NATIVE GARDENS to Tour to 4 Community Partner Venues
by A.A. Cristi - June 08, 2018 The Globe is happy to announce that the Globe for All Tour will continue to bring shows to the community in 2018, with support provided by Theatre Forward's Advancing Strong Theatre grant program. Following the Globe engagement of Karen Zacarias's hilarious comedy directed by Edward Torres, Native G...
Fulton Theatre Mounts Biggest Production Yet THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
by Julie Musbach - June 04, 2018 On June 5, 2018, the Fulton Theatre launches The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the theatre's season finale and biggest production of the 2017/2018 season. The Hunchback of Notre Dame will also be one of the largest shows in the theatre's one hundred sixty six year history. Over ninety cast and choir mem...
Julia Knitel, Jennifer Cody, and More Complete Cast for The Muny's GYPSY
by Julie Musbach - May 15, 2018 The Muny announced today its complete cast and design team for the theatre's centennial season production of Gypsy, July 27 - August 2. Gypsy is proudly sponsored by Missouri Lottery....
All Aboard the Hogwarts Express! Meet the Cast of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD- Now in Previews!
by Julie Musbach - March 16, 2018 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is ready to il-lumos-nate your mind, tug at your dragon heart strings, and most importantly, welcome you back home to Hogwarts as it begins previews tonight. Get to know the cast below as they begin Broadway performances!...
Booker Garrett, Sayra Player, and More Cast in THE HURRICANE PARTY
by Julie Musbach - August 09, 2018 THE COLLECTIVE NY announces complete casting for the world premiere production of David Thigpen's THE HURRICANE PARTY, directed by Tony Award Nominee Maria Dizzia (In the Next Room). Previews begin on Wednesday, August 29 at the Studio Stage at the Cherry Lane Theatre. Opening night is set for Tuesd...
Victory Gardens Theater Presents BREACH By Antoinette Nwandu
by A.A. Cristi - January 18, 2018 Victory Gardens Theater continues its 43rd season with BREACH: a manifesto on race in america through the eyes of a black girl recovering from self-hate, written by Antoinette Nwandu and directed by Lisa Portes. BREACH runs February 9 March 11, 2018, with the press performance on Friday, Fe...
Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival Announces Casting for OTHELLO
by Julie Musbach - May 16, 2018 The Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival (NDSF) has announced the casting for its upcoming production of The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice. The flagship production of the 2018 season, Othello will feature stage & screen veteran Esau Pritchett in the title role, with celebrated stage actor Robert...
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble Announces Cast of THE CAKE
by Julie Musbach - March 08, 2018 Rivendell Theatre Ensemble (RTE), Chicago's only Equity theatre dedicated to producing new work with women at the core, announces the Midwest premiere of The Cake by Bekah Brunstetter, directed by Lauren Shouse, and featuring RTE Founders Tara Mallen and Keith Kupferer, RTE Member Krystel McNeil, wi...
Fulton Theatre Presents GUYS AND DOLLS & THE THREE LITTLE PIGS
by A.A. Cristi - March 07, 2018 The nationally regarded Fulton Theatre is proud to present the Broadway classic Guys and Dolls, March 6 through March 31. Explore a simpler time when the stakes of the "game" were your biggest concern in Damon Runyon's streets of New York City....
Amy Morton to Direct Steppenwolf's GUARDS AT THE TAJ
by Julie Musbach - March 02, 2018 Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents the Chicago premiere production of Guards at the Taj by acclaimed playwright Rajiv Joseph, directed by ensemble member Amy Morton. A stunning tale about the search for beauty in desperate circumstances, the Steppenwolf production will feature the original cast me...
NBC Sweeps The Primetime Week Of 2/5-2/11
by Tori Hartshorn - February 13, 2018 NBC Sweeps The Primetime Week Of 2/5-2/11...
Rivendell Announces Extension of THE CAKE
by A.A. Cristi - May 04, 2018 Rivendell Theatre Ensemble (RTE), Chicago's only Equity theatre dedicated to producing new work with women at the core will add four performances to the run The Cake by Bekah Brunstetter, directed by Lauren Shouse, and featuring RTE Founders Tara Mallen and Keith Kupferer, RTE Member Krystel McNeil,...
