CHICAGO THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 1132

AMERICAN IDIOT concludes performances in Chicago at the Oriental Theatre on February 19.

Midwest New Musicals continues Words and Music, its concert reading series of original musicals, with MORALITY PLAY by Janet Burroway and Matthew M.

MANSICAL will be performing in Donny's Skybox Theatre, 1608 N Wells St.

After selling out Aurora's 1,888-seat Paramount Theatre in record time, country music legend Willie Nelson has just added a second show at the Paramount, Wednesday, April 11 at 8 pm.

The Harris Theater for Music and Dance continues the third season of its celebrated Eat to the Beat $5 lunchtime performance series with the "Rising Star Spring Series" featuring performances by some of the Theater's most renowned arts education partners.

The Music Institute of Chicago will present acclaimed violinist Cyrus Forough in concert Saturday, February 18 at 7:30 p.

Layon Gray's BLACK ANGELS OVER TUSKEGEE will celebrate its two-year anniversary Saturday, February 18th (Special 4pm Performance) at the Actors Temple Theater (339 West 47th Street), where the production transferred after its sold-out engagement at St.

Performance Network Theatre's educational outreach program, the Children's Theatre Network, will be presenting the classic tale, "The Fisherman and His Wife" on Saturday February 18 at 1pm, as part of the Saturday Series for Young Audiences.

Featuring A-list actors like Denzel Washington, Samuel L.

Rick Heintz and Michael Hampton have been cast as Marty and Spence in the Chicago premiere of J.

The Building Stage, now in its 7th year creating original works of theater, continues its first ever four-show season with an original adaptation of the classic fairy tale HÄNSEL UND GRETEL.

KMP Artists presents vocalist, actor and songwriter Spider Saloff and her one-woman musical, "The Roar of the Butterfly" at Victory Gardens' Richard Christiansen Theater May 2 - 20, 2012.

The Glenn Miller Orchestra is set to take the stage for two performances only on Monday, May 21 at 1:30 p.

Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J.

Chicago Children's Theatre's new musical THE HOUDINI BOX, currently enjoying a run at Chicago's Mercury Theater through Mar 4, will transfer to the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 N.

Fox Valley Repertory has announced its March program of musical performances and comedies.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents its 3rd annual Garage Rep, featuring three productions in rotating repertory by some of Chicago's most innovative, storefront companies: LiveWire Chicago, Theatre Zarko and The Inconvenience.

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company's 2011/2012 season, The American Evolution, exploring transformational experiences in U.

By the author of LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION!, MASTER CLASS and RAGTIME, Terrence McNally, Circle Theatre's production of THE RITZ opened on February 15th.

pH Productions has announced their fifth annual Chicago Zombie Pub Crawl for Saturday, April 28 from 2:30 - 9 p.

Octavarius has announced a one-night-only show 'Stars! Wars! The Musical' on Friday, March 9 at 8pm in the Mercury Theater.

Saint Sebastian Players will present the world premiere of Mark Twain: Patriot, Teacher, Philosopher by SSP company member John Oster.

Silk Road Rising will present Motti Lerner's new play Paulus, translated by Hillel Harkin, directed by Daniella Topol, and featuring: Joseph Anthony Foronda*, Adam Poss*, Diana Simonzadeh*, Brent Barnes, Lacy Katherine Campbell, Bryson Engelen, Justin James Farley, Christopher Meister, and Chris Pop

Redtwist Theatre will produce a ten-year epilogue as a companion piece to the original play, 'The Laramie Project.

Ravinia Festival today announced that Roger Hodgson, co-founder and lead singer of progressive rock band Supertramp, will make his Ravinia debut at 8 p.