CHICAGO THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 1218

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 Joffrey Ballet's 2010-2011 Stars season concludes this spring with Rising Stars, a mixed repertory program featuring two World Premieres by Edwaard Liang and Yuri Possokhov, plus a company premiere by Julia Adam.

Continuing its commitment to producing new and bold work, Dog & Pony Theatre Company proudly presents the Midwest premiere of Roadkill Confidential by artistic associate Sheila Callaghan and directed by co-artistic director Devon de Mayo at The Building Stage, 412 N.

The Music Institute of Chicago (MIC), now in its 81st year, hosts its annual gala Wednesday, May 4 at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, 120 East Delaware Place.

The Joffrey Ballet's 2010-2011 Stars season concludes this spring with Rising Stars, a mixed repertory program featuring two World Premieres by Edwaard Liang and Yuri Possokhov, plus a company premiere by Julia Adam.

Continuing its commitment to producing new and bold work, Dog & Pony Theatre Company proudly presents the Midwest premiere of Roadkill Confidential by artistic associate Sheila Callaghan and directed by co-artistic director Devon de Mayo at The Building Stage, 412 N.

"Brighton Beach Memoirs," Neil Simon's coming-of-age comedy, May 6 to 15, will conclude the Theatre and Interpretation Center (TIC) at Northwestern University's 2010-11 Mainstage season.

Adventure Stage Chicago's eighth season features two exciting literary adaptations that explore how young people's lives are utterly transformed by the memories that matter most to them.

A country in the midst of the Great Depression and on the brink of World War II seems an unlikely setting for a comedy, but 'Brighton Beach Memoirs,' Neil Simon's heartwarming exploration of the unifying power of family and first loves, continues to draw laughs with its timeless humor

Abbey Pub Announces its upcoming performance schedule.

Last weekend was the official opening of a hardworking production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic musical play, "The King and I," at Stage 773 courtesy of Porchlight Music Theatre Chicago.

Victory Gardens Theater, home to the bold voices of world premiere theater, today announces the appointment of its new Artistic Director, Chay Yew.

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.

Yellow Face, the nationally-acclaimed play by Tony Award winning playwright David Henry Hwang, makes its Chicago debut at Silk Road Theatre Project (SRTP), produced in association with the Goodman Theatre.

Pine Box Theatre 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 & Vince Teninty, acclaimed Chicago actress Karen Aldridge, newcomers Sean Parris &

Pride Films and Plays celebrates Pride Month in Chicago with its third reading series Gay UK, featuring five provocative works by British authors.

Windy City Gay Idol, now in its 9th year, is adding one additional preliminary event to its line up, May 9 at Parlour bar.

Windy City Gay Idol, now in its 9th year, is adding one additional preliminary event to its line up, May 9 at Parlour bar.

The Neo-Futurists, known for their long-running late night show Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind, invite artists to submit LGBTQ themed visual work of any physical medium for their 2011 Chicago Gay Pride weekend celebration.

A TWIST OF WATER marks the grand re-opening of the Mercury Theater as well as the theater's new commitment to the Chicago arts scene.

Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce that Cirque Éloize iD has teamed up with Funemployed Chicago to create an innovative, urban, hip-hop style web video called "The Commute.

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

John Patrick Moore might finally be ready to sell the Jefferson Park house where his father was raised.

Hobo Junction kicks off their SCI-FI Comedy season with THE HOBO ROBO NEW COMEDY FESTIVAL 3: HOBOS IN SPACE!

The young cast of FVR Performing Arts Academy (ages 6-10 years old) will be performing a musical showcase of You're A Good Man Charlie Brown on the Pheasant Run Resort's Mainstage after six long and fun weeks of musical theater instruction and rehearsals.