THE VAGRANT TRILOGY Extends at The Public Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 31, 2022 The Public Theater will begin performances for the New York premiere of THE VAGRANT TRILOGY on Friday, April 8 with a Joseph Papp Free Performance, after the cancellation of the 2020 production just five days before the first performance and a two-year postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ... 
VIDEO: Showtime Shares THE CHI Season Five Trailer
by Michael Major - May 04, 2022 Watch the new trailer now for this season on THE CHI which delves deeply into the many joys and complications of Black love: relationships, children, career, community and self. Emmett (Jacob Latimore) and Tiff (Hannaha Hall) forge ahead as co-parents, while Tiff grows closer with Rob (Iman Shumpert... 
Cast Announced For Katori Hall's THE HOT WING KING at Alliance Theatre
by Stephi Wild - January 11, 2023 The Alliance Theatre has announced the cast of its upcoming regional premiere of The Hot Wing King. Rehearsals started today. Written by P-Valley creator, Katori Hall, the Alliance's production of The Hot Wing King marks Hall's first time directing the 2021 Pulitzer Prize-winning play for drama. Ki... 
AMC Networks Announces 61ST STREET Premiere Date
by Michael Major - February 02, 2022 Courtney B. Vance (The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story), leads an ensemble cast that includes Emmy®-nominee Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard), Mark O’Brien (City on a Hill), Holt McCallany (Mindhunter, Lights Out), Tosin Cole (Doctor Who, Hollyoaks), Andrene Ward-Hammond (Manifest) and Ben... 
Meet the Cast of BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY, Beginning Previews on Broadway Tonight!
by Stephi Wild - November 30, 2022 Second Stage Theater's Broadway production of Stephen Adly Guirgis' play, Between Riverside and Crazy, directed by Austin Pendleton begins previews tonight, Wednesday, November 30th. Meet the cast here!... 
Vineyard Theatre Cancels Weekend Performances of LESSONS IN SURVIVAL: 1971
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 10, 2022 Due to positive COVID test results within the company, Vineyard Theatre has cancelled performances of Lessons in Survival: 1971 through Sunday, June 12. Ticket holders for impacted performances (June 10-12) will be contacted by phone and email regarding rebooking and next steps.... 
Cast Announced for the World Premiere of THE LOCUSTS at Theater Wit
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 08, 2022 The Gift Theatre has announced casting for its world premiere of Jennifer Rumberger’s chilling thriller The Locusts, commissioned and developed by The Gift and directed by Ensemble Member John Gawlik. The Locusts will play October 20 – November 19, 2022 at Theater Wit.... 
HAMILTON's Miguel Cervantes and Chris Lee to Take Part in Children's Health Fund Fundraising Event
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 21, 2021 Children's Health Fund has announced their upcoming fundraising event, a Hamilton Experience, which will feature stars from the Tony Award-winning musical Hamilton, on November 8 at 6 pm at TAO Downtown in New York City.... 
BWW Previews: PALM SPRINGS GETAWAY at Palm Canyon Theatre
by Stan Jenson - February 05, 2022 Just in time for Modernism Week and our peak tourist season, Palm Canyon Theatre presents a world premiere preview of an original musical, Palm Springs Getaway. Described as “A nostalgic romp through Palm Springs,” vignettes of the contributions of such settlers as John McCallum, Nellie Coffman and... 
Cast Announced for Steppenwolf for Young Adults' World Premiere of 1919
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 04, 2022 Steppenwolf Theatre Company will present the Steppenwolf for Young Adults’ world premiere of 1919, adapted by J. Nicole Brooks from Eve L. Ewing’s collection of luminous and searing poems about the killing of Black teenager Eugene Williams in 1919 off the segregated Chicago lakeshore – and how this ... 
VIDEO: Starz Shares POWER BOOK IV: FORCE Trailer
by Michael Major - January 10, 2022 Joseph Sikora reprises his iconic role as Tommy Egan in the fourth installment of the “Power” Universe, making moves to run his new town – Chicago. The cast also features Isaac Keys, Lili Simmons, Gabrielle Ryan, Shane Harper, Kris D. Lofton, Anthony Fleming III, Lucien Cambric, and Tommy Flanagan. ... 
TheatreSquared Production Of THE MOUNTAINTOP Begins Next Week
by Stephi Wild - January 14, 2022 The stage directions that introduce Katori Hall's The Mountaintop are simple – but their import is weighty. Hall's play imagines the last night of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life. He's just delivered one of his most lauded speeches, 'I've Been to the Mountaintop', and is strugglin... 
