CHICAGO THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 1002

The 30th Annual Chicago Blues Festival expands to four days with a special opening night concert at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park tonight, June 6 featuring a line-up of the genre's next generation headlined by Shemekia Copeland.

Kyle DeSantis, President of Drury Lane, 100 Drury Lane, recently announced that the facility has completed Phase 1 of its extensive renovation.

Last month, Chicago's St.

The Arc Theatre returns to Ridgeville after three successful years to present its fourth show in residence at 'Shakespeare on the Ridge' in Evanston: 'Twelfth Night.

'Loose Chicks' will be at Uncharted Books, 2630 N Milwaukee Ave, in May! Roberta Miles, the original 'Loose Chick' will be starring in and presenting an hour long performance based on her experiences through life.

TapMan Productions, LLC is proud to bring THE TRAVELING TAP DANCE SUPER SHOW, performing June 22 at 6pm, to Gorilla Tango's Skokie Theatre (7924 Lincoln Ave.

Join the Shattered Globe ensemble and Chicago television personality Walter Jacobson at SGT's Annual Benefit Gala, 'Party with a Purpose' on June 28th! Enjoy a night of hors d'oeuvres and an open bar as you support one of the most storied ensembles in Chicago's storefront scene - Shattered Globe The

Windy City Gay Idol, now in its 11th year, marches to the finals in search of the best amateur LGBTQ or allied singer in the Chicago area.

Victory Gardens Theater announces casting for the world premiere of Mojada by VG Associate Artist Luis Alfaro, directed by Artistic Director Chay Yew.

Spectralia Theatre, in cooperation with Friends of the Parks and the Chicago Park District, presents Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors June 29th to August 4th.

The Wilmette Theatre will host the Chicago premiere of "The Bling Ring" which stars Emma Watson as well as Winnetka native and Actors Training Center (ATC) student Katie Chang.

Raven Theatre and Vault 13 Productions have teamed up to bring back the wildly popular Black and Blue.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway.

Wicker Park's historic Flat Iron Arts Building - home to over 30 artist studios, six small businesses, a Bank of America branch, and Collaboraction Theatre Company - turns 100 years old this year.

Erasing the Distance (ETD) is currently developing a complete show focused on mental health issues within the LGBTQ community, and OUTspoken: A Call for LGBTQ Voices is the first exciting step in that process.

A stage tale of troubled families, a true-life story musical about gay servicemen in World War II and a rousing rock'n'roll revue took home top honors Monday, June 3, at Park West during the 40th Annual Non-Equity Jeff Awards ceremony recognizing excellence in non-union Chicago theatre.

AND THE WINNER WASN'T III celebrates the great music of Broadway performed by the very best of Chicago's outstanding musical theater talent.

I hardly know where to begin with this review of the Bohemian Theatre Ensemble's gutsy, stripped-down and yet somehow epic production of “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” the musical by John Kander, Fred Ebb and Terrence McNally that is running at Theatre Wit through June 30, 2013.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater's (CST) Othello: The Remix, the 90-minute hip-hop adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy, spun out and lyrically rewritten over original beats, has been extended a second time through July 27, 2013.

High school vocalists from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and Missouri will compete today, June 1 at a regional for the Great American Songbook Vocal Academy & Competition.

Don Bender and Vincent Lonergan make their side project debuts under the direction of Adam Webster in the world premiere of National Book Award finalist Sherod Santos' Lives of the Pigeons, opening tonight, June 1.

Gorilla Tango Burlesque - known for ribald parodies of nerd-friendly pop-culture topics - brings a taste of the 1960s Batman to Bucktown through its latest parody burlesque show! HOLY BOUNCING BOOBIES! A BATMAN BURLESQUE - which has performed in the suburbs continually since September 2012 - will no

Black Ensemble Theater announces Ain't No Crying the Blues (In The Memory of Howlin Wolf), written by Black Ensemble Theater Founder and CEO Jackie Taylor, directed by Associate Director Rueben Echoles, and starring Rick Stone, one of the stars of the classic movie Cooley High.

Lookingglass Theatre's Junior Board announces the 12th Annual Madhatter's Ball, 'The Madhatter's Speakeasy' to be held at Venue One, 1044 W.

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