CHICAGO THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 286

Porchlight Music Theatre has announced its 2021 summer camps for ages 7 - 17 years old with top Chicago teaching artists covering music theatre fundamentals and skills, July 12 - August 20, in small and socially distant classes or virtually through Zoom.

Preliminary Phase One plans for the redevelopment of the Washington Theater could  the theater back to a functional state.

Victory Gardens Theater, in partnership with The Black Women’s Expo and Black Owned Chicago, will present the 5th Edition of the Black Beauty Festival, April 10-11, 2021.

Trap Door Theatre will continue its Trap Open Series with  Live From the Closet & Just Say Blow Me featuring Susan Mele.

Porchlight Music Theatre has announced its weekly virtual series, Movie Musical Mondays, commemorates its annual fundraising concert, Chicago Sings Rock & Roll Broadway with programming reflecting films that are celebrated in the concert.

The University of Chicago Presents is offering a recital of German lieder and sentimental song from English tenor Ian Bostridge and pianist Imogen Cooper.

The Orpheum Theatre has announced that that local Galesburg favorite, The Memphis Dives, will take stage for a live and in-person concert on Friday, March 26 2021 at 7:00pm.

The Finalists will each receive virtual studio visits with second-round jurors, who will ultimately select three artists to receive $10,000 unrestricted funds.

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) continues its popular IPO Reimagined virtual season with its spring concert Poetic Strings filmed in IPO's stunning home venue, Ozinga Chapel at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights.

American Blues Theater presents a live, online reading of Sanctuary City, created and directed by Ensemble Member Ian Paul Custer and written by Shannon Prichard as part of “The Room” series.

Kane Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Daniil Krimer and Managing Director Avery Bowne announce the world premiere online production of Hammaad Chaudry's Security, as part of the company's new Multiplatform Commission.

On Friday March 26, 2021 at 3 PM Central, /kor/ Productions' artistic director Johanna Moffitt and managing director Emily Cox will be the featured guests on radio's It's Showtime with Rikki Lee on 101.

Over the past year, more than 150,000 people consumed Goodman's 12 online streaming productions, beginning with Jocelyn Bioh’s School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play directed by Lili-Anne Brown.

Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre is a multicultural company that creates new dance and music to explore strong personal narratives.

Ghostlight Ensemble is launching its new reading series, For Your (Re)Consideration, which explores the works of historically overlooked female playwrights, with The Convent of Pleasure by Margaret Cavendish at 2 p.

Underscore Theatre Company today announced the appointment of Sebastian Fabál as its new Executive Director.

Illinois Wesleyan University's virtual production of Songs For A New World begins streaming this weekend on Friday, March 26th and continues throughout the weekend until Sunday, March 28th at 11:45 p.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company's new play development initiative, SCOUT is pleased to present A Virtual Reading of Mosque4Mosque by Omer Abbas Salem on Sunday, March 28th at 2pm CST.

What good can a splash of color do in a community of gray?    A neighborhood radically transformed for the better is the answer in Maybe Something Beautiful, a new virtual short film for kids, families and schools from Chicago Children's Theatre and the Negaunee Music Institute at the Chicago Symp

Porchlight Music Theatre has announced a line up including more than 50 Chicago artists performing, greetings and well wishes from Broadway stars including E.

The Royal George Theatre is likely to close as the complex is expected to be sold for redevelopment in the coming weeks.

The star of the International Smash Hit, “Dixie's Tupperware Party “ returns to Chicago to raise money to benefit Season of Concern (SOC) with 10 streaming performances of “Dixie's Happy Hour” from March 19 - March 28.

Actors Training Center  is continuing to add more star power, unforgettable performances and two raffle prizes to its annual fundraiser, The Show Goes On, with streaming beginning Sunday, April 25 at 4 p.

Anne Kaplan, Joffrey Board Chair, and Greg Cameron, President and CEO of The Joffrey Ballet, have announced the appointment of Brendan Fernandes and Farissa Knox to the Joffrey Board of Directors, effective immediately, for the 2021-2024 term.

Goodman Theatre announces the cast for the FREE live reading of its third Future Labs' play, Tokens of Promise by Ada A.