CHICAGO THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 1183

Shattered Globe Theatre Company turns 20 this season and marks this notable milestone with an exciting move to Stage 773 as a Resident Company.

Writers' Theatre Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M.

Writers' Theatre opens its 2011/12 Season with The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard, directed by Artistic Director Michael Halberstram.

The new musical Facing East will hold a developmental concert performance on October 3, 2011.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company kicks off its 2011/12 season with Bruce Norris' Pulitzer Prize-winning play Clybourne Park directed by ensemble member Amy Morton, playing September 8 - November 6, 2011 in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theatre, 1650 N.

American Theater Company (ATC) announced today an addition to the 2011-12 Season: the World Premiere of Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar, featuring ensemble member Usman Ally.

DanceWorks Chicago (DWC) welcomes new dancers to the company to start its 5th anniversary season which will feature new work and civic collaborations.

Lifeline Theatre presents a world premiere adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo, by Lifeline Theatre ensemble member Christopher M.

Janet Kane and Roberta Miles will be hosting 'Café Cabaret' a variety type cabaret show where the fun never ceases to amaze Friday, September 16.

Bailiwick Chicago announces that it has assumed sponsorship of The Casting Auction, an annual fundraising event previously produced by the Victory Gardens Theatre for nearly 30 years.

Newly formed Focal Point Theatre Company has announced the start of their first season.

The Dramatists Guild of America will host their second annual Dramatists Guild Chicago Intensive Four-Day Fellowship Program.

The Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, will recognize Patriot Day by offering current and retired military personnel a complimentary ticket when they present their military identification to the 5 p.

New York-based writer and comedian, Robin Gelfenbien, will present her one-woman show, My Salvation Has a First Name: A Wienermobile Journey, as part of Chicago's Fringe Festival.

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The Harris Theater for Music and Dance launches its eighth season this Fall 2011 with an exciting and eclectic collection of culturally diverse programs featuring some of the world's greatest musicians, dance companies, and artistic visionaries, as well as an exciting selection of performances by th

TimeLine Theatre Company announces that it will present two free readings of The Guys by Anne Nelson, directed by TimeLine Associate Artist Louis Contey, as part of its ongoing TimePieces Play Reading series, to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

IN PURSUIT, by Breahan Pautsch, is Hobo Junction's new sci-fi comedy.

Idle Muse presents The Lion in Winter, by James Goldman, the story of a legendary King and an incomparable Queen meeting for one last Winter Court - and a battle that will determine the future of an empire.

The Gift Theatre Company's critically-acclaimed, Jeff-Recommended production of Northwest Highway by co-founder William Nedved, directed by Si Osborne will close on September 11, 2011.

The Theatre School at DePaul University's Showcase Series of Contemporary Plays and Classics presents INTIMATE APPAREL, by Lynn Nottage, and directed by Phyllis E.

André Rieu, the legendary violinist and conductor, will return to Chicago this fall with his 55-piece Johann Strauss Orchestra.

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Porchlight Music Theatre opens its 17th season with its 14th production of a work by Stephen Sondheim, Putting It Together, directed by Brenda Didier with music direction by Austin Cook, at Theater Wit, 1229 W.

Cloud 9 by Caryl Churchill opens at the Gift Theater October 17th.