Looks like they’re making good. Last we heard from Mercury Theater Chicago, they were rallying after nearly being shut down by the pandemic. Now, they’re opening their doors for the Southport Arts Fest next month, promising live music, cocktails, and the first public introduction to Mercury’s new leadership team. In addition to the previously announced
Mercury Theater Chicago resurrected with new Artistic Director
One of Chicago theatre’s greatest losses to the COVID-19 pandemic may be reversed. Mercury Theater Chicago intends to reopen, having restructured for the future. Key in this restructuring: a new artistic director: Christopher Chase Carter. Carter, a Mercury alum (Little Shop of Horrors, Hair), hails from Michigan and began his theater career in Grand Rapids,
