Casting Announced For Underscore Theatre's THE BALLAD OF LEFTY & CRABBE
by Julie Musbach - May 13, 2019 Underscore Theatre Company announces casting for its musical comedy THE BALLAD OF LEFTY & CRABBE....
ONCE UPON A RIVER Premieres as Centerpiece Film at Bentonville Film Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 09, 2019 Filmmaker Haroula Rose, who has directed, produced and had her original music featured in projects like FRUITVALE STATION, AMERICAN HORROR STORY, STILL ALICE and LOST AND FOUND, makes her feature directorial debut with the stirring dramatic tale, ONCE UPON A RIVER, Bentonville's Centerpiece Selectio...
Angela Ingersoll Sings Judy Garland At Mercury Theater Chicago's Venus Cabaret
by A.A. Cristi - May 07, 2019 Artists Lounge Live presents GET HAPPY: ANGELA INGERSOLL SINGS JUDY GARLAND, June 20-30, at Mercury Theater Chicago's Venus Cabaret Theater, 3745 N. Southport Avenue, Chicago. Angela Ingersoll's Emmy-nominated performance, as seen on PBS, celebrates Judy Garland live in concert with virtuosic vocals...
RATINGS: FOX Finales Claim Demo Crown on Wednesday
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 09, 2019 FOX (3.778 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #1) pulled back in front among adults 18-49 on Wednesday thanks to the season finales of 'Empire' (4.094 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.2, #2) and 'Star' (3.462 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4)....
RATINGS: FOX and NBC Share Wednesday's Demo Crown
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 04, 2019 NBC (7.618 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T1) was the most-watched network on Wednesday thanks to its trio of 'Chicago Med' (7.845 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T6), 'Chicago Fire' (8.103 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T3) and 'Chicago PD' (6.905 million viewers, #4; a...
Theatre And Improv Veterans Star In New Dungeons & Dragons Audio Adventure Podcast
by Julie Musbach - May 21, 2019 Play+1 and Charging Moose Media announce Encounter Party!, an audio adventure governed by the rules of Dungeons & Dragons. Set inside the world of Ravnica from the popular game Magic: the Gathering, Encounter Party! takes five adventurers on an epic adventure filled with mystery, intrigue, puzzles, ...
Underscore Theatre Company Announces THE BALLAD OF LEFTY & CRABBE
by Julie Musbach - April 04, 2019 Underscore Theatre Company concludes its 2018-19 season with the musical comedy THE BALLAD OF LEFTY & CRABBE, playing June 8 - July 14, 2019 at Underscore's newly-remodeled, permanent home, The Understudy, 4609 N. Clark St. in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood....
FOX, THE MASKED SINGER Top Ratings Demos on Wednesday Night
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 17, 2019 FOX (5.158 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.6, #1) was still the network to beat on Wednesday with originals from 'Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back' (3.422 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T8) and 'The Masked Singer' (6.893 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.2, #1)....
RATINGS: NBC Opens 2020 on Top on Wednesday
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 02, 2020 NBC (4.083 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T1) opened 2020 on top with its crossover encores of 'Chicago Fire' (3.702 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T5), 'Chicago Med' (4.120 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T2) and 'Chicago PD' (4.429 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0....
Rubicon Opens 22nd Season With Immersive BIG RIVER: THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
by A.A. Cristi - October 16, 2019 Rubicon Theatre opens the company's 22nd Season with an environmental production of the musical Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, opening October 26 at 7pm and continuing through November 10, 2019. Directed by Kirby Ward, with a company of 23, the production runs Wednesdays through Sund...
Court Theatre And Nambi E. Kelley Win Prince Prize For Commissioning Original Work
by Julie Musbach - April 15, 2019 Court Theatre and playwright Nambi E. Kelley have received the Prince Prize for Commissioning Original Work for 2018. Prince Charitable Trusts makes an award of $75,000 each year to a major Chicago dance, music, visual arts or theater company. When the Trust approached Court Theatre about projects t...
THE MASKED SINGER Leads FOX to a Wednesday Demo Win
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 24, 2019 FOX (5.357 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.7, #1) continued its demo reign on Wednesday with fresh installments from 'Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back' (3.614 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T6) and 'The Masked Singer' (7.101 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.3, #1)....
