The Ritz Theatre Co. Announces 2019 Season
by Julie Musbach - July 26, 2018 'We introduce our 2019 Season of variety. We cross centuries and continents with our selections which contain fabulous stories, memorable music, stunning sets, and brilliant costumes. Come on in and make yourself comfortable in our 1927 Vaudeville Theatre.'...
Sweet Nell Productions Presents The Special Livestream World Premiere Of Justin Sayre's THE DUCKS
by Stephi Wild - April 19, 2020 ...
Photo Flash: First Look at ONE FLEA SPARE at Connective Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - July 06, 2019 Connective Theatre Company, founded in the fall of 2018 as a collective of Chicago artists committed to creating diverse stories for the stage, is performing their first production July 5 - 21, 2019. Their inaugural play is Naomi Wallace's ONE FLEA SPARE, the 1997 Obie Award winner for Best Play. ON...
Simon Bonney (Crime & The City Solution) Announces New Album Out 5/3
by Tori Hartshorn - February 05, 2019 Simon Bonney has announced the release of a new compilation album Past, Present, Future, out May 3, 2019 on Mute....
Green Shirt Studio Announces New Leadership, New Location Starting In September
by Julie Musbach - July 30, 2019 Andrew Gallant, owner of Green Shirt Studio, a Meisner-based acting school in Chicago, announces that he has named Jack Schultz as the new managing director of the school, and that Green Shirt Studio will be moving to a new location as of September 1....
Barrel of Monkeys Moves To Buena Park
by Julie Musbach - July 19, 2018 Barrel of Monkeys, one of Chicago's leading arts education organizations, is pleased to announce its move this week to Chicago's Buena Park/Uptown neighborhood. The company's new administrative offices and rehearsal space will be located at 4021 N. Broadway, 1st Floor, Chicago, IL 60613. Barrel of M...
Justin Sayre Returns With THE MEETING - Celebrating 10 Years In Cabaret at Joe's Pub
by Stephi Wild - December 02, 2019 Justin Sayre returns to Joe's Pub with another edition of their long-running Queer Variety Show, The Meeting. Sayre is celebrating 10 years since the formation of The Meeting in 2009, the show went on to become the longest running LGBTQ variety show in New York. Sayre will offer stories and songs wi...
Death & Pretzels Announces Cast And Design Crew For Chicago Premiere Of HELVETICA
by Stephi Wild - March 22, 2019 Death & Pretzels has announced the Chicago premiere of Will Coleman's Helvetica, their 11th production to date, the 5th in their black box studio, Nox Arca Theatre....
Justin Sayre's RAVENSWOOD MANOR Camp-Horror-Soap Opera to Thrill at Joe's Pub
by Julie Musbach - November 13, 2018 Celebrated performer and writer Justin Sayre will bring his "Camp-Horror-Soap Opera," Ravenswood Manor: The Box Set to Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette Street) on Saturday, November 17 and Sunday, November 18 at 9:30 PM....
Chicago's Bach Week Festival Unveils 2020 Season
by Stephi Wild - March 15, 2020 The Chicago area's 47th annual Bach Week Festival has announced details of its 2020 season of concerts in Chicago and Evanston, Illinois, May 1 to May 30, 2020, including the Baroque music festival's first mainstage period-instrument program and its first concert in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood...
The Agency Theater Collective To Co-Produce Chicago Premiere Of INTERNATIONAL FALLS
by Stephi Wild - June 16, 2019 The Agency Theater Collective and End Of The Line Productions will co-produce the Chicago premiere of International Falls, written by Thomas Ward and directed by Cody Lucas, running at Nox Arca Theatre (4001 N Ravenswood Ave #405) August 1- August 30, 2019....
Madison Opera Returns To The Stage With Donizetti's LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
by A.A. Cristi - September 30, 2021 Forbidden love, political intrigue, and a soprano gone mad: Madison Opera returns to Overture Hall to open its 61st season with Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. Performances of this classic bel canto work are Friday, November 5 at 8 PM and Sunday, November 7 at 2:30 PM....
Wildly Successful VAN GOGH FOR ALL Interactive Exhibit Returns August 15
by A.A. Cristi - July 01, 2021 Step into the 19th-century genius of Vincent van Gogh's incredible works this Summer as the exhibit that took Chicago by storm and “Starry Night” travels back into town for a limited-time. Popping up at an all-new location on the bustling Magnificent Mile on the corner of Michigan and Wacker at 333 ...
