VIDEO: Get A First Look At MAMMA MIA! at the Drury Lane Theatre
by Alan Henry - February 22, 2019 Drury Lane Theatre concludes its 2018/2019 season with the international megahit Mamma Mia!, with music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, some songs with Stig Anderson, and book by Catherine Johnson. Originally conceived by Judy Craymer, Mamma Mia! is directed by Artistic Director Wil...
Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment Announces Upcoming Live Radio Show One Night Only
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2019 Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment will perform their next series of LIVE podcasts in February. LIVE Presents: LIVE at First Sight! will take place today, February 12th at 7:30p.m., at Stage 773 in the Cabaret Theater. Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment (LIVE) is a theatrical podcast company based in ...
The National Ballet Theatre Of Odessa Presents SWAN LAKE & ROMEO AND JULIET This January
by A.A. Cristi - December 10, 2019 The National Ballet Theatre of Odessa, is proud to announce two performances coming to Chicagoland in January 2020. Featuring 55 of Ukraine's top performers, a?oeRomeo & Julieta?? will be performed at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph St. in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020 at 3...
Seize The Stage: A Musical Revue Will Benefit The Epilepsy Foundation Of Greater Chicago
by Stephi Wild - September 18, 2019 Seize the Stage: A Musical Revue Benefit for Epilepsy is back for its eighth year, raising funds for Camp Blackhawk. Camp Blackhawk, a program of the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago, is an overnight camp for children with mild to severe epilepsy designed so they can experience activities, spo...
J.C. Restoration Volunteers to Produce 109,000 Life-Saving Meals
by Marina Kennedy - May 16, 2019 J.C. Restoration, Inc. (JCR) and hundreds of community members will work to feed thousands of starving children in the developing world. Through a partnership between J.C. Restoration and Feed My Starving Children (FMSC), volunteers will prepare 109,000 life-saving meals at this third FMSC MobilePac...
Share a Few Laughs at Metropolis With THE APRIL FEMALE FUNNY FOOLS COMEDY JAM
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 17, 2020 Comedians Jeanie Doogan, Sally Edwards, Michelle Krajecki, and Katie Meiners share the stage for a night of laughs in The April Female Funny Fools Comedy Jam at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre April 1, 2020....
Casting and Creatives Announced For Stephen Schwartz's CHILDREN OF EDEN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 03, 2019 Grammy Award Winning Gospel Artist, David Phelps, to join Children of Eden in Chicago!...
WSRep Announces Casting For The Chicagoland Premiere Of Disney's FREAKY FRIDAY
by A.A. Cristi - July 10, 2019 WSRep, McHenry County's only professional theater company, presents Chicagoland premiere of Disney's Freaky Friday! ...
Chicago Cabaret Professionals Makes a Gift of Their Free Gala Concert
by A.A. Cristi - November 30, 2020 For over twenty years the Chicago Cabaret Professionals' (CCP) annual Gala has been a festive live event. ...
The Beautiful City Project Premieres Holiday Fundraiser
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 03, 2020 With holiday favorites and original songs and arrangements, the show aims to be a memorable event and is created by The Beautiful City Project, a Chicago-based musical theatre company that exists solely as a fundraising arm for local charities and nonprofits....
THE KNIFIC QUARTET: A JAZZ ADVENTURE! is Coming to Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in January
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 22, 2019 The Knific Quartet celebrates music from Brazil, America and beyond at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre January 5, 2020. The Knific Quartet melds virtuosity, lyricism, and musical influences from around the world to provide an intimate and exciting concert experience. This family ensemble presents ...
Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment Announces Upcoming Live Radio Show One Night Only
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2018 Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment will perform their next series of LIVE podcasts in December. L.I.V.E. Presents: LIVE, Actually! will take place today, December 7th 7:30p.m., at Stage 773 Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment (L.I.V.E.) is a theatrical podcast company based in Chicago, IL....
The Apollo Chorus of Chicago Announces GLORY: MUSIC FOR OUR WORLD Concert
by A.A. Cristi - November 19, 2020 One of the oldest musical organizations in the nation, The Apollo Chorus of Chicago, kicks-off its 149th season with its Fall Concert, 'Glory: Music for our World,' set to premiere November 28, 2020. This one-of-a-kind concert will be the Chorus' first-ever held virtually. ...
Ross Lehman's SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY opens April 26th at Citadel Theatre
by Sarah Hookey - March 12, 2019 Citadel Theatre Company will close its 2018-19 season with the world premiere of a "musical remembrance" written and performed by one of Chicago's best-loved actors, Ross Lehman....
Intrinsic Theatre's May Play Series Goes Digital
by A.A. Cristi - April 01, 2020 Intrinsic Theatre Company will present its annual new works festival May Play Series in a virtual format this year over concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19. Intrinsic will be recording the works-in-progress and releasing them as audio podcasts each week....
Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment Announces Upcoming Live Radio Show One Night Only
by A.A. Cristi - April 02, 2019 Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment will perform their next series of LIVE podcasts April. LIVE Presents: We?re Over the Hill! will take place on Friday April 5th at 7:30p.m., at Stage 773 in the Thrust Theater, as a celebration of their 41st show!...
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Announces Sabrina Odigie as Associate Artistic Director
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 09, 2020 After an extensive search, Metropolis Performing Arts Centre has hired Sabrina Odigie in the newly created role of Associate Artistic Director....
Andrea Hoeschen Named Central Regional Director of Actors' Equity Association
by Nicole Rosky - January 16, 2020 Actors' Equity Association has announced that Andrea Hoeschen has been named the new central regional director/assistant executive director for the union....
Chicago Cabaret Week 2020 is Cancelled
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 20, 2020 The 1st annual Chicago Cabaret Week, which was set to begin today, March 20, has officially been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic....
THE MOMEDIANS OF MOMEDY Announced At The Lincoln Lodge 4/16
by A.A. Cristi - March 14, 2020 The Momedians Of Momedy will perform live at the Lincoln Lodge, as co-producers Kat Herskovic, Denise Medina, and Colleen Brennan bring a line-up of Chicago's best comedians. In addition to Herskovic and Medina, the show will feature Alicia Molina, Susie An, and Lindsay Porter, and will be hosted by...
Raue Center's LUCY'S LIVE Is Back With Comedian Mike Toomey
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 28, 2020 Raue Center For The Arts has announced the success of the reopening of their doors with their longest running program, Lucy's Comedy! Lucy's LIVE second installment will star one of Chicago's very own comedians, Mike Toomey and feature comedian, Fritz Nothnagel at 7pm and 9pm on August 8th, 2020....
DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN Will Return to Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 27, 2020 Broadway's longest running solo play Defending the Caveman returns to Metropolis Performing Arts Centre April 9-11, 2020....
Drury Lane to Hold Drive-Through Donation Event Collecting Face Mask Materials and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 23, 2020 On Monday, April 27, between the hours of 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., Drury Lane will host a drive-through donation event, accepting fabric and elastic donations to support the efforts of theatrical seamstresses who are sewing and donating fabric masks for healthcare workers, first responders, and others in ...
The Actors Gymnasium Announces New, Socially Distanced Learning Pods
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 17, 2020 Actors Gym has announced circus learning pods. The small group classes provide socially distanced circus and theatre activities from the comfort of families' yards or nearby green spaces....
Court Theatre Announces New Live Stream THE LIMINAL SPACE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 30, 2020 Court Theatre has announced The Liminal Space, which offers a space for quiet contemplation, as the theatre live-streams their empty stage to allow viewers to remember and contemplate all that has transpired between their theatre's walls and their own ambitions for what theatre can be in the future.... |