John Hancock News

Lookingglass Theatre Company proudly announces the second extension of its popular, family-friendly production, Lookingglass Alice.

Lookingglass Theatre Company presents the World Premiere of Peter Pan (A Play), adapted from the books by J.M. Barrie and directed by Amanda Dehnert. The production runs October 20 - December 12, 2010 at Lookingglass Theatre Company, located inside Chicago's historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. at Pearson.

Now families across the Midwest can travel to Chicago 'Shrek-Style' with an all new SHREKcation package. Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to roll out an exclusive travel package that combines the fun of seeing the First National Tour of SHREK THE MUSICAL along with enjoying family friendly activities throughout the city.

Lookingglass Theatre Company proudly announces the second extension of its popular, family-friendly production, Lookingglass Alice. The limited run of Lookingglass Theatre Company's Lookingglass Alice has been extended by two weeks, through August 29, 2010 at Lookingglass Theatre Company, located inside Chicago's historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave.

History buffs aside, most people would probably cringe at the thought of sitting through what could be-on the surface-a boring, classroom-like history lesson disguised as a stage musical that runs more than two and a half hours long.But yet, almost immediately, those fearful first impressions wonderfully faded away as soon as the curtain rose to reveal a stage full of men, of varying shapes and sizes, dressed in impeccable 18th-Century period garb.What could have been a long, excruciating theatrical exercise, is instead a riveting, edge-of-your-seat drama with plenty of heart and soul and a generous amount of genuinely comical moments. Musical Theatre West's production of '1776' (with performances running through July 25) is unquestionably brilliant, intensely affecting, and deeply moving-from its rousing beginning to its glorious end.

You say you want a REVOLUTION? Musical Theatre West kicks off the summer and the celebration of the birth of our great nation with its upcoming production of 1776.

You say you want a REVOLUTION? Musical Theatre West kicks off the summer and the celebration of the birth of our great nation with its upcoming production of 1776.

Musical Theatre West is proud to announce the cast of its upcoming production of 1776, running July 9-25, 2010 at the Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach.

Now celebrating its 230th anniversary, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences has elected baritone Thomas Hampson as one of its new members. A center for independent policy research, the Academy is among the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies, and Hampson is one of 229 leaders in the arts, humanities, sciences, business, and public affairs to be awarded membership this year.

A country music legend whose life was cut tragically short comes to life in the hit musical, A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline, playing at John Hancock Hall for two weeks only, Wednesday April 7 through Saturday, April 17.

A country music legend whose life was cut tragically short comes to life in the hit musical, A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline, playing at John Hancock Hall for two weeks only, Wednesday April 7 through Saturday, April 17.

The World Famous Radio City Rockettes will star in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular as the beloved holiday production returns to Citi Performing Arts Center Wang TheatreSM. By popular demand, the theatrical classic is making a return engagement for this year's 2010 holiday season after a four-year absence.

A country music legend whose life was cut tragically short comes to life in the hit musical, A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline, playing at John Hancock Hall for two weeks only, Wednesday April 7 through Saturday, April 17.

Catechism class is back in session when the hit comedy ‘Til Death Do Us Part: Late Nite Catechism 3 starring Maripat Donovan, comes to Boston's Club Café for a limited engagement, beginning Friday, February 19 and running through Sunday, March 28. Press night is set for 3 PM Sunday on February 21.

Catechism class is back in session when the hit comedy ‘Til Death Do Us Part: Late Nite Catechism 3 starring Maripat Donovan, comes to Boston's Club Café for a limited engagement, beginning Friday, February 19 and running through Sunday, March 28. Press night is set for 3 PM Sunday on February 21.

Catechism class is back in session when the hit comedy ‘Til Death Do Us Part: Late Nite Catechism 3 starring Maripat Donovan, comes to Boston's Club Café for a limited engagement, beginning Friday, February 19 and running through Sunday, March 28. Press night is set for 3 PM Sunday on February 21.

Catechism class is back in session when the hit comedy ‘Til Death Do Us Part: Late Nite Catechism 3 starring Maripat Donovan, comes to Boston's Club Café for a limited engagement, beginning Friday, February 19 and running through Sunday, March 28. Press night is set for 3 PM Sunday on February 21.

Girls Night: The Musical, the off-Broadway hit, comes to Boston's Club Café for a limited engagement, beginning Tuesday, October 13 and running through Sunday, November 22.

As is frequently noted by lovers of strong book musicals, part of the brilliance of Sherman Edwards (score) and Peter Stone's (book) 1776, their 1969 Broadway tuner about the efforts of John Adams to convince the continental congress to vote for independency from Great Britain, is that the audience walks into the theatre knowing full well how it's going to end, and yet the authors (and history) keep you on The Edge of your seat wondering how the devil it's going to happen. With a unanimous vote necessary ('So that no colony be torn from its mother country without its own consent.') and Pennsylvania's John Dickinson leading the arguments for property-owners whose personal economy is protected by loyalty to the crown and South Carolina's Edward Rutledge keeping the deep south unified in favor of individual states rights that protect their practice of slavery, June of '76 concludes with half the congress against independence.

Girls Night: The Musical, the off-Broadway hit, comes to Boston's Club Café for a limited engagement, beginning Tuesday, October 13 and running through Sunday, November 22.