The Gift Theatre Announces New Leadership; Plans For New Theatre Space In Jefferson Park
by A.A. Cristi - December 02, 2021 As The Gift Theatre embarks on its 20th anniversary, its Board of Directors today announced a change in artistic leadership and plans for a new performance space in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood. Co-founder and Artistic Director Michael Patrick Thornton will step down from his post after hel... 
THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN, COMPANY & More Nominated for 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 19, 2022 GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced the nominees for the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards. RuPaul's Drag Race Season 13 finalist Gottmik announced nominees in select GLAAD Media Awards categories live via GLAAD’... 
VIDEO: Courtney B. Vance Stars in AMC's 61ST STREET Trailer
by Michael Major - February 24, 2022 Vance (The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story), leads an ensemble cast that includes Emmy®-nominee Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard), Mark O’Brien (City on a Hill), Holt McCallany (Mindhunter, Lights Out), Tosin Cole (Doctor Who, Hollyoaks), Andrene Ward-Hammond (Your Honor, Manifest) and Ben... 
Professor Kun-Yang Lin Retires After 19 Years Of Dedicated Service To Temple University
by A.A. Cristi - April 20, 2022 At the conclusion of this 2021-22 academic year, esteemed Professor Kun-Yang Lin will retire from his position at Boyer College. The dance department will celebrate Lin's 19 years of service through a special, end-of-semester, free event entitled Dancing Mind, Thinking Body.... 
Carl Clemons-Hopkins and Crystal Dickinson to Star in the World Premiere of LESSONS IN SURVIVAL: 1971 at Vineyard Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2022 Vineyard Theatre has announced casting and design team for the upcoming World Premiere of Lessons in Survival: 1971 at Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street) now on-sale. Lessons In Survival: 1971 will begin previews at Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street) May 26, 2022 and play through June 30 w... 
Tickets Now On Sale For HER HONOR JANE BYRNE at Lookingglass Theatre
by Stephi Wild - October 08, 2021 Lookingglass Theatre Company has announced tickets are now on sale for Her Honor Jane Byrne, the national winner of the 2020 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ American Theatre Critics Association Best New Play Award. Lookingglass Ensemble Member and Mellon Playwright in Residence J. Nicole Brooks' smolderi... 
Cast Announced for THE SECOND CITY E.T.C'S 46TH REVUE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2022 Second City and SNL alum Jerry Minor returns to Chicago to direct his first resident stage production with an ensemble that includes e.t.c. stage vets Alex Bellisle, Mark Campbell, Terrence Carey, and Laurel Krabacher, Mainstage alum Jordan Savusa, and former Second City Touring Company member Claud... 
AMC to Debut Original Drama Series, 61ST STREET
by Marissa Tomeo - April 05, 2022 AMC's upcoming original drama series 61st Street is set for an April 10th premiere. The two-season event from BAFTA-winner Peter Moffat is a raw, thrilling drama series about a promising Chicago high school athlete wrongfully swept up into the criminal justice system. 61st Street will debut Sunday, ... 
Cast of All New Queens Set For the SIX National Tour 'Boleyn' Company
by Stephi Wild - August 11, 2022 The cast features Gerianne Pérez as Catherine of Aragon, Zan Berube as Anne Boleyn, Amina Faye as Jane Seymour, Terica Marie as Anna of Cleves, Aline Mayagoitia as Katherine Howard, and Sydney Parra as Catherine Parr. The cast also includes Aryn Bohannon, Jana Larell Glover, Taylor Pearlstein and Ce... 
Marcos James to Return for Season 2 of LMN's KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES Produced by Vivica A. Fox
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 05, 2022 Marcos James, best known for his performance as White Rat in HBO's Emmy Award winning series Game of Thrones, is returning to season two of the Lifetime Movie Network (LMN) film series Keeping Up With The Joneses.... 
Meet the Cast of THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - October 13, 2021 Thoughts of a Colored Man officially opens on Broadway on October 13, at the John Golden Theatre. Meet the cast and learn more about who is starring in the play!... 
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Announces New Casting
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 28, 2022 Producers of the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child announced today that Steve Haggard is now playing the role of Harry Potter and Angela Reed rejoins the Broadway company on Tuesday, May 3rd in the role of Ginny Potter.... 
VIDEO: Courteney Cox, Greg Kinnear & Judith Light in SHINING VALE Trailer
by Michael Major - February 09, 2022 STARZ released the trailer for their horror comedy that’s part family dramedy, part homage to classic horror in “Shining Vale” created by Jeff Astrof (“Trial & Error') and Sharon Horgan (“Divorce'), starring Emmy Award® nominee Courteney Cox (“Friends'), Academy Award® nominee and Emmy Award® winner... |
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