Goodman Theatre News

Tony Award nominee Gavin Creel will offer a musical theatre master class on Thursday, November 3rd from 6:30 to 10:30pm at the Davenport Studio in Midtown Manhattan.

Re-discover both new and classic musical theatre numbers as they are turned upside down in Un-Type Cast: A Broadway Backwards Cabaret, performed at Davenport's Piano Bar & Cabaret from October 3-24, 2011. Reservations can be placed at www.davenportspianobar.com.

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 10/02 for Chicago

Director/adapter Mary Zimmerman brings Leonard Bernstein's gloriously satirical musical of blind faith and unblinking optimism to life with vivid clarity, joyful exuberance, and thrilling poignancy in a pitch-perfect production at Boston's Huntington Theatre

Lookingglass Theatre Company presents The Great Fire, a Lookingglass Original written and directed by Ensemble Member John Musial.

Eclipse Theatre today announced the recipient of its Third Annual Corona Award: Erica Daniels, Associate Artistic Director of Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

The Theatre School at DePaul University's Showcase Series of Contemporary Plays and Classics presents INTIMATE APPAREL, by Lynn Nottage, and directed by Phyllis E. Griffin.

CoActive Content, Stacey Martino, Founder/Artistic Director, and American Latino Theatre Company, David Llauger-Meiselman, Artistic Director, will present a new co-production of the critically acclaimed play, 'The King of the Desert,' written by Stacey Martino, performed by René Rivera, and helmed by award-winning director, Sal Romeo, all Studio Lifetime Members of The Actors Studio.

By popular demand, Goodman Theatre extends the Chicago premiere of Red by John Logan for one additional week: the production now closes Sunday, October 30. Directed by Artistic Director Robert Falls, Red stars Washington, D.C.-based actor Edward Gero as Mark Rothko, and Chicago's own Patrick Andrews as Rothko's assistant Ken. Tickets are $25 ? $89 (prices are subject to change).

The producers of CHINGLISH, the new comedy by Tony Award-winning and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly) are pleased to announce that Hwang, OBIE-Award winning director Leigh Silverman and cast members Jennifer Lim and Gary Wilmes will be making an appearance at Washington Post Live's Global China Summit in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, September 27th.

Emmy® Award-winning actress, comedienne and singer Megan Mullally makes her Rrrazz Room debut with her band Supreme Music Program October 28-30. Best known for her Emmy-winning performances as Karen Walker on NBC's hit show Will and Grace, Rrazz Room audiences will discove that this multi-talented star is also an incredibly gifted singer who can perform everything from country to rock to Broadway showstoppers.

Bristol Riverside Theatre presents two-Time Tony Award winner CHITA RIVERA performing songs from her legendary Broadway career in CHITA RIVERA: MY BROADWAY on September 23-25.

Re-discover both new and classic musical theater numbers as they are turned upside down in Un-Type Cast, a cabaret show performed at Davenport's Piano Bar & Cabaret from October 3-24, 2011. Reservations can be placed at www.davenportspianobar.com.

Steppenwolf for Young Adults launches its 2011/12 season with The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter adapted by Rebecca Gilman, based on the novel by Carson McCullers and directed by Hallie Gordon, playing October 11 - November 4, 2011 in Steppenwolf's Upstairs Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted St. The production features ensemble member Alan Wilder with Jessica Honor Carleton, Derrick C. Cooper, Walter Coppage, Ann Joseph, Loren Lazerine, Colm O'Reilly, Jay Reed, Robert Schleifer and Nick Vidal. Weekday matinees (Tuesdays through Fridays) are reserved for school groups only, with weekend (Saturday and Sunday) performances available to the public. Single tickets and tickets for school groups are currently on sale.

Penumbra Theatre Company and Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church announce a special musical tribute to Mahalia Jackson, the Queen of Gospel, marking the 100th anniversary of her birth.

Strawdog Theatre Company, currently launching its 24th Anniversary Season with Harold Pinter's Old Times, October 9 - November 12, has announced the appointment of its new managing director, Patrick Rybarczyk.