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Invictus Theatre Company Presents Suzan- Lori Parks' TOPDOG/UNDERDOG
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 24, 2024

Full cast and crew have been announced for Invictus Theatre's upcoming production of Suzan Lori-Parks's TOPDOG/UNDERDOG, its first at the Windy City Playhouse, the company's new home.

Invictus Theatre Company Moves To Windy City Playhouse; 2024 Season Revealed
by Stephi Wild - Jan 22, 2024

Invictus Theatre Company has announced a new home and a four-play season for 2024. Invictus will move to the Windy City Playhouse, the former producing company and venue that closed early last year. Learn more about the season here!

Ghostlight Ensemble Theatre Company Presents their Festival Of New Works For Young Audiences
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 22, 2020

Cereal royalty, a monster that eats words, the source of all black girl magic, a unique bird that tastes bad. Welcome to Make/Believe, a theatre festival that challenges its young - and young at heart - audiences to throw out the way things have always been done and indulge their imagination.

Review Roundup: What Did he Critics Think Of THE DOPPLEGANGER at Steppenwolf?
by Alan Henry - Apr 20, 2018

Due to popular demand, Steppenwolf Theatre Company has extended the world premiere comedy, The Doppelganger (an international farce) written by Matthew-Lee Erlbach (Showtime's Masters of Sex, Off-Broadway's Handbook for an American Revolutionary), through June 2 with the original cast.

Review Roundup: Lisa O'Hare and Richard E. Grant Take the Stage in MY FAIR LADY at Lyric Opera
by Alan Henry - May 9, 2017

Lyric Opera of Chicago presents the American premiere of a new production of Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady, starring Richard E. Grant and Lisa O'Hare as Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle. The production runs tonight, April 28, through May 21 (press opening April 29) at Lyric's Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Tarell Alvin McCraney's CHOIR BOY to Open Raven Theatre Company's 2017-18 Season; Lineup Announced!
by BWW News Desk - Mar 3, 2017

Raven Theatre Company, which will turn 35 years old in March of 2018, announced today that its upcoming 2017-18 season will give Chicago audiences their first looks at plays by three of America's most acclaimed young playwrights.

Two NNPN Rolling World Premieres in Conversation in Indianapolis and Philadelphia
by BWW News Desk - Jan 17, 2017

National New Play Network, the country's alliance of nonprofit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays, is supporting two plays that reflect on experiences of the Rwandan genocide through its Rolling World Premieres program. How to Use a Knife by Will Snider and Dogs of Rwanda by Sean Christopher Lewis each offer a look into the intersections of identity, truth-telling, and accountability through stories that ask what it means to be human in a world of deep and pervasive ethnic conflict.

'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for December 17th, 2014
by Paul W. Thompson - Dec 17, 2014

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Two weeks of voting left for the BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! The 'Annie' film and 'The Merry Widow' open, 'Patsy Cline' extends, 'Sherlock Holmes' sings, 'Cupid' has a heart, and MCL Chicago, Drury Lane Oakbrook and Black Ensemble Theater plan new works for 2015, including 'Beaches' and a tribute to Roger Ebert!

EIGHT REINDEER MONOLOGUES Set for Joria Productions
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 26, 2014

Tired of Christmas Carol and Nutcracker? Here's a holiday play for those who like their comedy like they like their Christmas chocolate - DARK. Scandal erupts at the North Pole when one of Santa's reindeer accuses him of sexual harassment. Artistic Pride Productions brings back their annual production of Eight Reindeer Monologues for FIVE PERFORMANCES ONLY!! All performances at Joria Productions, 260 W. 36th street. Tickets can be purchased for just $18 at theeight2014.bpt.me or call 1-212-252-4076 to make reservations.

The Reviews Keep Rolling In for Oak Park's HAMLET
by Courtnie Mele - Jun 20, 2014

The very first reviews for our first production of our fortieth season are in. No doubt, more praise will follow. We are hearing raves too from our audiences of all ages. Remember, children 12 and under are admitted free of charge.

BAT-HAMLET, THE BALLAD OF NIGHT MOOSE & More Set for Alley Theater's 2014 SUPERHUMAN Festival
by BWW News Desk - Mar 28, 2014

The Alley Theater has announced the lineup of plays for the 2014 Superhuman: A Festival of New American Superhero Theater!

BAT-HAMLET, THE BALLAD OF NIGHT MOOSE & More Set for Alley Theater's 2014 SUPERHUMAN Festival
by Diana Heisroth - Jan 27, 2014

The Alley Theater has announced the lineup of plays for the 2014 Superhuman: A Festival of New American Superhero Theater!

Light Opera Works Announces 2014 Season: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, DAMN YANKEES & More
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 27, 2014

Light Opera Works' 2014 season will begin with DAMN YANKEES starring artistic director Rudy Hogenmiller (June 7-15), followed by FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (August 9-24), COLE PORTER'S GREATEST HITS (October 3-12), and THE MERRY WIDOW (December 19-31).

'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for October 30th, 2013
by Paul W. Thompson - Oct 30, 2013

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Big local openings ('Miss Saigon,' 'Hello, Dolly!' and 'Mary Poppins'), holiday fare like Menken's 'A Christmas Carol,' the return of 'We Three Lizas' and more, season announcements from MTC and LOW, plus the Season Of Concern CD and a BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards deadline!

DAMN YANKEES, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF & More Set for Light Opera Works' 2014 Season
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 21, 2013

Light Opera Works' 2014 season will begin with DAMN YANKEES starring artistic director Rudy Hogenmiller (June 7-15),followed by FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (August 9-24), COLE PORTER'S GREATEST HITS (October 3-12), and THE MERRY WIDOW (December 19-31).

Theo Ubique Extends ASPECTS OF LOVE Through 5/19
by Kelsey Denette - Apr 3, 2013

Theo Ubique's warmly-received production of Aspects of Love, the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black and Charles Hart, will be extended through Sunday, May 19, 2013. Theo Ubique Artistic Director Fred Anzevino announced the extension on Monday, April 1.

Holly Allen Stars in Tina Howe's PRIDE'S CROSSING for Lipscomb University Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Apr 7, 2012

In the play, 90-year-old Mabel Tidings Bigelow-the first woman to swim the English Channel from England to Franc -insists on celebrating her daughter and granddaughter's annual visit with a croquet party. As the game unfolds, she relives vignettes from the last 80 years, interweaving past and present to reveal the precise moment of opportunity gained and love rejected, the moment that defined her life.

Holly Allen Stars in Tina Howe's PRIDE'S CROSSING for Lipscomb University Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Mar 29, 2012

In the play, 90-year-old Mabel Tidings Bigelow-the first woman to swim the English Channel from England to Franc -insists on celebrating her daughter and granddaughter's annual visit with a croquet party. As the game unfolds, she relives vignettes from the last 80 years, interweaving past and present to reveal the precise moment of opportunity gained and love rejected, the moment that defined her life.

Holly Allen Stars in Tina Howe's PRIDE'S CROSSING for Lipscomb University Theatre
by Jeffrey Ellis - Mar 13, 2012

In the play, 90-year-old Mabel Tidings Bigelow-the first woman to swim the English Channel from England to Franc -insists on celebrating her daughter and granddaughter's annual visit with a croquet party. As the game unfolds, she relives vignettes from the last 80 years, interweaving past and present to reveal the precise moment of opportunity gained and love rejected, the moment that defined her life.

DCA Theater Announces SKALD 12 Storytelling Festival 5/16-21
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2011

WNEP Theater and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events in partnership with the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture present the twelfth Annual SKALD Storytelling Festival, a week-long event celebrating the art of storytelling.