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Music Theater Works Reveals Cast And Creative Team For ANNIE At North Shore Center
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 4, 2025

Music Theater Works will close its 2025 season with a new production of Annie, running December 18, 2025 through January 4, 2026, at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts.

Photos: Music Theater Works 2025 Producers Gala: LUCK BE A LADY Sets New Fundraising Record
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 18, 2025

Music Theater Works’ annual gala, the Producers Gala, Luck Be a Lady was held Saturday, April 5, at the Michigan Shores Club, 911 Michigan Ave. See photos from the event.

Review: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at Paramount Copley Theatre Aurora
by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - Mar 23, 2024

Read BroadwayWorld's review of A Streetcar Named Desire at Paramount Copley Theatre Aurora.

Cast Set For CHICAGO SINGS BROADWAY POP II at Porchlight Music Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 20, 2024

Porchlight Music Theatre has announced the cast for Chicago Sings Broadway Pop II,  its annual fundraising concert, Monday, April 15, at the House of Blues Chicago.

Photos: Porchlight's BROADWAY IN YOUR BACKYARD Concert Series Kicks Off At Portage Park
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 7, 2023

Porchlight Music Theatre’s free summer concert series Broadway in your Backyard starring Broadway veterans and recent Porchlight “New Faces,” now in its third year, is now playing through August 8, as part of Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks series, supported by the Mayor’s Office and Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and Comcast and Xfinity. See photos from the show!

Photos: First Look At Music Theater Works' PIPPIN, Now Playing Through June 25
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 3, 2023

Music Theater Works second production in its 2023 season, Pippin in the North Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts In Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie,  is now playing through June 25. See photos from the production.

Music Theater Works Announces Cast And Creative Team For PIPPIN, June 1 - 25
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 14, 2023

Music Theater Works, recently launched its 43rd season with the highly recommended Avenue Q, has announced the cast and creative team for its second production in the 2023 season, Pippin in the North Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts In Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, June 1 - 25.

BELTING FOR LIFE Returns In-Person For The 7th Annual Event In Support Of Howard Brown Health 
by A.A. Cristi - May 2, 2022

Chicago's favorite evening of big voices for a big cause, returns with the 7th annual Belting for Life. For one night only on May 16 at Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre.

Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of SPRING AWAKENING at Porchlight Music Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 2, 2022

This spring Porchlight Music Theatre is presenting the winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Spring Awakening, at The Ruth Page Center for the Arts.

Photos: First Look at SPRING AWAKENING, Now Extended at Porchlight Music Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 27, 2022

This spring Porchlight Music Theatre is presenting the winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Spring Awakening, at The Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N Dearborn St., now playing through June 2.

Porchlight Announces Cast and Creative Team For SPRING AWAKENING
by Stephi Wild - Mar 23, 2022

This spring, Porchlight Music Theatre presents the winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Spring Awakening, at The Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N Dearborn St., April 23 - May 29, music by Duncan Sheik, book and lyrics by Steven Sater and based on the 1891 German play Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind.

Haven Will Present SCIENCE FICTION / DOUBLE FEATURE: A Rocky Horror Picture Party at The Den Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 13, 2021

Haven will present Science Fiction / Double Feature: A Rocky Horror Picture Party, an immersive Halloween experience that brings to life in vivid technicolor the world of the cult-classic film, directed by Haven's Artistic Director Ian Damont Martin.

Oil Lamp Theater Announces First Onstage & Outdoors Event ICONIC: A BROADWAY HITS CABARET
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 11, 2020

Executive Director Jay Pastucha and Associate Artistic Director Stephen Smith announce the first performances in its Onstage and Outdoors: A Live Performance Series, Iconic: A Broadway Hits Cabaret. 

Gosz & Fotos Premiere Original Musical TRU - A Musical for Mental Health
by Julie Musbach - Sep 24, 2019

The new Chicago production team of Gosz & Fotos premiere their original musical TRU - A Musical for Mental Health, Nov. 1 through 24 at Stage773, 1225 W. Belmont. Winner of a?oeBest Musica?? and a?oeBest Choreographya?? at the 2018 Chicago Musical Theatre Festival, TRU takes the audience on a thought-provoking journey through the struggles and triumphs of living with mental illness. 

LBP Announces 29th Annual New Works Festival
by Stephi Wild - Mar 5, 2019

On Friday, March 29, 2019, the Long Beach Playhouse kicks off its 29th annual New Works Festival in its Studio Theatre. Founded in 1990, it is a national competition for unproduced plays submitted by novice and veteran playwrights.

Firebrand Theatre Presents YOU OUGHTA KNOW: A TRIBUTE TO FIREBRANDS OF THE 90s
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 1, 2018

Celebrate the fierce femmes of the '90s with Firebrand Theatre! Firebrand presents YOU OUGHTA KNOW: A TRIBUTE TO FIREBRANDS OF THE '90s on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 8 pm at Elastic Arts, 3429 W. Diversey Ave. #208, in Chicago.

Photo Flash: Porchlight Revisits Celebrates Opening Night of DO RE MI
by A.A. Cristi - May 24, 2018

Porchlight Music Theatre concludes its fifth season of Chicago's "lost" musicals in staged concert series with Porchlight Revisits Do Re Mi, starring Porchlight Music Theatre's Artistic Director Michael Weber and Nancy Voigts, music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and book by Garson Kanin, with direction and choreography by Christopher Pazdernik and musical direction by David Fiorello. Porchlight Revisits Do Re Mi is presented for three-nights-only Tuesday, May 22 through Thursday, May 24 at 7:15 p.m. and is performed on the set of Porchlight's Memphis (previews begin April 19) at Porchlight's new home, The Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn Street.

Photo Flash: DO RE MI Takes the Stage at Porchlight Music Theatre
by Julie Musbach - May 22, 2018

Porchlight Music Theatre concludes its fifth season of Chicago's "lost" musicals in staged concert series with Porchlight Revisits Do Re Mi, starring Porchlight Music Theatre's Artistic Director Michael Weber and Nancy Voigts, music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and book by Garson Kanin, with direction and choreography by Christopher Pazdernik and musical direction by David Fiorello.

Nominees Announced For the 45th Annual Non�"Equity Jeff Awards; Griffin Theatre Company Leads With 14 Nominations
by Alan Henry - Apr 23, 2018

The Jeff Awards announced today a total of 115 nominations in 19 categories for the 45th Annual Non-Equity Jeff Awards.

Porchlight Announces Cast And Team For Porchlight Revisits DO RE MI
by Julie Musbach - Apr 9, 2018

Porchlight Music Theatre concludes its fifth season of Chicago's "lost" musicals in staged concert series with Porchlight Revisits Do Re Mi, starring Porchlight Music Theatre's Artistic Director Michael Weber and Nancy Voigts, music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and book by Garson Kanin, with direction and choreography by Christopher Pazdernik and musical direction by David Fiorello.