Friday, 25 October 2024 12:53
Teatro ZinZanni Presents: The LiV Warfield Xperience For One Night Only - Nov. 18
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Teatro ZinZanni, Chicago's wildly entertaining cabaret and cirque show, will open up their vintage circus tent, the Spiegeltent, to present The LiV Warfield Xperience on Monday, November 18th. For one night only, LiV Warfield, who stars in the current ZinZanni production, will bring down the house for an electrifying live performance. This is LiV's first public show…
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Thursday, 24 October 2024 13:36
Matinee added on December 9 for CHRISTMAS WITH THE KING: BRANDON BENNETT SINGS ELVIS PRESLEY
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Marriott Theatre has added a second matinee performance of the concert CHRISTMAS WITH THE KING: BRANDON BENNETT SINGS ELVIS PRESLEY on Monday, December 9 at 1pm to meet demand, as the previously announced shows on Monday, December 9 at 7:30 pm and Tuesday, December 10 at 1 pm are nearly…
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Wednesday, 23 October 2024 13:33
Lifeline Theatre presents 28th Annual Fillet of Solo Festival two-week festival of storytelling performances November 8 - November 17, 2024
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Lifeline Theatre presents the 28th Annual Fillet of Solo Festival, a vibrant celebration of Chicago's premiere storytelling and live lit scene. The festival spans from November 8- November 17, 2024 at Lifeline Theatre (6912 N. Glenwood Ave.) and Rhapsody Theater (1328 W Morse Ave.) in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood. Featuring a diverse array of performers, including a dozen storytelling collectives and numerous…
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Wednesday, 23 October 2024 13:27
Puppet shows for private audiences in living room settings: Chicago Puppet Fest's Fall Living Room Tour returns November 14-16
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The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival is pulling strings to raise funds this fall, offering three exclusive sneak peeks of the amazing puppet artistry of one of next January’s most hotly anticipated festival performers, presented in highly intimate, exclusive living room settings around the city. The Chicago Puppet Festival’s annual…
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Thursday, 24 October 2024 11:51
Some Like It Hot sizzles at Cadillac Palace Theatre
Written by CJ Burroughs
In the midst of the bustle and busyness of several stunning song-and-dance routines in Some Like It Hot, beautifully directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, we witness a transformation. Of course, transformation is what this show—and the classic Billy Wilder film on which it’s based—is all about. You know the…
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Wednesday, 23 October 2024 10:11
Review: Remy Bumppo's 'Dear Elizabeth' at Theater Wit
Written by John Accrocco
What a treat to have two of Evanston-native Sarah Ruhl’s plays running concurrently at Theatre Wit. Alongside the Shattered Globe Theatre’s Midwest premier of Ruhl’s Becky Nurse of Salem is Remy Bumppo’s production of Dear Elizabeth. Directed by Christina Casano, this epistolary play has all the elements that make Ruhl’s…
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Wednesday, 23 October 2024 07:20
Deliciously wicked: Evil Perfect at Bramble Theatre Company tells a familiar story in a perfectly wicked way
Written by Kendall Royzen
After completing my hundredth fan fiction about the same two characters defying all obstacles and falling in love, I took a moment to reflect as to why I come back to these stories. There is a comfort in a formulaic story line, the protagonists eliciting nostalgia, escapism, but when you…
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Monday, 21 October 2024 17:14
Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' at Brightside Theatre is the ultimate Halloween treat with just the right amount of bite!
Written by Kimberly Katz
Brightside Theatre’s rendition of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, adapted by Stephen Dietz, captivates from the opening scene to its climactic finale. Ever since the 1992 Francis Ford Coppola film with Gary Oldman, Bram Stoker’s Dracula has fascinated me. It was a delight to see Brightside Theatre’s cast and crew brilliantly capture…
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Tuesday, 22 October 2024 11:11
Live immersive horror experience based on INSIDIOUS coming to Chicago
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Brace yourself for the scare of a lifetime, as the world of Insidious jumps off the screen and directly into your theater seat with "INSIDIOUS: THE FURTHER YOU FEAR" – a live immersive horror experience that will bring your darkest fears to life right before your eyes, based on the box office hit horror…
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Sunday, 20 October 2024 11:07
Dante’s ‘Commedia Divina,’ Retooled by Conspirators, Delivers Epic Laughs at Otherworld Theatre
Sarz Maxwell
The early closing of the Conspirators’ 2023 production of “Commedia Divina,” proved useful, giving this …erm … highly original company an opportunity to retool “Commedia Divina” into a production worthy of Election Year 2024. I can’t claim I wasn’t warned. I mean, the very title is “Commedia Divina: It’s Worse…
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Friday, 18 October 2024 13:12
Review: Joffrey Ballet's US Premiere of Cathy Marston's 'Atonement' at Civic Opera House
Written by John Accrocco
What source materials make a great ballet? Can everything be interpreted through dance? It’s a fair question when considering Joffrey Ballet’s new adaptation of Ian McEwan’s complex novel. This sumptuous co-production with Ballett Zurich is proof that the sky’s the limit when it comes to what’s possible on stage. Those…
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Saturday, 12 October 2024 15:31
TUTA Theatre to stage Thornton Wilder's THE LONG CHRISTMAS DINNER November 26 - December 29
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TUTA Theatre has announced it will stage the infrequently produced Thornton Wilder drama THE LONG CHRISTMAS DINNER for the 2024 holiday season. It was written in 1931 when Wilder was 34 years old and dividing his time between writing and teaching at the University of Chicago. In one long act…
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Wednesday, 16 October 2024 15:27
Casting announced for ANNIE at Chicago Theatre Nov. 12-Dec 1
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Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment), Carolyn Rossi Copeland Productions, Inc. and Crossroads Live North America today announced casting for the limited engagement of iconic Tony Award-winning musical ANNIE at The Chicago Theatre which runs from November 12 through December 1, 2024. In the title role of "Annie" is Hazel Vogel, a 12-year-old…
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