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Cast and Creative Team Announced for THE BIRTHDAY PARTY at City Lit Theater


City Lit will return from the holidays with THE BIRTHDAY PARTY, Harold Pinter’s first produced full-length play. Artistic Director Terry McCabe, who will direct this dark comedy, has announced the cast and creative team.

Race, Gender And Class Take Center Stage In THE WOMAN OF COLOUR: A TALE From Ghostlight Ensemble


Ghostlight Ensemble will present its original adaptation of The Woman of Colour: A Tale - the story of a biracial heiress on her travels from Jamaica to England to marry as a condition of her father's will - at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 11 at the Berger Park Cultural Center.

Cast Announced for THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES


City Lit Theater's Artistic Director Terry McCabe today announced his full cast for the company's new staging of its 2007 Jeff Award-nominated production of THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES.

Redtwist Theatre Presents GHOSTS


Redtwist Theatre presents the World Premiere Adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's GHOSTS. Adapted and Directed by new Redtwist Company Member, Erin Murray.

Redtwist Theatre Presents GHOSTS


Redtwist Theatre presents the World Premiere Adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's GHOSTS. Adapted and Directed by new Redtwist Company Member, Erin Murray.

Cast Announced for Midsommer Flight's THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA


Casting was announced today for THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA - Midsommer Flight's seventh summer of free Shakespeare performances as an Arts Partner in Chicago Park District parks. The company's Founding Artistic Director Beth Wolf, who will direct Shakespeare's comedy, made the announcement today. THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA will play two weekends each in four different Chicago parks.

Casting for Announced for LONDON ASSURANCE


City Lit Theatre Artistic Director Terry McCabe has announced the cast for the company's season finale, the British comedy London Assurance. First produced in London in 1841 at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, and shortly thereafter in New York City, London Assurance is considered a transitional play between the 18th century comedies of Richard Brinsley Sheridan and Oliver Goldsmith and the late 19th Century plays of Oscar Wilde. It has been one of Great Britain's most popular comedies of the standard classical repertoire and in recent decades has been performed by some of Britain's leading actors. 

Photo Flash: ANNIE WARBUCKS Celebrates Opening at Theatre at the Center


Theatre at the Center's production of Annie Warbucks, the sequel to Annie, the 1977 Tony Award-winning smash Broadway hit, opened to a packed house Sunday, November 20. Based on Harold Gray's Little Orphan Annie comic strip, the book is by Thomas Meehan with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin. Annie Warbucks opened Off Broadway in 1993 and broke records for the time with 200 performances.  The Jeff Recommended production will continue through December 18. BroadwayWorld has photos from the opening festivities below!

Photo Flash: First Look at Midsommer Flight's AS YOU LIKE IT


Midsommer Flight kicks off its fifth season this summer with the delightful comedy As You Like It, presented outdoors in four Chicago parks. Dedicated to presenting high quality, accessible productions of Shakespeare's plays, Midsommer Flight is a proud arts partner with the Chicago Park District.

Midsommer Flight's AS YOU LIKE IT Opens 7/9


? Midsommer Flight kicks off its fifth season this summer with the delightful comedy As You Like It, presented outdoors in four Chicago parks. Dedicated to presenting high quality, accessible productions of Shakespeare's plays, Midsommer Flight is a proud arts partner with the Chicago Park District.

Midsommer Flight to Present AS YOU LIKE IT, Casting Announced!


Midsommer Flight kicks off its fifth season this summer with the delightful comedy As You Like It, presented outdoors in four Chicago parks. Dedicated to presenting high quality, accessible productions of Shakespeare's plays, Midsommer Flight is a proud arts partner with the Chicago Park District.

City Lit Theater Sets 36th Season


Nicholas Meyer's The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, in a world premiere adaptation by City Lit Artistic Director Terry McCabe and directed by Warner Crocker, will open City Lit Theater's thirty-sixth season, McCabe announced today.

Writers Theatre Extends THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK


Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn Lipuma announce the extension of the critically acclaimed and box office hit The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, adapted by Wendy Kesselman and directed Kimberly Senior. The show, which was originally on sale through June 28, has extended in response to overwhelming demand, adding additional weeks of performances at the Theatre's Books on Vernon location, 664 Vernon Avenue, Glencoe.

Writers Theatre Extends THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK Through 8/2


Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn Lipuma announce the extension of the critically acclaimed and box office hit The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, adapted by Wendy Kesselman and directed Kimberly Senior. The show, which was originally on sale through June 28, has extended in response to overwhelming demand, adding additional weeks of performances at the Theatre's Books on Vernon location, 664 Vernon Avenue, Glencoe.

Photo Flash: First Look at Writers Theatre's THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK


Writers Theatre's The Diary of Anne Frank, written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett and adapted by Wendy Kesselman, is directed by Kimberly Senior and runs now through June 28, 2015. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Writers Theatre Presents THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, Now thru 5/31


Writers Theatre presents The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, adapted by Wendy Kesselman and directed Kimberly Senior. The show runs tonight, February 24 - May 31, 2015 at Books on Vernon, 664 Vernon Avenue, Glencoe. The Press Openings are Wednesday, March 4, and Thursday, March 5, 2014.

Writers Theatre to Present THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, 2/24-6/28


Writers Theatre presents The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, adapted by Wendy Kesselman and directed by Kimberly Senior. The show runs February 24 - June 28, 2015 at Books on Vernon, 664 Vernon Avenue, Glencoe. The Press Openings are Wednesday, March 4, and Thursday, March 5, 2015.

Writers Theatre to Present THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, 2/24-5/31


Writers Theatre presents The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, adapted by Wendy Kesselman and directed Kimberly Senior. The show runs February 24 - May 31, 2015 at Books on Vernon, 664 Vernon Avenue, Glencoe. The Press Openings are Wednesday, March 4, and Thursday, March 5, 2014.

Writers Theatre to Present THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK in 2015


Writers Theatre presents The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, adapted by Wendy Kesselman and directed Kimberly Senior. The show runs February 24 - May 31, 2015 at Books on Vernon, 664 Vernon Avenue, Glencoe. The Press Openings are Wednesday, March 4, and Thursday, March 5, 2014.

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