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Video: ROMEO AND JULIET at Milwaukee Rep in Rehearsal
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 1, 2025

Rehearsals are now underway for Romeo and Juliet at Milwaukee Rep. Go inside the studio for an inside look at Associate Artistic Director Laura Braza’s fresh adaptation of this timeless story in the video here.
BWW Q&A: Director Katie Spelman on WAITRESS at Paramount Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Jan 30, 2025

What is more American than apple pie? A small-town 
waitress with a dream and the ingredients for success! Sugar, butter, flour. These aren’t the only ingredients Jenna, a waitress and expert pie maker, uses to make her famous pies. Stuck in a small town and a loveless 
marriage, Jenna unexpectedly becomes pregnant, and then finds acceptance and love in the most unexpected place.
CHICAGO SINGS 30 YEARS OF PORCHLIGHT On Sale At Porchlight Music Theatre Tomorrow
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 29, 2025

Porchlight Music Theatre has announced its annual fundraising concert celebrating Porchlight's 30th anniversary with Chicago Sings 30 Years of Porchlight, Monday, May 12 at 7 p.m., with a 5:30 p.m. reception, at the House of Blues Chicago.
Sarasota Opera Names New Board Members
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 29, 2025

Victor DeRenzi, Sarasota Opera's artistic director and Richard Russell, general director, have announced the addition of six new members to the organization's Board of Trustees — David Bialosky, Joseph Mallof, Sue Neumann, Alastair Hunter-Henderson, Tamara Jacobs, and Thomas Garden.
Roger Q. Mason's THE PRIDE OF LIONS To Receive Reading At The Tank
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 29, 2025

Acclaimed Black Filipinx playwright and Kilroys List honoree Roger Q. Mason will receive a staged reading of their play THE PRIDE OF LIONS, directed by legendary intimacy coordinator Ann James with dramaturgy by Gaven Trinidad, at The Tank.
Moving Arts Reveals Members of 2025 MADLab Playwrights
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 29, 2025

Moving Arts has revealed the members of the MADLab 2025 cohort. MADLab playwrights have also gone on to write for television shows such as Watchmen, Man in the High Castle, Vida, and Lawman Bass Reeves, among others.
Stella Cole Comes to Thousand Oaks
by Stephi Wild - Jan 29, 2025

Singer Stella Cole will bring her powerful vocals and captivating stage presence to the Scherr Forum in April. Cole takes audiences back in time with the wonders of the Great American Songbook—including classics from Streisand, Garland, and more.
Michael Ryczek To Retire After 20 Years With Season Of Concern
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 29, 2025

Season of Concern Managing Director Michael Ryczek and the Board of Directors have announced that Ryczek will step down from his position, effective April 1, 2025. Ryczek joined the Board in 1994, served as Board President from 2004-2010 and has served as Managing Director since 2018.
Drew & Ellie Holcomb's First Official Studio Album 'Memory Bank' Out Now
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 24, 2025

Drew & Ellie Holcomb have shared their first official full-length album, Memory Bank. Recorded at Nashville’s Sound Emporium Studios, the songs were captured during a series of live-in-the-studio performances. Listen to it now.
Third Coast Percussion Reveals Update To Tour Planned With Zakir Hussain & New EP By Hussain
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 21, 2025

While continuing to mourn the passing of tabla master Zakir Hussain, Third Coast Percussion revealed that the collaborative tour and recording projects they had planned together will go forward as tributes to Hussain. Learn more.
Complete Cast Set for ROMEO AND JULIET at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 15, 2025

Milwaukee Repertory Theater has revealed the complete cast and creative team for its upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet, adapted and directed by Laura Braza. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
The Indeterminacy Festival Presents Fourteen Porches In Concert At St. Ann & The Holy Trinity Church
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 14, 2025

The Indeterminacy Festival will present Fourteen Porches in Concert on Saturday, February 1, 2025, from 7:30pm-9pm at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church.
THIS IS GOVERNMENT by Nina Kissinger Wins the 2025 Stanley Drama Award
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 13, 2025

Wagner College Theatre has announced that Nina Kissinger is the winner of the 2025 Stanley Drama Award for her dark comedy, THIS IS GOVERNMENT. The play follows three interns trapped in a lockdown as they navigate the chaos of political disarray-and confront the question of what power, if any, they truly possess.
Queens College Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day On January 19
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 9, 2025

Queens College annual celebration of the life and legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will feature a recognition ceremony, keynote address, guest speakers, a musical performance, and the premiere of the latest episode in the college's docuseries marking 60 years this spring when King spoke at QC.
Pivot Arts Appoints Jorge Silva as Executive Artistic Director
by Stephi Wild - Jan 8, 2025

 Pivot Arts  has announced the appointment of Jorge Silva as the new Executive Artistic Director, marking an exciting leadership transition poised to shape the next chapter of innovation and community engagement for the organization.
Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre Announces Second Annual WINTERFEST Of New Works
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 31, 2024

Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre has announced the shows and creators of its second annual WinterFest, to kick off January 10, 2025.
Prince, Frankie Valli, & More to Be Honored By the GRAMMYs
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 20, 2024

Frankie Beverly, The Clash, Dr. Bobby Jones, Taj Mahal, Prince, Roxanne Shante, and Frankie Valli are the 2025 Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award honorees. Erroll Garner, Glyn Johns and Tania León are the Trustees Award recipients.
Interview: Music Director Dan Lipton Rocks Out Weekly at The Friki Tiki
by Rebecca Kaplan - Dec 19, 2024

Dan Lipton talks about what goes into music directing – changing arrangements to suit various needs, concocting song mashups, and more – and serving up rock hits of the 80s and beyond his weekly show VARIOUS ARTISTS WITH MATT & DAN at the Friki Tiki.
Wendy Lewis Will Serve as Interim CEO of Chicago Sinfonietta
by Stephi Wild - Dec 16, 2024

Chicago Sinfonietta has announced that consultant Wendy Lewis has been engaged to serve as Interim CEO while the Board of Directors conducts a national search for a new CEO to replace outgoing CEO and President Blake-Anthony Johnson.
Northlight Theatre Will Break Ground in March 2025
by Stephi Wild - Dec 12, 2024

Northlight Theatre has announced the progress of the theater’s Next Act Campaign, leading up to groundbreaking for the new theater in downtown Evanston in March 2025.

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