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Review: THE ADDAMS FAMILY at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - September 20, 2023
The Addams Family is the current production at the Metropolis Performing Arts Center in Arlington Heights and runs through October 8. The musical, written by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, is the first time the familiar characters created by Charles Addams ap...
Photos: First Look at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's THE ADDAMS FAMILY
by Blair Ingenthron - September 17, 2023
Opening the 2023 – 2024 Season at Metropolis is the ghastly fun family comedy The Addams Family: The Musical. Former Interim Artistic Director and Stella Adler Studio of Acting Director of Musical Theatre Robbie Simpson directs this macabre musical hit. Check out production photos here!...
National Sawdust to Present World Premiere of 18 New Works Co-Commissioned By Metropolis Ensemble And Pianist Han Chen
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 24, 2023
Join us at National Sawdust for the world premiere of 18 new works co-commissioned by Metropolis Ensemble and pianist Han Chen. Don't miss this immersive audiovisual experience featuring lighting and sound design by Dominic Chang....
Join Metropolis In Celebrating Its 20th Anniversary With SUNDAY SOIREE
by A.A. Cristi - August 16, 2023
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre will host its 20th Anniversary Sunday Soiree on Sunday, October 29, 2023 from 4:30–9:00 pm in the Metropolis Ballroom & Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Theatre....
THE ADDAMS FAMILY Comes to Metropolis in September
by Stephi Wild - August 02, 2023
Opening the 2023 – 2024 Season at Metropolis is the ghastly fun family comedy The Addams Family: The Musical. Former Interim Artistic Director and Stella Adler Studio of Acting Director of Musical Theatre Robbie Simpson directs this macabre musical hit. Featuring original choreography by Jeni...
LaChanze, Ben Platt, and More Set For Perelman Performing Arts Center Inaugural Season
by Stephi Wild - July 18, 2023
Perelman Performing Arts Center has announced additional opening events and performances to celebrate the September 19 grand opening of the new performing arts center at the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan. The lineup includes LaChanze, Ben Platt, and more. Learn more here!...
SILENT FILM! METROPOLIS Will be Presented as Part of CAPA Summer Movie Series
by Stephi Wild - July 06, 2023
SILENT FILM! METROPOLIS (1927) will be presented as part of CAPA Summer Movie Series, July 6-7, 2023....
XANADU Comes to Metropolis in July
by Stephi Wild - June 22, 2023
Closing the 2022 – 2023 Season at Metropolis is the cult movie classic turned musical comedy Xanadu. Kevin Wiczer directs the glitter explosion with choreography by Kristine Burdi and musical direction by Kenneth McMullen. ...
Metropolis School Of Performing Arts to Present URINETOWN; 2023/2024 Programming Announced
by Blair Ingenthron - May 28, 2023
Metropolis has announced its 2023 School of the Performing Arts high school production, in addition to SOPA 2023 summer programming and 2023/2024 programming....
THE ADDAMS FAMILY, THE MUSIC MAN, and More Set For Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's 2023-24 Season
by Stephi Wild - May 04, 2023
The 23rd Season will include blockbuster musicals The Addams Family, 9 to 5, and Million Dollar Quartet, a time-honored holiday tradition in A Christmas Carol, and a new winter series including a concert version of The Music Man and a debut cabaret created by Michael Ingersoll, Artist’s Lounge All...
REVIEW: Julia Robertson and Zara Stanton's Musical Theatre Adaptation METROPOLIS Is A Beautiful Interpretation Thea von Harbou's Dystopian Tale.
by Jade Kops - April 30, 2023
Thea von Harbou’s 1925 dystopian tale of the dangers of class divides and favouring progress over humanity is given the musical theatre treatment in Julia Robertson (Book, Lyrics, Director and choreographer) and Zara Stanton’s (Music, Orchestrations and Music Director) new adaptation of METROPOL...
Brendan Ragan Revealed as Metropolis' New Artistic Director
by Stephi Wild - April 13, 2023
After a nationwide search, Metropolis’ Board of Directors has announced acclaimed theatre artist Brendan Ragan as the company’s new Artistic Director. Ragan is the founding Co-Artistic Director of the award-winning Urbanite Theatre, a Florida-based company known regionally for producing bold, ...
Blue Metropolis Celebrates 25 Years Of Literature In All Its Forms, April 27-30
by A.A. Cristi - April 05, 2023
The future of the planet, of democracy and identities, of languages and people, and of our imaginations: this is the theme of the 2023 edition of the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival, gearing up to celebrate 25 years. ...
Metropolis Selects Brendan Ragan as New Artistic Director
by Stephi Wild - April 05, 2023
After a nationwide search, Metropolis’ Board of Directors has announced acclaimed theatre artist Brendan Ragan as the company’s new Artistic Director. Ragan is the founding Co-Artistic Director of the award-winning Urbanite Theatre, a Florida-based company known regionally for producing bold, in...
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Presents RAGTIME in May
by Stephi Wild - March 31, 2023
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre presents the acutely renowned musical inspired by a novel of the same name, Ragtime....
Blue Metropolis Celebrates 25 Years Of Literature In All Its Forms, April 27-30
by A.A. Cristi - March 16, 2023
The future of the planet, of democracy and identities, of languages and people, and of our imaginations: this is the theme of the 2023 edition of the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival, gearing up to celebrate 25 years. It all kicks off online starting April 12, and culminates in a mass...
World Premiere Of METROPOLIS Comes to Hayes Theatre Co
by Stephi Wild - March 09, 2023
Little Eggs Collective in association with Hayes Theatre Co has announced the World Premiere of a new Australian musical, METROPOLIS, at the Hayes Theatre Co from 21 April....
Sneak Peek BLUE METROPOLIS: NEXT SERIES Highlights Eclectic Events & Creative Workshops
by A.A. Cristi - March 07, 2023
The exciting thing about the future—it's always happening, and this spring it's happening at the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival....
Metropolis Gala Returns With a Celebration Next Month
by Stephi Wild - March 02, 2023
Metropolis’ signature fundraising event is back and eager to celebrate, including several ways to participate on Saturday, April 29, 2023. ...
Brooklyn Botanic Garden & Metropolis Ensemble Present BIOPHONY: SOUNDGARDEN
by Stephi Wild - February 01, 2023
Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Metropolis Ensemble has announced Biophony: SoundGarden, an immersive soundbath experience created by composer Ricardo Romaneiro for Brooklyn Botanic Garden's conservatories taking place on February 11 and 12, 2023....
South Street Seaport Museum Announces Metropolis Shaped By Waterfront With Kara Murphy Schlichting
by Stephi Wild - January 17, 2023
South Street Seaport Museum announces Metropolis Shaped by Waterfront on January 25, 2023 at 6:30pm, both in-person at 12 Fulton Street, NYC and via Zoom. ...
RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE's Pandora Boxx to Perform at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in January
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 27, 2022
RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Pandora Boxx returns to the stage in The Boxx That Rocks, a new comedy cabaret show at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, along with The Legend of Georgia McBride by Tony Award-Winning Playwright Matthew Lopez, and the annual Wine Tasting Fundraiser. ...
THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE Comes to Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Next Year
by Stephi Wild - December 23, 2022
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre presents The Legend of Georgia McBride by Tony Award-Winning Playwright Matthew Lopez, Musical Tribute Artists and Drag Sensation Pandora Boxx on their stage this winter....
12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards; The Little Theatre On The Square Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW - December 19, 2022
The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites....
Latest Stats Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards; at The Little Theatre On The Square Leads Best Ensemble Performance!
by BWW - December 12, 2022
The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites....
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