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Greenhouse Theater Center is pleased to conclude its Solo Celebration! Series with the Chicago premiere of John Walch's savagely funny one-man show CIRCUMFERENCE OF A SQUIRREL, directed by Artistic Director Jacob Harvey and starring Will Allan.

Theo Ubique Artistic Director Fred Anzevino has announced a cast for the company's production of Frank Loesser's semi-operatic musical The Most Happy Fella that includes talents with experience in the world of opera as well as musical theater.

The Course Catalog for The Second City Training Centers was chosen as a Merit winner out of 292 award-winning designs, from more than 1,000 entries total, in the most recent HOW International Design Awards.

Forum Productions is pleased to present the world premiere one-man show JESUS THE JEW As Told By His Brother James, written by William Spatz, directed by Will Rogers and featuring Steven Strafford.

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Trap Door Theatre Comapny has announced that there will be an added industry night performance of Phedre on Monday January 30 at 8PM.

Halcyon Theatre and A-Squared Theatre are proud to announce casting for the Midwest Premiere of Lloyd Suh's American Hwangap-led by Jeff Award-winner Joseph Anthony Foronda.

A cast of rising young actors and Chicago veterans has been announced for Raven Theatre Company's world premiere production of Sycamore, by Sarah Sander, to be directed by visiting artist Devon de Mayo.

MCL Chicago's Board of Directors is pleased to announce the addition of two new managers to its creative team, Artistic Director Matthew Van Colton and Development & Outreach Director Cat McDonnell.

 Lyric Opera of Chicago will hold auditions in March 2017 for experienced, classically trained singers who are seeking professional positions in the company's choral ensemble for the 2017-18 season.

It's time to escape the zoo and head to the stage! The musical twist on the blockbuster DreamWorks motion picture, MADAGASCAR - A MUSICAL ADVENTURE, comes to life for children of all ages at The Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences, 10 Marriott Drive in Lincolnshire, from February 25 through April 1

Broadway In Chicago has announced that individual tickets for CIRCUS 1903 -The Golden Age of Circus, go on sale to the general public on Friday, January 20.

After receiving a new script and knowing what you have been cast as, the first thing actors generally do is look through their script and identify their lines.

Pivot Arts is pleased to announce the winter line-up of its new monthly LIVE TALK Series.

Barrel of Monkeys is pleased to bring back its popular weekend matinees with THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA: Revenge of the Winter Matinees, directed by Brandon Cloyd, playing Sundays at 2 pm from January 8 - 29, 2017 at the Neo-Futurist Theater, 5153 N.

American Blues Theater, Chicago's second oldest Equity Ensemble, under the continued leadership of Producing Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside, has named Idris Goodwin the winner of the 2017 National Blue Ink Playwriting Award.

Black Ensemble Theater Founder and CEO Jackie Taylor opens the 2017 Season (The Dance Theater Season) with the world premiere musical My Brother's Keeper-The Story of The Nicholas Brothers, written and directed by Black Ensemble Theater Associate Director Rueben Echoles.

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In a world run by a man with tiny, quick thumbs, and a sidekick as terrifying as a broken condom, GayCo has managed to dismantle the alt-right movement in 3 simple keystrokes:  CNTRL + ALT-RIGHT + DELETE.

This February, Goodman Theatre has joined citywide celebrations of Black History Month with its "Black Words Matter: Celebrating Black Voices On Stage and Beyond" series of events.

Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble (CDE) continues its 16th Season of Disconnect | Redirect, on March 10th, with the premiere and debut of a new full-length work by Artistic Director, Sara Maslanka.

The Johnny Mercer Foundation and the American Music Theatre Project (AMTP) at Northwestern University are seeking the nation's most talented songwriters, aged 18 to 30 years, for the 12th annual Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project.

USITT's 2017 Architecture Awards feature three top honor award winners this year: Maltz Performing Arts Center at Case Western Reserve University, The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts at Queen's University, and Writers Theatre in Glencoe, Illinois.

Lookingglass Theatre Company announces casting for the final two shows of its 2016-2017 season, including the U.