Roundup: Check Out The Top Stories From Chicago You Might Have Missed 4/28 - #EDUHAM at Hamilton and More!

By: Apr. 28, 2017
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Happy Friday, BroadwayWorld! Here are the top stories from Chicago you might have missed this week!


1) Regional Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our Broadway World - 4/21; TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD in Salt Lake, THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE in L.A. and More!
by BWW Special Coverage - April 21, 2017

BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature WEST SIDE STORY in Philadelphia, THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE in Los Angeles, and TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD in Salt Lake City, just to name a few. Check out our top features below!. (more...)


2) Nominations NOW OPEN for 2017 BWW Classical Music Awards!
by BWW Staff - April 21, 2017

Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 2017 BWW Classical Music Awards! The awards honor professional classical music recordings that were released from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016. Our BWW editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through May 15th.. (more...)


3) Nominations NOW OPEN for 2017 BWW Dance Awards!
by BWW Staff - April 21, 2017

Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 2017 BWW Dance Awards! Dance professionals, professional dance companies, and professional dance productions in all dance genres in any part of the United States are eligible. The awards honor professional dance in America that took place from January 1st to December 31st 2016. Our editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through May 15.. (more...)


4) Browse and Add Your Listings to BroadwayWorld's Free Classifieds
by BWW Staff - April 24, 2017

Looking for your next theatre related job? BroadwayWorld has a database full of listings for jobs in the theatre/entertainment industry! Looking for candidates to fill that open position? Adding a listing to the BroadwayWorld Classifieds is free!. (more...)


5) JONAH: ON STAGE! to Splash Into Cinemas Next Month
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2017

Sight & Sound is taking its hit musical to the big screen. After being filmed before a live audience at the spectacular Lancaster, PA theater, JONAH: On Stage! will be featured on over 600 movie screens nationwide for a one-night event.. (more...)


6) HAMILTON's Celebrated Education Program Makes History Today
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2017

The innovative educational program that launched in 2016 at HAMILTON on Broadway, and has subsequently debuted in Chicago and San Francisco, will make history on April 26, 2017 when more than 5,000 students and teachers from Title 1 schools attend matinee performances of the musical at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway, The PrivateBank Theatre in Chicago and at the Orpheum Theater in San Francisco.. (more...)


7) Photo Flash: Wishes Granted! ALADDIN North American Tour Launches in Chicago
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2017

Disney Theatrical Productions and Broadway In Chicago are thrilled to announce Aladdin opened last night as part of the North American tour launch in Chicago at the Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 W. Randolph Street) for a limited premiere engagement through September 10, 2017. . (more...)


8) Blue Man Group Teams with Autism Speaks for Shows Across the U.S.
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2017

Blue Man Group is teaming up with Autism Speaks for the third consecutive year and will be hosting autism-friendly performances suitable for individuals and families affected by autism in New York, Las Vegas, Boston, Chicago and Orlando.. (more...)


9) Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Lisa O'Hare, Richard E. Grant, Bryce Pinkham and More for MY FAIR LADY at the Lyric
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2017

Lyric Opera of Chicago released today new behind-the-scenes rehearsal images from its production of Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady, starring Richard E. Grant and Lisa O'Hare as Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle. The production runs April 28 through May 21 (press opening April 29) at the Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. Scroll down for a peek at the company in rehearsal!. (more...)


10) Children of Rock to Hit the Road on SCHOOL OF ROCK National Tour; Dates Announced!
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2017

Broadway legend Andrew Lloyd Webber has announced his high-octane Broadway and West End hit School of Rock - The Musical will launch a US National Tour in Rochester, NY, at RBTL's Auditorium Theatre in September 2017.. (more...)




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