CHICAGO THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 1119

Porchlight Music Theatre will present the premiere of BEST MUSICAL! A Completely Improvised Musical Comedy conceived by Matthew Loren Cohen and directed by Amanda Blake Davis, at Stage 773, 1225 W.

FREUD'S LAST SESSION, the play by Mark St.

FREUD'S LAST SESSION, the runaway hit play by Mark St.

Big Noise Theatre Company closes its 2011-12 season with the musical biography, LEADER OF THE PACK: THE ELLIE GREENWICH MUSICAL, opening April 27 and playing weekends through May 13, 2012.

The House Theatre of Chicago announces that the sold-out hit show, Death and Harry Houdini, will add performances in July and August at The Chopin Theatre.

Lewis University's Philip Lynch Theatre (PLT) presents "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," with music and lyrics by William Finn, book by Rachel Sheinkin and conceived by Rebecca Feldman.

Lookingglass Theatre, Frontera Grill and Silverguy Entertainment announce additional performances of Rick Bayless in Cascabel: Dinner - Daring - Desire, a theatrical adventure featuring a feast, circus acts, and a love story starring celebrity chef Rick Bayless.

Be among the first to hear selections from an award winning new musical, direct from New York City.

MAKING GOD LAUGH will mark its Chicago Premiere at Theatre at the Center.

Seanachaí Theatre Company presents Eugene O'Neill's A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN, directed by Kevin Theis, at The Irish American Heritage Center.

Street Tempo Theatre announces Little Shop of Horrors as the second production for the newly launched musical theatre company.

Victory Gardens presents L-VIS LIVE!, written and performed by Kevin Coval, based on his book, L-vis Lives!: Racemusic Poems.

Broadway In Chicago has announced that individual tickets for FELA! go on sale Sunday, Feb.

The League of Chicago Theatres announces plans for Chicago's celebration of World Theatre Day, including presentations by local and international artists.

The 2011-2012 school year marks CAA's 30th anniversary year, and a year-long series of events and activities celebrating the occasion will culminate with A Taste for the Arts/30th Anniversary Gala, May 10, 2012 at the Harris Theater and Millennium Park Terrace.

Lifeline Theatre Artistic Director Dorothy Milne and the artistic ensemble announce their 2012-2013, 30th anniversary season of Big Stories, Up Close.

Through Fox Valley Repertory's 'FVR Give$ Back' program, they have partnered with the Fox Valley Troop Support, Inc.

The Chicago premiere of Will Reynolds' The Greenwood Tree and a unique program of stylistically diverse jazz and contemporary music groups will be featured as Roosevelt's Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) presents Vivid 2012 at 7:30 p.

New York's hit play FREUD'S LAST SESSION is set to open tonight, March 26th at Chicago's Mercury Theatre for a limited engagement through June 3rd.

Team StarKid has announced its newest Chicago production, HOLY MUSICAL B@MAN!, an original musical comedy parody from the creative team behind A VERY POTTER MUSICAL, which featured music and lyrics by GLEE's Darren Criss, and STARSHIP.

Chicago Children's Theatre's new musical THE HOUDINI BOX, will transfer to the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 N.

Acclaimed playwright Danai Gurira (In The Continuum) returns to Chicago with her newest work, The Convert, directed by Emily Mann.

Lifeline Theatre presents a world premiere adaptation of Elise Blackwell's Hunger, by Lifeline Theatre ensemble member Chris Hainsworth, and directed by Lifeline Theatre ensemble member Robert Kauzlaric.

Writers' Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M.

Motherhood the Musical® announced today they are giving away free tickets to new and expectant mothers whose children are born between now and Mother's Day on May 13.