The House Theatre of Chicago Announces Upcoming Season, Including New Works
by Kelsey Denette - June 21, 2012 The House Theatre of Chicago announces its 11th Season creating 'Amazing Feats of Storytelling.'...
Museum Of The Moving Image Hosts MAGICIANS ON SCREEN
by BWW News Desk - December 10, 2011 Magic and movies are popular art forms based on make-believe. Magicians were once the world's most popular entertainers-but once cinema supplanted them, magicians quickly embraced the moving image, using it to create astonishing new illusions....
Neil Patrick Harris Featured on Animal Planet's TANKED Tonight, 9/15
by TV News Desk - September 15, 2012 There will be no shortage of blow-ups, would-be disasters and drama as the team heads out on the road for some of the biggest installs ever, for A-list clientele such Neil Patrick Harris and his Hollywood 'Magic Castle' coming up tonight, September 15, at 9 PM (ET/PT)....
House Theatre of Chicago Ends Extended HARRY HOUDINI Run
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2012 The House Theatre of Chicago continues its 10th anniversary season with an all-new re-imagining of the company's inaugural production and first ever hit, Death and Harry Houdini, which opened on January 29, 2012 and is now playing at The Chopin Theatre (1543 W. Division St.)....
BWW Reviews: Shaw Festival's RAGTIME Dazzles
by Mark Andrew Lawrence - June 05, 2012 The Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake offers a dazzling new production of the 1996 musical RAGTIME that makes a case for the show as a great American musical. A terrific cast wins standing ovations nightly at the Festival Theater where the show plays until October 14....
Park Square Theatre Presents RAGTIME 1/20-2/19
by BWW News Desk - January 20, 2012 Journey back to turn-of-the-century America, where Scott Joplin's ragtime music fills the air with an infectious beat. Ragtime: the Musical, weaves a spellbinding story of three families whose lives collide against the backdrop of New York in 'the American Century'-a white family living the privileg...
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County Presents THE NUTCRACKER, 11/29-12/30
by Kelsey Denette - November 15, 2012 Following 2011's The Sparrow and last season's sold-out-hit Death and Harry Houdini, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County is proud to partner with the famed House Theatre of Chicago for a third consecutive season to present a new holiday-themed production, THE NUTCR...
DEATH AND HARRY HOUDINI Miami Premiere At The Arsht Center
by Beau Higgins - April 21, 2012 The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County proudly presents The House Theatre of Chicago's critically-acclaimed production of DEATH and HARRY HOUDINI. This play marks the second House Theatre of Chicago production presented at the Adrienne Arsht Center after last season's...
DEATH AND HARRY HOUDINI Miami Premiere At The Arsht Center
by Beau Higgins - April 02, 2012 The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County proudly presents The House Theatre of Chicago's critically-acclaimed production of DEATH and HARRY HOUDINI. This play marks the second House Theatre of Chicago production presented at the Adrienne Arsht Center after last season's...
MYRONIC! Magic Revue Set for FringeNYC, Now thru 8/26
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2012 Magic's most bewildering duo is making a rare East Coast appearance in the confounding revue Myronic! Myron and Vera are taking the opportunity to bring their show to New York where it will appear at the Players Theatre as part of The New York International Fringe Festival....
The House Theatre of Chicago Announces Death and Harry Houdini 1/29
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 12, 2012 The House Theatre of Chicago continues its 10th anniversary season with an all-new re-imagining of the company's inaugural production and first ever hit, Death and Harry Houdini, opening on January 29, 2011 at The Chopin Theatre (1543 W. Division St.)....
The House Theatre of Chicago Announces Death and Harry Houdini 1/29
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 10, 2012 The House Theatre of Chicago continues its 10th anniversary season with an all-new re-imagining of the company's inaugural production and first ever hit, Death and Harry Houdini, opening on January 29, 2011 at The Chopin Theatre (1543 W. Division St.)....
