Andrew Hobgood News

The New Colony is pleased to launch its 2014-15 mainstage season with the world premiere musical PLASTIC REVOLUTION at its new permanent home -- The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. The BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards Celebration is tonight! Plus Drury Lane's 'West Side,' Mercury's 'Addams' and Theo's 'JCS,' premieres of 'Next Thing You Know' and 'Plastic Revolution,' a Barrel Of Monkeys musical and a staged reading from FWD, plus TV's 'Galavant' and 'Glee,' and more!

It's an airtight slice of Americana! The New Colony is pleased to launch its 2014-15 mainstage season with the world premiere musical PLASTIC REVOLUTION at its new permanent home - The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. This new musical, based on the company's 2009 hit production Tupperware: An American Musical Fable, features a book by Will Cavedo and Andrew Hobgood, lyrics by Andrew Hobgood, music by Julie Nichols, direction by Evan Linder and musical direction by Charlotte Rivard-Hoster. PLASTIC REVOLUTION will play January 16 - February 22, 2015 in The Den's Upstairs Mainstage. Tickets are available at ?www.thenewcolony.org. The press opening is Tuesday, January 20 at 7:30 pm.

The New Colony is pleased to announce its full 2014-15 main stage season at its new permanent home -- The Den Theatre's, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. Joining the previously announced world premiere musical PLASTIC REVOLUTION, The New Colony will present two additional world premieres: the musical comedy STANLEY IN THE NAME OF LOVE written and directed by Mr. Margaret Svetlove and the dark comedy THE TERRIBLE by Morgan McNaught, directed by Jesse Roth.

Triangle Productions! has announced the Oregon Premiere of 5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE!, By Even Linder and Andrew Hobgood, Featuring Torrey Cornwell as Lulie Stanwyck, Helen Raptis as Wren Robin, Cecily Overman as Vern Schultz, Amanda Martin-Tully as Ginny Cadbury, Erica Jorgensen as Dale Prist. The show runs Nov. 28-Dec. 20.

It's the perfect holiday gift or stocking stuffer! The Inconvenience and The New Colony's world premiere, '70s-style sitcom B-SIDE STUDIO is now available on DVD at Amazon.com ($19.99). The original four episodes, filmed in front of a live studio audience at Chicago's The Logan Center for the Arts in the fall of 2013, have been edited and remastered into eight shorter episodes.

Triangle Productions! has announced the Oregon Premiere of 5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE!, By Even Linder and Andrew Hobgood, Featuring Torrey Cornwell as Lulie Stanwyck, Helen Raptis as Wren Robin, Cecily Overman as Vern Schultz, Amanda Martin-Tully as Ginny Cadbury, Erica Jorgensen as Dale Prist. The show runs Nov. 28-Dec. 20.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. The 2014 BroadwayWorld Chicago Award nominations are announced, Lyric presents 'Porgy' and 'Carousel,' 'Camelot' opens, 'Ring Of Fire' and 'Annie' return, 'Annie' and 'Ani' hit screens, parodies of 'Guffman,' the Merman/Mormon thing, Rudolph and Tupperware, and a suburban 'Garden!'

The New Colony is pleased to launch its 2014-15 mainstage season with the world premiere musical PLASTIC REVOLUTION at its new permanent home -- The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood.

Houston's newest, female-driven theatre company Boiling Point Players has announced its 2015 Season!

Sixth Avenue's Town Hall Back Room Reading Series has announced it will present 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche by Evan Linder and Andrew Hobgood at Akbar in Silver Lake. The play will be read one night only, tonight, October 14 at 8:00.

Sixth Avenue's Town Hall Back Room Reading Series has announced it will present 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche by Evan Linder and Andrew Hobgood at Akbar in Silver Lake. The play will be read one night only, Tuesday, October 14 at 8:00.

Sixth Avenue has announced that Town Hall: A Back Room Play Reading Series will continue with Partners by Dorothy Fortenberry. The play will be read for one night only, tonight, September 9 at 8pm at Akbar in Silver Lake.

Sixth Avenue has announced that Town Hall: A Back Room Play Reading Series will continue with Partners by Dorothy Fortenberry. The play will be read for one night only, Tuesday, September 9 at 8pm at Akbar in Silver Lake.

The New Colony continues its 2013-14 season with the irreverent world premiere comedy ORVILLE AND WILBUR DID IT! by David Zellnik, directed by Co-Artistic Director Andrew Hobgood, playing now through July 20, 2014 at Signal Ensemble Theatre, 1802 W. Berenice Ave. in Chicago. The production also includes several songs by David Zellnik and Eric Svejcar. Tickets are available at www.thenewcolony.org.

The Weird Sisters Theatre Project continue their 2014 summer season with Late: A Cowboy Song by Sarah Ruhl at Actor's Express theatre, July 21-August 5. The play is an early work of the award-winning playwright about perpetually late Mary, a woman who is desperately searching to find herself.

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