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Tony Award winner and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist David Henry Hwang (M.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company is pleased to announce its inaugural NEXT UP: three productions showcasing Chicago's next generation of artists, presented in rotating repertory May 31 - June 19, 2011 in The Steppenwolf Garage, 1624 N.

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 5/29 for Chicago

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE) presents Noel Coward's quintessential comedy of manners, "Private Lives" May 5 - 29 at the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, located at 425 Fawell Blvd.

InnateVolution Theater Productions will present its first musical! The Chicago Premiere of Adrift in Macao the new musical comedy by Christopher Durang (Book & Lyrics) & Peter Melnick (Music).

The latest addition to the hilarious NUNSENSE series of musicals is Playwright and Composer Dan Goggin's NUNSET BOULEVARD, THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL SHOW.

Drury Lane Theatre presents the Tony Award-winning international hit musical AIDA, Directed and Choreographed by Jeff Award winner Jim Corti (Sweet Charity, Meet Me in St.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents the final performance of The Hot L Baltimore by Lanford Wilson, directed by ensemble member Tina Landau on May 29, 2011.

Victory Gardens CripSlam presents Sketchtopia! A night of scenes from the Access Project's Artist Development Workshop

Pride Films and Plays will present a special Women's Work performance of lesbian literature, Dangerous To Ourselves, hosted by Gerber/Hart Library, on Thursday, June 16 at 7:30.

Redtwist is located at 1044 W Bryn Mawr, 2 blks W of LSD, 2 blks E of the Red Line El station.

Oak Park Festival Theatre presents Shakespeare's Henry V, directed by Kevin Theis, to be performed in Austin Gardens in the 100 block of N.

Raven Theatre is proud to present a workshop production of John Weagly's Tales of the Twinkling Twilight (13 Short Plays and Playlettes), directed by Jordan Danz.

Three Cat Productions will present the 4th annual 'Bab Fab: A Barbra Streisand Celebration' concert at Theater Wit, 1229 W Belmont, at 7:30 p.

The Ruckus Theater announces casting for the world premiere of 15 Minutes starting June 3 at The Side Project Theatre in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood.

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

Pine Box Theater returns from a three-year hiatus with the world premiere of A GIRL WITH SUN IN HER EYES by Chicago writer Joshua Rollins, directed by Matt Miller and featuring Pine Box company members Audrey Francis and Vince Teninty with Karen Aldridge, Sean Parris, Steve Pickering and Lucy Sandy.

BoHo Theatre presents Edwin Sanchez's Icarus, a poetic, character-focused tale about stripping away the artifice of the modern world to discover the beauty within.

Erasing the Distance (ETD) and The Chicago School of Professional Psychology embarked on an exciting new partnership earlier this year-an elective opportunity that gave students the chance to experience first-hand the power of storytelling in the healing process.

Nationally recognized comedy stars, A-list music legends, incredible tribute bands, and spectacular family entertainment will join four amazing Broadway musicals next season at Aurora's historic Paramount Theatre, which announced today its full 2011-12, 80th anniversary line-up.

Join us on Wednesday MAY 25TH AT 7:30PM at The Mercury Theater for a very special event a staged reading of a new musical.

Redtwist is located at 1044 W Bryn Mawr, 2 blks W of LSD, 2 blks E of the Red Line El station.

Three playwrights, three scientists, three new plays, three thousand dollars.

Over the past year Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W.

In June, Acorn Productions wraps up the company's second season of performance by the 'Fairy Tale Players,' an ensemble of kids, teens and adults who have studied at the Acorn Acting Academy.