CHICAGO THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 279

Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to announce that next Movie Musical Monday discussion about the movie “Funny Girl” will be hosted by Porchlight Music Theatre Board Member and retired Chicago Public Library Foundation CEO Rhona Frazin with special guest multiple Emmy Award-winner Bruce

The Henhouse Prowlers have announced their new album release, entitled, The Departure, out on May 21, 2021.

Paramount Theatre in Aurora announced today the addition of a new staff member and two promotions within the company's artistic department:   Paul-Jordan Jansen, familiar to Paramount audiences for his lead roles in Disney's Beauty and The Beast, The Wizard of Oz and Sweeney Todd, for which he won

The Chicago Philharmonic Society’s Artistic Programming and Policies Committee has chosen three composers for the organization’s first-ever Composer in Residence program.

Oil Lamp Theater in Glenview have announced their 2021 Season Under the Stars.

Northlight Theatre has announced its 2021-2022 season, opening with the tour-de-force musical Songs for Nobodies, by Joanna Murray-Smith, directed by Rob Lindley, featuring Bethany Thomas; the world premiere of Mr.

Court Theatre has announced a return to live theatrical programming with its 2021/22 Season.

Teatro ZinZanni and Randolph Entertainment are ready to bring live comedy, music, and cirque roaring back to the Chicago Loop with fresh, astounding acts and a unique, immersive dining and live entertainment experience.

American Blues Theater, under the continued leadership of Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside, will present two new online events in June.

A child with no memory lost at sea, a balloon afraid of soaring through the clouds, a splash of Black Girl Magic.

Porchlight Music Theatre will announce its next outdoor performance, Broadway in your Backyard, directed by Michael Weber+ and music directed by Justin Akira Kono+, Saturday, Aug.

Corn Stock Theatre has announced their 2021 Summer Showcase with three productions lined up to bring entertainment back under the Tent in Bradley Park.

Sydney Chatman and Congo Square Theatre Company were announced this week as recipients of the Joyce Foundation's 2021 Joyce Awards.

The play by Joe Calarco, for this presentation, is set in an exclusive Catholic boarding school for girls, where a group of girls begin to read ROMEO AND JULIET aloud after school, and they become so enmeshed in the emotion that the rigidity of their lives begins to parallel the lives of the charac

The Theatre School has reviewed and modified the curriculum of the current MFA Acting program to make the change from a three-year program to a two-year program.

Owen McCafferty's Titanic (Scenes from the British Wreck Commissioner's Inquiry, 1912) tells the story of the sinking of the RMS Titanic using verbatim testimonies from a court investigation of the wreck.

Brand new program Introduction to Stagecraft explores the artistry and craftsmanship that makes theater happen.

About Face Theatre announces the launch of the Green Room Collective, a new program for early career LGBTQ+ arts leaders.

The League of Chicago Theatres has announced plans for upcoming in-person performances this spring and summer.

Northwestern University has a long tradition of Pulitzer, Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony Award winning alumni lighting up stage and screen.

We're back! The 2021|22 Season for Lyric Opera of Chicago promises thrilling music, captivating stories, world-class singers, and exciting productions that go on sale by subscription later today, May 19 at 5:30pm CT.

The Joffrey Ballet has announced The Joffrey Ballet’s inaugural season at the Lyric Opera House, marking the Company’s long-awaited return to the stage with live performances featuring several new-to-the-stage works, highly-anticipated remounts, company debuts, and the world-premiere adaptatio

After the successful reimagining of its 2020/21 Season, Lyric Opera of Chicago greatly looks forward to welcoming audiences once again to the Lyric Opera House this fall for the start of the company’s 67th Season.

BrightSide Theatre is bringing a new program to the parks in Naperville this summer.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced initial programming details for The Loft, its first-ever dedicated education space that encompasses the entire fourth floor of Steppenwolf's trailblazing new Arts and Education Center, designed by world-renowned architect Gordon Gill of Adrian Smith + Gordo