Michael Weber, managing artistic director of Porchlight Music Theatre, announces the company’s 2014 – 15 20th Anniversary Season. It includes Mainstage shows: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Oct. 3 – Nov. 9, starring David Girolmo as Sweeney Todd and Rebecca Finnegan as “Mrs. Lovett; Sondheim on Sondheim, February 6 – March 15,
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Musical theatre PR firm announces promotions
Noreen Heron & Associates, Inc., a Chicago-based public relations, marketing, advertising and social media firm with numerous musical theatre clients, announced today several promotions within the company. Kate Hughes, 33, and Lianne Wiker, 29, both formerly senior account executives, have been promoted to vice presidents of the agency. Ellen Molina, 23, formerly assistant account executive,
Casting set for Goodman’s Rockwell ‘Brigadoon’
Casting is complete and dress rehearsals are near for Goodman Theatre’s new production of Brigadoon—Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s beguiling song and dance fantasy. Chicago director/choreographer Rachel Rockwell, 2012’s Chicago Tribune Chicagoan of the Year, makes her Goodman debut. Rockwell’s cast of 28 features Kevin Earley (Broadway’s A Tale of Two Cities and Les
‘Jersey Boys’ comes back to Chicago next May
Broadway In Chicago announces the return engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. The musical will make its return to Chicago to play the Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 W Randolph) for the first time, May 12 through May 24, 2015. Jersey
Rush tix available for ‘Last Ship’
Producers of the pre-Broadway world premiere of The Last Ship announce 10 pairs of rush tickets will be available to patrons for all performances. These rush tickets will be available for $25/ticket at the box office only, on the day of the performance, when the box office opens (10:00 am all days except Sunday at
