Friday, 26 January 2024 12:07
Ronnie Marmo Returns to Chicago to Direct and Star in Critically Acclaimed “Bill W. and Dr. Bob”
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Ronnie Marmo and Theatre 68 today announced two plays coming to the Richard Christiansen Theater of the Biograph Theater in Lincoln Park (2433 N. Lincoln Ave.). The critically acclaimed "Bill W. and Dr. Bob," the gripping true story spotlighting the two founders of Alcoholics Anonymous, is written by Samuel Shem and Janet Surrey. Marmo will be directing and starring in…
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Emery Entertainment, Inc. and Broadway In Chicago are excited to announce that CHURCHILL, starring acclaimed actor David Payne, will play a strictly limited engagement at Broadway In Chicago's Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut St) from April 3 to April 7, 2024. Tickets for all shows are now…
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Thursday, 25 January 2024 13:02
Peter Pan coming to Chicago's James M. Nederlander Theatre
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Broadway In Chicago is delighted to announce that individual tickets for the all-new production of the Tony Award-winning Broadway Classic, PETER PAN will go on sale on Friday, January 26. PETER PAN takes flight at Broadway In Chicago's James M. Nederlander Theatre (24 W. Randolph St.) for a limited two-week engagement, March 26 –…
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Thursday, 25 January 2024 13:00
DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST to Open North American Tour in Chicago
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Disney Theatrical Group, under the direction of Andrew Flatt, Anne Quart and Thomas Schumacher, announced today that a newly-reimagined North American tour of Beauty and the Beast will officially open at Broadway In Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre in July 2025. Tickets are now available for groups of 10 or more by calling Broadway In Chicago Group Sales at (312) 977-1710 or emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The show…
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Wednesday, 24 January 2024 12:04
About Face Theatre to produce the Midwest premiere of The Brightest Thing in the World directed by Keira Fromm
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About Face Theatre continues its 29th season with the Midwest premiere of The Brightest Thing in the World by Leah Nanako Winkler, directed by AFT Artistic Associate Keira Fromm. The show will run March 14 through April 13, 2024, at The Den Theatre. The Brightest Thing in the World starts as a bubbling romantic…
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Wednesday, 24 January 2024 11:51
Music Theater Works Announces the Cast and Creative Team for THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, March 7th - 31st
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Music Theater Works is proud to announce the cast and creative team for the first production of its 2024 season, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, in the Center Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts In Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, March 7 - 31. The 25th Annual Putnam County…
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Wednesday, 24 January 2024 10:46
Brightside Theatre to perform CHESS IN CONCERT February 9th-18th
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Artistic Director Jeffrey Cass and Executive Director Julie Ann Kornak are excited to continue BrightSide Theatre's SEASON 12 – The Season of Passion – with the masterful musical CHESS IN CONCERT. Cass is directing the concert, with musical direction by Aaron Zimmerman. Cast in the central roles of the love…
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"The Broads' Way," written and directed the one and only Ginger Minj herself, is a frolicsome foray through well-known Broadway musicals, from “Hamilton” to “The Sound of Music” (yes, you read that right: what does a drag queen do about Maria?!). In fact, the first piece was Gidget Galore singing…
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Monday, 22 January 2024 10:38
Invictus Theatre Company Moves to Windy City Playhouse, Opens Feb. 13 with Pulitzer-winner Topdog/Underdog
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Invictus Theatre Company, the seven-year-old storefront theatre company who this past year was one of the most honored organizations at the Non-Equity Jeff Awards and then lost its venue in a July 2023 fire, has announced a new home and a four-play season for 2024. Invictus will move to the…
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Saturday, 20 January 2024 15:29
Trap Door Excels in Skillful Production of Brecht’s 1939 Anti-war Themed ‘Mother Courage and her Children’
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“Mother Courage and her Children,” written in 1939 by German playwright Bertolt Brecht has been a challenging play for me, and having seen it prior to this Trap Door Theatre production, I wondered why, along with “Threepenny Opera” (1928), it is so popular among theater companies and actors. But I…
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Friday, 19 January 2024 14:28
Porchlight Music Theatre’s 'Anything Goes' Features Standout Cast
Written by Lauren Katz
To those familiar with Cole Porter’s 1930s musical, you may recognize the opening notes as the live orchestra begins to play the title number. Reno Sweeney (played with dazzle by Meghan Murphy) bounds on stage, and the Opening Night crowd erupts in cheers. Sweeney takes in the applause and adoration…
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Broadway In Chicago is pleased to announce that tickets for the brand new production of the smash-hit musical, ON YOUR FEET! THE STORY OF EMILIO & GLORIA ESTEFAN, directed and choreographed by Luis Salgado will go on sale on Friday, January 19, 2024. Ticket prices will range from $30.00 to…
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Thursday, 18 January 2024 13:25
Lyric Opera of Chicago announces a variety of special public events and audience experiences in celebration of the premiere of Terence Blanchard's Champion
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