CHICAGO THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 1029

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

Fiddler on the Roof, with Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and Book by Joseph Stein, will be directed by Jim Corti, tonight, March 6 - 24, 2013 at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, Ill.

Continuing its 25th Anniversary Season, Lookingglass Theatre Company presents the World Premiere of Big Lake Big City, written by Keith Huff and directed by Ensemble Member David Schwimmer.

Profiles Theatre continues its 2012-2013 Season with the Midwest Premiere of The Dream of Burning Boy by West Read, directed by Artistic Director Joe Jahraus.

Chicago theater actor Sara Sevigny has been cast as a series regular on FOX's new pilot, The Gabriels.

Next on stage as part of the Steppenwolf for Young Adults' (SYA) season is the world premiere of How Long Will I Cry?: Voices of Youth Violence by Miles Harvey.

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With the goal of teaching students how to "Study Funny," Columbia College Chicago's new theatre degree in comedy writing and performance is far from the usual academic fare for students dreaming of having a career you can laugh at.

The Music Theatre Company (TMTC), Highland Park's Equity theatre, 1850 Green Bay Road, is proud to announce the company's 2013 mainstage production, The Pajama Game.

LiveWire Chicago Theatre, in association with Chicago Cultural Center Presents, continues its 2012-13 season with the Chicago premiere of the dysfunctional family drama A PERMANENT IMAGE, by Samuel D.

The popular Sound Opinions at the Movies series continues with a screening of Wattstax, the 1973 Mel Stuart documentary chronicling the legendary Stax Records-sponsored Watts Summer Music Festival, at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N.

Writers' Theatre Executive Director Kathryn M.

Oh what a night it will be, tonight, March 5 at The Arcada Theatre in St.

Circle Theatre presents the Chicago premiere of DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY, directed by Elizabeth Margolius.

Strawdog Theatre Company's Hugen Hall announces the Midwest premiere of Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery's Kill Shakespeare, directed by Anderson Lawfer, March 4 - March 26 at Strawdog Theatre Hugen Hall, 3829 North Broadway Street.

Victory Gardens Theater announces 2013-14 Season: the Co-World Premiere of Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, directed by Gary Griffin, developed, in part, by IGNITION 2012 and presented in association with Actors Theatre of Louisville; the World Premiere of Victory Gardens Ensemble Playwright M

The Neo-Futurists explore the world of 'fate' in Analog.

Strawdog Theatre Company's Hugen Hall has announced the Midwest premiere of Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery's Kill Shakespeare, directed by Anderson Lawfer, tonight, March 4 - March 26 at Strawdog Theatre Hugen Hall, 3829 North Broadway Street.

Making Out With Wes Perry And Friends, the uniquely curated event that integrates improvisation, sketch, and standup comedy with storytelling, performance art, and drag, will be at The Hideout tonight, March 3rd.

Redtwist announces the Chicago premiere of Lee Blessing's charming, clever, frightening, witty, and mysterious drama about lost identity and rediscovering love, A BODY OF WATER.

The Chicago debut of playwright Axel Arth and composer Tyler Welton, THINGS FALL APART: A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE MUSICAL will perform Todays at 7:30pm tonight, March 2-30, 2013 at the Gorilla Tango Theatre.

When everybody screams and yells, 'There's nothing to do! There's nothing to see!' who dreams up a place they'd like to be? The enchanted one, that's Rosie.

Redtwist Theatre announces the Chicago premiere of Lee Blessing's drama, A Body of Water, running tonight, March 2-April 7 (no performance on March 3).

Lookingglass Theatre's Board of Directors and Gala Committee announce one of Chicago's highly anticipated events of the season, the 2013 Lookingglass gglassquerade, which will celebrate 25 years of ensemble collaboration, transformation and invention.

Australian pop megastar Helen Reddy returns to the stage for her first concert tour in ten years, and her only Chicago-area play will be at the historic Arcada Theatre on Wednesday, March 13 at 8pm.