Roundup: Check Out The Top Stories From Chicago You Might Have Missed 4/14 - Once on this Island Auditions!

Happy Friday, BroadwayWorld! Here are the top stories from Chicago you might have missed this week!

1) Regional Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our Broadway World - 4/7; NEXT TO NORMAL in Connecticut, I AM MY OWN WIFE in Oklahoma and More!
by BWW Special Coverage - April 07, 2017

BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature NEXT TO NORMAL in Connecticut, I AM MY OWN WIFE in Oklahoma, and RULES OF SECONDS in Los Angeles, just to name a few. Check out our top features below!. (more...)

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2) ONCE ON THIS ISLAND to Hold Open Calls for 'Ti Moune' in Detroit, Chicago
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 2017

The team behind ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, coming to Broadway in Fall 2017, has just announced it will be holding an open casting call in Detroit, MI and Chicago, IL this weekend, April 14 & 15, 2017. . (more...)

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3) 'Broadway @' Concert Series Debuts Across the Globe with Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald and Chita Rivera
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2017

Producer Mark Cortale and creative partner Seth Rudetsky have quickly - and not so quietly - made their Broadway @ series the most sought-after ticket to see Broadway's musical mega-stars in concert.. (more...)

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4) Photo Flash: First Look at the Chicago Premiere of TARZAN Musical at Stage773
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2017

The Chicago premiere of 'Tarzan: The Stage Musical,' produced by NightBlue Performing Arts Company, opens Wednesday April 14, 2017 at Stage773 (1225 W. Belmont) for a run through May 14, 2017. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!. (more...)

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5) Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg to Bring RED GISELLE to the Auditorium Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2017

Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg, one of Russia's premier ballet companies, returns to the Auditorium Theatre May 19-21 for three performances of Boris Eifman's extraordinary and engrossing Red Giselle, which had its Chicago debut at the Auditorium in 2000.. (more...)

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6) LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE Will Get Regional Premiere at Chicago Theatre Workshop
by BroadwayWorld TV - April 12, 2017

From the Tony Award-winning team of James Lapine (Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park with George) and William Finn (25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) comes a musical comedy about one modern family's unexpected route to brighter days. Based on the Academy Award-winning film by Michael Arndt. Chicago Theatre Workshop will be the first company in the US to present the show since its off-Broadway run at Second Stage Theater. . (more...)

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7) Lincoln Hall Presents Live Celebration of Joe Cocker's MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN, 4/20
by Kevin Pollack - April 07, 2017

Lincoln Hall presents a celebration and re-creation of the entire groundbreaking 1970 live album and tour, MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN on Thursday, April 20th. Serving as a dedication to Joe Cocker and Leon Russell, the show will be recreated with the exact 20-piece personnel from the original tour including a full choir, two drum kits, horn section, piano and Hammond B3, two guitars, and more.. (more...)

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8) GRAND HOTEL To Conclude Kokandy Productions' Fifth Anniversary Season
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2017

Kokandy Productions is pleased to announce the final production of its fifth anniversary season: the Tony Award-nominated musical GRAND HOTEL, playing April 15 - May 28, 2018 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago. Featuring a book by Luther Davis, music and lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest and additional music and lyrics by Maury Yeston, the Kokandy production will be directed by Artistic Producer John D. Glover, with music direction by Aaron Benham and choreography by Brenda Didier. Tickets will go on sale at a later date. For additional information, visit www.kokandyproductions.com.. (more...)

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9) Writers Theatre Rounds Out 2017-18 Season with 'QUIXOTE'; Announces TREVOR THE MUSICAL Casting
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2017

Writers Theatre Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma announce the first Gillian Theatre production of the 2017-2018 season - Quixote: On the Conquest of Self, written by Monica Hoth and Claudio Valdes Kuri, English Translation by Georgina Escobar, directed by Kuri, and featuring Henry Godinez as Don Quixote, September 27 - December 17, 2017.. (more...)

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10) Haven Theatre Company Presents WE'RE GONNA DIE
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 2017

Haven Theatre Company announces We're Gonne Die, the final production in its fourth season, written by Young Jean Lee and directed by Josh Sobel, at the company's home, The Janet Bookspan Theatre at the Den Theatre,,1335 Milwaukee Ave., May 4 - June 18.. (more...)

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