Tuesday, 09 January 2024 15:03
Court Theatre presents Antigone Originally Written by Sophocles
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Court Theatre, under the continuing leadership of Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director Charles Newell and Executive Director Angel Ysaguirre, is proud to present Sophocles's timely masterwork, Antigone. Directed by Associate Artistic Director Gabrielle Randle-Bent and featuring Founding Artistic Director Nicholas Rudall's translation, this production brings Court Theatre's Oedipus Trilogy to a stunning conclusion. Antigone runs February 2 – February…
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Thursday, 11 January 2024 12:58
Steppenwolf Announces LookOut Spring 2024 Season
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LookOut, Steppenwolf Theatre's performance series that presents the work of artists and companies across genre and form, proudly announces its Spring 2024 season, showcasing the work of Chicago's vibrant community of dancers, choreographers and movement makers. Highlights from the lineup of seven unique engagements include Anjal Chande's solo work The Next Cup…
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Tuesday, 09 January 2024 14:52
Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents the world premiere of a home what howls (or the house what was ravine)
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation's premier ensemble theater company, is pleased to present Steppenwolf for Young Adults' (SYA) world premiere of a home what howls (or the house what was ravine) by Matthew Paul Olmos and directed by Laura Alcalá Baker. This powerful and poetic look at displacement and youth activism will play February 7 – March 2,…
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Wednesday, 03 January 2024 14:48
Drury Lane announces the cast of Fiddler on the Roof
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Drury Lane Theatre is pleased to announce casting for its final show of the 2023/2024 season, the beloved Fiddler on the Roof. The cast of Fiddler on the Roof includes Mark David Kaplan (Tevye), Janna Cardia (Golde), Emma Rosenthal (Tzeitel), Yael Chanukov (Hodel), Abby Goldberg (Chava), Lea Grace Biwer (Schprintze), Estella Mccarthy Schultz (Bielke), Michael Kurowski (Motel), Zach Sorrow (Perchik), Grant Kilian (Fyedka), Molly Dibble (Alternate Schprintze/Bielke), Janet Ulrich Brooks (Yenta), Joel Gelman (Lazar Wolf), Jeff Parker (Constable), with Dara Cameron (Fruma-Sarah), Thom Cox (Nachum/Yussel), Bill Mcgough (Rabbi), Karl Hamilton (Mordcha), Susan Hofflander (Grandma…
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Broadway In Chicago is delighted to announce that individual tickets for PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL will go on sale on Friday, January 12. PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL will play Broadway In Chicago's CIBC Theatre (18 W. Monroe St.) for a limited one-week engagement, March 12-17. PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL, based on one of Hollywood's…
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Friday, 05 January 2024 14:22
CRYSTAL – Cirque Du Soleil's First-Ever Acrobatic Performance on Ice Returns to the Chicagoland area for Only 5 Performances, March 22-24, 2024 at NOW Arena
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Cirque du Soleil's CRYSTAL – a one-of-a-kind production that brings the circus arts to the ice for the very first time, returns to NOW Arena (5333 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates) from March 22-24, 2024. With seven jaw-dropping traditional circus acts all thrillingly adapted for Cirque du Soleil's first foray into a brand-new creative…
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Friday, 05 January 2024 14:44
SOMETHING WONDERFUL: HEIDI KETTENRING IN CONCERT to play Marriott Theatre March 18th
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Chicago's favorite leading lady Heidi Kettenring, who has appeared at Marriott Theatre and many other venues across Chicagoland and the country, will perform in concert at Marriott Theatre for one night only: Monday, March 18 at 7:30 pm. The multi-award winner's star turns nationwide include Broadway in Chicago's WICKED, DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE…
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Wednesday, 20 December 2023 17:19
Jackalope Theatre's 16th Season Launches with Ronán Noone's Thriller THE SMUGGLER, directed by Gus Menary, February 16 - March 16
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Jackalope Theatre Company is proud to launch its 16th season at its new home in Edgewater’s Berger Park, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd., with the Chicago premiere of the solo performance The Smuggler, February 16 – March 16, by Ronán Noone, directed by Gus Menary. The running time is currently 75 minutes with no intermission.Previews are Friday, Feb.…
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Tuesday, 19 December 2023 17:15
Definition Theatre Announces 2024 Season
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Definition Theatre announces two world premiere plays as part of its 2024 season. The company has also added stage and production manager Julie Jachym and Sound Designer Willow James to the ensemble and welcomes media producer and host Troy Pryor to its artistic advisory board. Definition will open its season with the world premiere of Judy's Life's Work by Loy A.…
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Thursday, 21 December 2023 17:10
Harry Lennix and Tamara Tunie Join the Cast of Steppenwolf's PURPOSE
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation's premier ensemble theater company, is pleased to announce Harry Lennix (The Blacklist, The DC Universe) and Tamara Tunie (Law & Order: SVU, I Wanna Dance with Somebody) will join the cast of its world premiere of Purpose, an epic family drama by two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad.…
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Wednesday, 20 December 2023 14:20
Pegasus Theatre Chicago Announces 37th Annual Young Playwrights Festival Authors and Cast, January 4 - 28 at Chicago Dramatists
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Pegasus Theatre Chicago is proud to announce the authors and plays being presented at the 37th Annual Young Playwrights Festival, January 4 - 28, 2024 at Chicago Dramatists, 798 N. Aberdeen. Previews are Thursday, Jan. 4 - Saturday, Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. with the Opening Ceremony, Sunday, Jan. 7 at 2:30…
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Thursday, 07 December 2023 14:35
Curious Theatre Branch Shares New Dates for Beau O'Reilly's HIT ME LIKE A FLOWER
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Curious Theatre Branch, currently celebrating its 35th Anniversary Season, announced today that the revival of Hit Me Like a Flower, written and directed by Beau O’Reilly and assistant directed by Chris Zdenek, will now be performed January 12 - February 4, at Facility Theatre, 1138 N. California Ave. Opening night is…
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Thursday, 20 July 2023 16:56
About Face Theatre announces 2023-2024 season
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About Face Theatre announces plans for its 29th season. Dedicated to advancing LGBTQ+ equity through community building, education, and performance, About Face will present two regional premiere productions at The Den Theatre in Wicker Parker, as well as the return of its popular workshop reading series Re/Generation Studio and touring performances…
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