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Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, presents the winner of 2002's "Best Musical" Tony Award THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, directed by Artistic Director William Osetek.

The Artistic Home's 2009/2010 season kicks off with the rarely produced DAYS TO COME by Lillian Hellman.

Adventure Stage Chicago (ASC) proudly presents the first production of our 2009-2010 season: the Chicago Premiere of Lois Lowry's GOSSAMER, directed by ASC ensemble member Brian Bell and featuring original puppet design by Cynthia Von Orthal (Artistic Director, Von Orthal Puppets).

Victory Gardens Theater, Chicago's #1 producer of new plays, is planning a bold launch for its 2009-2010 season with Ignition, the company's first-ever national festival of new plays by America's top emerging writers of color under 40 years old.

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

Writers' Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M.

Writers' Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M.

SiNNERMAN Ensemble presents Anton Chekhov's "Ivanov," in the first professional production of a contemporary American language adaptation by Sheldon Patinkin, who also directs, featuring eight ensemble members in a passion-filled production of this classic story that swings wildly from comedy to tra

On Thursday, September 24th, 2009, Chicago Opera Theater (COT) hosted Chicago's first-ever opera cruise: 'High C's on the High Seas.

Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs Theater?s Incubator Program is designed to support the creation of new work by emerging Chicago theater companies.

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

Big Noise Theatre promises another hour of fun, suspense, adventure and giggles as it presents its second area Especially for Kids production of Sleeping Beauty, directed by professional director/choreographer Stacey Flaster (Evanston).

Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre's second production of the season is MAN OF LA MANCHA, presented in association with Michael James.

Steppenwolf Theatre of Chicago to set to host a free event to explore FAKE at the Steppenwolf Garage, Friday, 10/2.

The Theatre School at DePaul University is pleased to announce that Carlos Murillo will share the duties of Co-Head of Playwriting with Dean Corrin for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company is pleased to announce it has been named one of the nation's Top Small Workplaces by the Wall Street Journal and Winning Workplaces.

In the smallish pantheon of shows that followed in the footsteps of "Forever Plaid," that early 90s ode to the boy bands of the 1950s and 60s that uses a small cast, one set and a "juke box" of Baby Boomer radio hits, many of them quite naturally feature girls.

No, it does.

Hell in a Handbag Productions is pleased to announce a second extension of POSEIDON! An Upside Down Musical due to popular demand! The SS Poseidon will be sailing at the Chopin Theatre for 6 more weeks to accommodate the camp musical comedy smash of the summer.

As a result of unprecedented ticket demand resulting in 15 weeks of sold-out performances, TimeLine Theatre Company announces a second extension of its critically acclaimed Chicago premiere of The History Boys by Alan Bennett, directed by Nick Bowling.

STOOP STORIES, currently playing at the Goodman Theatre, is a solo performance piece definitely worth exploring, though a slightly disjointed evening awaits.

The Eclipse Theatre Company will host 'Lunar Eclipse II', an evening of merrymaking and networking, on Saturday, September 26, 2009, starting at 7 PM at the Eclipse Space 4001 N Ravenswood, Chicago, IL 60613.

Sharon Gless, (Queer as Folk, Burn Notice, Cagney & Lacey) stars in the passionate lesbian drama Hannah Free, a new film about a lifelong love affair between an independent spirit and the woman she calls home.

Sharon Gless, (Queer as Folk, Burn Notice, Cagney & Lacey) stars in the passionate lesbian drama Hannah Free, a new film about a lifelong love affair between an independent spirit and the woman she calls home.

On September 25, New Millennium Theatre Company (NMTC) saves the best for first with the world premiere of Plans 1 Through 8 From Outer Space.