By Barry Reszel You always remember your first. Mine was senior year of high school, 1981, in the balcony of Chicago’s old Schubert (now The PrivateBank) Theatre on Monroe, just a half block off State Street. It was a school field trip with a really cool elective class and teacher, Mass Media in Society with
Archives for April 2016
Chicago Shakes GALA 2016 raises nearly $1.5 M for programming
Chicago—Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) celebrated the global impact of Shakespeare with GALA 2016 at the Theater’s home on Navy Pier on the 400th Anniversary of his death—April 23, 2016—a date which also marked the playwright’s 452nd birthday. As the signature celebration of the yearlong Shakespeare 400 Chicago festival, the night raised a record-breaking $1.4 million
PFP to workshop new ‘History of Summer’ musical in June
Chicago, IL – Pride Films and Plays presents a special workshop of the gorgeous new musical A History of Summer, with music and lyrics by Jonathan Monro and book by Adam Mathias. Both of the authors have extensive credits (see full bios below) and will be coming to Chicago for one week to work with
League of Chicago Theatres names its summer highlights
Chicago—The Chicago theater community will present a wide variety of plays and musicals, as well as dance and concert offerings this summer. In support, the League of Chicago Theatres will once again create a comprehensive Summer Theater Guide that will be available at hotels, theaters, events, and destinations across the Chicago area. A full list
Cast, creative team announced for Theo Ubique’s summer cabaret
CHICAGO – The British songwriting duo of Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse, who together wrote some of the most enduring and loved songs of Broadway and Hollywood, will be celebrated in Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre’s 2016 summer cabaret. The pair, who burst onto Broadway and the pop charts in 1962 with their musical Stop the
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