JANE THE VIRGIN Spinoff Pilot Casts Jacqueline Grace Lopez As Lead
by Tori Hartshorn - February 27, 2019 According to Deadline, Jacqueline Grace Lopez is set to star in the new pilot for CW, called JANE THE NOVELA....
Justin Sayre Presents Livestream World Premiere Of 5,6,7,8-DIE
by A.A. Cristi - June 15, 2020 At MorningStar Dance Studio and Modeling in Baffomette Parish, Louisiana, some little girls make their dreams come true, but for some, the nightmare is just beginning. With influences from Dario Argento's Suspiria to Dance Moms! Justin Sayre brings their wild new camp offering, 5,6,7,8 -DIE! to Live...
Photo Flash: A Dead Whale Productions Opens WHERE WE GO TOGETHER OR THE FLASHLIGHT PLAY
by Julie Musbach - July 25, 2018 A Dead Whale Productions starts off its Season of Mischief with Kevin Michael Wesson's Where We Go Together or The Flashlight Play, directed by Daniella Wheelock. Performances continue this weekend through next, July 26, 2018 through August 4, 2018...
Photo Flash: First Look At The Passage Theatre's HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARS ROVER
by Stephi Wild - November 17, 2019 The Passage Theatre (TPT) kicks off its second season with the world premiere of HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARS ROVER, a morbidly whimsical kaleidoscope of life on Earth and the universe. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARS ROVER, by Chicago playwright, Preston Choi, is a joy ride through a timeline of curious robots, existen...
Justin Sayre's RAVENSWOOD MANOR Returns To Joe's Pub, 4/27-28
by Julie Musbach - February 26, 2019 JOE'S PUB will present the return of Justin Sayre's camp-horror-soap-opera Ravenswood Manor on Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28 at 9:30 PM. Ravenswood Manor will be presented episodically with episodes 7 thru 9 on Saturday, and episodes 10 through 12 on Sunday....
HOLIDAY CABERNET is Back For Second Year
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 02, 2019 Ghostlight Ensemble is has announced the return of the popular Holiday Cabernet in December. On Saturday, Dec. 14, the company's non-traditional, sometimes irreverent, always tipsy holiday cabaret returns for its second year....
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: LIVE! Comes to TNT This Christmas
by Stephi Wild - December 05, 2019 a?oeIt's a Wonderful Life: Live!a?? a?" a stage play featuring a clever twist on the classic Frank Capra holiday movie a?" is back for a sixth season in Birmingham, but for the first time this popular production will be performed at Terrific New Theatre in Pepper Place....
Barrel Of Monkeys' CELEBRATION OF AUTHORS Set for June 13
by Julie Musbach - April 09, 2019 Barrel of Monkeys invites you to join student-authors, their classmates, families and educators for the annual CELEBRATION OF AUTHORS, featuring performances of student-written stories created at each of its partner schools and after-school program during the 2018-19 season...
A Dead Whale Productions Announces Cast Of WHERE WE GO TOGETHER OR THE FLASHLIGHT PLAY
by BWW News Desk - July 19, 2018 A Dead Whale Productions starts off its Season of Mischief with Kevin Michael Wesson's Where We Go Together or The Flashlight Play, directed by Daniella Wheelock. Performances begin July 19, 2018 and will run through August 4, 2018. All performances of Where We Go Together or The Flashlight Play wil...
Dr. Ricardo Rosenkranz Extends THE ROSENKRANZ MYSTERIES: PHYSICIAN MAGICIAN Through June 17
by Julie Musbach - May 30, 2018 The Chicago smash hit The Rosenkranz Mysteries: Physician Magician has been extended due to popular demand through June 17th at the Royal George Theatre Cabaret, 1641 N Halsted Street in Chicago. Lauded by the legendary magician Teller of Penn & Teller as "a cozy evening with your jovial doctor - wh...
A Dead Whale Productions To Premiere BOUFF'HONESTLY THOUGH
by Julie Musbach - November 15, 2018 A Dead Whale Productions finishes its Season of Mischief with Bouff'honestly Though: A live bouffon talk show starring Slather & Gibbs, directed by Dane Eissler. Performances begin November 29, 2018 and will run through December 8, 2018. All performances of Bouff'honestly Though! will be held at Nox...
Connective Theatre Company Announces Cast For Inaugural Production
by A.A. Cristi - May 21, 2019 Connective Theatre Company announces the cast of their inaugural production, One Flea Spare by Naomi Wallace.... |