Bailiwick Chicago will present the Chicago premiere of the 2012 Off-Broadway revival version of CARRIE: The Musical, with book by original screenwriter Lawrence D. Cohen, lyrics by Academy Award-winner Dean Pitchford, music by Academy Award-winner Michael Gore, based on the novel by Stephen King, directed by Collective Member Christopher Pazdernik with music direction by Collective Member Aaron Benham. This unique resurrection of 1988's CARRIE: The Musical will play May 29 - July 12, 2014 at the Victory Gardens Richard Christiansen Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago. Tickets are available at www.victorygardens.org, by calling (773) 871-3000 or in-person at the Victory Gardens Box Office. The press performance is Sunday, June 1 at 7 pm.
Bailiwick Chicago has announced casting for its 2013-14 Season, which features two stunning musicals in their Chicago premieres. Leading the cast of the stirring musical drama DESSA ROSE are Sydney Charles as Dessa Rose (The Color Purple, The Mercury Theatre; Smokey Joe's Cafe, Theo Ubique) and Collective Member Harmony France as Ruth (Violet, Bailiwick Chicago-Jeff nomination; Tell Me on A Sunday, Bailiwick Repertory) with special guest artist Jayson "JC" Brooks as Nathan (Passing Strange, Bailiwick Chicago). The 2012 Off-Broadway revival version of the infamous 1988 musical CARRIE will star Callie Johnson (Pal Joey, Porchlight Music Theatre-Jeff Award; Next to Normal, Drury Lane Oak Brook) as Carrie and Katherine L. Condit as Margaret White (Chess, Original Broadway Company; Joseph and A Chorus Line, National Tours).
Willie Wood, an aspiring playwright from Westfield has spent more than a year working diligently on a script for a show inspired by singer June Christy's 1954's landmark jazz vocal, Something Cool. On June 24th, five young actors will bring Wood's script to life on the stage of the Carmel Community Playhouse at Clay Terrace.
Willie Wood, an aspiring playwright from Westfield has spent more than a year working diligently on a script for a show inspired by singer June Christy's 1954's landmark jazz vocal, Something Cool. On June 24th, five young actors will bring Wood's script to life on the stage of the Carmel Community Playhouse at Clay Terrace.
Willie Wood, an aspiring playwright from Westfield has spent more than a year working diligently on a script for a show inspired by singer June Christy's 1954's landmark jazz vocal, Something Cool. On June 24th, five young actors will bring Wood's script to life on the stage of the Carmel Community Playhouse at Clay Terrace.
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