Patrick Page Brings One-Man Show to Prague
by Stephi Wild - January 06, 2019 Broadway Star Patrick Page comes to Prague for a special one-night only performance of his new one man show "Evil Genius: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain". This exclusive performance is part of the 2019 Shakespeare Theatre Association Conference hosted by Prague Shakespeare Company, on 10 Janu...
Angela Ingersoll Stars In JUDY GARLAND: COME RAIN OR COME SHINE
by Stephi Wild - February 05, 2018 Artists Lounge Live and Emery Entertainment present JUDY GARLAND: COME RAIN OR COME SHINE starring Angela Ingersoll at the Playhouse @ Westport Plaza April 12-15. Tickets are on sale now, and may be purchased through MetroTix at www.metrotix.com or by calling (314) 534-1111. Additionally, tickets wi...
Teatro Vista Announces Full AMERICAN JORNALERO Run
by A.A. Cristi - October 01, 2018 American Jornalero, a Chicago premiere by Ed Cardona Jr. about a group of Latinx immigrant day laborers who are confronted by self-styled America First vigilantes, is Teatro Vista's official entry in DESTINOS, the 2nd Chicago Latino International Theatre Festival....
Richard Esteras to Star in New CW Drama Pilot SKINNY DIP
by A.A. Cristi - March 16, 2018 According to Deadline, actor Richard Esteras has signed on as a series regular in a new drama pilot for the CW titled Skinny Dip, based on the novel by Carl Hiaasen....
Rivendell Announces Casting And Opening Date For SCIENTIFIC METHOD
by A.A. Cristi - September 11, 2018 Rivendell Theatre Ensemble (RTE), Chicago's only Equity theatre dedicated to producing new work with women at the core, presents the World Premiere of Scientific Method by Jenny Connell Davis, directed by Devon de Mayo, and featuring RTE Member Ashley Neal, with Glenn Obrero, Josh Odor, Courtney Wil...
Peninsula Players Announces Cast Of A TRICK OF THE LIGHT
by Stephi Wild - February 23, 2018 Peninsula Players Theatre presents a reading of "A Trick of the Light," a new comedy by Peter Moore, Monday, March 5 at 7 p.m., at Bjorklunden, located at 7590 Boynton Lane, Baileys Harbor. "A Trick of the Light" is the second of the three play reading series, The Play's the Thing. The series is fun...
City of Chicago Film Announces Groundbreaking Year for 2017 for Film, TV, Media Production
by Tori Hartshorn - January 25, 2018 Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Film Office at the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) today announced that local film and media production have yet again reached record levels in 2017. Last year, 580 individual film and media projects recorded an all-time high combined tota...
BWW Review: The Intense Two-Hander A STEADY RAIN is a Brilliantly Written Play that's Impeccably Executed by the Team at Gremlin Theatre
by Jill Schafer - January 20, 2018 For their second show in their new space, Gremlin Theatre is presenting the intense two-hander A STEADY RAIN. Buckle up, friends, this is a tough one. But so beautifully done. In what's basically a treatise on toxic masculinity and the damage it can do, playwright Keith Huff has created two complex ...
FOX Reclaims Demo Crown in Tight Ratings Race on Wednesday
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 08, 2018 FOX (4.375 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1) pulled back in front on Wednesday with new episodes of 'Empire' (5.024 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.5, #2) and 'Star' (3.725 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T7)....
Miami New Drama Announces Cast For ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2018 Miami New Drama is proud to announce the cast for its season opener, One Night in Miami... a play with music that focuses on the night of February 25th, 1964, when a young Cassius Clay celebrated his victory over Sonny Liston with three of his closest friends - activist Malcolm X, singer Sam Cooke a...
=East West Players Honors Tzi Ma, Lily Mariye, Dwight Stuart Youth Fund At 52nd Anniversary Visionary Awards
by A.A. Cristi - February 16, 2018 East West Players (EWP), the nation's longest-running professional theater of color and the largest producing organization of Asian Pacific American artistic work, celebrates THE COMPANY WE KEEP, its 52nd Anniversary season with the Annual Visionary Awards Dinner & Silent Auction. Recognizing the ac...
