Thursday, 21 November 2024 12:31
Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival returns January 15-26, 2025
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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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Wednesday, 20 November 2024 12:27
Steep Theatre Back Early 2025 with A Slow Air
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Steep Theatre will kick off the new year with the Chicago Premiere of David Harrower's A Slow Air, directed by Steep Ensemble Member Robin Witt. Witt was at the helm for Steep's recent critically-acclaimed production of Samuel D. Hunter's A Case for The Existence of God, which enjoyed a sold-out run at…
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Thursday, 21 November 2024 12:25
Oil Lamp Theater Announces the Cast for its 2025 Season Opener: THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED), Jan. 24 - Feb. 16, 2025
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Oil Lamp Theater is proud to announce the cast and creative team for its first production of the 2025 season, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield with new revisions by Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield, January 24 - February 16, at Oil Lamp Theater, 1723 Glenview Road. The Complete…
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Thursday, 21 November 2024 12:21
Half-Price Holidays return to Hot Tix as Chicago theatres get festive for the 2024 holiday season
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Chicago theatres will present a wide variety of festive plays, musicals, dance, and comedy offerings this holiday season. In support, the League of Chicago Theatres has again created a comprehensive Holiday Theatre Guide, available at https://chicagoplays.com/chicago-theatre-guide/. A list of shows with additional details about each production will be available and updated throughout the holiday…
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Wednesday, 20 November 2024 12:18
Announcing cast of A Nativity Tribute in Driehaus Museum's historic Murphy Auditorium, presented in partnership with African American Museum of Performing Arts
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The Driehaus Museum and the African American Museum of Performing Arts (AAMPA) announce the casting for A Nativity Tribute, an adaptation of Langston Hughes' gospel song-play, Black Nativity. Co-directed by AAMPA Executive Director TaRon Patton and Kelvin Rolston, Jr., with choreography by Dereque Whiturs and music by composer Jaret Landon, the joyful production recreates the biblical narrative of Christ using song and…
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Thursday, 14 November 2024 12:30
A Christmas Cabaret: A Magical Night with Thee Ricky Harris!
Written by Wesley David
Get ready to dive into the holiday spirit like never before on December 7th and 8th with A Christmas Cabaret - Thee Ricky Harris Way at the Mercury Theater. Thee Ricky Harris, a true powerhouse in musical theater and host of the beloved online series Places, brings his unmatched charisma…
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Friday, 15 November 2024 11:24
Pegasus Theatre Chicago Announces Dates, Plays and Playwrights for the 38th ANNUAL YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL, Jan. 5 - 26, 2025
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Pegasus Theatre Chicago is proud to announce the authors and plays being presented at the 38th Annual Young Playwrights Festival, January 5 - 26, 2025 at Chicago Dramatists, 798 N. Aberdeen. Previews are Thursday, Jan. 2 - Saturday, Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. with the Opening Ceremony, Sunday, Jan. 5 at 2:30 p.m. The performance schedule is Fridays…
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Wednesday, 13 November 2024 15:58
Music Theater Works Announces its LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL Cast and Creative Teams, Dec. 19 - Jan. 19
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Music Theater Works is proud to announce the cast and creative team for the final production of its 2024 season, Legally Blonde: The Musical, in the Center Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, December 19 - 29. Legally Blonde: The Musical, with music and lyrics by Laurence…
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Wednesday, 13 November 2024 16:55
Northlight to produce world premiere adaptation of Little Women
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Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, continues its 2024–2025 season with Louisa May Alcott's Little Women adapted by Lauren Gunderson from the novel by Louisa May Alcott, directed by Associate Artistic Director Georgette Verdin. Due to early demand a week has been added to the run, which…
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Wednesday, 13 November 2024 15:52
Lookingglass Announces Cast and Creative Team for the World Premiere of CIRCUS QUIXOTE, Jan. 30 - March 30, 2025
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After pausing its operations last year to reorganize and create a new business model, Chicago's Tony-Award winning Lookingglass Theatre Company, in association with The Actors Gymnasium, is proud to announce the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Circus Quixote, January 30 - March 30, 2025, in the Lookingglass' Joan and Paul Theatre at…
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Wednesday, 13 November 2024 10:49
BrightSide Theatre to present JEKYLL AND HYDE IN CONCERT January 17-26, 2025. Full cast announced!
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BrightSide Theatre has announced that it will perform the long-running hit Broadway musical JEKYLL AND HYDE in a concert presentation at North Central College's Madden Hall, for two weekends in January. The lush and romantic score with music by Frank Wildhorn and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse features power ballads like…
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Tuesday, 12 November 2024 17:43
Hell in a Handbag's Rudolph THE RED-HOSED REINDEER Returns December 13, 2024 – January 5, 2025 at Center on Halsted
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Hell in a Handbag Productions is pleased to open its 2024/25 Season with the 25th anniversary edition of Artistic Director David Cerda's* holiday classic Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer (An Unauthorized Musical Parody), directed by Anthony Whitaker, playing December 13, 2024 – January 5, 2025 at Hoover Leppen Theatre at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St. in Chicago. Tickets…
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Friday, 08 November 2024 14:14
Sixth performance added! Steppenwolf Theatre Celebrates the Holidays with Jane Lynch's A Swingin' Little Christmas
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Due to popular demand, Steppenwolf Theatre is pleased to announce Jane Lynch's A SWINGIN' LITTLE CHRISTMAS has added a sixth and final performance to its nearly sold-out engagement December 12 - 15, 2024 in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theater, 1650 N. Halsted St. in Chicago. The newly-added show on Sunday, December 15 at 7:30 is now on sale at steppenwolf.org/christmas or by calling the Box Office…
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Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival returns January 15-26, 2025
Written by Buzz Center StageThe 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… -
Steep Theatre Back Early 2025 with A Slow Air
Written by Buzz Center StageSteep Theatre will kick off the new year with the Chicago Premiere of David Harrower's A Slow Air, directed by Steep Ensemble Member Robin Witt. Witt was at the helm for Steep's recent critically-acclaimed production of Samuel D. Hunter's A Case for…
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Oil Lamp Theater Announces the Cast for its 2025 Season Opener: THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED), Jan. 24 - Feb. 16, 2025
Written by Buzz Center StageOil Lamp Theater is proud to announce the cast and creative team for its first production of the 2025 season, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield with new revisions by Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield, January 24 -…
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Half-Price Holidays return to Hot Tix as Chicago theatres get festive for the 2024 holiday season
Written by Buzz Center StageChicago theatres will present a wide variety of festive plays, musicals, dance, and comedy offerings this holiday season. In support, the League of Chicago Theatres has again created a comprehensive Holiday Theatre Guide, available at https://chicagoplays.com/chicago-theatre-guide/. A list of shows with additional details about…
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