Evelyn Danner
Latest News on Evelyn Danner:
HITT RECORDS World Premiere to be Presented at Black Ensemble Theater (Dec 11, 2024)
Black Ensemble Theater to Present Special Performances of LIVING IN THE LIGHT & More (Nov 4, 2024)
New Musical HERO: THE BOY FROM TROY To Premiere In January 2025 (Oct 21, 2024)
HITT RECORDS World Premiere to be Presented at Black Ensemble Theater (Dec 11, 2024)
Black Ensemble Theater to Present Special Performances of LIVING IN THE LIGHT & More (Nov 4, 2024)
New Musical HERO: THE BOY FROM TROY To Premiere In January 2025 (Oct 21, 2024)
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HITT RECORDS World Premiere to be Presented at Black Ensemble Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 11, 2024
Black Ensemble Theater will present the world premiere musical revue as part of the 2024 Season of Affirmation: Protection – Hitt Records, written and directed by Black Ensemble Theater’s Producing Managing Director Daryl D. Brooks. Learn more!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 11, 2024
Black Ensemble Theater will present the world premiere musical revue as part of the 2024 Season of Affirmation: Protection – Hitt Records, written and directed by Black Ensemble Theater’s Producing Managing Director Daryl D. Brooks. Learn more!
Black Ensemble Theater to Present Special Performances of LIVING IN THE LIGHT & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 4, 2024
Black Ensemble Theater will present special performances of Living in the Light, starring Bernard Lilly Jr., and an extension of the hit musical revue Blue Eyed Soul Sung By Brown Eyed People. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 4, 2024
Black Ensemble Theater will present special performances of Living in the Light, starring Bernard Lilly Jr., and an extension of the hit musical revue Blue Eyed Soul Sung By Brown Eyed People. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
New Musical HERO: THE BOY FROM TROY To Premiere In January 2025
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 21, 2024
Discover the new musical HERO: THE BOY FROM TROY, exploring the early life of John Lewis. Book writer Nambi E. Kelley is deeply inspired by Congressman John Lewis and wanted to write a play for families so they could be inspired by his remarkable upbringing and perseverance.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 21, 2024
Discover the new musical HERO: THE BOY FROM TROY, exploring the early life of John Lewis. Book writer Nambi E. Kelley is deeply inspired by Congressman John Lewis and wanted to write a play for families so they could be inspired by his remarkable upbringing and perseverance.
Black Voices In Cabaret to Present REIMAGINING CABARET: JOURNEY THROUGH THE GENRES This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 7, 2024
Reimagining Cabaret: Journey Through the Genres will be held September 18, 2024, 7:00 pm, at Logan Center for the Arts, Performance Hall.
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 7, 2024
Reimagining Cabaret: Journey Through the Genres will be held September 18, 2024, 7:00 pm, at Logan Center for the Arts, Performance Hall.
WIPEOUT Extends Run at Rivendell
by Stephi Wild - Mar 25, 2024
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble has announced the extension to the world premiere of WIPEOUT by Aurora Real de Asua, directed by Rivendell Artistic Director Tara Mallen with movement direction by Ensemble Member Devon de Mayo.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 25, 2024
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble has announced the extension to the world premiere of WIPEOUT by Aurora Real de Asua, directed by Rivendell Artistic Director Tara Mallen with movement direction by Ensemble Member Devon de Mayo.
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble Announces World Premiere of WIPEOUT by Aurora Real de Asua
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 15, 2023
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble presents the world premiere of WIPEOUT, a poignant comedy about friendship, grief, and the unpredictable tides of life. Set on surfboards, WIPEOUT tells the story of three women navigating their friendships and fears while learning to surf.
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 15, 2023
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble presents the world premiere of WIPEOUT, a poignant comedy about friendship, grief, and the unpredictable tides of life. Set on surfboards, WIPEOUT tells the story of three women navigating their friendships and fears while learning to surf.
Cast Set For TRYING at Peninsula Players Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 15, 2023
Peninsula Players Theatre, America’s oldest professional resident summer theater and Door County’s theatrical icon, is proud to announce the cast of “Trying” by Joanna McClelland Glass and the return of actor Lee E. Ernst to Wisconsin. “Trying” runs for three weeks, August 16 through September 3, and is generously sponsored by Main Street Market.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 15, 2023
Peninsula Players Theatre, America’s oldest professional resident summer theater and Door County’s theatrical icon, is proud to announce the cast of “Trying” by Joanna McClelland Glass and the return of actor Lee E. Ernst to Wisconsin. “Trying” runs for three weeks, August 16 through September 3, and is generously sponsored by Main Street Market.
