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Steppenwolf for Young Adults concludes its 2011/12 season with fml: how Carson McCullers saved my life, a world premiere by Sarah Gubbins, directed by Joanie Schultz, playing February 28 - March 18, 2012 in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theatre, 1650 N.

On March 4, The Scooty & JoJo Show returns to their first home, Mary's Attic in Andersonville, to host a one-night-only Scooty & JoJo benefit evening featuring the premiere of Rosemary Clooney's Baby in concert reading.

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

Hot on the heels of Disgraced at American Theater Company and Old Times at Strawdog Theatre, Chicago director Kimberly Senior helms yet another production on a Chicago storefront stage, the local premiere of Jason Wells' The North Plan.

Aurora Theatre welcomes patrons to the dark side of video gaming in the suburbs with Jennifer Haley's Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom, running February 12-March 4, 2012.

To celebrate Valentine's Day, Drury Lane, 100 Drury Lane, is offering a dinner and theater package on Friday, February 10, Saturday, February 11, and Sunday, February 12.

The National Theatre's epic WAR HORSE, winner of five 2011 Tony® Awards including Best Play, will come to Chicago this December for a limited three-week engagement from Dec.

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

KMP Artists will present 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.

On March 4, The Scooty & JoJo Show returns to their first home, Mary's Attic in Andersonville, to host a one-night-only Scooty & JoJo benefit evening featuring the premiere of 'Rosemary Clooney's Baby' in concert reading.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company today announces the appointment of Communications Director Jeffrey Fauver.

Black Box Acting, Chicago's boutique training program 'dedicated to creating the fearless actor," has announced the launch of its second school: THE ACADEMY, the City's only regimented nine-month acting conservatory program.

16th Street Theater and North Berwyn Park District welcome new Managing Director Eddie Sugarman to the staff of 16th Street.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announced today casting for its 25th Anniversary Season production of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by CST Associate Artistic Director Gary Griffin (CST's Follies, Broadway's The Color Purple) and featuring a celebrated company of artists

AMERICAN IDIOT begins performances in Chicago at the Oriental Theatre February 7 and concludes on February 19.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announced today casting for Short Shakespeare! The Taming of the Shrew, a 75-minute abridged production of Shakespeare's lively battle of the sexes adapted and staged by Jeff Award-winning director Rachel Rockwell.

Black Ensemble Theater announces the extension of its production The Jackie Wilson Story, written, produced and directed by Black Ensemble Theater Founder and CEO Jackie Taylor.

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.

First Folio Theatre, at Mayslake Peabody Estate, 31st St.

The Mary Kay Letourneau Players, a Chicago-based comedy duo, have announced the extension of their new sketch comedy revue through March 11, 2012 at iO Chicago.

TACT/The Actors Company Theatre (Scott Alan Evans, Cynthia Harris and Jenn Thompson, Co-Artistic Directors), the critically-acclaimed company "dedicated to presenting neglected or rarely produced plays of literary merit," will present the American premiere of Noel Coward's Semi-Monde in a one-night

The Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP), in collaboration with the DuSable Museum of African American History and Elgin Community College, celebrates African-American History Month with its annual Winter Tap JAMboree February 2-6, featuring master classes, workshops, the Leo Harris Scholarship Audit

Rapunzel, the enchanting story of the girl with the longest hair in the world, will be Winnetka Theatre's popular "Especially for Kids" production this season.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 2011/12 season with Penelope by Enda Walsh, directed by ensemble member Amy Morton, playing December 1, 2011 - February 5, 2012 in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theatre, 1650 N.

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