Celebrate Valentine's Day With The Peppermint Patties At Borelli's Restaurant
by A.A. Cristi - February 10, 2023 Join The Peppermint Patties for dinner and a show as they perform 'Won't You Be My Galentine? An Evening of Love Songs at Borelli's Restaurant....
Hell in a Handbag Productions Announces 2022-23 Season Featuring FRANKENSTREISAND World Premiere & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 15, 2022 Hell in a Handbag Productions has announced its 2022-23 season. The 21st season kicks off with the world premiere of FRANKENSTREISAND, conceived and written by ensemble member Tyler Anthony Smith* and directed by Stephanie Shaw, playing September 29 – October 31, 2022....
Elizabeth McGovern Will Lead AVA: THE SECRET CONVERSATIONS At Geffen Playhouse; Full Cast Announced!
by Stephi Wild - March 08, 2023 Geffen Playhouse has announced the full cast for the U.S. premiere of Ava: The Secret Conversations, written by and featuring Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated Elizabeth McGovern (Once Upon a Time in America, Downton Abbey) as Ava Gardner, and directed by Tony Award-nominated Mori...
Cast Revealed For Cast Theatrical Company's THE BUTLER DID IT
by Stephi Wild - May 18, 2023 Cast Theatrical Company's next theatrical pursuit is Tim Kelly’s The Butler Did It, which will be directed by Karen Lasater. The show opens June 2 and runs through June 18....
Remy Bumppo's READINGS ON RAVENSWOOD Begins Tonight
by Stephi Wild - January 14, 2025 Remy Bumppo Theatre Company has announced the 2025 dates for the return of its Readings on Ravenswood series, curated by Artistic Director Marti Lyons and Creative Producer Christina Casano. ...
Queens Public Library Launches New Author Talk Series At Jackson Heights Library
by A.A. Cristi - February 27, 2025 This coming Saturday, March 1, Queens Public Library will launch a new book talk series at the Jackson Heights branch (35-51 81st Street), located in one of New York City's most culturally diverse and vibrant neighborhoods....
Bayless Family Foundation's Grant Recipients Announced
by Stephi Wild - January 26, 2023 The Bayless Family Foundation has announced a new contribution of nearly $500,0000 in grant awards to a handful of Chicago theaters companies....
HEDDA GABLER and More Set for Remy Bumppo Theatre Company 30th Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 28, 2025 Remy Bumppo Theatre Company has announced its 2025–2026 season, marking its 30th year of producing language-driven theatre in Chicago. The milestone season will include the Chicago premiere of Wish You Were Here by Sanaz Toossi, a revival of Hedda Gabler adapted by Christopher Shinn, and the return ...
Tickets Now On Sale for 2025 Opera Festival of Chicago
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 09, 2025 Tickets are now on sale for 2025 Opera Festival of Chicago. The 2025 Festival commences with The Love of Three Kings (L’amore dei tre re) by Italo Montemezzi. Learn more!...
Redline VR Announces 'Beetlejuice: Pop-up Bar For The Recently Deceased'
by Stephi Wild - September 20, 2022 Redline VR, located at 4702 N. Ravenswood, is Chicago's immersive entertainment center and virtual reality arcade bar. This Halloween, Redline VR is welcoming Beetlejuice and other actors to transform the bar into the world of Tim Burton's classic movie. “Beetlejuice: Pop-Up Bar for the Recently Dec...
Redline VR Brings Live, In-Person Halloween Frights With THE RAVEN'S CURSE: A Haunted Ravenswood Experience
by A.A. Cristi - October 04, 2021 Redline VR has announced their 2021 Halloween events, including a brand-new, live, in-person haunted experience, Raven's Curse: A Haunted Ravenswood Experience. Additional experiences include the OsoreVR Haunted House and good ol' fashioned VR Zombie Shooting. All experiences are available Friday, O...
The 2024 Poetry Series At The Helen Borgers Theater Begins This Week
by A.A. Cristi - September 30, 2024 The Helen Borgers Theater has announced its 2024 Poetry Series, featuring a weekend of poetry events including street poets, typewriter crafting, spoken word, and performances by poet Brian Sonia-Wallace....
