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Court Theatre kicks off its 2009-10 season with August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom directed by Resident Artist Ron OJ Parson.

Hot on the heels of Blackbird, Victory Gardens Theater's biggest box office hit in 36 years, Chicago's #1 producer of new plays will host two Season Preview events - Wednesday, September 9 at 6 pm, and Saturday, September 12 at 11 am - to give prospective new subscribers a chance to sample Victory G

The 16th annual STAGES festival will kick off with SONGS IN THE KEY OF TODAY, a new topical review of songs written specifically for STAGES.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) kicks off its celebrated World's Stage Series this summer hosting the American debut of Ilotopie, a French performance troupe world-renowned for creating waterborne theatrical wonders.

Ilotopie's Water Fools (Fous de Bassin) Chicago Shakespeare Theater's World's Stage Series August 21?22, 2009 at the east end of Navy Pier 9:15 p.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) kicks off its celebrated World's Stage Series this summer hosting the American debut of Ilotopie, a French performance troupe world-renowned for creating waterborne theatrical wonders.

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Now you can own your own famous theatre - four, actually, according to a new article in the Chicago Tribune.

The Harris Theater for Music and Dance will open its 2009-2010 season and Harris Theater Presents series with Ana Laguna and dance legend Mikhail Baryshnikov, performing the Chicago premiere of Three Solos and a Duet, September 25-27, 2009.

The international smash hit musical CABARET, directed and choreographed by Jeff Award winner Jim Corti, who also understudied Joel Grey on the National Tour of the Broadway revival, previews August 13, opens August 19 and runs through October 11 at Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terra

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' MAMMA MIA!, the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, returns to Chicagoland in 2010! Performances begin on January 19, 2010 and run through January 24, 2010 at the Rosemont Theatre (5400 North River Road, Rosemont).

Dael Orlandersmith takes Chicago audiences on an electrifying journey through the spirit and soul of Harlem in her explosive solo piece Stoop Stories at Goodman Theatre.

InFusion Theatre Company, in association with Chicago DCA Theater, presents the Midwest premiere of Rhymes With Evil.

JERSEY BOYS Chicago cast member Timothy Quinlan recently sat down with the folks at JerseyBoysBlog.

Eclipse Theatre Company's 2009 Season: The Celebration Series Part II continues with Six Degrees of Separation by John Guare.

Attic Playhouse, a professional, not-for-profit theatre in Highland Park has announced their slate of the shows for the upcoming 2009-2010 season.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) kicks off the 2009/10 Subscription Series with Richard III, William Shakespeare's tale of a brilliant, scheming hunchback who murders and seduces his way to the English throne.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company launches its 2009-2010 season, exploring the theme of belief, with the world premiere of Fake, written and directed by ensemble member Eric Simonson.

Silk Road Theatre Project will begin its 2010 season with the World Premiere of THE DNA TRAIL: A Genealogy of Short Plays about Ancestry, Identity, and Utter Confusion, conceived by SRTP's artistic director Jamil Khoury, commissioned by Silk Road Theatre Project, directed by Steve Scott, and featuri

Broadway In Chicago is pleased to present The Ten Tenors at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (50 E.

The international smash hit musical CABARET, directed and choreographed by Jeff Award winner Jim Corti, who also understudied Joel Grey on the National Tour of the Broadway revival, previews August 13, opens August 19 and runs through October 11 at Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terra

Noble Fool Theatricals presents Married Alive!, the charming musical comedy directed/choreographed by Jeff-nominated Rachel Rockwell and music directed by Valerie Maze, at the Pheasant Run Resort Mainstage Theater (4051 E.

Noble Fool Theatricals presents Married Alive!, the charming musical comedy directed/choreographed by Jeff-nominated Rachel Rockwell and music directed by Valerie Maze, at the Pheasant Run Resort Mainstage Theater (4051 E.

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