GRAMMY® Award-nominated and international recording artist, Deborah Cox, takes on the role of Eve/Mama in the much-anticipated Children of Eden production, scheduled to open at Chicagoland’s historic Arcada Theatre in the summer of 2021. Deborah Cox has released six critically-acclaimed albums, including her debut project Deborah Cox, One Wish, The Morning After, Remixed, Destination Moon, and The
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10 Questions for ‘100 Songs’ (June 1 – Sept. 9) with Beautiful City Project’s David Fiorello
By Quinn Rigg There are around 1000 questions lingering in the minds of every theatregoer, artist, and producer in a pandemic that’s irrevocably unhinged the cultural norm. The Beautiful City Project has created an event to honor and contribute to a recovering artistic community with “The Top 100” — a collaborative musical theatre marathon between
Writers Theatre’s 20-21 new producing model to include musical revue ‘Low Down Dirty Blues’
Glencoe, IL—Writers Theatre Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma announce plans for the company’s 2020/21 Season with a new adaptive producing model, one committed to remaining flexible and responsive to current events and that allows the theatre to welcome patrons back to the theatre when the time is right. New for
Casting announced for 2021 Broadway-scale Chicagoland production of Schwartz’s ‘Children of Eden
Academy and Grammy Award Winning composer, Stephen Schwartz (Music and Lyrics), known best for hits such as Wicked and numerous Disney animated films, Olivier and Tony Award winner, John Caird (Book), known best for his directorial work on the original Broadway production of Les Misérables, and an A-list Chicago artistic team are in collaboration to mount a revamped production of
Broadway in Chicago announces rescheduled dates for ‘Six’ at the Broadway Playhouse
CHICAGO – The safety and health of our patrons, staff and theatrical companies is our top priority. In response to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 (coronavirus), Broadway In Chicago announced today that the upcoming engagement of SIX, originally scheduled to begin July 8, at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, will now run November 24,
