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Exclusive: Get A First Look At The Queens Of SIX On Tourby BWW Staff - Broadway
(04/04/2022) - BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look at the North American tour of Six, the musical by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss which has launched a return engagement of the show in Chicago and will play at Broadway In Chicago's CIBC Theatre through July 3.
Photos: First Look at Chicago Children's Theatre's World Premiere CARMELA FULL OF WISHESby Chloe Rabinowitz - Chicago
(03/30/2022) - Chicago Children’s Theatre, Chicago’s largest professional theater company devoted exclusively to children and young families, will continue its 2021-2022 “Season of Resilience” with the world premiere of Carmela Full of Wishes, April 23-May 22, 2022.
Photos: Blank Theatre Company Presents SHE LOVES MEby Chloe Rabinowitz - Chicago
(03/29/2022) - Blank Theatre Company opens the first show of their 2022 season, the heartwarming romantic comedy “She Loves Me”. “She Loves Me” with a book by Joe Masteroff, music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick.
Photos: First Look at NEW AGE at Milwaukee Repby A.A. Cristi - Chicago
(03/24/2022) - Told through music, movement and lyrical storytelling, New Age at Milwaukee Rep follows four women at different junctures in life as they contend with their sexuality, insecurities and legacies.
BWW Review: ONCE UPON A MATTRESS at Theo Ubiqueby Kathleen Anwar - Chicago
(03/23/2022) - Theo Ubique brings to life the classic The Princess and the Pea with a modern (and saucy!) twist.
Photo/Video: First Look at Sean Hayes, Ben Rappaport & More in GOOD NIGHT, OSCARby Chloe Rabinowitz - Broadway
(03/17/2022) - Over the course of a four-hour release from a mental ward, and in front of thousands on live TV, the irrepressible and witty Oscar Levant, played by Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actor Sean Hayes, lays bare the necessity of insanity in the making of brilliant work and the cost he is willing to pay to entertain the masses.
Photos: Sneak Peek at LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Music Theatre Worksby Marissa Tomeo - Chicago
(03/13/2022) - Music Theater Works’s production of the Tony-Award winning La Cage Aux Folles, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Harvey Fierstein, directed by Producing Artistic Director Kyle Dougan and music directed by Kyra Leigh with choreography by Christopher Chase Carter is now playing through April 3.
Photos: Chicago Lyric Opera Presents Puccini's TOSCAby A.A. Cristi - Chicago
(03/11/2022) - Puccini's Tosca brings together three of opera’s most richly drawn characters—a glamorous opera singer, a revolutionary artist, and a sinister police chief—into a potboiler of doomed love, political intrigue, and murder, all powered by some of the most gripping and passionate music ever composed for the stage.
Photos: First Look at the World Premiere of KING JAMES at Steppenwolfby Chloe Rabinowitz - Chicago
(03/11/2022) - Steppenwolf Theatre Company is presenting its world premiere production of King James by ensemble member Rajiv Joseph, staged by acclaimed Tony and Obie Award-winning director Kenny Leon (Broadway’s A Raisin in the Sun; NBC TV’s “Hairspray Live!”) in Steppenwolf’s Downstairs Theater, now through April 10, 2022.
Photos: Meet the Queens of the SIX National Tourby Jennifer Broski - Broadway
(03/11/2022) - As BroadwayWorld previously reported, the North American tour of Six, the new musical by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. The tour of Six will launch with a return engagement of the show to Chicago and will play at Broadway In Chicago's CIBC Theatre from March 29-July 3.
Photos: Inside Look at World Premiere of UPON THIS SHORE: A TALE OF PERICLES AND THE DAUGHTERS OF TYREby Marissa Tomeo - Chicago
(03/04/2022) - Idle Muse Theatre Company has announced the cast for its world premiere production of Upon This Shore: A Tale of Pericles and the Daughters of Tyre, adapted and directed by Artistic Director Evan Jackson+, now playing through April 3 at The Edge Off-Broadway Theater, 1133 W Catalpa Ave. The performance schedule for Upon This Shore… is Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m.
Photos: First Look at Hell in a Handbag Productions' THE DRAG SEEDby A.A. Cristi - Chicago
(02/25/2022) - Hell in a Handbag Productions will continue its 20th anniversary season with a revival of its popular comedy The Drag Seed, an unauthorized parody of the 1956 psychological horror-thriller film The Bad Seed.
Photos: First Look at QUEEN at Ensemble Theatreby A.A. Cristi - Chicago
(02/25/2022) - Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati kicks off the new year with the regional premiere drama Queen by award-winning playwright Madhuri Shekar.
Photos: First Look at SOLARIS at Griffin Theatre Company by A.A. Cristi - Chicago
(02/25/2022) - Griffin Theatre Company welcomes back live audiences this winter with the North American premiere of David Greig’s sci-fi thriller Solaris, adapted from the novel by Stanisław Lem and directed by Scott Weinstein.
BWW Review: COME FROM AWAY Reminds us of Humanity in Challenging Times at Cadillac Palace Theatreby Kathleen Anwar - Chicago
(02/25/2022) - This national tour at Chicago's Cadillac Palace gives us a show that is just as heartwarming as it is sobering, reminding us that we belong to each other.
