Photo Flash: First Look at THE HUMANS at Geva Theatre Center
by Stephi Wild - February 20, 2019 Geva Theatre Center presents The Humans, by Stephen Karam and directed by Mark Cuddy, in the Elaine P. Wilson Stage from February 19 through March 17....
New Optics Film Festival Showcases The Next Generation Of Filmmakers
by Julie Musbach - March 11, 2019 High school students will debut original films March 16 surrounded by celebrity actors, directors and writers at the second annual New Optics Film Festival, held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Columbia College Hollywood....
RATINGS: FOX, THE MASKED SINGER Continue Demo Reign on Wednesday
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 13, 2020 FOX (5.110 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1) held off the demo competition on Wednesday with fresh installments of 'The Masked Singer' (6.628 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.8, #1) and 'LEGO Masters' (3.591 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.2, #3)....
RATINGS: NBC Takes Top Spot Wednesday with 'Chicago' Dramas
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 28, 2019 NBC (7.743 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #1) held off the competition on Wednesday with its lineup of 'Chicago Med' (7.986 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T2), 'Chicago Fire' (8.183 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T2) and 'Chicago PD' (7.061 million viewers, #4; adults 18...
Meet the Cast of LINDA VISTA- Now in Previews!
by Julie Musbach - September 19, 2019 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Tracy Letts takes a brutally comedic look at Wheeler, a 50-year-old divorcee in the throes of a mid-life spiral. Get to know the cast below as they begin Broadway performances!...
RATINGS: FOX, THE MASKED SINGER Top Demo Race on Wednesday
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 06, 2020 FOX (6.118 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.8, #1) pulled back in front on Wednesday with a new 'The Masked Singer' (7.400 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.0, #1) and the debut of 'LEGO Masters' (4.837 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.6, #2)....
RATINGS: CBS Tops Demos Wednesday with SURVIVOR
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 16, 2019 CBS (6.786 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.4, #1) was the demo champ on Wednesday thanks to the two-hour season finale of 'Survivor: Edge of Extinction' (7.214 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1) and the 'Survivor: Edge of Extinction Reunion' (4.649 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0....
Sideshow Theatre Announces 2019 'The Freshness Initiative' Playwrights And New Artistic Associates
by A.A. Cristi - March 22, 2019 Sideshow Theatre Company is pleased to welcome three new artistic associates to the company, and to announce the newest playwrights selected for its annual "The Freshness Initiative," the company's commissioning and new play development program, now in its fifth year....
RATINGS: JEOPARDY! Sparks Another ABC Victory on Wednesday
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 09, 2020 ABC (7.483 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1) got another boost on Wednesday thanks to night two of 'Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time' (14.824 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.3, #1) followed by the return of 'Modern Family' (6.399 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.5, #2), 'Single ...
RATINGS: CBS Wins Wednesday with SURVIVOR, AMAZING RACE
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 18, 2019 CBS (6.063 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #1) scored the top spot on Wednesday thanks to its mix of 'Survivor: Edge of Extinction' (7.833 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1), the launch of 'The Amazing Race 31' (5.801 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #2) and 'SEAL Team' (4.55...
Meet the Cast of A SOLDIER'S PLAY - Now in Previews on Broadway!
by Meet the Cast - December 27, 2019 A Soldier's Play is officially in previews on Broadway! A Soldier's Play opens officially on January 21, 2020. This is a limited engagement at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd Street). It stars David Alan Grier, Blair Underwood, Nnamdi Asomugha, Jerry O'Connell, McKinley ...
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Returns To The Fox Cities P.A.C. Next Month
by A.A. Cristi - November 11, 2019 Casting has been announced for Cameron Mackintosh's spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA for its highly anticipated return to the Fox Cities at Fox Cities P.A.C. next month. With newly reinvented staging and stunning scenic design, this new version of PHANTOM ...
Casting Announced For Underscore Theatre's THE BALLAD OF LEFTY & CRABBE
by Julie Musbach - May 13, 2019 Underscore Theatre Company announces casting for its musical comedy THE BALLAD OF LEFTY & CRABBE....
