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Photos: TWO TRAINS RUNNING at Rubicon Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 19, 2025

Rubicon Theatre will host WinterFest as part of the company’s 2024/2025 “Dare to Dream” season, including August Wilson’s TWO TRAINS RUNNING. Check out photos here!

Rubicon Theatre Company WINTERFEST To Feature Works By August Wilson and William Shakespeare
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 17, 2025

RUBICON THEATRE has announced a three-play WinterFest as part of the company's 2024/2025 “Dare to Dream” season. The first two plays in the festival celebrate a new collaboration between RUBICON THEATRE COMPANY and THE ACTING COMPANY (TAC) of New York. 

Play On Shakespeare & The Acting Company Announce Casting for 2025 Repertory Tour
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 15, 2024

Play On Shakespeare and The Acting Company announced their 2025 repertory tour featuring Christina Anderson's modern verse translation of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS and August Wilson's TWO TRAINS RUNNING.

Review: JITNEY at Arkansas Repertory Theatre
by Theresa Bertram - Aug 16, 2024

What did our critic think of JITNEY at Arkansas Repertory Theatre?

Steve H. Broadnax III and More Will Lead JITNEY at Arkansas Repertory Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jul 16, 2024

JITNEY by August Wilson is headed to Arkansas Repertory Theatre next month. Performances will run August 6-18, 2024. Among the cast will be Broadway director Steve H. Broadnax III who will play the role of Doub.

Video: 'Oh My Love' from WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE SEA at Signature Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Jun 13, 2024

Watch as Awa Sal Secka performs Oh My Love from WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE SEA at Signature Theatre in this all-new video.

Video: First Look At Signature Theatre's WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE SEA
by Joshua Wright - Jun 5, 2024

Get a first look at Signature Theatre's production of Where the Mountain Meets the Sea in an all-new video.

Review: WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE SEA at Signature Theatre
by Hannah R. Wing - May 31, 2024

Signature Theatre’s production, Where The Mountain Meets the Sea, is a touching narrative that explores the complex dynamics between a father and son, set to the soulful sounds of mountain music. You don’t want to miss out on this original musical, which will stay with you in your heart, even after you leave the theatre.

Video: In Rehearsal with WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE SEA at Signature Theatre
by Blair Ingenthron - May 26, 2024

Get a glimpse inside rehearsal for Where the Mountain Meets the Sea at Signature Theatre in the video here!

Cast & Creative Team Set for WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE SEA at Signature Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 26, 2024

Signature Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team for the DC premiere of Where the Mountain Meets the Sea. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

DREAMGIRLS Starts Performances at McCarter This Week - Full Cast Announced!
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 3, 2024

McCarter Theatre Center has announced the cast for the revival of the Tony and Grammy award-winning DREAMGIRLS. Learn more here!

VIDEO: Watch Highlights of DREAMGIRLS At Goodspeed Opera House
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 21, 2023

Watch video highlights of Goodspeed's DREAMGIRLS, running through Dec 30, 2023 at The Goodspeed Opera House. 

VIDEO: Watch Footage from 'One Night Only Disco' from Goodspeed's DREAMGIRLS
by Blair Ingenthron - Dec 9, 2023

Watch Keirsten Hodgens (Lorrell), Ta-Tynisa Wilson (Deena), Shantel Cribbs (Michelle) and the company of Goodspeed's DREAMGIRLS perform the Disco version of 'One Night Only' here!

VIDEO: Watch Footage from 'Steppin' to the Bad Side' from Goodspeed's DREAMGIRLS
by Blair Ingenthron - Dec 9, 2023

Watch a clip from 'Steppin' to the Bad Side' from Goodspeed's Dreamgirls featuring Jos N. Banks, Chuckie Benson, Robert Cornelius, Arnold Harper II, Alfred E. Jackson, Mykal Kilgore, Diva LaMarr, Evan Tyrone Martin and Kwame M. Remy here!

Ta-Tynisa Wilson, Keirsten Hodgens, Trejah Bostic & More to Star in DREAMGIRLS at Goodspeed Musicals
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 3, 2023

Get the latest news on the star-studded cast of DREAMGIRLS at Goodspeed Musicals, including Ta-Tynisa Wilson, Keirsten Hodgens, and Trejah Bostic. Find out when and where you can catch this highly anticipated production.

Review: AUGUST WILSON'S JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE
by Nancy Grossman - Oct 22, 2022

JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE was the first Wilson play produced at the Huntington in 1986, the beginning of a 19-year relationship that saw all ten of his American Century Cycle plays chronicling the African American experience in the 20th century performed on the local stage.

The Huntington to Reopen Newly Renovated Huntington Theatre With JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 28, 2022

The Huntington has announced the casting and creative team for the highly anticipated revival of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, directed by Lili-Anne Brown. Wilson’s masterpiece serves as the inaugural production of the newly renovated Huntington Theatre and runs from October 14 – November 13, 2022.

The Light's 2022 SUMMER NIGHTS OUT IN THE PARKS TOUR to Come to an End This Weekend
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 17, 2022

Collaboraction's turbo-charged Chicago youth artist-activist ensemble The Light will bring its 2022 Summer Nights Out in the Parks Tour to an end this weekend with three consecutive performances on the city’s south and west sides.

MRT Young Company Opens Registration For Teen Summer Program
by Stephi Wild - Mar 11, 2022

Registration is now open for the MRT Young Company summer program, a professional theatre training program for high school students, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for three weeks, July 11-29, in downtown Lowell. Esteemed Chicago educator, actor, writer, and singer Robert Cornelius will return to lead the program.

HER HONOR JANE BYRNE Audio Play Now Available On Demand from Lookingglass Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 15, 2021

Lookingglass Theatre Company has announced the Her Honor Jane Byrne audio play, written and directed by Lookingglass Ensemble Member and Mellon Playwright in Residence J. Nicole Brooks, is now available to listen to on demand!