Red Clay Dance Presents REST. RISE. MOVE. NOURISH. HEAL.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 17, 2023
Red Clay Dance Company will close out its 14th Season with the world premiere of its newest work, 'Rest.Rise.Move.Nourish.Heal.,' which audiences will have the opportunity to experience on June 8-10, 2023.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 17, 2023
Red Clay Dance Company will close out its 14th Season with the world premiere of its newest work, 'Rest.Rise.Move.Nourish.Heal.,' which audiences will have the opportunity to experience on June 8-10, 2023.
Photos: Get a Sneak Peek at the Cast of YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN at Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 11, 2023
Get a first look at YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN at Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 11, 2023
Get a first look at YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN at Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences!
Marriott Theatre For Young Audiences Kicks Off 2023 Children's Theatre Season With YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
by Stephi Wild - Feb 2, 2023
Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences kicks off its 2023 children's theatre season with YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN. Families are invited to enjoy this musical take on the beloved Charles Schulz comic, running February 17 through April 1, with a press opening on Saturday, February 25 at 10am at the Marriott Theatre, located at 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 2, 2023
Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences kicks off its 2023 children's theatre season with YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN. Families are invited to enjoy this musical take on the beloved Charles Schulz comic, running February 17 through April 1, with a press opening on Saturday, February 25 at 10am at the Marriott Theatre, located at 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire.
SongShop Live Presents THINGS CHANGE, December 11
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 1, 2022
SongShop Live presents Things Change,. exploring in song the many ways change can be good or bad, naughty or nice. When 'Everything Must Change' in this 'Crazy World', we offer Rodgers & Hart wit, Kurt Weill character, queens and pirates, elves and jingle bells (but not the carol), jazzy possibilities and endings, shifting seasons, soul-searching songs from our own Valentino, wishful thinking and resolve.
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 1, 2022
SongShop Live presents Things Change,. exploring in song the many ways change can be good or bad, naughty or nice. When 'Everything Must Change' in this 'Crazy World', we offer Rodgers & Hart wit, Kurt Weill character, queens and pirates, elves and jingle bells (but not the carol), jazzy possibilities and endings, shifting seasons, soul-searching songs from our own Valentino, wishful thinking and resolve.
SWING STATE at Goodman Theatre Adds Two Performances in Final Week
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 22, 2022
On the heels of a standing-room-only opening night and wide critical praise for the world premiere of Rebecca Gilman's Swing State—a “riveting, deeply moving, empathy-generating, extraordinary new play (by) a great poet of the upper Midwest” (Chicago Tribune)—Goodman Theatre adds two performances to the final week of Tony Award-winning director Robert Falls' world-premiere production.
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 22, 2022
On the heels of a standing-room-only opening night and wide critical praise for the world premiere of Rebecca Gilman's Swing State—a “riveting, deeply moving, empathy-generating, extraordinary new play (by) a great poet of the upper Midwest” (Chicago Tribune)—Goodman Theatre adds two performances to the final week of Tony Award-winning director Robert Falls' world-premiere production.
Cast Announced for World Premiere of Rebecca Gilman's SWING STATE at Goodman Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 24, 2022
Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright Rebecca Gilman will mark her 10th production at Goodman Theatre, her longtime creative home, with Swing State—directed by Tony Award-winner Robert Falls in their 6th collaboration over 35 years. Swing State appears October 7 – November 13 in the 350-seat flexible Owen Theatre.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 24, 2022
Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright Rebecca Gilman will mark her 10th production at Goodman Theatre, her longtime creative home, with Swing State—directed by Tony Award-winner Robert Falls in their 6th collaboration over 35 years. Swing State appears October 7 – November 13 in the 350-seat flexible Owen Theatre.
