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Recent Posts:

  • Drury Lane in Oakbrook plans for Fall 2021 reopening
  • Chicago Opera Theater’s ‘Taking Up Serpents’ stings (and sings) so good
  • Chicago Shakes streams ‘Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure,’ free through Jan. 1
  • Hell in a Handbag benefit, ‘The Morning After,’ features first streaming of ‘Poseidon!’ on New Year’s Day
  • Strawdog’s streaming Hershel makes the best of a bad situation
  • Streaming through the snow, local theatres offer some pandemic holiday cheer
  • ‘What will she do next?’ podcast musically celebrates history’s greatest women
  • Hell in a Handbag tries to make the home-bound holidays special with ‘Rip Nelson Quarantine’ stream – extended through Jan. 17
  • The Beautiful City Project wraps music and charity with ribbon and bow with Project Mistletoe
  • Brian Stokes Mitchell to be awarded Actor of the Year by the Sarah Siddons Society, Nov. 29
  • Porchlight adds new original productions and collaboration with L.A. Theatre Works to its virtual offerings this Fall
  • African American Arts Alliance sponsors unified audition for Black artists in three-day event, Oct. 12, 19 and 26
  • Equity Jeff nominees announced, virtual ceremony to take place November 9
  • Aurora’s Paramount Theatre, in letter to patrons, announces that 2021-22 is the new 2020-21
  • Youth benefit concert to support Chicago theatres will shine on YouTube at 6 pm, Sunday, Aug. 9
  • Boho Theatre announces Sana Selemon as its new executive director
  • Strawdog Theatre Company Artistic Director Leda Hoffmann to step down, ensemble member Kamille Dawkins named interim AD
  • Donterrio Johnson named artistic director for Pride Films and Plays as David Zak steps down, offers apology
  • BoHo’s ‘Big Fish’ takes musical honors, Theo’s ‘Hedwig,’ Black Button Eyes’ ‘Ghost Quartet’ and Kokandy’s ‘Head Over Heels’ also lauded at 2020’s non-Equity Jeff Awards
  • Annual non-Equity Jeffs to be awarded in broadcast on June 22
  • COVID-19 claims another victim: Mercury Theater Chicago to close permanently
  • Non-Equity virtual Jeff Awards ceremony, previously set for June 8, postponed, no future date yet named
  • Deborah Cox to play Eve/Mama in 2021 Schwartz-led ‘Children of Eden’ production in St. Charles
  • 10 Questions for ‘100 Songs’ (June 1 – Sept. 9) with Beautiful City Project’s David Fiorello
  • Writers Theatre’s 20-21 new producing model to include musical revue ‘Low Down Dirty Blues’
  • Casting announced for 2021 Broadway-scale Chicagoland production of Schwartz’s ‘Children of Eden
  • Broadway in Chicago announces rescheduled dates for ‘Six’ at the Broadway Playhouse
  • Actual 47h annual non-Equity Jeff Award nominations announced for June’s virtual celebration
  • Brown Paper Box Co. announces its10th and final season, featuring a world premiere play and celebration cabaret
  • Star-studded ‘Chicago Offstage! Live at Home’ benefit concert for Season of Concern streams Sunday April 19 at 6 pm
  • Epitomizing ‘The show must go on,’ non-Equity Jeffs to go virtual on June 8
  • Broadway in Chicago announces ‘Around Broadway in 80 Days’ to honor Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards participants
  • Broadway in Chicago updates changes in show schedules
  • ‘Idol’-famed Diana De Garmo and husband Ace Young lead The Beautiful City Project’s musical theatre livestream benefit this Thursday, hosted by Lorenzo Rush, Jr.
  • COVID-19 causes multiple closings…but check theatre websites for updated information
  • Broadway hit ‘Frozen’ comes to Cadillac Palace for 11 weeks beginning in October
  • Crystal Lake’s WSRep announces new season at Raue Center, including musicals ‘Always…Patsy Cline’ and ‘Matilda’
  • Broadway and Chicago talent lead cast of those dancin’ feet in Lyric’s production of ’42nd Street,’ set for May
  • Cadillac Palace to host Broadway in Chicago’s pre-Broadway premiere of ‘Some Like It Hot’ in 2021
  • All Chicago cast to present ‘Be More Chill’ at Apollo Theater, beginning April 17
  • Black Ensemble’s ambitious musical battle cry ‘Legends’ balances negativity with hope
  • Onstage documentary of 1964 concert brings ‘Judy & Liza’ to Chicagoland in 2020
  • Ticket sales begin March 6 for return of ‘The Simon & Garfunkle Story’ to Broadway in Chicago in May
  • In tribute to Presley, Perkins, Lewis and Cash, Metropolis stages ‘One Night in Memphis’
  • TUTA Theatre’s fiery punk ‘Hedda Gabler’ really does end with a bang
  • Drury Lane Theatre announces casting for production of Tony Award-winning musical ‘Evita’
  • Director Stearns announces cast for Venus Cabaret production of ‘Priscilla,’ beginning March 20
  • Drury Lane Theatre for Young Audiences presents ‘Shrek the Musical’ beginning in April
  • Success! Paramount is the perfect place to premiere new musical based on beloved Michael J. Fox film
  • League of Chicago Theatres and ComEd accepting applications through March 13 for 2020 Powering the Arts grant program 
