Northwestern University News

In the center of the New York City Theater District, Tony Award-winning set designer Christine Jones, in association with LOT-EK® Architects, True Love Productions and Times Square Arts, presents "Theatre for One", a four foot by eight foot portable theater with one performer playing to one audience member.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to New York. 'Smash,' new CD releases, 'Follies,' 'Trogg!,' 'Earthqueef,' 'Show Boat' at Lyric Opera, Alan Cumming, more....

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.

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

In a first-of-its-kind event, an international congress of theater scholars and practitioners are set to chronicle the history and chart the future of Chicago theater in "Chicago - Theatre Capital of America: Past. Present. Future."

Star-studded performances by top Broadway and Chicago-area artists and a concert celebration of the music of Charles Strouse are all part of the Theatre and Interpretation Center (TIC) at Northwestern University 's 2011 SummerStage season.

Long Wharf Theatre will present the improv and sketch comedy show The Best of Second City from June 15-19 on the Mainstage.

The Music Institute of Chicago's (MIC) Academy orchestras will perform a free concert Friday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Roosevelt University's Ganz Hall in downtown Chicago.

The Ethereal Mutt - Limited and AJ Epstein Presents will present a reading of I Was A Teenage B-Movie King starring Alexander Gemignani, Will Swenson, Nicole Parker and Spencer Moses on Thursday, May 19 at 3PM in New York City. This private presentation is open to members of the industry only.

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.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to New York. Our top rated musicals, 'Porgy And Bess,' 'Murder For Two,' 'Something's Afoot,' 'Street Scene,' 'Adding Machine,' 'A Minister's Wife,' more....

In a first-of-its-kind event, an international congress of theater scholars and practitioners are set to chronicle the history and chart the future of Chicago theater in "Chicago - Theatre Capital of America: Past. Present. Future."

Following a successful run at Georgetown University, GU's Theater and Performance Studies Program and Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater present Tennessee Williams' most autobiographical work The Glass Menagerie in conjunction with The Glass Menagerie Project.

The Ethereal Mutt - Limited and AJ Epstein Presents will present a reading of I Was A Teenage B-Movie King starring Alexander Gemignani, Will Swenson, Nicole Parker and Spencer Moses on Thursday, May 19 at 3PM in New York City. This private presentation is open to members of the industry only.

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.

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.

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.

The League of Chicago Theatres announces the 2011 Spring Gala, an elegant, extravagant evening filled with philanthropy, food and entertainment.

Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, under the leadership of Executive Director Stacie Burgua, is proud to present Mary Zimmerman's 'Metamorphoses' at WICA, 565 Camano Avenue, Langley, WA June 10 - 25, 2011.

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.