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American Blues Theater's MISERY and THE LAST WIDE OPEN Now Playing
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 3, 2024

American Blues Theater currently has two productions playing simultaneously—Misery by William Goldman, and the World Premiere Polish version on The Last Wide Open by Audrey Cefaly. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

World Premiere of THE LAST WIDE OPEN Returns to Chicago in October
by Stephi Wild - Sep 10, 2024

American Blues Theater has announced a limited return engagement of the critically acclaimed, World Premiere Polish version of The Last Wide Open by Audrey Cefaly (book & lyrics), Matthew M. Nielson (music), and Katarzyna Müller (Polish adaptation and consultant). 

American Blues Theater to Present Annual Blue Bash This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 15, 2024

American Blues Theater will present the 2024 Blue Bash, a fundraiser celebrating the company’s history and artistry. Learn how to purchase tickets!

American Blues Continues Live Reading Series With ORIGIN STORY
by Stephi Wild - Feb 11, 2022

American Blues Theater, under the continued leadership of Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside, presents a live, online reading of Origin Story by Nathan Alan Davis, directed by Ensemble member Manny Buckley, as part of “The Room” series. The play will be live on Friday, February 25 at 7pm. 

Photos: First Look at Tracy Letts' BUG at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 10, 2021

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will welcome audiences back for in-person performances for the first time in 20 months with its acclaimed and extraordinary revival of Bug by Pulitzer Prize and Tony award-winning ensemble member Tracy Letts, in the Downstairs Theater November 11 – December 12, 2021 (opening November 14).

Steppenwolf Theatre Company to Welcome Back In Person Audiences With Tracy Letts' BUG This November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 22, 2021

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will welcome audiences back for in-person performances for the first time in 20 months with its acclaimed and extraordinary revival of Bug by ensemble member Tracy Letts, in the Downstairs Theater November 11 – December 12, 2021.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company Announces Live 2021/22 Season Featuring Works by Tracy Letts, Tina Landau & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 28, 2021

Today Steppenwolf Theatre Company unveiled its path to welcoming audiences back to the theater—and not the same one they left but a stunning new 50,000 sq. ft. theater building and education center on Halsted Street.

American Blues Theater Celebrates 35 Years With Annual Blue Bash Benefit
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 28, 2020

American Blues Theater, under the continued leadership of Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside, has announced the 2021 Blue Bash, a fundraiser celebrating 35 Years Strong.

BWW Review: Tracy Letts's BUG at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - Feb 5, 2020

Steppenwolf's production of ensemble member Tracy Letts's BUG is positively skin crawling, with magnificent central performances from Carrie Coon and Namir Smallwood that make the play all the more unnerving. While Letts's 1996 play may have seemed far-fetched and ahead of its time when it debuted in the nascent days of the internet, it reads eerily prescient now. BUG's dual exploration of paranoid schizophrenia and government surveillance becomes even more unsettling in the current digital era.

BUG By Tracy Letts Extends Through March 15
by Stephi Wild - Feb 4, 2020

Due to popular demand, Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of Bug, the skin-crawling, mind-bending cult classic by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning ensemble member Tracy Letts, is extending one week and will now close on March 15, 2020.

VIDEO: Steppenwolf Theatre Company Presents Tracy Letts' BUG
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 29, 2020

Performances have begun for Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of Bug, the skin-crawling, mind-bending cult classic by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning ensemble member Tracy Letts, directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer. The cast of this highly anticipated Steppenwolf debut features ensemble members Randall Arney (Dr. Sweet), Carrie Coon (Agnes White) and Namir Smallwood (Peter Evans) along with Chicago favorites Jennifer Engstrom (R.C.) and Steve Key (Jerry Goss).

Photo Flash: First Look at Tracy Letts' BUG at Steppenwolf
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 29, 2020

Performances have begun for Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of Bug, the skin-crawling, mind-bending cult classic by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning ensemble member Tracy Letts, directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer.

TV: See Carrie Coon, Namir Smallwood in Rehearsal for Steppenwolf's Debut of Tracy Letts' Play BUG
by BroadwayWorld TV - Jan 24, 2020

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Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal For Steppenwolf Theatre Company's BUG by Tracy Letts
by Stephi Wild - Jan 10, 2020

Buckle up. Rehearsals have begun for Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of Bug, the skin-crawling, mind-bending cult classic by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning ensemble member Tracy Letts, directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer. The cast of this highly anticipated Steppenwolf debut features ensemble members Randall Arney (Dr. Sweet), Carrie Coon (Agnes White) and Namir Smallwood (Peter Evans) along with Chicago favorites Jennifer Engstrom (R.C.) and Steve Key (Jerry Goss).

Casting Complete For BUG By Tracy Letts At Steppenwolf; Tickets On Sale Friday
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 12, 2019

Steppenwolf Theatre Company announces the addition of ensemble member Randall Arney in the role of 'Dr. Sweet' to the cast of Bug by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning ensemble member Tracy Letts, directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer (January 23 a?" March 8, 2020). Completing the cast of this acclaimed cult classic are Chicago favorites Jennifer Engstrom (R.C.) and Steve Key (Jerry Goss) along with previously announced ensemble members Carrie Coon (Agnes White) and Namir Smallwood (Peter Evans).

BWW Review: THE HUMANS at Alley Theatre
by Jenny Taylor Moodie - Mar 8, 2019

Though somewhat dark, The Humans illuminates the role of fear in dysfunctional family.

Tony Award-Winning Play THE HUMANS Announced At The Alley Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Mar 1, 2019

The Alley Theatre and Interim Artistic Director James Black, announce the cast and crew of the family drama The Humans by Stephen Karam and directed by Alley Artistic Associate Brandon Weinbrenner. The New York Times calls the play "a beautiful and moving play…a genuine and precious rarity." The Humans runs March 1-24 in the Hubbard Theatre. Tickets are available at alleytheatre.org or by calling the Box Office at 713.220.5700.

Tony Award-Winning Play THE HUMANS Announced At The Alley Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 22, 2019

The Alley Theatre and Interim Artistic Director James Black, announce the cast and crew of the family drama The Humans by Stephen Karam and directed by Alley Artistic Associate Brandon Weinbrenner. The New York Times calls the play "a beautiful and moving play…a genuine and precious rarity." The Humans runs March 1-24 in the Hubbard Theatre. Tickets are available at alleytheatre.org or by calling the Box Office at 713.220.5700.

Carlo Alban, Kate Nowlin, and More to Star in The Public's Mobile Unit Tour of SWEAT
by Julie Musbach - Sep 24, 2018

The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) will begin performances of the MOBILE UNIT NATIONAL TOUR of Lynn Nottage's powerful Pulitzer Prize-winning play, SWEAT, directed by Kate Whoriskey, on September 27 in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Public Theater Mobile Unit National Launches With Lynn Nottage's SWEAT
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 2, 2018

The Public Theater announced today that the Mobile Unit, originally founded by Joe Papp in 1957 and currently touring to the five boroughs biannually, will expand in September to launch MOBILE UNIT NATIONAL with a free, four-week tour of Lynn Nottage's powerful Pulitzer Prize-winning play, SWEAT, directed by Kate Whoriskey. SWEAT, staged in its entirety, will tour to 18 Midwest cities across Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Wisconsin beginning Thursday, September 27 through Tuesday, October 23, 2018.