  • Tesori musical ‘Fun Home’ among four bold stage productions set for modernized, 165-seat Copley Theatre in Aurora
  • Lyric’s ‘Queen of Spades’ is a well-sung, but unevenly staged night at the opera
  • Theatre at the Center’s ‘Almost Heaven: John Denver’s America’ is a lovely tribute to the singer-songwriter’s legacy of friendships strengthened through his work
  • Mercury Theater’s ‘Shear Mandess’ is a hair-raising romp
  • Broadway’s sensational ‘Six’ returns to Chicago, July 8 to Oct. 25
  • Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences does with ‘Princess and the Pea’ exactly what it does best
  • Jackie Taylor opens ‘Legends’ at Black Ensemble Theatre in Feb., run is through April 12
  • Story of the Queen of Disco is partially told in energetic song with Broadway in Chicago’s jukebox musical, ‘Summer’
  • Chicago Opera Theater’s terrific production of ‘Freedom Ride’ prepares patrons for Lyric’s and Chicago Shakes’ collaboration on ‘Blue’ in June
  • Citadel’s charming production of ‘The Fantasticks’ is a didactic delight
  • Lyric Opera of Chicago announces 2020-21 season, Sir Andrew Davis’ final season as music director, tickets on sale Feb. 13
  • Hubbard Street Dance Chicago presents ‘DECADANCE/CHICAGO’ on March 12, 14 and 15
  • Raven Theatre announces deets for ‘Take Flight’ theatre summer camps for ages 6 – 16
  • Emmy winner and Tony nominee returns to Arlington Heights’ Metropolis with ‘Broadway and Beyond’
  • Drury Lane’s ‘An American in Paris’ is an eminently graceful swan song to “new musicals” of the Gershwins
  • Broadway in Chicago announces ticket sales for April performances of ‘Choir of Man’ to begin Feb. 14
  • About Face Theatre announces ‘Wonka Ball: Silver & Gold’ on May 30
  • Lyric’s ‘Madama Butterfly’ is well-sung and well-staged, but not without controversy
  • Paul Gordon’s ‘Emma’ shines on Navy Pier under direction of Barbary Gaines
  • Theatre Evolve to stage rocking premiere of ‘Krugozor!’ this April at Athenaeum
  • Underscore Theatre kickstarts the decade with the 6th annual Chicago Musical Theatre Festival
  • Anniversary tour of ‘Riverdance’ celebrates 25 years of experiences
  • Kokandy Productions readies stage at Chopin Theatre for mid-March opening of ‘Hundred Days’
  • Metropolis board appoints Brookes Esetsch as executive operations director
  • McHenry County’s only professional theater company, Williams Street Rep, announces general auditions for upcoming season
  • Broadway in Chicago begins ticket sales for spring run of ‘The Office! A Musical Parody’
  • Nancy Hays and Alexa Castelvecchi bring ‘Judy & Liza’ tribute to Greenhouse Theater Center, March 5 – April 5
  • Tesori’s ‘Violet’ production in November is Court Theatre’s lone musical of its 66th season
  • Goodman Theatre announces casting for two Chicago premieres, including musical ‘American Mariachi’
  • Paramount Theatre, second largest subscription house in nation, announces 10th anniversary season
  • Oh Sandy! There are worse things one could do than buy tickets to Marriott’s teen angelic production of ‘Grease’
  • Porchlight’s ‘Sophisticated Ladies’ vies for showstopper record with its Duke Ellington revue
  • TUTA Theatre presents ‘Hedda Gabbler: A Play With Live Music’ based on Ibsen, opening Feb. 25
  • Amanda Giles might just make patrons forget Adele Dazeem in Brown Paper Box’s fine production of ‘If/Then’
  • Colette S. Gregory named PlayMakers Laboratory’s new executive director
  • BoHo Theatre announces 2020 season along with search for new executive director
  • Broadway in Chicago brings ‘Exodus’ story ‘Goshen’ to Broadway Playhouse in May
  • Goodman Theatre announces Broadway and TV star Cheyenne Jackson to perform at May gala
  • Harmony France in dual roles leads cast for Theo Ubique’s ‘Grey Gardens,’ opening in MarchGREY GARDENS
  • Marriott announces casting for young audiences’ production of ‘The Princess and the Pea’
  • Black Button Eyes’ pre-New York premiere of ‘Whisper House’ is timely, if wispy and detached
  • BrightSide Theatre in Naperville stages concert version of musical ‘NINE,’ Feb. 7-9
  • Cory Goodrich, star of ‘Freaky Friday,’ introduces audiences to new talent at Porchlight’s ‘New Faces’ cabaret, Feb. 24 in Evanston
  • Crystal Lake’s Raue Center welcomes Chicagoland cabaret artist Sierra White, Feb. 7
  • Indivisible Chicago’s free show with Chicago’s top improv actors pairs live political comedy with grass-roots call to action, Feb. 3
  • Broadway in Chicago begins ticket sales Jan. 17 for spring touring production of ‘My Fair Lady’
  • ‘Hit Her With the Skates’ announces full cast for March premiere at Royal George
  • Casting announced for The Second City e.t.c.’s 44th revue
  • Theatre at the Center opens its 30th anniversary season with Chicago-area premiere of ‘Almost Heaven: John Denver’s America’
  • Underscore presents its 6th annual Musical Theatre Festival of new works, Feb. 3-23

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