Ira Antelis

Chicago Dance Health Fund Announces DANCE FOR LIFE 2024 Program
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 28, 2024

Dance for Life returns to the Auditorium Theatre on August 10, featuring ten works by Chicago dance companies and artists. The event supports the Chicago Dance Health Fund.

BLACK PANTHER In Concert and More On Stage At The Auditorium Theatre This Summer
by A.A. Cristi - May 23, 2024

This summer, the not-for-profit Auditorium Theatre will present an exciting new lineup of events.

CDHF Reveals Dance for Life 2024 Companies
by Stephi Wild - May 8, 2024

Chicago Dance Health Fund, which supports the health and wellness of Chicago’s professional dance community, has announced the companies performing at Dance for Life 2024, its 33rd annual fundraiser, taking place Saturday, August 10 at 6 p.m. at the Auditorium Theatre.

Chicago Dancers United's Dance For Life Returns To Auditorium
by Stephi Wild - May 3, 2023

​​​​​​​Chicago Dancers United, which supports the health and wellness of Chicago's professional dance community, announces the program for its 32nd annual fundraiser, Dance for Life, which takes place Saturday, August 19 at 6 p.m. at the Auditorium Theatre

Photos: Inside WE ARE HERE: SONGS FROM THE HOLOCAUST Concert At Carnegie Hall
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 28, 2023

See photos from We Are Here: Songs from the Holocaust at Carnegie Hall featuring powerful performances of music written inside the Nazi camps and ghettos.

Chita Rivera, Harvey Fierstein, Joel Grey, and More to Take Part in WE ARE HERE: SONGS FROM THE HOLOCAUST Concert
by Stephi Wild - Jan 13, 2023

“We Are Here: Songs from the Holocaust”, a remarkable concert of music written inside the Nazi camps and ghettos, comes to Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall on January 26, 2023 at 7:30pm, to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day (observed January 27th).

Harvey Fierstein, Chita Rivera, and More Announced for WE ARE HERE Concert at Carnegie Hall
by Stephi Wild - Dec 5, 2022

'We Are Here', a remarkable concert of music written inside the Nazi camps and ghettos, will come to Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 26th at 7:30pm. 

Chicago Dancers United's Dance for Life Welcomes 4,000 to Millennium Park
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 2, 2021

Chicago Dancers United, which supports the health and wellness of Chicago’s professional dance community, celebrated the 30th anniversary of its primary annual fundraiser, Dance for Life, with a return to live performance August 26 on the Jay Pritzker Pavilion stage in Millennium Park.

Dance For Life 2021 Presents 10 Companies, World Premiere Finale
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 9, 2021

Chicago Dancers United, which supports the health and wellness of Chicago's professional dance community, announces an expanded lineup and program for the 30th anniversary of its annual fundraiser, Dance for Life, which takes place in person on Thursday, August 26 at 6 p.m. (new start time) at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.

Black Female Suicide Survivor Brings Her Story To Steppenwolf's Lookout Series With GET OUT ALIVE
by Stephi Wild - Jan 5, 2020

Get Out Alive to debut as part of Steppenwolf's winter LookOut Series. Written & performed by independent artist Nikki Lynette; Directed by Roger Ellis, credits from across the United States, including NYC premiere of Laura Pittenger's Thou Shalt Not.

American Music Theatre Project 2018-2019 Season Continues With Workshop Performances, A Songwriters' Showcase And More
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 15, 2019

The American Music Theatre Project (AMTP) at Northwestern University's School of Communication will present workshop performances of three new music theater works as the 2018-2019 season continues.

December Shows Announced at City Winery Chicago
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 1, 2017

City Winery has announced its December lineup of musical acts. See the full list below!

Tab Benoit, Bilal, Los Lonely Boys and More Coming Up at City Winery Chicago
by BWW News Desk - Oct 17, 2017

City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph Street, announces two nights with Texas power rock trio Los Lonely Boys, modern soul man Bilal and more.

Photo Flash: NYMF Celebrates 2013 Awards for Excellence, Closing Night
by BWW News Desk - Jul 29, 2013

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has announced the winners of the NYMF 2013 Awards for Excellence and celebrated its closing night yesterday, July 28, 2013. Scroll down for photos of the winners and the closing festivities!

InDepth InterView: Chad Kimball Talks JULIAN PO, MEMPHIS, Solo Album, Sondheim & More
by Pat Cerasaro - Jul 1, 2013

Today we are talking to a passionate and prolific performer who has appeared in a number of impressive properties over the course of his career thus far - Milky White in the most recent Broadway revival of INTO THE WOODS to his starring roles in MEMPHIS and beyond - the charming Chad Kimball.

JULIAN PO with Chad Kimball Extends at NYMF Through 7/10
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 20, 2013

The New York Musical Theatre Festival and Retrop Productions have announced that JULIAN PO, the new musical with book and lyrics by Andrew Barrett and music by Ira Antelis, is the first show in the festival to be extended. Due to high demand for tickets, the five-performance run - scheduled between July 8 and 14, 2013 - now has an additional show added on Wednesday, July 10 at 5:00 PM. In addition, Sean Cullen ('Boardwalk Empire') and Issadora Tulalian (How the Grinch Stole Christmas at the Old Globe) have been added to the cast.

Chad Kimball to Star in Retrop Productions' JULIAN PO at NYMF, 7/8-14
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 11, 2013

The New York Musical Theatre Festival and Retrop Productions will present JULIAN PO, a new musical with book and lyrics by Andrew Barrett and music by Ira Antelis, from July 8 to 14, 2013. JULIAN PO, which mixes comedy and drama, opens in New York after a critically-acclaimed, sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where it was nominated for "Best Book of a Musical." JULIAN PO, based on the book La mort de monsieur Golouja by Branimir Š?epanovi? and the screenplay "Julian Po" by Alan Wade, features elements of pop, rock, country, bluegrass and gospel. JULIAN PO is an official selection of The New York Musical Theatre Festival's "2013 Next Link Project." The show is directed by Kirsten Sanderson with music direction by Mark Hartman.

Adinah Alexander, Alma Cuervo Lead Hangar's BETWEEN TIME & TIMBUKTU
by BWW News Desk - Nov 19, 2011

True to its commitment to developing new American plays and musicals, the Hangar Theatre is proud to present an exclusive workshop of Between Time and Timbuktu - a new musical adaption Kurt Vonnegut's teleplay, based on some of his most famous stories.

Adinah Alexander, Alma Cuervo Lead Hangar's BETWEEN TIME & TIMBUKTU
by Gabrielle Sierra - Nov 15, 2011

True to its commitment to developing new American plays and musicals, the Hangar Theatre is proud to present an exclusive workshop of Between Time and Timbuktu - a new musical adaption Kurt Vonnegut's teleplay, based on some of his most famous stories.

Kurt Vonnegut's BETWEEN TIME AND TIMBUKTU Reading Held 1/14 With Cavenaugh, Cuccioli, Edelman, Gillette and Shindle
by BWW News Desk - Jan 14, 2010

Josh Felderstein with the support of the Kurt Vonnegut Trust presents an industry reading of Kurt Vonnegut's Between Time and Timbuktu.