Archives for July 2018

Chicago – Mercury Theater Chicago, 3745 N. Southport Avenue, is pleased to announce the extension of AVENUE Q through November 4, 2018 due to popular demand. After an incredible run in 2004, this lovingly revived Broadway musical is wowing audiences yet again with its relatable humor and heartwarming message. Hedy Weiss of WTTW’s Chicago Tonight

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Chicago – Collaboraction, Chicago’s social issue-driven contemporary theater, announced today its line-up of 24 world premiere short pieces for its third annual PEACEBOOK, a free, collaborative city-wide festival of theater, dance, music, visual art and spoken word, all focused on cultivating peace in Chicago. Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre, GQ from The Q Brothers, Nancy Garcia

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Arlington Heights, Ill – Metropolis presents nine time Tony Award-winning dance musical A Chorus Line September 20 – November 3, 2018. A stunning theatrical classic that captures the spirit and tension of a Broadway audition. Exploring the lives and poignant ambitions of professional chorus dancers; those overly dedicated, underpaid, highly trained performers. A Chorus Line

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Glencoe, IL– Writers Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma, opens its 2018/19 season with Qui Nguyen’s Vietgone, directed by Lavina Jadhwani, featuring original music and music direction by Gabriel Ruiz and choreography by Tommy Rapley. Vietgone runs August 15 – September 23, 2018 in the Alexandra

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(Chicago, IL) Goodman Theatre announced today that Artistic Director Robert Falls will direct its 2018/2019 season opening production, We’re Only Alive for A Short Amount of Time, written and performed by David Cale—Obie Award-winning “spellbinding storyteller” (Los Angeles Times). Falls, who first invited Cale to the Goodman in 1988 (The Redthroats in the Goodman Studio), replaces

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