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MUSIC SPEAKS: A Classical Concert to Benefit Children's Cove Saturday, November 14, 2009 from 6:30pm - 9:30pm Tickets: $45; free for children 12 and under Dessert Reception Following Concert

Saturday, November 14, 2009 from 6:30pm - 9:30pm Tickets: $45; free for children 12 and under Dessert Reception Following Concert

Goodman Theatre proudly concludes its 2008/2009 season with José Rivera's newest play, Boleros for the Disenchanted.

Goodman Theatre proudly concludes its 2008/2009 season with José Rivera's newest play, Boleros for the Disenchanted, 'an epic study of wedded life that is simply?and not so simply?marvelous' (Variety). A true love story inspired by Rivera's parents' courtship and eventual migration from Puerto Rico to Alabama, Boleros for the Disenchanted makes its Chicago premiere directed by Henry Godinez?the Goodman's Resident Artistic Associate who was named 2008 Latino of the Year by the Chicago Latino Network. Chicago actors Elizabeth Ledo and Sandra Marquez command the stage in the role of Flora, based on Rivera's mother, at various points in her life. Godinez's cast also includes Liza Fernandez, Joe Minoso, Rene Rivera and Felix Solis. Boleros for the Disenchanted is performed in English in the Albert Theatre June 20 ? July 26, 2009. Tickets are $25 ? $70. A complete performance schedule including dates, times and ticket prices appears at the end of this release. Meet the playwright and director at a free post-performance discussion on Thursday, June 25, moderated by Myrna Salazar of the International Latino Cultural Center. Tickets and information: 312.443.3800 or GoodmanTheatre.org. The Chicago Community Trust is the Major Production Sponsor.

Complete casting has been announced for the Group Theatre Too's upcoming production of the rock-and-rollin' play Album by David Rimmer. Directed by Justin Boccitto, assisted by Cristina Marie, the company will feature Eddy Francisco, Ryan Gregorio, Dylan Paige and Lexie Speirs.

Court Theatre continues its 2008/09 season with SITI Company's Radio Macbeth adapted from the play by Shakespeare and co-directed by SITI Company Artistic Director Anne Bogart and Darron L. West. The production will run November 6, 2008 - December 7, 2008 at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue. The press opening will be Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 8:00 p.m.

Court Theatre continues its 2008/09 season with SITI Company's Radio Macbeth adapted from the play by Shakespeare and co-directed by SITI Company Artistic Director Anne Bogart and Darron L. West. The production will run November 6, 2008 - December 7, 2008 at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue. The press opening will be Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 8:00 p.m.

Rehabilitation Through The Arts (RTA), a program that provides theatrical training for incarcerated men in Sing Sing and five other New York State correctional facilities, will present its first-ever NYC benefit performance of 'From Sing Sing to Broadway - An Evening Without Walls' on June 5th at 7:30pm at Playwrights Horizons