CHICAGO THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 704

Victory Gardens Theater announces the first show of its 42st season, Hand To God by Robert Askins, directed by Gary Griffin.

Broadway In Chicago and Emerald City Theatre are pleased to announce A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS by Charles M.

The quiet English countryside changed with the arrival of its newest neighbor, Count Dracula.

Lyric Opera of Chicago and The Second City have announced an all new collaboration with the fall premiere of Longer! Louder! Wagner!, an all new and hilarious comedy inspired by Ring composer Richard Wagner.

?Interrobang Theatre Project, under the co-artistic direction of James Yost and Georgette Verdin, is pleased to announce Season Seven: 'Flesh and Blood,' featuring two Midwest premiere dramas of fractured lives, each examining broken bonds and broken hearts through the lens of families left to w

 In the midst of a contentious election year, many of us are weighing our options to determine which select few get the privilege to lead our country.

Pride Films and Plays, the LGBTQ+ focused company founded in 2010, will take up residence in the two theaters at 4139 and 4147 N.

Raue Center For The Arts is excited to announce the 2016/2017 Season of Artful Women.

On July 25, 2016, Waltzing Mechanics, Chicago's stage for documentary theatre, will host an evening of performances and conversation reflecting current news events entitled We Hear.

Pride Films and Plays will complete its fun summer in Mary's Attic with the world premiere of BITE: A Pucking Queer Cabaret, PFP Artistic Associate Derek Van Barham's immersive, pop-rock ode to A Midsummer Night's Dream.

TimeLine Theatre Company opens its 20th anniversary season with the Chicago premiere of BAKERSFIELD MIST.

Akvavit Theatre will present Swedish playwright Sofia Freden's dark comedy HAND IN HAND, in a world premiere translation by company member Chad Eric Bergman* and directed by company member Breahan Eve Pautsch*.

Refuge Theatre Project, the two-year-old company that produced the surprise hit musical of the 2015-16 season with its environmental staging of High Fidelity in a makeshift 'record store,' will present a one-night-only concert of songs by High Fidelity composer Tom Kitt.

During Saturday's Season Release Bash at Fischman Liquors and Tavern, co-founder and artistic director Michael Patrick Thornton proudly announced The Gift Theatre's 2017 season of three world premieres by women playwrights.

Up and Coming Theatre Company invites you to travel back to the '80s for some "Big Fun" as it presents "Heathers: The Musical.

Midsommer Flight kicks off its fifth season this summer with the delightful comedy As You Like It, presented outdoors in four Chicago parks.

The Grant Park Music Festival's 82nd season continues at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.

First Folio Theatre (Mayslake Peabody Estate, 31st St.

Azusa Productions, in association with Redtwist Theatre, is pleased to present the world premiere of the touching family drama EROICA, by David Alex, directed by Maggie Speer, playing today, July 9, through August, 2016 at Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W.

Kokandy Productions presents the funny, intimate and moving musical TOMORROW MORNING with book, music and lyrics by Laurence Mark Wythe, directed by Co-Artistic Director John D.

Chicago will be treated to a wealth of Shakespeare in September 2016, as the yearlong Shakespeare 400 Chicago celebration marking 400 years of the playwright's enduring legacy continues into the fall.

Events and deals have been announced for Babes With Blades Theatre Company's 19th world premiere production, THE PROMISE OF A ROSE GARDEN, written by Dustin Spence, to be performed at City Lit Theatre, 1020 W.

American Blues Theater kicks off its 31st Season - 'Define Yourself' - with a pair of one acts, including Dutchman by Amiri Baraka, directed by Chuck Smith and the World Premiere of TRANSit by Darren Canady, directed by Lisa Portes.

Opening tonight, July 8, at Williams Theatre (IPFW Campus), Three Rivers Music Theatre's HAIR is ready to rock! Join our colorful tribe of hippies for a performance you won't soon forget!