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Fiasco Theater’s concert, GREATEST HITS, Volume 1, will be a fundraising event to raise money for future programming and access initiatives. Learn more about the concert and how to get tickets here!

Penguin Cafe share the latest single from their upcoming album Rain Before Seven… The group will appear at this year's Wilderness Festival, followed by a UK tour in November, with Europe, Japan and North America in early 2024. They have announced the UK run with more dates to follow.

Red Bull Theater in association with Fiasco Theater will present The Knight of the Burning Pestle, through Saturday May 13th only at the newly renovated Lucille Lortel Theatre.

RED BULL THEATER has announced the cast for The Knight of the Burning Pestle, opening April 27th at the newly renovated Lucille Lortel Theatre.

RED BULL THEATER and FIASCO THEATER have announced the cast for The Knight of the Burning Pestle opening April 27th at the newly renovated Lucille Lortel Theatre. 

RED BULL THEATER and FIASCO THEATER have announced the cast for The Knight of the Burning Pestle at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.

RED BULL THEATER has announced details of its two Off-Broadway productions, Arden of Faversham and The Knight of the Burning Pestle opening this Spring at the newly renovated Lucille Lortel Theatre.

Next Chapter Podcasts and Fiasco Theater have teamed up for a new Play on Podcasts production of Measure for Measure, in modern verse translation by Aditi Brennan Kapil. The series will be released in weekly installments, which began on October 28, and will conclude on December 9.

Fiasco Theater will continue its Without A Net series – where shows are table-worked, thrown on their feet, and shared with an audience in only two weeks – with ten performances of Pericles by William Shakespeare from October 19-29, 2022 at Houghton Hall.

Drury Lane's hit summer show Steel Magnolias is playing through August 7. The production features Janet Ulrich Brooks (Ouiser), Amy J. Carle (M’Lynn), Lillian Castillo (Annelle), Cordelia Dewdney (Shelby), Elizabeth Ledo (Truvy), Susie McMonagle (Clairee). Get a first look at photos here!

What did our critic think of STEEL MAGNOLIAS at Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace, IL? Walking into Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace, the set jumps out immediately. There is no curtain. I had to walk up to the lip of the stage to look at it. Angela Weber Miller's design is perfection. A can of Tab, the turquoise couch and many other touches evoking a different time.

Get a behind the scenes look at the cast of Steel Magnolias in a new video! The show will run June 10 - August 7, 2022, at Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace.

Drury Lane Theatre announces the cast for its production of the empowering story of love and friendship, Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling, directed by Johanna McKenzie Miller. Due to demand, Steel Magnolias has been extended and now runs June 10 – August 7, 2022, at Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace. The press opening is scheduled for Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 8:00 p.m.

This Valentine’s Day, Fiasco Theater came together to share their love for the one and only Stephen Sondheim, with an evening of songs and stories.

Get a first look at Drury Lane's production of Evita! This Tony Award-winning musical features lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and was originally directed by Harold Prince.

Get a first look at Drury Lane's production of Evita! This Tony Award-winning musical features lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and was originally directed by Harold Prince.

Watch as CBS 2 Chicago entertainment reporter Vince Gerasole talks with EVITA director Marcia Milgrom Dodge on her latest production, her recent work on Beauty & The Beast At Olney Theater Center and more.

This Valentine's Day, Fiasco Theater is coming together to share our love for the one and only Stephen Sondheim, with an evening of songs, letters, and stories.

With the return of live theater in New York underway, Fiasco Theater is delighted to announce its 2021–22 season. This season features the dynamic ensemble work and inventive reimagining of classics that has defined Fiasco's work since its inception, as well as an expansion into work on new plays and musicals, and the start of several new reading, performance, and development processes.