CHICAGO THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 1141

The State Theatre's Associate Artistic Director Taylor Bibat will present Crowded House: An Explosion of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale.

Porchlight Music Theatre will present the Chicago premiere of John Bucchino and Harvey Fierstein's A Catered Affair, directed by Nick Bowling with music direction by Doug Peck, at Stage 773, 1225 W.

In Chicago Children's Theatre's upcoming world premiere of Brian Selznick's The Houdini Box, a young boy named Victor has the good fortune to meet his hero, the magician Harry Houdini.

Lillie's Q, where chef/owner Charlie McKenna serves award-winning competition BBQ along with Southern favorites and sides in Bucktown (1856 W North Ave), will turn over the kitchen to sous chef Jose Landa for a six-course Mexican dinner pop-up dinner where Landa will cook his favorite childhood dish

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

Opened in 2003, the Harris Theater's mission is to partner and collaborate with an array of Chicago's emerging and mid-sized performing arts organizations to help them build the resources and infrastructure necessary to achieve artistic growth and long-term organizational sustainability.

Pride Films and Plays today announced that submissions to the second Women's Work Contest for plays and screenplays written by women featuring lesbian characters or themes will be accepted from February 1 to April 10.

Victory Gardens Theater Artistic Director Chay Yew and Executive Director Jan Kallish of Victory Gardens Theater today announce the appointment of Director of New Play Development Geoffrey Jackson Scott.

Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, presents the six-time Tony Award-winning musical GYPSY, opening January 26 and running through April 1.

The ViVoce singers are returning with a celebration of the transition from winter gloom to good cheer.

Screen icon Tab Hunter ("Damn Yankees") and television favorite Joyce DeWitt ("Three's Company") light up the stage of Pinehurst's Owens Auditorium in A.

American Grammy Award winning violinist Joshua Bell will be performing LIVE at the Bergen Performing Arts Center on Sunday, January 22nd at 3P.

National Radio Theater founder Yuri Rasovsky passed away from esophageal cancer on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

Musical theater fans can look forward to another singular sensation in downtown Aurora: A Chorus Line, the Paramount's third production in its inaugural, 2011-2012 Broadway musical series.

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.

Chicago Opera Theater (COT) announces the final artistic teams for their upcoming 2012 Season.

Signal Ensemble Theatre announces the second production in their 2011-2012 season, the world premiere of Motion Thursday, Jan.

CLUTTER stars Andrew J.

Northlight Theatre will present Black Pearl Sings! by Frank Higgins and directed by Steve Scott, featuring Northlight's E.

Based on the long-standing myth that there's a comedy war between improvisers and stand-up comedians in the city of Chicago, patrons are invited to come see the best of both sides merge together into a night of roaring laughter at ImprovStandsUp!

Village Theater Guild will present Neil Simon's comedic farce Rumors as it's 2nd production of the company's 2011-12 season.

Ashley Brown (MARY POPPINS) and opera singer Nathan Gunn will lead the Lyric Opera's SHOW BOAT, according to the production's website.

Three distinct artistic voices-staples in Chicago's independent dance scene and emerging as leaders in the larger dance community-team up for Receiver, a shared program exploring the varying degrees of theatricality in contemporary dance.

Valentine's Day comes a day early to Millennium Park when the popular series, Cabaret with a View returns to the Jay Pritzker Pavilion on Monday, February 13, 2012 with the theater actress and singer E.

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