Broadway In Chicago announces principal casting for the world premiere of Amazing Grace, a new musical with music and lyrics by Christopher Smith and a book by Christopher Smith and Arthur Giron, produced by Carolyn Rossi Copeland, directed by Gabriel Barre and choreographed by Tony Award winner Christopher Gattelli. Tony Award nominee Josh Young, Erin
Archives for April 2014
Lyric’s ‘Music’ is so much more than sound
By Barry Reszel To focus on a single sense in Lyric Opera of Chicago’s second annual Broadway dalliance is a gross injustice to its breathtaking production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s, The Sound of Music. It’s akin to crediting Michael Jordan’s basketball accomplishments to just the shoes. This not-to-be missed staging of arguably the most well-known
Cirque’s Jackson tour in town this June
The Estate of Michael Jackson and Cirque du Soleil announced Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour, will return to the Chicago area, performing June 27 and 28 at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates Created by Cirque du Soleil and directed by Jamie King, THE IMMORTAL World Tour is a departure from the company’s
Non-Equity Jeff award nominees announced
The Jeff Awards Committee today announced 128 nominations in 24 categories of Non-Equity Jeff Awards for productions that opened between April 1, 2013, and March 31, 2014. The Non-Equity Awards honor excellence in Chicago theatres not under a union contract. Jeff judges attended opening nights of 147 productions offered by 65 Non-Equity producing organizations. The
Bailiwick offers summer acting and musical theatre workshops
Bailiwick Chicago is offering two summer theatre intensives created for 6th – 12th graders. “STAGES!” are week-long intensives where young artists will have an opportunity to create and star in an original play or musical (or both!) under the leadership of Bailiwick Chicago’s staff. “We wanted to create a summer program for young theatre artists
