Chicago – The Sarah Siddons Society of Chicago is proud to announce the 2020 winner of the prestigious Actor of the Year Award, Brian Stokes Mitchell, one of our country’s central leading Broadway stars since the 1990s, as well as an accomplished TV and film actor. The organization is planning a virtual event to present
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Porchlight adds new original productions and collaboration with L.A. Theatre Works to its virtual offerings this Fall
CHICAGO – Porchlight Music Theatre announces its schedule for fall 2020, offering a variety of free and pay-to-view options for virtual experiences. The new programs include original Porchlight productions of Broadway by the Decade, New Faces Sing Broadway 1987 and Happy Holidays from Porchlight! and musical audio broadcasts, with Chicago roots, from L.A. Theatre Works:
African American Arts Alliance sponsors unified audition for Black artists in three-day event, Oct. 12, 19 and 26
Chicago—Sponsored by the African American Arts Alliance (AAAA) and in celebration of Black Arts Month this October, several Black theaters of Chicago will partner for a united audition for Black theater artists. The free, three-day event will include a series of resource-sharing panels and workshops by casting directors, agents and other theater professionals, before giving
Equity Jeff nominees announced, virtual ceremony to take place November 9
Chicago – The Jeff Awards announces the nominees for the 52nd annual awards for theater excellence that include 142 theater artists across 30 artistic and technical categories. The awards will be presented in an online program on Monday, November 9, 2020 at 7:00PM. The traditional Equity season runs August 1st through July 31st however, this
Aurora’s Paramount Theatre, in letter to patrons, announces that 2021-22 is the new 2020-21
Dear Paramount Theatre subscriber, After months of monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic while consulting with state and local health officials, state and local government representatives and endless professionals around the country, it’s become evident that we have to adapt our plans one more time. It’s with a heavy heart that I announce we are postponing the entire 2020-2021