Governors State University Presents the World Premiere Musical RED SUMMER Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Aug 8, 2022
Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts announces the world premiere of Red Summer written by Lookingglass Theatre’s Andrew White and MPAACT’s Shepsu Aakhu, composed by Shawn Wallace, directed by Lydia J. Dymond. Red Summer will play at the Center for the Performing Arts stage, just 35 miles from Chicago in University Park, IL, September 16-25, 2022.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 8, 2022
Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts announces the world premiere of Red Summer written by Lookingglass Theatre’s Andrew White and MPAACT’s Shepsu Aakhu, composed by Shawn Wallace, directed by Lydia J. Dymond. Red Summer will play at the Center for the Performing Arts stage, just 35 miles from Chicago in University Park, IL, September 16-25, 2022.
Casting Announced For GEM OF THE OCEAN at the Goodman
by Stephi Wild - Dec 17, 2021
Resident Director Chuck Smith, who served as the original production's dramaturg, directs a cast of seven—featuring Sharif Atkins (Citizen Barlow), Sydney Charles (Black Mary), Lisa Gaye Dixon (Aunt Ester), Gary Houston (Rutherford Selig), Kelvin Roston, Jr. (Caesar), A.C. Smith (Eli) and James A. Williams (Solly Two Kings).
by Stephi Wild - Dec 17, 2021
Resident Director Chuck Smith, who served as the original production's dramaturg, directs a cast of seven—featuring Sharif Atkins (Citizen Barlow), Sydney Charles (Black Mary), Lisa Gaye Dixon (Aunt Ester), Gary Houston (Rutherford Selig), Kelvin Roston, Jr. (Caesar), A.C. Smith (Eli) and James A. Williams (Solly Two Kings).
Working In Concert Will Celebrate 100 Years Of Cabaret
by Stephi Wild - Sep 18, 2021
Never before has there been a collection of Chicago's African American singers, Parisian Cabaret, LGBTQIA artists, and the classic American standards all coming together to celebrate 100 Years of Chicago Cabaret!
by Stephi Wild - Sep 18, 2021
Never before has there been a collection of Chicago's African American singers, Parisian Cabaret, LGBTQIA artists, and the classic American standards all coming together to celebrate 100 Years of Chicago Cabaret!
Free Concerts Celebrate 100 Years Of Chicago Cabaret
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 26, 2021
Chicago has a unique place in the history of cabaret, being the first American city to nurture hundreds of clubs with the intimate and often improvised entertainment first found in Paris in the 1880s.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 26, 2021
Chicago has a unique place in the history of cabaret, being the first American city to nurture hundreds of clubs with the intimate and often improvised entertainment first found in Paris in the 1880s.
Black Ensemble to Host SOUL OF A POWERFUL WOMAN Benefit, May 23
by A.A. Cristi - May 10, 2021
Black Ensemble Theater Founder and Executive Director Jackie Taylor announces Jackie Taylor's Soul of A Powerful Woman (Her To Save The World), now in its eighth year. The virtual one-night fundraising event to benefit Black Ensemble Theater will be live on May 23 at 6:00 p.m. on Facebook and Youtube.
by A.A. Cristi - May 10, 2021
Black Ensemble Theater Founder and Executive Director Jackie Taylor announces Jackie Taylor's Soul of A Powerful Woman (Her To Save The World), now in its eighth year. The virtual one-night fundraising event to benefit Black Ensemble Theater will be live on May 23 at 6:00 p.m. on Facebook and Youtube.
Che Rhymefest Joins Black Voices In Cabaret, March 21
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 17, 2021
Back on stage for the first time since before the pandemic, Grammy-award winner Che Rhymefest joins other Black artists in a virtual cabaret room to ask, “How can we bring color and movement back to our neighborhoods? We do so through the windows of our soul—our smiling eyes.”
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 17, 2021
Back on stage for the first time since before the pandemic, Grammy-award winner Che Rhymefest joins other Black artists in a virtual cabaret room to ask, “How can we bring color and movement back to our neighborhoods? We do so through the windows of our soul—our smiling eyes.”
Rick Stone THE BLUES MAN To Extend Through 9/9
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 17, 2018
Black Ensemble Theater is adding two additional weeks to the run of Rick Stone the Blues Man written and directed by Black Ensemble Theater Founder and CEO Jackie Taylor. Rick Stone the Blues Man will be performed at the Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, 4450 N. Clark Street in Chicago, now through September 9, 2018.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 17, 2018
Black Ensemble Theater is adding two additional weeks to the run of Rick Stone the Blues Man written and directed by Black Ensemble Theater Founder and CEO Jackie Taylor. Rick Stone the Blues Man will be performed at the Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, 4450 N. Clark Street in Chicago, now through September 9, 2018.
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