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Photos: LEROY AND LUCY Opens At Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 49th season with the world premiere of Ngozi Anyanwu’s Leroy and Lucy. Go inside opening night in new photos.

Video: Watch a Clip From LEROY AND LUCY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Check out an all new clip from the world premiere of Ngozi Anyanwu’s Leroy and Lucy at Steppenwolf Theatre Company! Check out the video here! The production plays through December 15, 2024.

Review: LEROY AND LUCY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

In Ngozi Anyanwu’s LEROY AND LUCY, two strangers meet at a crossroads in Mississippi...and not much happens. Based upon the myth of Robert Johnson, who supposedly sold his soul to the devil to make it as a blues musician, the play finds Leroy (Jon Michael Hill) and Lucy (Brittany Bradford) in a liminal space. And that’s precisely the challenge of this play: Anyanwu’s characters don’t know each other and literally exist on Andrew Boyce’s empty (but pretty) set. It’s a tall order to create high stakes when characters are unknown to each other, and unfortunately, Anyanwu’s play isn’t dynamic enough to sustain its 90-minute run time.

Hermitage Announces Playwright Naomi Iizuka as Winner of 2024-2025 Hermitage Major Theater Award

Andy Sandberg, Artistic Director and CEO of the Hermitage Artist Retreat, has announced that California-based playwright Naomi Iizuka has been selected as the fifth recipient of the Hermitage Major Theater Award (HMTA).

BWW Q&A: Brittany Bradford of LEROY AND LUCY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

BWW Q&A: Brittany Bradford of Leroy and Lucy at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Photos: LEROY AND LUCY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

 Steppenwolf Theatre Company has released new photos from Ngozi Anyanwu’s Leroy and Lucy, a bluesy and seductive play with music, directed by Awoye Timpo, playing through December 15, 2024.

The Young Virtuosi Come To Sydney And Melbourne In November

Two phenomenal young prize-winning soloists, Jeonghwan Kim (piano) and Yeyeong Jenny Jin (violin), will delight Sydney and Melbourne audiences in November with The Young Virtuosi.

Photos: Steppenwolf Theatre Company's World Premiere of LEROY AND LUCY In Rehearsal

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will continue its 49th season with the world premiere of Ngozi Anyanwu’s Leroy and Lucy, a bluesy and seductive play with music, directed by Awoye Timpo. See photos from the production.

Steppenwolf, Goodman Theatre, and More Take Home Equity Jeff Awards

The winners have been announced for the 2024 Joseph Jefferson Equity Awards, more commonly known as the Equity Jeff Awards. These awards are given for theatre arts produced in the Chicago area.

Photos: Steppenwolf Celebrates Opening Night of NOISES OFF

Steppenwolf Theatre Company has officially opened its 49th season with a revival of Michael Frayn’s classic comedy Noises Off. Check out photos from inside opening night below!

Steppenwolf Theatre to Present World Premiere of LEROY AND LUCY This Fall

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will continue its 49th season with the world premiere of Ngozi Anyanwu's Leroy and Lucy, a bluesy and seductive play with music, directed by Awoye Timpo. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' PURPOSE, Directed by Phylicia Rashad, Will Arrive On Broadway in 2025

BroadwayWorld has just learned that the acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Purpose, written by Tony Award-winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, and directed by Two-time Tony Award-winner Phylicia Rashad, will come to Broadway in spring 2025. We have all of the details!

56th Jeff Awards Nominations Revealed

The Jeff Awards revealed nominations for their 56th anniversary, celebrating excellence in Chicago's Equity theaters. Learn more!

Full Cast Set for LEROY AND LUCY World Premiere at Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf Theatre has revealed the full cast for the world premiere of LEROY AND LUCY. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Steppenwolf Theatre's PURPOSE Extends Through Mid May

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will present two additional weeks of performances for its world premiere of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ epic family drama Purpose. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Video: Get a First Look at Steppenwolf Theatre's PURPOSE

Steppenwolf Theatre Company is continuing its 48th season with the world premiere of Purpose. Check out footage!

Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of PURPOSE at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Check out photos from opening night of Purpose at Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

Photos: First Look at Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' PURPOSE at Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf Theatre Company is continuing its 48th season with the world premiere of Purpose, an epic family drama by two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Get a first look at photos.

Review: PURPOSE at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has set the table for one hell of a family dinner in PURPOSE. Directed by Phylicia Rashad in a world premiere for Steppenwolf, this family drama keenly focuses on the privileged Jasper family, whose patriarch is a Civil Rights icon. The first act moves at a brilliant clip with lots of darkly funny moments during a contentious family drama, then unspools into a more serious and somber contemplation of the skeletons in the family’s closet in the second. 

Video: First Look at Steppenwolf Theatre Company's Phylicia Rashad-Directed PURPOSE

Get a first look at Steppenwolf Theatre Company's world premiere of Purpose, an epic family drama by two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad. Check out the video!