CHICAGO THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 290

Porchlight Music Theatre has partnered with Hershey Felder Presents - Live from Florence on its next live streaming production: Hershey Felder as famed composer Giacomo Puccini.

Due to the ongoing challenges created by the pandemic, Paramount Theatre announced today the reschedule of its June 2021 non-Broadway shows to March of 2022.

The Auditorium Theatre has announced the 2021 dates for their 17th annual summer camp Hearts to Art: July 12-August 6.

Court Theatre has announced the online premiere of its Spotlight Podcast.

Collaboraction, Chicago's theater for social change, is launching Family Tree Stories, a new mixed media project that will illuminate how systemic oppression impacts our ancestral narratives and how interconnected our family stories actually are.

Defending Indiana, a new podcast hosted by Chicago-based comedians born and raised in Indiana Colleen Brennan and Janice V.

PlayMakers Laboratory has announce the March 2021 line-up for its popular online revue That's Weird, Grandma: House Par-Tay, celebrating Women's History Month, St.

Strawdog Theatre Company will conclude its all-virtual 33rd season with How Do We Navigate Space?, a series of original performances inspired by the events of 2020, from the pandemic to social justice.

Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, with its “Deeply 25 Beyond Dance” 25th anniversary season in progress, is continuing its successful virtual classes with a new term beginning in March 2021.

Mandala South Asian Performing Arts presents its annual Mandala Makers Festival in a series of digital performances every Friday in March beginning at 7 p.

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Chillicothe Town Theatre held its grand reopening on Friday, February 12.

Winifred Haun & Dancers will present a full artistic  season for Winter/Spring 2021.

Chef Yotam Ottolenghi (best known for his cookbook Jerusalem) will join Chicago Humanities Festival for an exclusive virtual cooking demo.

Founder of 4 Chairs Theatre, Lauren Berman is producing and directing the Virtual Midwest premiere of ISLAND SONG : Words by Sam Carner, Music by Derek Gregor, Story by Sam Carner, Derek Gregor and Marlo Hunter.

The Fischer Theatre is currently being used by the Vermilion County Health Department as a COVID-19 vaccination site.

Mighty Richland Players Dessert Theater has announced its upcoming 2021 season including Blithe Spirit, The Birthday Club, and The Little Red Schoolhouse.

Goodman Theatre announces two Future Labs FREE virtual readings for February and March—The Secretaries by Omer Abbas Salem, directed by Audrey Francis and Tokens of Promise by Ada A.

TimeLine Theatre announced today that it is naming Tiffany Fulson to the newly created full-time position of Artistic Producer of Innovative Partnerships, effective immediately.

Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra has announced two performances in February.

Today, Chicago Philharmonic launches a free seven-part video series providing career information to young aspiring musicians.

Pegasus Theatre Chicago has been approved for a $20,000 Grant for Arts Projects award to support the Young Playwrights Festival (YPF).

The Music Institute of Chicago's new livestreamed free lecture series, Beyond the Stage: Musicians on Music, offers insights and perspectives on a range of musical topics spanning classical, jazz, and popular music.

Like so many events recently, Chicago Theatre Week 2021 will look different than it has for the past eight years.

Sideshow Theatre Company has announced its 2021 Season, featuring an all-virtual line-up of entertainment.