The Jeff Awards have announced 105 nominations in 24 categories for Non-Equity Jeff Awards, which honor excellence in Chicago theatres not under a union contract, for productions that opened between April 1, 2009, and March 31, 2010. The Jeff Awards judged the opening nights of 116 productions offered by 55 non-Equity producing organizations and recommended 51 shows for further judging, making those 51 eligible for Non-Equity Jeff Award nominations in all categories.