Valerie Green/Dance Entropy Performs Culminating SU-CASA Performances Across Queens
by Stephi Wild - May 23, 2023 Artistic Director, Valerie Green has announced that Dance Entropy will be presenting free performances throughout the borough of Queens as the culmination of their SU-CASA residency. SU-CASA is an expanded creative aging program for older New Yorkers from the New York City Council, NYC Department of...
The Poetry Series Returns To Long Beach Shakespeare Company With BLACK MOSAIC
by A.A. Cristi - September 30, 2025 The Long Beach Shakespeare Company will present Black Mosaic on October 4, 2025, as part of its returning Poetry Series. Directed by Dr. Melanie Curtis Andrews....
Story Jam Spotlights Solo Artists and Jazz at Artifact Events
by Stephi Wild - August 09, 2022 On Wednesday, August 31, at Artifact Events, three solo performers will share their true, personal stories, followed by live music in response to each solo performance. Come early to enjoy delicious food, and stay for a beautiful evening of live storytelling....
Sweet Nell Productions Presents The Special Livestream World Premiere Of Justin Sayre's THE DUCKS
by Stephi Wild - April 19, 2020 ...
EDINBURGH 2022: Justin Elizabeth Sayre Guest Blog
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 21, 2022 Writer Justin Elizabeth Sayre blogs for Broadway World about bringing Lottie Plachett Took A Hatchet to the Fringe, writing a play based on a true crime and the process of turning research and facts into a new and comedic storyline...
Review: LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR at Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
by Barry Lenny - November 09, 2024 There are only three more performances, so book quickly....
Justin Elizabeth Sayre To Return To Joe's Pub With THE MEETING: THE QUERRTILY REVIEW
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 18, 2024 Justin Elizabeth Sayre returns to Joe's Pub with their long-running comedy/variety show The Meeting: The 'Queertily' Review....
Justin Sayre Returns With THE MEETING - Celebrating 10 Years In Cabaret at Joe's Pub
by Stephi Wild - December 02, 2019 Justin Sayre returns to Joe's Pub with another edition of their long-running Queer Variety Show, The Meeting. Sayre is celebrating 10 years since the formation of The Meeting in 2009, the show went on to become the longest running LGBTQ variety show in New York. Sayre will offer stories and songs wi...
Photos: First Look at Elizabeth McGovern in AVA: THE SECRET CONVERSATIONS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 10, 2023 Get a first look at photos of Geffen Playhouse's U.S. premiere of Ava: The Secret Conversations....
Chicago's Bach Week Festival Unveils 2020 Season
by Stephi Wild - March 15, 2020 The Chicago area's 47th annual Bach Week Festival has announced details of its 2020 season of concerts in Chicago and Evanston, Illinois, May 1 to May 30, 2020, including the Baroque music festival's first mainstage period-instrument program and its first concert in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood...
Madison Opera Returns To The Stage With Donizetti's LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
by A.A. Cristi - September 30, 2021 Forbidden love, political intrigue, and a soprano gone mad: Madison Opera returns to Overture Hall to open its 61st season with Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. Performances of this classic bel canto work are Friday, November 5 at 8 PM and Sunday, November 7 at 2:30 PM....
Wildly Successful VAN GOGH FOR ALL Interactive Exhibit Returns August 15
by A.A. Cristi - July 01, 2021 Step into the 19th-century genius of Vincent van Gogh's incredible works this Summer as the exhibit that took Chicago by storm and “Starry Night” travels back into town for a limited-time. Popping up at an all-new location on the bustling Magnificent Mile on the corner of Michigan and Wacker at 333 ...
Justin Sayre Presents Livestream World Premiere Of 5,6,7,8-DIE
by A.A. Cristi - June 15, 2020 At MorningStar Dance Studio and Modeling in Baffomette Parish, Louisiana, some little girls make their dreams come true, but for some, the nightmare is just beginning. With influences from Dario Argento's Suspiria to Dance Moms! Justin Sayre brings their wild new camp offering, 5,6,7,8 -DIE! to Live... |