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Tony Award-Winning Producer Steve Fickinger Has Passed Away

Steve Fickinger, The Tony Award-winning producer who worked on shows such as Dear Evan Hansen, The Lion King, and Newsies passed away suddenly last week. 
Chicago Human Rhythm Project to Present JUBALEE GALA in July

July 18th at the MCA, Chicago, Chicago Human Rhythm Project will honor Chicago philanthropists and visionaries, Paul Levy & Mia Park and the Broadway sensation Paradise Square with the JUBA! Award for Exceptional Contributions to the Field at its annual gala benefit, Jubalee!
Chicago Human Rhythm Project Presents Dance and Performance Programming

The Chicago Human Rhythm Project presents programming for the upcoming months. The project hosts Chicago's International Festival of American Tap, featuring performances and education programs in six venues around Chicago. For more information, visit https://www.chicagotap.org/rhythm-world. 
Joffrey Ballet Keeps Holiday Magic Alive With Virtual NUTCRACKER Offerings This Winter

With the cancellation of The Joffrey Ballet's annual engagement of Christopher Wheeldon's critically acclaimed version of The Nutcracker in 2020, the Joffrey is pleased to announce a myriad of festive, interactive virtual offerings throughout the holiday season, including the debut of a newly animated digital display as part of Chicago's Art on theMART — the largest permanent digital art projection in the world.
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for CITY SO REAL

National Geographic Documentary Films announced today that the critically acclaimed five-part documentary series from Participant and Kartemquin Films, CITY SO REAL, will air in an unprecedented one-night, five-hour, commercial-free event on Thursday, October 29 beginning at 7:00 p.m.
RATINGS: ABC News' NIGHTLINE Outdelivers in Key Adult Measures for 10th Straight Week

ABC News' “Nightline” averaged 1.075 million Total Viewers, 356,000 Adults 25-54 and 267,000 Adults 18-49 during the week of Feb. 24, 2020, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “Nightline” defeated CBS' “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (1.055 million, 356,000 and 237,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+20,000), Adults 25-54 (+79,000) and Adults 18-49 (+29,000), leading the CBS program in both key Adult demos for 10 th week in a row.
VIDEO: Rahm Emanuel Talks Mayors on THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, author of the new book, 'The Nation City: Why Mayors Are Now Running the World,' believes local governments do what the federal government can't: lift up the soul of the American people.
Auditorium Theatre Board Of Directors Appoints New Members

The Auditorium Theatre's Board of Directors has appointed Gerry Barad, Patti S. Eylar, Roderick K. Hawkins, and Kevin Hoecker to the Board, and named Edward S. Weil, Jr. as its first-ever Life Director.
Sistema Ravinia Auditorium And Kehrein Center For The Arts Grand Opening In Austin

Fulfilling a 25-year dream of becoming the cultural cornerstone and social forum for the entire west-side community of Austin, Catalyst Circle Rock Charter School will unveil both its new Kehrein Center for the Arts and Sistema Ravinia Auditorium, at 5618 W. Washington Blvd., on Wednesday, May 22. Planning on the $4.5 million projects began in 2013, and ground was broken in April 2018.
Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks Announces Free Summer 2019 Tour

Chicago Shakespeare Theater, the City of Chicago, Chicago Park District, and Boeing partner to present the annual citywide summer tradition, Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks.
Joffrey Presents 'Across The Pond' Featuring Two World Premieres

For its spring engagement, The Joffrey Ballet presents Across the Pond, a mixed repertory program featuring the United Kingdom's most influential artists, with works that include two world premieres: HOME by Andrea Walker as well as Yonder Blue, a new piece by Andrew McNicol, set to a stunning collection of four short movements by composer Peter Gregson. The program also includes the Chicago premiere of Vespertine by The Royal Ballet Artist in Residence Liam Scarlett. Across the Pond is presented in ten performances only, April 24-May 5, 2019 at the Auditorium Theatre.
Video: Steppenwolf Breaks Ground Today On New Campus Expansion

Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation's premier ensemble theatre, proudly breaks ground today on the next phase of its multi-year campus expansion on Halsted Street in Chicago's Lincoln Park. The company unveiled plans for its new state-of-the-art theater building, which will embody the distinct vision of Steppenwolf as a Chicago theatre that is home to America's ensemble.
Steppenwolf Unveils Plans For New Building and Breaks Ground Today

Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation's premier ensemble theatre, proudly breaks ground today on the next phase of its multi-year campus expansion on Halsted Street in Chicago's Lincoln Park. The company unveiled plans for its new state-of-the-art theater building, which will embody the distinct vision of Steppenwolf as a Chicago theatre that is home to America's ensemble.
Chicago Theatre Week Starts Next Week

Tickets for Chicago Theatre Week (#CTW19), an annual celebration of the rich tradition of theatre-going in Chicago during which visitors and residents can access value-priced tickets, all priced at $30, $15, or less, are available at ChicagoTheatreWeek.com.
Chicago Theatres Ring In 2019 With An Exciting Lineup

The Chicago theatre community will ring in 2019 with major events, getting the Year of Chicago Theatre off to an exciting start.
Tickets For Chicago Theatre Week On Sale In January

Tickets for Chicago Theatre Week (#CTW19), an annual celebration of the rich tradition of theatre-going in Chicago during which visitors and residents can access value-priced tickets, all priced at $30, $15, or less, will go on sale at 10am on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at ChicagoTheatreWeek.com.
Auditorium Theatre Raises Over $355,000 at Annual Fall Gala

On Saturday, November 3, over 300 people gathered for the Auditorium Theatre's 2018 Annual Fall Gala, raising over $355,000 for the theatre's local, national, and international programming; community outreach efforts; and the continued restoration of the 129-year-old theatre. The Gala was chaired by Lou & Jill Raizin and Lew Collens & Lee Ayers. 
Chicago Landmark Uptown Theatre Receives TIF, Announces Design Team

Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today that the Community Development Commission voted to approve a $75 million rehabilitation of the long-vacant Uptown Theatre at 4816 N. Broadway.
Midsommer Flight's TWELFTH NIGHT to Returns for Fourth Holiday Season; Full Cast Announced

One of the hottest tickets of past holiday seasons - Midsommer Flight's "pay-what-you-can" production of TWELFTH NIGHT, performed in the beautiful Show House Room of the Lincoln Park Conservatory - will return for its fourth year on November 29, 2018. Shakespeare's delightful comedy of mistaken identity and gender switching has a strictly limited seating among the lush flowers of the Show House Room.
See Chicago Dance Celebrates Successful Gala

See Chicago Dance (SCD), the dance industry's nonprofit marketing and advocacy organization, hosted its fourth Annual Gala September 25 at City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph Street. With nearly 250 people in attendance, the event celebrated Chicago's thriving dance community and honored two individuals who have been important to its success: Shirley Mordine, founder and artistic director of Mordine & Co. Dance Theater, and Angelique Power, president of the Field Foundation of Illinois.  

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