CHICAGO THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 505

Casting was announced today for THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA - Midsommer Flight's seventh summer of free Shakespeare performances as an Arts Partner in Chicago Park District parks.

Ella is a precocious and fiercely competitive actress whose sole aim in life is making her famous playwright father, David, proud.

Aurora's Paramount Theatre - Chicago's most decorated theater at the 2017 Jeff Awards with the third largest subscriber base in the nation - is excited to present the first Chicago-area regional staging of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Once to close its 2017-18 Broadway Series.

Playwright John Patrick Shanley's OUTSIDE MULLINGAR fits neatly into the tradition of his Irish-American heritage; through unpretentious characters and witty dialogue, he spins a tale that explores universal themes of loneliness, longing, home, and family.

American Blues Theater concludes its 2017-2018 Season with BUDDY - The Buddy Holly Story, written by Alan Janes, directed by Lili-Anne Brown, with musical direction by Ensemble Member Michael Mahler.

Raven Theatre is pleased to conclude its 35th anniversary season with Tennessee Williams' stark and intriguing drama SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER directed by Jason Gerace, playing May 2 - June 17, 2018 on Raven's 105-seat East Stage, 6157 N.

Underscore Theatre and The Den Theatre are pleased to announce casting for an all-new staging of the Jeff Award-nominated Best New Musical HAYMARKET (formerly Haymarket: The Anarchist's Songbook), the true story of Chicago's infamous Haymarket massacre.

Rivendell Theatre Ensemble (RTE), Chicago's only Equity theatre dedicated to producing new work with women at the core will add four performances to the run The Cake by Bekah Brunstetter, directed by Lauren Shouse, and featuring RTE Founders Tara Mallen and Keith Kupferer, RTE Member Krystel McNeil,

City Lit's 2018-19 season to span four centuries with comedies and dramas considering timeless themes

Atlantic Records recording group Straight No Chaser has announced early details of their upcoming "One Shot Tour" with dates in the US and Europe.

Porchlight Music Theatre announces the final extension of its latest production, Memphis.

Goodman Theatre announces the cast and creative team for the Chicago premiere of Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3) by Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks, directed by Niegel Smith.

Steppenwolf Education and Nicholas Senn High School Senior Drama Ensemble are proud to present a student-devised performance exploring the planning and pressures inherent in youth-driven social justice activism and leadership.

Broadway In Chicago and the producers of the Tony Award-winning revival of THE COLOR PURPLE, the truly remarkable musical adapted of Alice Walker's best-selling novel, are delighted to announce that individual tickets for THE COLOR PURPLE will go on sale Friday, May 11.

Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment will perform their next series of LIVE podcasts in May.

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE), the professional Equity company in residence at the McAninch Arts Center, is pleased to announce its 2018-2019 season.

From July 1 through September 30, 2018, the Art Institute of Chicago will present an exhibition of American portraitist John Singer Sargent with a focus on his numerous Chicago connections.

Giordano Dance Chicago (GDC) closes out its 55th Anniversary season, and the Auditorium Theatre's 2017-18 Season, at the National Historic Landmark on June 9 with an exhilarating mixed repertory program that honors the stylistic heart of American jazz dance.

For its 27th annual event, Dance for Life Chicago presents a diverse group of companies and artists performing August 18 at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E.

Pivot Arts is pleased to present the 6th annual PIVOT ARTS FESTIVAL, a celebration of contemporary performances and multi-disciplinary works presented throughout Chicago's Uptown and Edgewater neighborhoods from June 1 - June 10, 2018.

Windy City Performs, Chicago's fastest-growing professional theatre and school, is pleased to present an innovative new take on the Theatre for Young Audiences genre.

Lookingglass Theatre Company concludes its 30th Anniversary season with the world premiere of 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas adapted by David Kersnar and Althos Low, from the books by Jules Verne, directed by Ensemble Member David Kersnar.

Hershey Felder Presents announces a special one-night-only musical event Hershey Felder's Great American Songbook Sing-Along.

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company will perform its 2018-2019 Season at Theater Wit in the Belmont corridor.

Music icon TONY BENNETT, the master interpreter of American popular song, returns to RAVINIA on SATURDAY evening, SEPTEMBER 8, at 8:30 PM, for his 39th concert since first headlining at the renowned suburban Chicago venue (America's oldest outdoor music festival) in the summer of 1984.