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Cast and design team have been announced for City Lit Theater's second production of the 2019-2020 season, Kristine Thatcher's VOICE OF GOOD HOPE, a bio-drama of Barbara Jordan, the first African American congresswoman from the Deep South.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater announces the cast and creative team for the Theater's highly anticipated production of Emma-a musical adaptation of Jane Austen's beloved novel, with book, music, and lyrics by Tony Award-nominated composer Paul Gordon, whose world premiere production of Sense and Sensib

Drury Lane Theatre has announced casting for the final show in its 2019/2020 season, the Regional Premiere of the beautifully captivating Gershwin musical An American in Paris.

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Teatro ZinZanni and Randolph Entertainment have announced New Year's Eve festivities for the Dec.

Cio-Cio-San, a captivating geisha in Nagasaki, marries B.

Today the Neo-Futurist Theater announced that Artistic Director Kurt Chiang will step down from his role as the leader of Chicago's premiere experimental theater company to make way for new leadership in early 2020.

Deadline reports that 'Matilda: The Musical' star Karen Aldridge has joined the cast of the fourth season of 'Fargo' on FX.

Chicago comedian Denise Medina hosts the all female comedy showcase the kates at The Teal Room with Lifeline Theatre for their 23rd annual Fillet of Solo Festival on January 11th & 17th at 7pm.

The full cast and production team has been announced for the workshop production of Ellen Steves' THIN MINTS which plays at Greenhouse Theatre Center's Studio 44 starting January 8, 2020.

Actors Training Center (ATC), the North Shore training center that has garnered a national reputation for training actors since 2007 is proud to announce a new educational partnership with Chicago Dramatics, the arts organization based in Chicago and has developed new plays and nurtured new playwrig

The Rhinoceros Theater Festival celebrates its 31st year with six weeks of performances from January 11 - February 23, 2020 at Prop Thtr, 3502 N.

After a sold out run in 2017, the blast-from-the-past comedy, THE HILARY DUFF PROJECT, is back for a highly anticipated remount.

Lifeline Theatre's KidSeries presents Bunny's Book Club, based on the children's book by Annie Silvestro; illustrated by Tatjana Mai-Wyss, with adaptation by Lifeline Theatre ensemble member Aly Renee Amidei, and directed by Lifeline Theatre ensemble member Anthony Kayer.

Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director, Timothy J.

The National Hellenic Museum (NHM) will explore the role of historic figure Helen of Troy, a?oethe face that launched a thousand shipsa?? in the start of the Trojan War.

On December 18th, 2019, LAUGHING STOCK THEATRE announced that Antonio Fava, international teacher, actor, director, and mask-maker will be visiting Chicago.

The hottest new rooftop in Chicago is offering a winter brunch menu with bottomless mimosas, a cozy Cocoa bar, Friday Country Nights and more Chicago, IL (December 2019) a?" Offshore, 1000 E.

See the full schedule of events coming up The Auditorium Theatre now through May 5, 2020.

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Rivendell Theatre Ensemble (RTE), Chicago's only Equity theatre dedicated to producing new work with women at the core, presents the world premiere of The Tasters by Meghan Brown, directed by RTE member Devon de Mayo.

Lyric Opera's special holiday engagement of Adam Guettel's THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, one of the few contemporary musicals written in a style that harkens back to the Golden Age, is beautifully sung with the composer's complicated and melodious score performed by a superb orchestra.

Did you get a present you don't want? Don't return it, re-gift it! Trade that unwanted item for a $10 ticket to either the hit comedy, Bible Bingo: An Act of Charity in Two Acts, or to Late Nite Catechism, both returning to their full schedules in January 2020 at the Royal George Theatre, starting J

Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents the Chicago premiere production of Pulitzer Prize Finalist Dance Nation by Clare Barron, directed and choreographed by Lee Sunday Evans.