Neil Patrick Harris to Be Featured in Animal Planet's TANKED, 9/15
by Caryn Robbins - September 05, 2012 There will be no shortage of blow-ups, would-be disasters and drama as the team heads out on the road for some of the biggest installs ever, for A-list clientele such Neil Patrick Harris and his Hollywood 'Magic Castle' coming up on Saturday, September 15, at 9 PM (ET/PT)....
Kimmel Center for the Performing Art to Present 2013 Philly International Festival of the Arts, 3/28
by Max Schwager - May 30, 2012 The Kimmel Center for the Performing Art announced the 2013 Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA) at the Arts & Business Council Awards Ceremony tonight....
Chi Children's Theatre Announces Houdini Box Illustrated Essay Contest
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 17, 2012 In Chicago Children's Theatre's upcoming world premiere of Brian Selznick's The Houdini Box, a young boy named Victor has the good fortune to meet his hero, the magician Harry Houdini. ...
Aaron Sorkin was 'Really Looking Forward to Returning to Broadway' with HOUDINI
by Nicole Rosky - January 30, 2013 'Mr. Sorkin's considerable talents are an asset to any project and we regret that he's unable to remain with HOUDINI,' said producers Scott Sanders and David Rockwell, 'However, what Hugh and the creative team continue to create is one of the most exciting projects we've ever been a part of. Our pr...
NYC's Museum of the Moving Image 'Salute' Fundraiser Honors Hugh Jackman Tonight
by BWW News Desk - December 11, 2012 Hugh Jackman will be honored by New York City's Museum of the Moving Image's annual 'Salute' fundraiser tonight, December 11, 2012, at Cipriani Wall Street....
NYC's Museum of the Moving Image 'Salute' Fundraiser Honors Hugh Jackman Tonight
by BWW News Desk - December 11, 2012 Hugh Jackman will be honored by New York City's Museum of the Moving Image's annual 'Salute' fundraiser tonight, December 11, 2012, at Cipriani Wall Street....
THE HOUDINI BOX Set for Skokie Run 3/14-25
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2012 Chicago Children's Theatre's new musical THE HOUDINI BOX, currently enjoying a run at Chicago's Mercury Theater through Mar 4, will transfer to the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 N. Skokie Blvd. in Skokie, for a second suburban run, Mar. 14-25....
Disappearing Inc.'s SMOKE AND MIRRORS Extends Through 12/31 at Promenade Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2012 Due to overwhelming demand, Smoke and Mirrors - a heartfelt comedy-drama with mind-bending magic - has been extended through December 31 at the Promenade Playhouse in Santa Monica....
Susan Mosakowski’s ESCAPE Begins 6/7 at La MaMa
by Kelsey Denette - April 24, 2012 Since its first production, The Seven Deadly Elements, premiered at La MaMa E.T.C. in 1977, the Soho-based Creation Production Company has worked to generate innovative forms of theatre....
2012 Equity Jeff Award Nominations Announced
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2012 The Jeff Awards Committee announced 197 nominations in 34 categories for Chicago Equity theatrical productions, which opened between August 1, 2011, and July 31, 2012. The Jeff Awards judges attended opening nights of 118 Equity productions offered by 55 producing organizations. From these openings,...
SMOKE AND MIRRORS Reopens Today at Road Theatre in North Hollywood
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2013 After a successful three month run at Promenade Playhouse in Santa Monica, Smoke and Mirrors - a heartfelt comedy-drama with mind-bending magic reopens today, January 26 (previews January 18 - 25) at the Road Theatre Company in North Hollywood....
Ted Schneider, Susan Louise O’Connor, et al. to Lead La MaMa's ESCAPE
by Kelsey Denette - May 11, 2012 Since its first production, The Seven Deadly Elements, premiered at La MaMa E.T.C. in 1977, the Soho-based Creation Production Company has worked to generate innovative forms of theatre. ...
The House Theatre of Chicago Announces Death and Harry Houdini 1/29
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2012 The House Theatre of Chicago continues its 10th anniversary season with an all-new re-imagining of the company's inaugural production and first ever hit, Death and Harry Houdini, opening on January 29, 2011 at The Chopin Theatre (1543 W. Division St.).... |