Photos: First Look at SWEAT at the Copley Theatreby Marissa Tomeo - Chicago
(02/19/2022) - The inaugural production is Sweat, Lynn Nottage’s acclaimed modern-day drama about life in an American Rust Belt town being battered by the constant threat of company shutdowns. Sweat is the winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play and a landmark achievement of American theater. Performances are March 9th - April 24th, 2022. There are two press openings: Wednesday, March 16, and Thursday, March 17 at 7 p.m.
Photos: Sean Hayes, Ethan Slater and More Prep for GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR at Goodman Theatreby A.A. Cristi - Broadway
(02/18/2022) - This spring, the nostalgia of 1950s late-night talk-shows takes the stage in the world premiere of Good Night, Oscar—Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Doug Wright’s exploration of the nexus of humor and heartbreak, the ever-dwindling distinction between exploitation and entertainment, and the high cost of baring one’s soul for public consumption.
Photos: First Look at THE NOTEBOOKS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI at Goodman Theatreby Chloe Rabinowitz - Chicago
(02/18/2022) - Goodman Theatre is now presenting their major revival of Mary Zimmerman’s The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci—three decades after the play premiered in the Goodman’s Studio Series (at the Art Institute of Chicago). Movement and music unite to deliver a poetic glimpse into the mind of history’s ultimate Renaissance man.
Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for the National Tour of MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICALby Chloe Rabinowitz - Broadway
(02/18/2022) - The North American Touring Company of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Moulin Rouge! The Musical is now in rehearsal at Open Jar Studios. The show premieres March 19th in Chicago at the James M. Nederlander Theatre.
Photos: Get A First Look At Drury Lane's EVITAby BWW Staff - Chicago
(02/16/2022) - Get a first look at Drury Lane's production of Evita! This Tony Award-winning musical features lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and was originally directed by Harold Prince.
Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for the World Premiere of KING JAMES Directed by Kenny Leonby Chloe Rabinowitz - Chicago
(02/16/2022) - Steppenwolf Theatre Company will present its world premiere production of King James by ensemble member Rajiv Joseph, staged by acclaimed Tony and Obie Award-winning director Kenny Leon (Broadway’s A Raisin in the Sun; NBC TV’s “Hairspray Live!”) in Steppenwolf’s Downstairs Theater, March 3–April 10, 2022 (opening March 13).
Photos & Video: First Look at LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL at Metropolisby Chloe Rabinowitz - Chicago
(02/15/2022) - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre is presenting Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill through March 12, 2022.
Photos: Get A First Look At THIS IS ONLY A TEST at Broken Nose Theatreby BWW Staff - Chicago
(02/15/2022) - Broken Nose Theatre, one of Chicago’s premier Pay-What-You-Can theatre companies, is pleased to welcome back live audiences this winter with the world premiere of Eric Reyes Loo’s drama This Is Only a Test, directed by Toma Tavares Langston.
Photos: Porchlight Music Theatre's BLUES IN THE NIGHT Opens Tomorrowby A.A. Cristi - Chicago
(02/10/2022) - Award-winning Porchlight Music Theatre latest mainstage production the “Best Musical” Tony Award-nominated Blues in the Night, conceived by Sheldon Epps, with the music of Bessie Smith, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, Gordon Jenkins, Alberta Hunter and others, is now playing through March 13 at The Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn St.
Photos/Video: First Look at WEST SIDE STORY at Marriott Theatreby A.A. Cristi - Chicago
(02/10/2022) - The Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Dr. in Lincolnshire, is kicking off the New Year with WEST SIDE STORY, the revolutionary Tony Award-winning musical that forever changed American theater running now through March 27, 2022.
Photos: Inside Look at GROUNDHOG DAY: THE MUSICAL at The Paramount Theatreby Marissa Tomeo - Chicago
(02/05/2022) - Paramount Theatre presents the Midwest regional premiere of this uproariously funny, surprisingly touching and simply inspirational musical comedy. Previews start Wednesday, January 26, 2022. Performances run now through Sunday, March 13. Paramount Theatre is located at 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora. Single tickets, $36-$79, are on sale now.
Photos: First Look at TimeLine Theatre's World Premiere of RELENTLESSby Marissa Tomeo - Chicago
(01/29/2022) - Chicago playwright and TimeLine Theatre Company Member Tyla Abercrumbie weaves a mother’s past with her daughters’ present in Relentless, a centuries-spanning tale of family, legacy, and progress set in the Black Victorian age, receiving its world premiere after a nearly two-year delay. TimeLine Company Member Ron OJ Parson directs Abercrumbie’s startling new work, which was developed through the company’s Playwrights Collective and now serves as the first production in TimeLine’s 25th Anniversary season.
Photos: Get A First Look At AIN'T TOO PROUD On Tourby BWW Staff - Broadway
(01/26/2022) - BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look at the cast of Ain't Too Proud in action! Leading the cast of Ain't Too Proud as The Temptations are Jalen Harris as 'Eddie Kendricks,' Harrell Holmes Jr. as 'Melvin Franklin,' James T. Lane as 'Paul Williams,' and joining directly from the Broadway company are Marcus Paul James as 'Otis Williams,' and Elijah Ahmad Lewis as 'David Ruffin.'
