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Triple-threat, Emmy and Tony award-winning Kristin Chenoweth, is adding yet another accolade to her impressive resume: godmother to Royal Caribbean International's much anticipated new cruise ship, Quantum of the Seas. The cruise line announced the appointment, which is steeped in maritime tradition, in an unconventional way during a red carpet-inspired commercial that aired during ABC television network's broadcast of the Oscars.

Theatre Seven of Chicago, recipient of the 2012 Emerging Theater Award, kicks off its 2012/13 Season with the professional world premiere of AMERICAN STORM, by Carter W. Lewis, directed by Artistic Director Brian Golden, playing tonight, November 16 - December 16, 2012 at the Greenhouse Theater Center Upstairs Studio, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago.

Theatre Seven of Chicago, recipient of the 2012 Emerging Theater Award, kicks off its 2012/13 Season with the professional world premiere of AMERICAN STORM, by Carter W. Lewis, directed by Managing Artistic Director Brian Golden, playing November 16 - December 16, 2012 at the Greenhouse Theater Center Upstairs Studio, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the show below.

Theatre Seven of Chicago, recipient of the 2012 Emerging Theater Award, kicks off its 2012/13 Season with the professional world premiere of AMERICAN STORM, by Carter W. Lewis, directed by Artistic Director Brian Golden, playing November 16 - December 16, 2012 at the Greenhouse Theater Center Upstairs Studio, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago.

Theatre Seven of Chicago kicks off its 2012/13 Season with the professional world premiere of AMERICAN STORM, by Carter Lewis, directed by Artistic Director Brian Golden, playing November 16 - December 16, 2012 at the Greenhouse Theater Center Upstairs Studio, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago.

Theatre Seven of Chicago, recipient of the 2012 Emerging Theater Award, is pleased to kick off its 2012/13 Season with the professional world premiere of AMERICAN STORM, by Carter Lewis, directed by Artistic Director Brian Golden, playing November 16 - December 16, 2012 at the Greenhouse Theater Center Upstairs Studio, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago.

This month, Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its commitment to Chicago's next generation of theater artists with the second annual Next Up: three productions presented in rotating repertory, June 5 - 24, 2012 in The Steppenwolf Garage (1624 N Halsted St)-LIFE AND LIMB, SOUTH OF SETTLING and THE GLASS MENAGERIE. Check out photos from all three productions below!

Theatre Seven of Chicago presents the Chicago premiere of EXIT, PURSUED BY A BEAR by Lauren Gunderson, directed by Cassy Sanders, playing tonight, June 7 - July 15, 2012 at the Greenhouse Theater Center Upstairs Studio, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago.

This June Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents the second annual Next Up: three productions presented in rotating repertory, tonight, June 5 through June 24, 2012 in The Steppenwolf Garage (1624 N Halsted St).

Royal Caribbean International has announced that they will partner with the Tony Awards to include a live broadcast from the middle of the Caribbean Sea, where the line's Oasis of the Seas' cast of Hairspray will perform a show-stopping number in the ship's Opal Theater as part of the Tony Awards program. The cruise line, which has been named an official partner of the 66th Annual Tony Awards, will be part of the live broadcast airing on CBS from the Beacon Theatre in New York City on Sunday, June 10, 2012.

Theatre Seven of Chicago, recipient of the 2012 Emerging Theater Award, presents the Chicago premiere of EXIT, PURSUED BY A BEAR by Lauren Gunderson, directed by Cassy Sanders, playing June 7 - July 15, 2012 at the Greenhouse Theater Center Upstairs Studio, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago.

This June Steppenwolf Theatre Company will present the second annual Next Up: three productions presented in rotating repertory, June 5 - 24, 2012 in The Steppenwolf Garage (1624 N Halsted St). Next Up is presented in collaboration with Northwestern University's MFA programs in Direction and Design, and features the work of graduates of those programs with casts of professional Chicago actors: Life and Limbby Keith Reddin, directed by Emily Campbell; South of Settling by Emily Schwend, directed by Adam Goldstein; and The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, directed by Laley Lippard. The directors and designers make their Steppenwolf debut under the mentorship of Steppenwolf staff and artists, including ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro and scenic designer Todd Rosenthal-both members of the Northwestern faculty-as well as Steppenwolf Associate Artistic Director Erica Daniels.

Theatre Seven of Chicago presents the Chicago premiere of EXIT, PURSUED BY A BEAR by Lauren Gunderson, directed by Cassy Sanders, playing June 7 - July 15, 2012 at the Greenhouse Theater Center Upstairs Studio, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company Artistic Director Martha Lavey announced today the 2012/13 Subscription Season, including a Steppenwolf-commissioned world premiere and the work of fifteen ensemble members. The season begins in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theatre with David Lindsay-Abaire's Good People, directed by ensemble member K. Todd Freeman. Up next, ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro directs The Motherf**ker with the Hat by Stephen Adly Guirgis. In the Upstairs Theatre, ensemble member Austin Pendleton directs The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter. In April 2013, ensemble member Tina Landau directs the Steppenwolf-commissioned world premiere of Head of Passes by ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney, their first collaboration since the widely-praised The Brother/Sister Plays (2010). The season concludes with Belleville by Amy Herzog, directed by Anne Kauffmann.

This June Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its commitment to Chicago's next generation of theater artists with the second annual NEXT UP: three productions presented in rotating repertory June 5 - 24, 2012 in The Steppenwolf Garage (1624 N. Halsted St.).