ONCE UPON A RIVER Premieres as Centerpiece Film at Bentonville Film Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 09, 2019 Filmmaker Haroula Rose, who has directed, produced and had her original music featured in projects like FRUITVALE STATION, AMERICAN HORROR STORY, STILL ALICE and LOST AND FOUND, makes her feature directorial debut with the stirring dramatic tale, ONCE UPON A RIVER, Bentonville's Centerpiece Selectio...
Angela Ingersoll Sings Judy Garland At Mercury Theater Chicago's Venus Cabaret
by A.A. Cristi - May 07, 2019 Artists Lounge Live presents GET HAPPY: ANGELA INGERSOLL SINGS JUDY GARLAND, June 20-30, at Mercury Theater Chicago's Venus Cabaret Theater, 3745 N. Southport Avenue, Chicago. Angela Ingersoll's Emmy-nominated performance, as seen on PBS, celebrates Judy Garland live in concert with virtuosic vocals...
RATINGS: FOX Finales Claim Demo Crown on Wednesday
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 09, 2019 FOX (3.778 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #1) pulled back in front among adults 18-49 on Wednesday thanks to the season finales of 'Empire' (4.094 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.2, #2) and 'Star' (3.462 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4)....
RATINGS: FOX and NBC Share Wednesday's Demo Crown
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 04, 2019 NBC (7.618 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T1) was the most-watched network on Wednesday thanks to its trio of 'Chicago Med' (7.845 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T6), 'Chicago Fire' (8.103 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T3) and 'Chicago PD' (6.905 million viewers, #4; a...
Underscore Theatre Company Announces THE BALLAD OF LEFTY & CRABBE
by Julie Musbach - April 04, 2019 Underscore Theatre Company concludes its 2018-19 season with the musical comedy THE BALLAD OF LEFTY & CRABBE, playing June 8 - July 14, 2019 at Underscore's newly-remodeled, permanent home, The Understudy, 4609 N. Clark St. in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood....
Theatre And Improv Veterans Star In New Dungeons & Dragons Audio Adventure Podcast
by Julie Musbach - May 21, 2019 Play+1 and Charging Moose Media announce Encounter Party!, an audio adventure governed by the rules of Dungeons & Dragons. Set inside the world of Ravnica from the popular game Magic: the Gathering, Encounter Party! takes five adventurers on an epic adventure filled with mystery, intrigue, puzzles, ...
RATINGS: NBC Opens 2020 on Top on Wednesday
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 02, 2020 NBC (4.083 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T1) opened 2020 on top with its crossover encores of 'Chicago Fire' (3.702 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T5), 'Chicago Med' (4.120 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T2) and 'Chicago PD' (4.429 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0....
Court Theatre And Nambi E. Kelley Win Prince Prize For Commissioning Original Work
by Julie Musbach - April 15, 2019 Court Theatre and playwright Nambi E. Kelley have received the Prince Prize for Commissioning Original Work for 2018. Prince Charitable Trusts makes an award of $75,000 each year to a major Chicago dance, music, visual arts or theater company. When the Trust approached Court Theatre about projects t...
RATINGS: ABC Gets Boost on Wednesday from LIVE IN FRONT OF A STUDIO AUDIENCE
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 23, 2019 ABC (7.768 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1) got a boost on the final night of the May sweeps period with 'Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons'' (10.360 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.7, #1) followed by 'All About 'All in the Fami...
New Optics Film Festival Showcases The Next Generation Of Filmmakers
by Julie Musbach - March 11, 2019 High school students will debut original films March 16 surrounded by celebrity actors, directors and writers at the second annual New Optics Film Festival, held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Columbia College Hollywood....
RATINGS: More Than 21 Million Tune in for World Series Finale on FOX
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 31, 2019 FOX (21.187 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 5.6, #1) got another boost on Wednesday with its presentation of the concluding 'World Series, Game 7' (21.187 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 5.6, #1)....
Court Theatre Announces Casting For KING HEDLEY II
by A.A. Cristi - July 15, 2019 Court Theatre, under the continuing leadership of Charles Newell, Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director, and Angel Ysaguirre, Executive Director, has announced casting for August Wilson's King Hedley II, directed by Resident Artist Ron OJ Parson. King Hedley II runs September 12 - October 13, 2019 at ... |