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In honor of Lookingglass Theatre Company's 2011 Regional Theatre Tony Award, Broadway World Chicago jumps down the rabbit hole all week long to gather what makes the Chicago-based ensemble tick. Today we look at the company's history.

In honor of Lookingglass Theatre Company's 2011 Regional Theatre Tony Award, Broadway World Chicago jumps down the rabbit hole all week long to gather what makes the Chicago-based ensemble tick. Today we look at the company's history.

Back by popular demand, the critically acclaimed Chicago-based contemporary dance ensemble Molly Shanahan/Mad Shak will present a reprise of "Sharks Before Drowning," which premiered last December at Northwestern University.

Following last year's well-received debut, The Dance COLEctive (TDC), under the direction of award-winning choreographer and teacher Margi Cole, again presents "COLEctive Notions 2011," a concert program promoting the development of new work created by TDC company members. Performances are June 3-5, 2011 at Links Hall, 3435 N. Sheffield in Chicago.

Fans will be applauding in praise of multiple Tony-Award winning Broadway artist Charles Strouse -- one of America's most successful musical theatre composers -- during a one-night-only gala tribute to the man who penned the scores for more than 30 stage musicals, including 'Bye Bye Birdie,' 'Annie' and 'Applause.'

Gallery Henoch is proud to represent the paintings by Eric Wert, executed with a precise hyper-real hand, Wert evokes a contemporary-rococo trend in painting. His highly stylized still lifes are activated by complex pattern, strong light and rich color.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company is pleased to announce its inaugural NEXT UP: three productions showcasing Chicago's next generation of artists, presented in rotating repertory May 31 - June 19, 2011 in The Steppenwolf Garage, 1624 N. Halsted St. NEXT UP is presented in collaboration with Northwestern University's MFA programs in Direction and Design, and will feature the work of graduates of those programs with casts of professional Chicago actors.

'ONE DROP' - A Southern Love Story returns for Performances at Brooklyn's Paul Robeson Theatre

Playwright Andrea J. Fulton's powerful One Drop will be shown over three weekends, June 3-25, at the Paul Robeson Theater, 40 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn NY. The large multi-ethnic cast of actors, musicians, and vocalists is directed by Allen C. Harris. Following highly successful performances at Manhattan's Theater for the New City, the Midwinter Madness Festival at the Roy Arias Theater, and the National Black Theater in Harlem, 'One Drop' will move to Brooklyn's Paul Robeson Theater, which is undergoing a facelift for this event. Major renovations are currently underway to start restoring the remarkable venue to its original beauty.

Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W. Chicago Avenue, known for producing innovative and award-winning new work, is proud to announce its 33rd season featuring a newline-up of productions certain to spark excitement in 2011-2012.

Route 66 Theatre Company will hold its annual benefit, Milemarkers on June 14, 2011 at 7:30PM at the Mercury Theater, the current home of its critical and box office smash A Twist of Water, which plays through June 26. This is a one night only event on June 14.

Loretta Michael Productions is pleased to present the world premiere of The Other Day, a new drama written by New York Innovative Theatre award nominee Mark Jason Williams, as part of the 3rd Annual Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. The production will be held at The Robert Moss Theater, 440 Lafayette Street, NYC, 10003 for six performances from June 2-22, 2011.

Lookingglass Theatre Company, in association with Abbie Phillips, presents the World Premiere of The Last Act of Lilka Kadison, an original story about a spirited woman in the twilight of her life, written by Nicola Behrman, Ensemble Member David Kersnar, Abbie Phillips, and Ensemble Members Heidi Stillman and Andrew White; David Kersnar directs.