Ensemble member Joe Foust portrays every character in a small Jersey Shore town as he unravels the story of Leonard Pelkey, a tenaciously optimistic and flamboyant fourteen-year-old boy who goes missing. A luminous force of nature whose magic is only truly felt once he is gone, Leonard becomes an unexpected inspiration as the town’s citizens question how they live, who they love, and what they leave behind. L.A. Times says it “shines with humanity”.
- James Lecesne
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Steppenwolf, SIX, and More Take Home Equity Jeff Awards; Full List!
October 22, 2019 The 51st Annual Jeff Awards Ceremony took place on October 21, 2019, during a spirited evening at Drury Lane Oakbrook. 'Frankenstein,' produced by Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, took home five awards, including Best Production a?' Play in the Midsize category. Court Theatre also took home five awards, including the coveted Ensemble Award for 'For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf' and four awards for a?oePhotograph 51.a?? Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of 'Downstate' received the Jeff Award for Best Production - Play in the Large category. The award for Best Production - Musical in the Large category went to 'Six' at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and the award for Best Production - Musical in the Midsize category went to 'Caroline, or Change,' produced by Firebrand Theatre in partnership with TimeLine Theatre Company.
Broadway-Bound SIX & More Earn Nominations For The 51st Annual Jeff Awards
September 03, 2019 Eleven world premiere plays and musicals seen first by Chicago audiences were among those receiving nominations by the Jeff Awards, announced today. A total of 192 nominations were made in 34 categories that honor Chicago Equity theatrical productions that opened between August 1, 2018 and July 31, 2019. During the 2018-19 season, Jeff Awards judges attended opening nights of 132 Equity productions offered by 43 producing organizations and from these openings, 112 productions were a?oeJeff Recommendeda?? and eligible for award nominations.Videos
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Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Paramount Theatre (11/12 - 1/11) | |
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Amadeus
Steppenwolf Theatre Company (11/6 - 1/4) | |
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American English
Raue Center For The Arts (12/31 - 12/31) | |
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Las Cafeteras
ECC Arts Center (3/27 - 3/27) | |
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Music of the Baroque: Fathers & Sons
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts (1/25 - 1/25) | |
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Spamalot
CIBC (5/19 - 5/31) | |
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Lucky Stiff
Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse (1/21 - 3/7) | |
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Chaos Theory of Everything
The Second City (6/11 - 1/1) | |
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The Wizard Of Oz
Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse (7/8 - 9/5) | |
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Huey and the News Tribute
Raue Center For The Arts (1/9 - 1/9) | |
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