Wednesday, June 8, 2011
The Goodman Theatre has announced the cast for Robert Falls' upcoming production of John Logan's London and Broadway hit "Red." The Washington, D.C.-based actor Edward Gero will play Mark Ro…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:37AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 7, 2011
THEATER REVIEW: "Northwest Highway" ★★★½ Through July 17 at Gift Theatre, 4802 N. Milwaukee Ave.; Running time: 1 hour, 30 minutes; Tickets: $20-$30 at 773-283-7071 and …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:00PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Brigadoon" ★★★ Through June 12 at Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson St., Evanston; Running time: 2 hours, 45 minutes; Tickets: $32-$92 at 847-869-6300 or lighto…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:29PM[SHARE]The Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee said Tuesday that there was always supposed to be two winners in the category of best director of a musical: Matt Hawkins ("Cabaret' from The Hypocrites…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:52PM[SHARE]Monday, June 6, 2011
The Hypocrites production of the musical "Cabaret" was the big winner at the 2011 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Awards, winning five Jeffs including best production of a musical and a nod for …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:27PM[SHARE]The typically down-to-earth Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Awards are slated for the Park West nightclub, 322 W. Armitage Ave., tonight at 7:30pm, where there will be a new touch of Hollywood g…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:26PM[SHARE]According to a report from the Miami Herald, the Florida Stage Company, a 24-year-old regional theater in South Florida, has declared bankrupcy and will cease operations. The theater is $1.5…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:04PM[SHARE]Sunday, June 5, 2011
THEATER REVIEW: The Chicago Landmark Project ★★★ Through July 10 (Programs A and B rotate) at Greenhouse Theatre Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave.; running time: 1 hour 20 minut…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 07:06PM[SHARE]Friday, June 3, 2011
"The Book of Mormon" plays at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on Broadway. Read the Tribune review here. A national tour begins in 2012. When Joseph Smith Jr. published The Book of Mormon in 1830…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:25AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 2, 2011
"Northwest Highway" is a new play by William Nedved set in Jefferson Park, opening soon at the Gift Theatre. There have been plays about Chicago as long as there has been a Chicago theater. …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:00PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "The Detective's Wife" ★★★ Through July 31 at Writers' Theatre in Books On Vernon, 664 Vernon Ave., Glencoe; Tickets: $50-60 at 847-242-6000 or writerstheat…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:01AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 1, 2011
THEATER REVIEW: "Bug" ★★★ Through June 26 at Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.; Running time: 2 hours; Tickets: $25-$30 at 773-728-7529 or redtwist.org At one point …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:40PM[SHARE]The Zanies comedy club in Vernon Hills has closed over a lease dispute, reports Kevin Pang for the Tribune. The locations in Chicago and St. Charles remain open.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:27PM[SHARE]Both Northlight Theatre and Court Theatre say they're breaking box office records this spring. Court says that "Porgy and Bess" is already the highest-grossing show in its 56-year history; o…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:23PM[SHARE]DePaul University breaks ground today on the new building for its Theatre School (where, in full disclosure, I have taught a class for many years). Here's a quick analysis of the plans (and …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:01PM[SHARE]New plays from Sarah Gubbins, Jon Steinhagen and Andrew Hinderaker are on the tap for the 2011-12 season at Chicago Dramatists. "The Kid Thing," a Gubbins world premiere about two lesbian co…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:23PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 31, 2011
THEATER REVIEW: "Trogg! A Musical" ★★ Through July 3 at the Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St.; Running time: 2 hours, 10 minutes; Tickets: $22-$28 at 800-838-3006 or handbagpr…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:34PM[SHARE]"Suicide Incorporated," the hit play by Andrew Hinderaker that premiered at the Steep Theatre in Chicago, will get a New York production at the Roundabout Theatre, the company has announced.…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:44PM[SHARE]"In a sometimes-cold industry," said Steven Grossman, "Mickey was the most human of them all. He never emailed. He always made phone calls. And he always remembered families and children." S…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:34PM[SHARE]Governors State University says a $50,000 grant from the Chicago Community Turst will allow it to presenta new program called "One More Night," wherein shows from the Chiacgo theaters MPACT,…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:32AM[SHARE]Sunday, May 29, 2011
Erica Daniels, the longtime casting director at the Steppenwolf Theatre, and a peerless source of knowledge on Chicago actors, has a new title. She's now to be known as associate artistic di…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:17AM[SHARE]Saturday, May 28, 2011
Keith Huff, the man behind "A Steady Rain," a 2007 Chicago cop drama that later starred Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman on Broadway, is premiering a new play this week. "The Detective's Wife" …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:01PM[SHARE]Friday, May 27, 2011
"No More Dead Dogs" ★★½ Through June 19 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave.; $22-$30 at 773-975-8150 or theaterwit.org If a kid in school picks up a book " "Old Yeller," say,…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:52PM[SHARE]' PLUS KERRY REID'S CHART OF DOZENS MORE SHOWS FOR THE SEASON After the grayest spring on record, Chicago is looking forward to a change in season. Time and reviews will tell for sure, but h…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:01AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 26, 2011
"A Christmas Story, The Musical" is a touring show based on the 1983 movie that's calling Chicago home. It'll play the Chicago Theatre Dec. 14-30. So it is finally feeling like summer. A goo…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:37PM[SHARE]Griffin Theatre said Thursday it will stage the first made-in-Chicago of the Broadway musical "Spring Awakening." Jonathan Berry ("Festen") will direct. The show will run at the Theatre Wit …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:28PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 25, 2011
In her On the Fringe column this week, Nina Metz reviews "Superman 2050" (not "Spider-Man," "Superman"), a show wherein the entire cast occupies the space about the size of a parking space. …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:34PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Three Days of Rain" ★★★ Through June 25 at Viaduct Theatre, 3111 N. Western Ave.; Running time: 2 hours, 15 minutes; Tickets: $25 at 773-296-6024 or backst…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:29PM[SHARE](posted by Doug George) Sean Graney is nothing if not prolific. The multi-talented Chicagoan and Hypocrites founder is directing an outdoors production of "The Taming of the Shrew" for the S…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:45PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 24, 2011
A city-specific performance piece designed by Australians to take Chicagoans (and visitors) on a fresh journey through their own city is to be presented by Chicago Shakespeare Theater this s…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:05PM[SHARE]Above, the Seattle production of "A Christmas Story, The Musical." Chicago is to be in the center of a new, nationally touring production of "A Christmas Story, The Musical," a relatively ne…
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