CHICAGO THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 1382

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

The Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences, 10 Marriott Drive, presents Marc Robin's SLEEPING BEAUTY from March 3 through April 25, 2010.

Lookingglass Theatre presents the world premiere of Trust, written by David Schwimmer and Andy Bellin, and directed by Schwimmer and Heidi Stillman.

Janet Kane and Roberta Miles will be hosting 'Café Cabaret' a variety type cabaret show where the fun never ceases to amaze Friday, March 19th.

Porchlight Music Theatre, Chicago's music theatre leader, celebrates 15 years of musical theatre excellence with its 8th Annual Gala Benefit, titled Time and Music; Looking Back, Moving Forward.

Casting is complete for Goodman Theatre's Chicago-premiere production of Tracey Scott Wilson's The Good Negro, directed by Resident Director Chuck Smith.

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

Adventure Stage Chicago (ASC) and Victory Gardens Theater (VG) are partnering for a three-day storytelling workshop designed to keep kids engaged during the Chicago Public Schools' spring break.

Our Lady of the Underpass by Teatro Vista resident playwright Tanya Saracho will be remounted at 16th Street Theater, marking the 5-year anniversary of the Holy sighting under the bridge.

Following on the heels of the success of their acclaimed production of Under Milk Wood, Caffeine Theatre is thrilled to present Wild Nights With Emily, by Madeleine Olnek, directed by Meghan Beals McCarthy.

Theatre and science become creative companions for the world premiere production of The DNA Trail: A Genealogy of Short Plays about Ancestry, Identity and Utter Confusion, commissioned by Silk Road Theatre Project and produced in association with Goodman Theatre.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 2009-2010 season, an exploration of the theme of belief, with The Brother/Sister Plays: In the Red and Brown Water, The Brothers Size and Marcus; Or the Secret of Sweet by Tarell Alvin McCraney, directed by ensemble member Tina Landau from January 21 - May 2

In support of The Music Theatre Company, Highland Park's epicenter for professional music theatre, Anthropologie, for the first time, will open its doors on Sunday, March 14th from 6:00 - 10:00 p.

A New Musical, presented by Wishing Star Theatre, will appear at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan on Friday, March 19 at 7PM and Saturday, March 20 at 3PM & 7PM.

The Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences, 10 Marriott Drive, presents Marc Robin's SLEEPING BEAUTY from March 3 through April 25, 2010.

The Noble Fool Theatricals Youth Ensemble proudly presents Beauty and the Beast, a Disney fairytale that will come alive with the help from a cast of 32 energetic teens and kids from the Western Suburbs.

DANCING AT LUGHNASA is Brian Friel's joyous memory piece recounting the yearnings and sublimation of love by the five Mundy sisters.

Special appearances in March by internationally acclaimed LGBTQ performers Tim Miller and Holly Hughes continue to juice up Victory Gardens Fresh Squeezed, the theater's series of low priced offbeat performance-based events targeting younger and diverse audiences while celebrating alternative voices

American Theater Company (ATC) concludes its 25th season with the world premiere of Welcome to Arroyo's, written by Kristoffer Diaz.

On Monday, March 1st, 2010, Chicago Opera Theater (COT) launches its second annual YouTube Contest encouraging the public to upload videos of their interpretations of any of the three operas in COT's 2010 Spring Festival Season.

The producers of ROCK OF AGES announced today that the critically acclaimed, five-time Tony Award® nominated Broadway musical ROCK OF AGES will launch a 60-city, first national tour at The Bank of America Theatre, 18 West Monroe, Chicago, IL as part of ‘Broadway in Chicago' on September 21, 2010.

TimeLine Theatre Company concludes its record-breaking 2009-10 season with the highly anticipated Chicago premiere of Aaron Sorkin's The Farnsworth Invention, directed by TimeLine Company member Nick Bowling.

Bailiwick Chicago is hosting an Open Mic Night, to benefit the extension of our premiere production, Show Us Your Love (playing every Sunday in March at 7:30pm, at Mary's Attic).

Kicking off their 2010 season, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, presents an epic production of the nostalgic and powerful portrait of life in turn of the century America, RAGTIME.

Now through April 25, 2010, at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, Illinois, is a 'Fiddler On The Roof' for our time.