BWW Review: Reimagined OKLAHOMA! Replaces Feel-Good Energy for Macabre Spectacle at CIBC Theaterby Kathleen Anwar - Chicago
(01/15/2022) - Roger and Hammerstein's seminal work of musical theatre Oklahoma! has long been a favorite of those who grew up with the 1955 film starring Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae with it's incredibly catchy company numbers and timeless message of following one's heart no matter the cost.
Photos: Compass Theatre's WELLESLEY GIRL Premieres At Theater Witby A.A. Cristi - Chicago
(01/13/2022) - Compass Theatre has announced its return to the stage with the production of Wellesley Girl, written by playwright Brendan Pelsue and directed by James Fleming, Friday, Jan. 7 - Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, at Theater Wit, 1229 W Belmont Ave.
Photos: Inside Paramount Theatre's Production of GROUNDHOG DAYby Marissa Tomeo - Chicago
(01/07/2022) - Paramount Theatre is beyond proud to present the Midwest regional premiere of the musical comedy, Groundhog Day: The Musical. Previews start Wednesday, January 26, 2022. Opening Night is Friday, February 4, at 8 p.m. Performances run through Sunday, March 13.
Photos: Pegasus' 35th Annual Young Playwright's Festival to Premiere Virtuallyby Chloe Rabinowitz - Chicago
(01/03/2022) - Pegasus Theatre Chicago will present the 35th Annual Young Playwrights Festival, streaming Jan. 6 - Feb. 6, 2022 and a virtual opening night ceremony, Sunday, Jan. 9 at 2 p.m. CST. This year’s world premieres, written by high school students and given a staged professional production, share judgment in the material, mundane and mystical worlds.
BWW Review: So Wrong, It's Right- THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at Broadway Playhouseby Kathleen Anwar - Chicago
(12/27/2021) - Book your next Botox session in advance because The Play that Goes Wrong is guaranteed to produce permanent laugh lines in all audience members. This incredible farce at Chicago's Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place is the perfect way to let go and truly escape both the drama and banality of everyday life. Though the humor largely centers around slapstick high jinks, this isn't your father's slip-on-a-banana-peel gag reel. Instead, this show combines perfectly timed prop and set mishaps with a wildly clumsy cast creating the perfect comedic storm.
Photos: First Look at IRVING BERLIN'S HOLIDAY INN at Drury Lane Theatreby Chloe Rabinowitz - Chicago
(12/16/2021) - Based on the classic film, Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn follows retired song-and-dance man Jim's efforts to bring entertainment to his small Connecticut town. With the help of talented schoolteacher Linda, he turns his farmhouse into an inn and puts on spectacular shows celebrating all holidays.
Photos: Inside Opening Night of WHEN HARRY MET REHABby Chloe Rabinowitz - Chicago
(12/07/2021) - WHEN HARRY MET REHAB is running now through January 30 at the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Avenue. A comedy that takes sobriety seriously, WHEN HARRY MET REHAB is based loosely on the real-life experiences of Chicago sports radio personality, Harry Teinowitz.
Photos: Hell in a Handbag Presents CHRISTMAS DEARESTby A.A. Cristi - Chicago
(12/02/2021) - Hell in a Handbag Productions will continue its 20th anniversary season with the return of one of its most popular holiday musicals: Christmas Dearest, featuring book and lyrics by Artistic Director David Cerda*, music by Cerda and Scott Lamberty and direction by Derek Van Barham.
Photos: First Look at THE BEATRIX POTTER TEA PARTY at Chicago Children's Theatreby A.A. Cristi - Chicago
(11/30/2021) - The Beatrix Potter Holiday Tea Party, a seasonal rite of passage for countless Chicago toddlers and their parents, returns to Chicago Children’s Theatre November 20-December 24, marking the return of live performances at Chicago’s largest professional theater devoted to children and families.
Photos: First Look at A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Goodman Theatreby A.A. Cristi - Chicago
(11/24/2021) - Get a sneak-peek at Goodman Theatre’s A Christmas Carol back on stage in the heart of the Chicago Loop following a year of darkened stages.
BWW Review: NUNSENSE at Porchlight Music Theatreby Kathleen Anwar - Chicago
(11/18/2021) - Turning to the stage to raise funds for the funerals of their dearly departed members, these sisters sing, tap, and puppet their way through a variety show where we learn about their personal stories and the apparently unpredictable life of a nun.
Photos: Mercury Theater Chicago Celebrates Its Reopening With SISTER ACTby A.A. Cristi - Chicago
(11/16/2021) - Mercury Theater Chicago Executive Producers Walter Stearns and Eugene Dizon, Artistic Director Christopher Chase Carter and Managing Director Shane Murray-Corcoran reopened the theater with the first Mainstage production of the 2021-2022 Mercury Theater Chicago season, Sister Act, based on the 1992 film.
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