CHICAGO THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 1325

The Joffrey Ballet is pleased to announce that it will present the Midwest premiere of Ronald Hynd's The Merry Widow, also a company premiere for The Joffrey, for its Winter program in the upcoming 2010-2011 Stars season.

First Folio's Season of Passion closes with Twelfth Night, Shakespeare's most romantic comedy, performed under the stars at the Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook.

Serbian classical guitar virtuoso Goran Ivanovic and his band, Eastern Blok, will interpret their classic Balkan melodies at Brooklyn's Branded Saloon (603 Vanderbilt Avenue) on Wednesday, Tuesday August 10th at 9:00 PM.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) on Navy Pier opens the 2010/11 Subscription Series with an exhilarating new production of William Shakespeare's iconic Romeo and Juliet.

Is a woman's inability to orgasm a joke or a death sentence? Can a Mother's death poison your sexual roots? Where would YOU go for sexual healing?

Danger ahead! The boys are back in the Neo-Futurists' season opener, Daredevils' Hamlet, opening Saturday, August 21, 2010 at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N.

Piven Theatre Workshop extends its 2009-10 season with the Chicago premiere of Sarah Ruhl's adaptation of Chekov's Three Sisters, directed by Artistic Director Emeritus Joyce Piven.

Artistic Directors Joe Jahraus and Darrell W.

Provision Theater Company, a multi-Jeff nominated Equity theater company, will kick off their 2010-2011 season with one of the most popular rock musicals of all time, GODSPELL.

Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W.

The Apollo Theater Studio closes the world premiere of SHOOT FASTER, DEAR BROTHER, I'M DYING! (A Civil War Comedy) from award-winning filmmakers, Joe Anderson and Demian Krentz on July 31st.

The Lark Play Development Center is proud to announce that five Mexican plays from its U.

Goodman Theatre is proud to announce that Governor Pat Quinn has appointed Resident Artistic Associate Henry Godinez as a member of the Illinois Arts Council.

Goodman Theatre announces the lineup for its 5th Latino Theatre Festival, a biennial event that has introduced more than 20,000 Chicagoans to prominent Latino theater companies around the globe.

Lifeline Theatre is proud to announce two new members of its artistic ensemble: Chris Hainsworth and Christopher M.

A Red Orchid Ensemble Member Mierka Girten hosts the 10th annual Mookie Jam on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at Lincoln Hall to benefit artists living and working with Multiple Sclerosis.

Two Pence Shakespeare presents their inaugural production, William Shakespeare's 'The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet,' set between the two world wars in Italy, exploring the realities of life after combat.

Hobo Junction, the company who brought you Bad Guys in Suits and The Regulars: the Epic War Rock Musical about Waiters, is currently accepting submissions for playwrights, directors, and actors for their 2ND ANNUAL HOBO-ROBO NEW COMEDIC WORKS FESTIVAL to be held October 11-13.

Genesis Ensemble presents In Love's Bright Coils, a new ensemble-devised piece, directed by Kat Paddock -playing August 6 - 30, 2010 at The Charnel House, 3421 W Fullerton Ave (off the Logan Square blue line stop, at the intersection of Kimball and Fullerton).

The fairy tale classic PINOCCHIO gets a new spin in Marc Robin's imaginative, musical version running at Marriott Theatre For Young Audiences, 10 Marriott Drive, July 15 through August 29.

Now and for just two more weeks, an extraordinary, stylish and heartfelt production of Elton John's and Tim Rice's "Aida" is running at the very, very warm American Theater Company space in Chicago's North Center neighborhood.

Three Cat Productions is excited to announce Three Cat Education and 'A Summer in the Theater' programs that will be offered at Skokie Theatre Music Foundation beginning in June 2010.

Signal Ensemble Theatre presents the first show of its eighth season, Tom Stoppard's comedy 'The Real Inspector Hound,' the ensemble's inaugural presentation in their permanent theater space at 1802 W.

Renowned pianists Tzimon Barto and Shai Wosner will perform at Ravinia this week in place of Christoph Eschenbach, who is suffering from tendonitis.

Now playing through August 29, 2010 at the Marriott Theatre in north suburban Lincolnshire is a playful and moving, family-friendly and Afro-Caribbean production of "Once On This Island," the first Broadway musical (1990) from the writing team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty.