CHICAGO THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 323

Music Theater Works presents MAMMA MIA! at Cahn Auditorium in Evanston, June 6, through June 14, 2020.

Paramount Theatre has released the following statement regarding updates to their schedule: 

Otherworld Theatre Company, Chicago's premier Science Fiction and Fantasy theatre, is making performances both old and new available online.

Paramount Theatre announced today the launch of Connection: A Social Media Concert Series, an all-new online campaign to find new ways for artists and audiences to connect with each other while the public is asked to shelter in place.

Due to the mandated restrictions on public gatherings, and with the health and safety of our audiences, artists and supporters in mind, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater has made the difficult decision to postpone the world premiere of GOSHEN, our collaboration with GRAMMY Award-winning gospel musician D

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Raven Theatre today announced it will postpone its upcoming world premiere of Mat Smart's Eden Prairie, 1971, directed by Henry Wishcamper, originally scheduled for May 7 - June 21, 2020 on Raven's 85-seat East Stage, 6157 N.

This April, attend Chicago's newest Fringe festival from the comfort and safety of your own home at Random Acts of Theatre! Subtitled a 'Digital Fringe Festival,' the multi-day schedule will feature theatrical videos of all kinds, live-streamed across dozens of networks.

Jackalope Theatre has released the following statement regarding upcoming performances:

To provide audiences with an inside look at the creation and preparation involved in its spring program, Red Clay Dance Company (RCDC) is sharing a series of videos related to its previously scheduled 'Visions & Voices.

Broadway in Chicago has released the following statement regarding updates to their show schedule:

During this difficult time when children aren't in school, Chicago Children's Theatre has launched a new Play@Home Contest that encourages kids to build new worlds and stories using their own imaginations, found objects, family members (pets included), and a little help from Chicago Children's Theat

The Neo-Futurists have announced the digital version of their flagship show,

Hell in a Handbag Productions has announced its 2020 Season, plus a move to Stage 773, where Handbag is now a resident company for 2020.

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Underscore Theatre Company today announced it will postpone its upcoming world premiere of Notes & Letters, originally scheduled to run April 17 - May 23, 2020 at The Understudy, 4609 N.

The Chicago Tribune has reported that Goodman Theatre production manager Scott Conn is working to find all of the personal protection equipment stored in the theater's scenic shops and get it to hospitals and emergency care workers.

What does live theater look like during a pandemic? As Americans adjust to the new realities of social distancing and sheltering in place to slow the spread of COVID-19, many theaters across the nation and the world are dark.

Looking for laughs? Tired of TikTok? Already finished everything on all of Netflix? The Second City Training Center is bringing real, live fun straight to you by expanding the online programming with brand-new classes starting Monday, March 23, 2020.

City Lit has made the decision to postpone the run of THIRTEEN DAYS.

Read a message from Mandala South Asian Performing Arts:

Otherworld Theatre, Chicago's premier Science Fiction and Fantasy theatre previously announced an immersive and devised production of The Legend of Merlin as part of its 2019-2020 mainstage season.

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company has released the following statement regarding upcoming performances:

In 1905, a black seamstress named Esther sews her way out of poverty stitch by delicate stitch, creating fine lingerie for her Manhattan clientele while longing for a husband and a future.

Williams Street Repertory, Raue Center For The Arts' in-house professional theater company, has announced it will suspend its spring 2020 production of 'Native Gardens,' per Illinois Governor J.

As the coronavirus crisis has continued to escalate, Producing Artistic Director Beth Wolf and the entire Midsommer Flight Board of Directors in consultation have determined to postpone the Directors Flight workshop performance of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING indefinitely.

As COVID-19 began sweeping across the United States, the Lyric Opera of Chicago management made the heartbreaking but necessary decision to cancel Wagner's epic Ring Cycle, scheduled to be performed three times this spring.