Mark Howard News

Final casting is today announced for 'The Regulars', the headline event of Turn On Fest, Hope Mill Theatre's  3rd annual LGBTQIA+ festiva.

The Auditorium Theatre presents Trinity Irish Dance Company for a one-night-only performance on the theatre's historic stage on February 5. Called “impossibly complex” by The New York Times and “sophisticated and commanding” by the Los Angeles Times, this company of diverse and elite performing artists celebrates Founding Artistic Director Mark Howard's unique vision to fuse vibrant Irish traditions with ever-evolving American innovation.

he Joyce Theater Foundation announced today the full lineup of U.S. and international talent that will grace The Joyce’s storied stage for its Spring/Summer 2022 season. Nearly two dozen companies and dance creators will bring their unparalleled creativity and astounding artistic innovation to the iconic, intimate home for dance in New York City.

The headline event of the festival is a rehearsed reading and concert showing of new musical, 'The Regulars', a folk musical, which is being produced and developed by Hope Mill Theatre, with Music, lyrics and Book by trans writer Will Shishmanian.

Can the three remaining members soldier on alone for this musical performance of the Dickens classic?  You’ll have a blast finding out, as Stage West presents Scrooge in Rouge, an English Music Hall Christmas Carol, by Ricky Graham, with Additional Material by Jeffery Roberson, Other Interesting Bits by Yvette Hargis, and Original Music Composed by Jefferson Turner. 

Due to manufacturing and shipping delays related to COVID-19, the in-store date for vinyl for the US has been delayed until August 20th.

Chicago Dancers United, which supports the health and wellness of Chicago's professional dance community, announces an expanded lineup and program for the 30th anniversary of its annual fundraiser, Dance for Life, which takes place in person on Thursday, August 26 at 6 p.m. (new start time) at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.

Ed Robertson (Songwriter, lead singer, guitarist) says of 'New Disaster', “It is about the distraction of modern politics coupled with the pressures of the 24-hour news cycle, which is so sensational, un-vetted and un-researched.

Along with the announcement, the band has released a driving, and topical pop-rock gem titled “New Disaster”. Says Ed Robertson, '’New Disaster’ is about the distraction of modern politics coupled with the pressures of the 24-hour news cycle.

The company Ferguson keeps on Nashville No More speaks much more highly of him than written words in promo materials can. Bluegrass power couple Sierra Hull and Justin Moses lend their voice and instrumental prowess to album closer 'Hard Times Come Again No More.'

Chicago Dance History Project (CDHP) has confirmed the lineup and schedule for its Interview Marathon on January 31. Interviewees will appear live from international locations and around the U.S. CDHP Executive/Artistic Director Jenai Cutcher will conduct all the interviews from Chicago's historic Auditorium Theatre, which has donated its space for the event.

Local theaters in Missouri are looking to the future in determining when they will be able to reopen after the lockdown caused by the health crisis.

Tonight, learn more about the Auditorium Theatre's ADMIT ONE initiative, which brings community groups from the Chicagoland area to the Auditorium to experience world-class performances and events at no cost. 

John Hartford's nimble, whit-fueled songs have long been a focal point of the bluegrass and newgrass canon and Hartford's musicianship, on both the banjo and fiddle, has now been doted over for generations, but until recently, little has been known about his late-in-life, academic approach to fiddle music.

WaterTower Theatre Producing Artistic Director Shane Peterman today announced casting and creative details for The Bridges of Madison County.

Chicago's own Trinity Irish Dance Company (TIDC) returns to the Auditorium Theatre's landmark stage on Saturday, February 29, 2020, following its lauded 2019 performance at the theatre.

See the full schedule of events coming up The Auditorium Theatre now through May 5, 2020.

The year may be winding down, but Queens Theatre is just getting started with a trio of Queens debuts, two Family Series shows based on beloved children's books and the launch production of a family comedy that was a hit with our Reading Series audiences.

The year may be winding down, but Queens Theatre is just getting started with a trio of Queens debuts, two Family Series shows based on beloved children's books and the launch production of a family comedy that was a hit with our Reading Series audiences.

The Auditorium Theatre announces the commission of American Traffic, a new work for Trinity Irish Dance Company (TIDC) created by acclaimed tap dancer, choreographer, and MacArthur a?oeGenius Granta?? recipient Michelle Dorrance and celebrated collaborator Melinda Sullivan.