RJLE Films Acquires THE STANDOFF AT SPARROW CREEK
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 11, 2018 RLJE Films (NASDAQ: RLJE) has acquired all North American rights to The Standoff at Sparrow Creek, the upcoming thriller from CINESTATE and XYZ Films. Written by Henry Dunham who is also making his feature directorial debut, the film stars James Badge Dale (13 Hours), Chris Mulkey (Captain Phillips)...
NBC Names Inaugural 'Female Forward' Class & Takes Major Stride In Putting Women In Director's Chair
by Tori Hartshorn - July 25, 2018 NBC is taking a significant step to put more women in the director's chair with the announcement of its inaugural class for Female Forward, the network's annual initiative founded last August by then-president Jennifer Salke that gives female directors a pipeline into scripted television....
Meet the Cast of THE ICEMAN COMETH- Now in Previews!
by Julie Musbach - March 23, 2018 The Iceman Cometh begins previews tonight at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Get to know the cast below as they begin Broadway performances!...
Chicago Theatres Announce FRANKENSTEIN: Unearthed
by A.A. Cristi - September 10, 2018 Lookingglass Theatre Company, Court Theatre and Manual Cinema, Lifeline Theatre, and Remy Bumppo Theatre Company announce FRANKENSTEIN: Unearthed, a one-time-only event exploring the four productions of this classic tale coming to Chicago stages during the 2018-2019 season. FRANKENSTEIN: Unearthed t...
Redhouse's ON GOLDEN POND Starring TV Star Fred Grandy Opens at Redhouse at City Center, 3/8
by A.A. Cristi - February 02, 2018 Redhouse Arts Center is thrilled to inaugurate its new City Center home with Ernest Thompson's classic On Golden Pond. Performances will take place March 8-18, 2018 and will mark the first performances at the brand new Redhouse at City Center, located at 400 South Salina Street, which boasts three n...
Something Marvelous Presents FIREFLY LOVE
by Stephi Wild - June 03, 2018 Something Marvelous, a Chicago theater company dedicated to works of magical realism, presents Firefly Love by playwright Alejandro Ricaño, in a new English translation by Hector Garza. Directed by Rinska Carrasco-Prestinary, Firefly Love runs June 30 to July 15, 2018 at the Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 ...
The Rest Of Louie Zamperini's Story Told In UNBROKEN: PATH TO REDEMPTION, In Theaters 10/5
by Tori Hartshorn - March 21, 2018 UNBROKEN: PATH TO REDEMPTION—in theaters nationwide Oct. 5, 2018— is the inspiring and powerful continuation of Louis “Louie” Zamperini's post-World War II story and his struggle to find peace and forgiveness after his ruthless treatment as a Japanese prisoner of war. While the story stands alone, t...
NBC Shares Ratings Results For Primetime Week Of April 2-8
by Tori Hartshorn - April 10, 2018 NBC has finished #2 for the primetime ratings week of April 2-8 in total viewers, led by top-10 rankings for the Monday and Tuesday editions of “The Voice,” according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research....
Green to Play Female Lead in YES; CHICAGO P.D.'s Jeanine Bartel, SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE!'s Michael Nigro, and More Also Join the Cast
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2018 Jenna Leigh Green, who is most known for starring as everybody's favorite mean girl Libby Chessler on the hit sitcom 'Sabrina, the Teenage Witch', as well as her stage performances in WICKED and BARE, will play the female lead role of Annie Caden in the upcoming motion picture YES, based on Tim Real...
Photo Flash: Rajiv Joseph's GUARDS AT THE TAJ In Rehearsal At Steppenwolf
by A.A. Cristi - May 14, 2018 Now in rehearsals, Steppenwolf Theatre Company is thrilled to present Guards at the Taj, a stunning tale about the search for beauty in desperate circumstances, written by acclaimed playwright Rajiv Joseph (Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo). As previously announced, ensemble member Amy Morton directs...
Something Marvelous Presents FIREFLY LOVE
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2018 Something Marvelous, a Chicago theater company dedicated to works of magical realism, presents Firefly Love by playwright Alejandro Ricaño, in a new English translation by Hector Garza. Directed by Rinska Carrasco-Prestinary, Firefly Love runs June 30 to July 15, 2018 at the Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 ...
NBC Shares Primetime Schedule For 3/5-4/1
by Tori Hartshorn - March 07, 2018 NBC Shares Primetime Schedule For 3/5-4/1...
NBC Shares Primetime Schedule For 2/19-3/18
by Tori Hartshorn - February 21, 2018 NBC Shares Primetime Schedule For 2/19-3/18... |