CHICAGO THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 959

The Gift Theatre announces its annual Christmas production, titled Merry Christmas! (Stranger Things Have Happened).

The 18th Annual Chicago Artists Month concludes with a grand finale that includes a screening of all six episodes of the interactive video series "Celestial Bodies".

Co-Artistic Directors David Finckel and Wu Han - Musical America's 2012 'Musicians of the Year' - present the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on December 18, 2013, part of the Harris Theater Presents series and one of the highlights of the Theater's November/December performance calendar.

Pride Films and Plays launches launch its 2013-14 Season with the world premiere of Martin Casella's drama DIRECTIONS FOR RESTORING THE APPARENTLY DEAD directed by David Zak.

A Red Orchid Theatre presents the Midwest premiere of Trevor, written by Nick Jones (Netflix's 'Orange is the New Black') and directed by Artistic Associate Shade Murray.

Light Opera Works' 2014 season will begin with DAMN YANKEES starring artistic director Rudy Hogenmiller (June 7-15),followed by FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (August 9-24), COLE PORTER'S GREATEST HITS (October 3-12), and THE MERRY WIDOW (December 19-31).

The Holiday Season gets a taste of the Motown Sound as 'Mary Wilson's Holiday Spectacular Featuring Special Guests The Four Tops' blows into the Windy City December 23, 2013 - January 5, 2014 at the Harris Theater (205 E.

Join BEARS GM Phil Emery, singing Diva Lynne Jordan, Louder than a Bomb Co-Founder, Kevin Coval and Chef Jared Wentworth of Longman & Eagle for food, chocolate, Voss Artesian Water from Norway, wine, unscripted conversation and a few performances.

Following the success of the inaugural Chicago Music Summit this fall, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events are proud to announce the first Chicago Film and Media Summit today, October 20 from 10 a.

The Side Project has announced it will present The Kindness of Strangers: A Festival of Storytelling.

Chicago Children's Theatre is tuning up to present the world premiere of Mr.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of Orson Welles' spectacular Halloween radio hoax about Martians invading the earth, based on the H.

A Chicago Premiere* - Jack Goes Boating by Bob Glaudini will be directed by Laley Lippard and opens tonight, October 19, at 3pm at Redtwist Theatre.

'THE RAT PACK IS BACK!,' a tribute to the legendary 1960s stars known as 'The Rat Pack,' will play the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N.

A musical based on a children's classic that won a Newberry Honor Book award and speaks to the hearts of anyone who has ever needed a friend will kick off the Theatre and Interpretation Center at Northwestern University's 2013-14 Imagine U Family Series.

The Trap Door Theatre celebrates their 20th Anniversary Season by restaging their production of Blood on the Cat's Neck, written by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, translated by Denis Calandra, directed by Beata Pilch, inspired by the original Trap Door production directed by Andrew Cooper Wasser.

Robert Bills Productions will present THE ODD COUPLE (female version), Neil Simon's 1985 adaptation of his Tony Award-winning Broadway comedy, at Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N.

Adventure Stage Chicago (ASC) will host its first annual fundraising gala entitled SEE A HERO, BE A HERO on Sat.

When the game turns deadly, how will you play? Steppenwolf for Young Adults' 2013/14 season asks this question with Nigel Williams's adaptation of William Golding's classic, Lord of the Flies.

The friendly, on-the-field rivalry for a good cause between Chicago's top-tier Tony Award-winning theater companies--the Goodman and Steppenwolf--in the 3rd annual flag football game Saturday, October 26 from 9:30-11:30am.

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

Lookingglass Theatre, Frontera Grill and Silverguy Entertainment present the return of Rick Bayless in Cascabel: Dinner - Daring - Desire, the unforgettable theatrical adventure featuring a sumptuous feast, world-class circus acts, and a tantalizing love story starring celebrity chef Rick Bayless th

Please Say Yes by Scott Woldman, directed by Reshmi Hazra, opens tonight, October 18, at 10:30pm at Redtwist Theatre.

'Cafe Cabaret' CafeCabaret is an eclectic variety/cabaret show with a rotating cast of performers.

Chicago Children's Theatre (CCT) opens Season 8: Grow tonight with a delightful new production of A Year with Frog and Toad, the Tony-nominated musical based on the Frog and Toad books by Arnold Lobel, directed by Henry Godinez.