CHICAGO THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 1297

American Theater Company announces the addition of new performance dates for its hit productions of David Mamet's Oleanna and Speed-the-Plow, directed by Steppenwolf Ensemble Member Rick Snyder.

Queer sketch comedy group White Rainbows will present 'Big Gay Pudding + Friends' at 8 p.

SiNNERMAN Ensemble presents the Midwest premiere "Too Much Memory," a contemporary exploration of human desperation, political histrionics, hilarious confrontations and tragic relationships, by Keith Reddin and Meg Gibson, directed by Anna C.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents its 6th annual First Look Repertory of New Work-three developmental productions of new plays presented in rotating repertory playing October 27 - November 14, 2010 in Steppenwolf's Merle Reskin Garage Theatre, 1624 N.

Thirty-something-year-old Chicago-based saxophonist, composer and bandleader Chris Greene is no overnight sensation.

Queer sketch comedy group White Rainbows will present 'Big Gay Pudding + Friends' at 8 p.

Oak Park Festival Theatre presents Harold Pinter's Betrayal at the Oak Park-River Forest Performing Arts Center (formerly, Village Players Theatre), 1010 W.

Oak Park Festival Theatre presents acclaimed storyteller Megan Wells in her annual incarnation of Bram Stoker's Dracula as a benefit for Festival Theatre.

Hell in a Handbag Productions is pleased to present the most frightening show that they could possibly imagine for Halloween, The Rip Nelson Spooktacular.

Musical of the Living Dead Attacks Chicago This October.

The Route 66 Theatre Company kicks off its 2010-2011 season with MCMEEKIN FINDS OUT, a new play by Scott T.

SiNNERMAN Ensemble presents the Midwest premiere 'Too Much Memory,' a contemporary exploration of human desperation, political histrionics, hilarious confrontations and tragic relationships, by Keith Reddin and Meg Gibson, directed by Anna Bahow.

Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W.

The world premiere of Bernhardt on Broadway, a one-woman musical about Sarah Bernhardt, will take place at Maxim's: The Nancy Goldberg International Center in Chicago's Gold Coast.

Musical of the Living Dead Attacks Chicago This October.

Hell in a Handbag Productions is pleased to present the most frightening show that they could possibly imagine for Halloween, The Rip Nelson Spooktacular.

The talented cast and crew of Disney's THE LION KING and BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL join together to present CITY OF HOPE: CHICAGO CARES - a concert featuring song, dance, and spoken word.

Factory Theater, in association with Chicago DCA Theater, presents the Orwellian interpretation of Chicago sports history in 1985.

Noble Fool Theatricals, the premier professional theater in the Fox Valley area, is putting on its inaugural Masquerade Ball that will support the students in their Performing Arts Academy.

Eclipse Theatre Company (www.

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

Inspired by classical Greek tragedy and the devastating effects of the Lebanese civil war, the internationally-renowned play Scorched makes its Chicago debut in a production by Silk Road Theatre Project (SRTP) this fall.

In response to audience requests, First Folio is remounting its world premiere show, The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe: A Love Story.

Inspired by classical Greek tragedy and the devastating effects of the Lebanese civil war, the internationally-renowned play Scorched makes its Chicago debut in a production by Silk Road Theatre Project (SRTP) this fall.

Three-Session Seminars to be taught in English and French.