Tuesday, 14 May 2024 12:57
LEAGUE OF CHICAGO THEATRES HIGHLIGHTS SUMMER 2024 PRODUCTIONS
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Chicago continues to produce some of the most exciting work in the country this Summer, offering a wide variety of plays and musicals, as well as comedy, dance, festivals, and more. To highlight these productions, The League of Chicago Theatres is publishing its Summer Theatre Guide, which includes 100+ shows running in the Chicago…
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Tuesday, 14 May 2024 12:53
Token Theatre to produce new play directed by Emmy winner Alan Muroaka
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Token Theatre, Chicago's Asian American theatre company, announces the company's first full production, ZAC EFRON, written by Artistic Director David Rhee, co-written by Managing Director Wai Yim and directed by two-time Emmy Award winner Alan Muraoka ("Sesame Street"). ZAC EFRON plays at A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N Wells St, June 20-July 21, 2024. The press opening is June 23, 2024 at 3PM. Tickets,…
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I arrived at City Lit Theater’s MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL expecting a heavy, serious, doubtless thought-provoking but rather intimidating major work of literature. By the end of the performance, I wanted to rush out, buy the book and read it immediately. Any production that accomplishes this in three hours must…
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Sunday, 12 May 2024 02:12
'Poor People! The Parody Musical' is rich in laughs
Written by Kimberly Katz
I’m amazed that it’s been 18 years or so since I first saw a Hell in a Handbag production. Though it seems like yesterday, my first experience with Handbag was taking in their production of The Poseidon Adventure at the cozy and artistic Chopin Theatre in Wicker Park. It was…
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- Hell in a Handbag Productions
- Chopin Theatre
- David Cerda
- Tyler Anthony Smith
- Stephanie Shaw
- Dakota Hughes
- Sydney Genco
- Matty Bettencourt
- Brittney Brown
- Caitlin Jackson
- Elizabeth Lesinski
- Taylor Dalton
- Shane Roberie
- Patrick O’Keefe
- Tommy Thurston
- Christopher Kelley
- The Chopin Studio Theatre
- Andrew Milliken
- Parody
Friday, 10 May 2024 13:13
Bramble Theatre Company presents Festival of Unfinished Work June 26 - June 30
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Bramble Theatre Company, is proud to announce the third annual Festival of Unfinished Work at the new Bramble Arts Loft located on the second floor of the historic Capital Garage building at 5545 N. Clark St, June 26 - 30. The Festival's performance schedule is Wednesday, June 26 through Saturday, June 29 at 7:30…
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Monday, 13 May 2024 12:09
Porchlight Shares Dates and Parks for its Free, Summer Concert Series: BROADWAY IN YOUR BACKYARD, June 6 - August 6
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Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to announce the return of its free summer concert series Broadway in your Backyard, now in its fourth year, June 6 - August 6, as part of Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks series, supported by the Mayor’s Office and Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and Free…
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Monday, 13 May 2024 10:50
Dance and Sing to the Beat of Life with ‘Last Stop on Market Street’
Written by Bree Samani
Despite the fact that I have never read the Newberry Award-Winning children’s book called Last Stop on Market Street, I chose to see the musical adaptation on a sunny Saturday afternoon. And I have to say, I am impressed with this fun-loving musical at the Young People’s Theatre of Chicago.…
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Friday, 10 May 2024 13:18
Review: The Thanksgiving Play at Steppenwolf Theatre
Written by John Accrocco
“Together we created this nothingness,” says Audrey Francis in Steppenwolf’s production of Larissa Fasthorse’s ‘The Thanksgiving Play’. Hot off its Broadway run, this madcap comedy cuts right to the bone. Under Jess Mcleod’s direction, the intimate cast leaps right off the stage. ‘The Thanksgiving Play’ is about three elementary school…
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Thursday, 09 May 2024 13:01
Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents The Enigmatist
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents The Enigmatist, an immersive and captivating experience of illusions, puzzles, and cryptology, written and performed by renowned magician and The New York Times crossword constructor David Kwong. Following sold out runs in New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., The Enigmatist plays May 29–June 30, 2024 in the Carl and Marilynn Thoma Theater Upstairs. The Los…
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Thursday, 09 May 2024 12:54
Steep Theatre Announces Two New Shows for '24
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Steep Theatre will be back on stage in 2024 with two new productions that continue the company's tradition of bringing new work to Chicago audiences. In July, Steep will open the Chicago Premiere of Samuel D. Hunter's A Case for the Existence of God at the Edge Off-Broadway Theatre, directed by Steep…
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Tuesday, 07 May 2024 12:50
1619: THE JOURNEY OF A PEOPLE to commemorate the arrival in America of the first African slaves and examine the peoples' progress since then
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Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre's 2024 season of four productions will open with the original musical 1619: THE JOURNEY OF A PEOPLE by Chicago writer and performer Ted Williams III. The musical commemorates the arrival of the first 20 Africans on the shores of Point Comfort, Virginia on August 20, 1619. In it, three modern…
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Thursday, 09 May 2024 12:46
"Boy Genius" Orson Welles meets "War of the Worlds" author H.G. Wells in world premiere WELLS AND WELLES, based on true events
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In 1940, the 25-year-old Orson Welles, previously known as a stage and radio actor, had achieved widespread fame for his 1938 radio play adaptation of the novel THE WAR OF THE WORLDS. The show was produced without the participation or even the permission of the novel's author H.G. Wells, a…
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Friday, 10 May 2024 11:43
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD coming to James M. Nederlander this Fall
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Broadway In Chicago is excited to announce that individual tickets for the world premiere of the first ever touring production of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD will go on sale Monday, May 13 at 10:00 a.m. CT. Tickets will also be available online at BroadwayInChicago.com starting at 10:00 a.m. CT or stop by…
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Bramble Theatre Company presents Festival of Unfinished Work June 26 - June 30
Written by Buzz Center StageBramble Theatre Company, is proud to announce the third annual Festival of Unfinished Work at the new Bramble Arts Loft located on the second floor of the historic Capital Garage building at 5545 N. Clark St, June 26 - 30. The Festival's performance schedule…
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