Miami New Drama Announces Cast For ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
by Julie Musbach - September 25, 2018 Miami New Drama is proud to announce the cast for its season opener, One Night in Miami... a play with music that focuses on the night of February 25th, 1964, when a young Cassius Clay celebrated his victory over Sonny Liston with three of his closest friends - activist Malcolm X, singer Sam Cooke a...
Photo Flash: Court Theatre continues 63rd Season with GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER
by A.A. Cristi - March 21, 2018 Court Theatre, under the continuing leadership of Charles Newell, Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director, continues its 2017/18 season with Guess Who's Coming to Dinner by Todd Kreidler (based on the screenplay by William Rose), directed by Marti Lyons with Associate Director Wardell Julius Clark. Gues...
Broken Nose Theatre Presents the Midwest Premiere of GIRL IN THE RED CORNER
by Julie Musbach - January 03, 2019 Broken Nose Theatre continues its seventh season with the Midwest premiere of Stephen Spotswood's drama GIRL IN THE RED CORNER, directed by Elizabeth Laidlaw, playing February 1 - March 2, 2019 at BNT's resident home, The Den Theatre...
Music Theater Works Will Present JUDY GARLAND: COME RAIN OR COME SHINE
by Julie Musbach - September 28, 2018 An homage to entertainer Judy Garland will be presented by Music Theater Works at Nichols Concert in Evanston, October 5-14, 2018....
Lookingglass Theatre Company Announces The Second Extension Of 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEAS
by A.A. Cristi - July 31, 2018 Lookingglass Theatre Company announces an extension of 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas adapted by David Kersnar and Althos Low, from the books by Jules Verne, directed by Ensemble Member David Kersnar. Due to high ticket demand, additional dates, August 30 - September 9, 2018, have been added. 20,000 ...
Barrel Of Monkeys' THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA: Stories That Groove Leads March and April
by Julie Musbach - January 03, 2018 Barrel of Monkeys is pleased to present THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA: Stories That Groove, the company's annual all-musical revue, directed Eunice Woods, with music direction by Jon Schneidman, playing Mondays at 8 pm from March 12 April 9, 2018 at the Neo-Futurist Theater, 5153 N. Ashland Ave. in Chicag...
NBC Shares Primetime Schedule For 2/19-3/18
by Tori Hartshorn - February 21, 2018 NBC Shares Primetime Schedule For 2/19-3/18...
NBC Wins Wednesday Night with Christmas Programming, Fox Wins Demo with EMPIRE
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 29, 2018 FOX (4.357 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1) held off the demo competition on a tight Wednesday with new episodes from 'Empire' (5.048 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T2) and 'Star' (3.666 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.1, #7)....
Silk Road Rising presents THE PLURALITY OF PRIVACY PROJECT
by A.A. Cristi - December 01, 2017 Silk Road Rising (Chief Programming Officer & Mission Trustee, Jamil Khoury, and Executive Director, Malik Gillani) is proud to announce P3M5: The Plurality of Privacy Project in 5-Minute Plays, the first in a pairing of staged readings in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut....
Steppenwolf Announces Cast For Young Adults Upcoming Show
by Julie Musbach - October 17, 2018 Steppenwolf for Young Adults (SYA) announced full casting for its upcoming production of We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as South West Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884-1915 by Jackie Sibblies Drury, co-directed by Hallie...
ABC Wins Wednesday Night Ratings with the CMA AWARDS
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 15, 2018 ABC (10.060 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.1, #1) surged in front on Wednesday thanks to its telecast of 'The 52nd Annual CMA Awards' (10.060 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.1, #1)....
Fox Wins Wednesday Night Ratings Again with the WORLD SERIES
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 25, 2018 FOX (11.317 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.8, #1) was of course the top draw on Wednesday thanks to its coverage of the 'World Series, Game 2' (11.317 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.8, #1)....
Wisconsin Premiere of SALVAGE Opens This September
by A.A. Cristi - August 29, 2018 Peninsula Players Theatre, America's Oldest Professional Resident Summer Theatre, presents the Wisconsin premiere of "Salvage," a new play by Michigan playwright, Joseph Zettelmaier. ...
NBC Wins a Competitive Halloween Ratings Night
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 01, 2018 NBC (7.517 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #1) pulled in front on a very competitive Halloween night thanks to new episodes from 'Chicago Med' (7.691 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T5), 'Chicago Fire' (7.908 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T2) and 'Chicago PD' (6.952 milli... |