BEST ACTRESS Takes the Stage at Chopin Theatre This Spring

The Grelley Duvall Show returns with the world premiere of Grelley Duvall Best Actress, written and conceived by Alex Grelle with Jesse Morgan Young, directed by Kasey Foster, choreographed by Erin Kilmurray and Kasey Alfonso and music directed by Aunt Kelly, March 12 - April 12, at the Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St.  

Grelley Duvall Best Actress is an all new two-act revue featuring the award-winning performances and iconic cinematic moments that have inspired generations. Bringing together live music, heart-pumping choreography, Oscar-worthy acting and a slew of puppets, this not-to-be-missed blockbuster has it all. Hollywood legends light up the stage for a star-studded evening that is part tear-jerker, part adrenaline rush, part whimsy and all Actress. Best Actress. We will see you on the red carpet. 

The Grelley Duvall Show has been 5, 6, 7, 8'ing on Chicago stages since 2015. Originally incubated through Salonathon as part of Steppenwolf Theatre Company's LOOKOUT series, it soon became a hallmark of the hallowed Hideout Stage. In 2019, The Grelley Duvall Show toured to Theater on the Lake in collaboration with the Chicago Parks District. During the pandemic, The Grelley Duvall Show evolved into a New Medium with two spectacular television specials (“Grelley Duvall In My Home In My Prime” and “grelley.”), both aired on the Hideout's online platform. After a brief hiatus, Now That's Grelley Duvall returned to the Hideout for a limited run in 2022. The fourth edition of The Grelley Duvall Show premiered at Color Club in February 2023 and Grelley Duvall V enjoyed a four-week run at the Chopin Theatre in spring 2025.

The cast of Grelley Duvall Best Actress includes Kara Brody (she/her), Madigan Burke (they/them), Alex Grelle (he/him), Lolly Extract (she/her), Darling Shear (she/they), Patrick Stengle (he/him) and Mary Williamson (she/her).

The band Grelley Duvall Best Actress is Aunt Kelly (she/her, Music Director/Keys/Guitart); Dan Gianaris (he/him, Bass); Max Loebman (he/him, Guitar) and Sarah Weddle (they/them, drums).

The production team of Grelley Duvall Best Actress is Alex Grelle (writer and conceived by, he/him); Jesse Morgan Young (writer and conceived by, he/him); Kasey Foster (she/her, director); Kasey Alfonso (she/they, choreographer); Erin Kilmurray (she/they, choreography); Aunt Kelly (she/her, music director); Sam Burkett (she/they, stage manager); Anastar Alvarez (they/them, production manager); Quinn Chisenhall (he/him, lighting design); Caitlin McLeod (she/her, scenic design); Alaina Moore (she/her, costume design); Peter Wilde (he/him, technical director); Maya Nguyen (she/her, sound engineer); Jackie Berland (they/them, properties design); Keith Ryan (he/him, wig design); Lolly Extract (she/her, puppet designer) and Madigan Burke (they/them, puppet designer) with Glam Hag (they/them, video direction), Derek Spencer (he/him, video production), Eon Mora (he/him, video cinematography), Drew Angle (he/him, video cinematography) and David Brown (he/him, video editing). Produced by Paul Scudder (he/him); Katie Mazzini (she/her) and Grelle.