RATINGS: More Than 21 Million Tune in for World Series Finale on FOX
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 31, 2019 FOX (21.187 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 5.6, #1) got another boost on Wednesday with its presentation of the concluding 'World Series, Game 7' (21.187 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 5.6, #1)....
RATINGS: ABC Gets Boost on Wednesday from LIVE IN FRONT OF A STUDIO AUDIENCE
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 23, 2019 ABC (7.768 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1) got a boost on the final night of the May sweeps period with 'Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons'' (10.360 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.7, #1) followed by 'All About 'All in the Fami...
New Optics Film Festival Showcases The Next Generation Of Filmmakers
by Julie Musbach - March 11, 2019 High school students will debut original films March 16 surrounded by celebrity actors, directors and writers at the second annual New Optics Film Festival, held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Columbia College Hollywood....
Court Theatre Announces Casting For KING HEDLEY II
by A.A. Cristi - July 15, 2019 Court Theatre, under the continuing leadership of Charles Newell, Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director, and Angel Ysaguirre, Executive Director, has announced casting for August Wilson's King Hedley II, directed by Resident Artist Ron OJ Parson. King Hedley II runs September 12 - October 13, 2019 at ...
RATINGS: Fox Continues Wednesday Demo Reign with THE MASKED SINGER
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 21, 2019 FOX (5.896 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.9, #1) continued its demo reign on Wednesday thanks to fresh installments from 'Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back' (3.568 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T6) and 'The Masked Singer' (8.224 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.6, #1)....
Greenhouse Theater & GLP Productions Present N
by Julie Musbach - July 26, 2019 Greenhouse Theater Center and GLP Productions present the world premiere of David Alex's political drama N, directed by TaRon Patton, playing October 24 a?" November 17, 2019 in The Greenhouse Theater Center's Upstairs Studio, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago....
Hulu's LOOKING FOR ALASKA Announces Additional Series Regulars
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 21, 2019 Hulu's upcoming (8-episode) limited series, Looking For Alaska, announces additional series regulars: Denny Love, Jay Lee, Landry Bender, Sofia Vassilieva, Uriah Shelton, and Jordan Connor. They join previously announced series regulars, Kristine Froseth and Charlie Plummer. The series comes from Pa...
Photo Flash: First Look at THE HUMANS at Geva Theatre Center
by Stephi Wild - February 20, 2019 Geva Theatre Center presents The Humans, by Stephen Karam and directed by Mark Cuddy, in the Elaine P. Wilson Stage from February 19 through March 17....
Photo Flash: Get A First Look At THE ENGAGEMENT at Hartford Stage
by Alan Henry - January 11, 2019 Hartford Stage Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak and Managing Director Michael Stotts will present Samuel Baum's The Engagement Party, directed by Tresnjak. Zach Appelman, Richard Bekins, Mia Dillon and Beth Riesgraf lead the cast. The world premiere play will perform Thursday, January 10, through Su...
New Optics Film Festival Showcases The Next Generation Of Filmmakers
by Julie Musbach - March 11, 2019 High school students will debut original films March 16 surrounded by celebrity actors, directors and writers at the second annual New Optics Film Festival, held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Columbia College Hollywood....
RATINGS: NBC Takes Top Spot Wednesday with 'Chicago' Dramas
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 28, 2019 NBC (7.743 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #1) held off the competition on Wednesday with its lineup of 'Chicago Med' (7.986 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T2), 'Chicago Fire' (8.183 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T2) and 'Chicago PD' (7.061 million viewers, #4; adults 18...
Geva Theatre Center's 46th Season Continues With THE HUMANS
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2019 Geva Theatre Center presents The Humans, by Stephen Karam and directed by Mark Cuddy, in the Elaine P. Wilson Stage from February 19 through March 17....
Meet the Cast of LINDA VISTA- Now in Previews!
by Julie Musbach - September 19, 2019 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Tracy Letts takes a brutally comedic look at Wheeler, a 50-year-old divorcee in the throes of a mid-life spiral. Get to know the cast below as they begin Broadway performances!... |