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Raven Theatre is pleased to continue its 35th anniversary season with the Chicago premiere of Melissa Ross's humorous and heartfelt play NICE GIRL, directed by Lauren Shouse, playing January 24 March 11, 2018 in Raven's 105-seat East Stage, 6157 N.

Charles White, born and educated in Chicago, was one of the preeminent artists to emerge during the city's Black Renaissance of the 1930s and 1940s.

Hello, Broadway World! We are so excited to be featured as student bloggers this semester.

Grab your poodle skirt, grease your hair back and travel back in time to 1959 as The Gift Theatre presents CUPID'S BALL, the company's inaugural winter dance, on Friday, February 9, 2018 at St.

Today, the Chicago Park District announced the first ever series of events and dates for arts and cultural programming in the winter at the newly renovated Theater on the Lake (TOTL) event space, located at 2401 N.

National Geographic Live, a series of thought-provoking presentations by today's leading explorers, scientists and photographers, debuts at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) with Exploring Mars, featuring Kobie Boykins, recipient of the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, Friday, Feb.

Thelma and Louise meets The First Wives Club in First Folio Theatre's Chicago premiere of WOMEN IN JEOPARDY, previewing Jan.

Redtwist Theatre presents the National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere** Surely Goodness and Mercy by Chisa Hutchinson, directed by Wardell Julius Clark.

Raven Theatre has announced casting for its Chicago premiere of Melissa Ross's humorous and heartfelt play NICE GIRL, directed by Lauren Shouse.

Court Theatre Artistic Director Charles Newell lends a deft hand to this stunning, newly searing production of Arthur Miller's ALL MY SONS.

The story of visionary architect Daniel H.

The Theatre School presents the stage adaptation of Richard Wright's 1940 novel Native Son, adapted by Theatre School alumna Nambi E.

Rehearsal for the World Premiere of the Broadway-bound PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL began yesterday, Monday, January 22, 2018.

High Concept Laboratories NFP (HCL), a Chicago-based arts service organization, today announced the promotion of Billie Howard to artistic director.

Liberators is a powerful new musical which will premiere with eight other shows at The Chicago Musical Theatre Festival on on Thursday, February 8 , 2018 at 8:00 pm , Sunday Sat, February 11,2018 @ 3pm, Saturday, February 17,2018 @ 8pm & February 24, 2018 @8pm at Greenhouse Theater Center located at

City Winery Chicago, 1200 W.

Winners have been announced for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 2016 and September 2017.

The votes have been counted.

Celebrate Valentine's Day with Raue Center For The Arts and 700 of your closest friends! Raue Center is excited to announce comedians Rachel Bradley and Kevin Bozeman will take the stage for a hilarious Valentine's Comedy Show at 8 p.

A Red Orchid Theatre announces the extension of Traitor, an adaptation of Heinrich Ibsen's An Enemy of the People, written by Ensemble Member Brett Neveu and directed by Ensemble Member Michael Shannon, due to overwhelming demand.

Porchlight Music Theatre continues its fifth season of Chicago's lost musicals in staged concert series with Porchlight Revisits They're Playing Our Song, starring Sharriese Hamilton and James Earl Jones II, music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager and book by Neil Simon, with

Music Theater Works (formerly Light Opera Works) 2018 season opens with Gilbert and Sullivan's THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (June 9-17), followed by Cole Porter's ANYTHING GOES (August 18-26), JUDY GARLAND: COME RAIN OR COME SHINE, STARRING ANGELA INGERSOLL (October 5-14), and Stephen Sondheim's INTO THE

Broadway In Chicago, the producers of HEARTBREAK HOTEL, and Authentic Brands Group (ABG), owner of Elvis Presley Enterprises today, announce a musical premiere that will ignite the stage of the Broadway Playhouse.

Eric John Meyer's world premiere play THE ANTELOPE PARTY opens on a meeting in an apartment setting notable for its vast and bright collection of MY LITTLE PONY memorabilia (kudos to set designer Joe Schermoly and properties designer Jesse Gaffney for this delightful visual).

John McEuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and friends come to DUPAC pn Friday, January 26 at 7:30 P.