Greenhouse Theater Center will continue its popular Solo Celebration! series with the Chicago premiere of UNCLE PHILIP'S COAT, Matty Selman's hilarious and heartbreaking show about a Jewish man's search for his place in his family's history, starring veteran Broadway and Chicago actor and three-time Jeff Award-winner Gene Weygandt.
Chris Gethard: Career Suicide, a new comedy written and performed by Chris Gethard, has extended its run at The Lynn Redgrave Theater, (45 Bleecker Street at the corner of Lafayette Street) due to overwhelming ticket sales and rave reviews. A new block of tickets are now on sale through Sunday, January 8, 2017.
Jackalope's 9th season kicks off with the U.S. premiere of Octagon, written by Kristiana Rae Colon, directed by Tara Branham, with the full cast and production team announced below.
Last night, Chris Gethard celebrated the opening of his off-Broadway show Chris Gethard: Career Suicide at The Lynn Redgrave Theater. Opening night well-wishers included Judd Apatow (Trainwreck, Knocked Up, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Bridesmaids), Josh Radnor ('How I Met Your Mother'), Colin Quinn (Colin Quinn: The New York Story, 'Saturday Night Live'), Aasif Mandvi ('The Daily Show'), and Kimberly Senior (director, Chris Gethard: Career Suicide, Disgraced). Scroll down for photos from the festivities!
Chris Gethard: Career Suicide, a new comedy written and performed by Chris Gethard, has extended its run at The Lynn Redgrave Theater, (45 Bleecker Street at the corner of Lafayette Street) due to overwhelming ticket sales, even before the first performance. A new block of tickets are now on sale through Sunday, November 27th. The official opening is scheduled for tonight, October 13th, and BroadwayWorld has a look at Chris onstage below!
Chris Gethard: Career Suicide, a new comedy written and performed by Chris Gethard, has extended its run at The Lynn Redgrave Theater, (45 Bleecker Street at the corner of Lafayette Street) due to overwhelming ticket sales, even before the first performance. A new block of tickets are now on sale through Sunday, November 27th. The official opening is scheduled for October 13th, and BroadwayWorld has a first look at Chris onstage below!
Chris Gethard: Career Suicide, a new comedy written and performed by Chris Gethard, has extended its run at The Lynn Redgrave Theater, (45 Bleecker Street at the corner of Lafayette Street) due to overwhelming ticket sales, even before the first performance. A new block of tickets are now on sale through Sunday, November 27th.
Chris Gethard: Career Suicide, a new comedy written and performed by Chris Gethard, has extended its run at The Lynn Redgrave Theater, (45 Bleecker Street at the corner of Lafayette Street) due to overwhelming ticket sales, even before the first performance. A new block of tickets are now on sale through Sunday, November 27th.
The three 'developmental productions' featured in Goodman Theatre's 13th annual New Stages festival, a free celebration of new works by some of the country's finest established and emerging playwrights, are underway. These three plays, which are staged in repertory with modest production values following three weeks of rehearsal, include Blue Skies Process by Abe Koogler, directed by Henry Wishcamper; Support Group for Men by Ellen Fairey, directed by Kimberly Senior; and The King of Hell's Palace by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, directed by Tea Alagi. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the casts in action below!
Casting is complete for the three 'developmental productions' featured in Goodman Theatre's 13th annual New Stages festival, a free celebration of new works by some of the country's finest established and emerging playwrights. These three plays, which are staged in repertory with modest production values following three weeks of rehearsal, include Blue Skies Process by Abe Koogler, directed by Henry Wishcamper; Support Group for Men by Ellen Fairey, directed by Kimberly Senior; and The King of Hell's Palace by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, directed by Tea Alagi. Full cast lists are included below.
Goodman Theatre announces the lineup of its 13th annual New Stages festival-a celebration and discovery of new work by some of the finest established and emerging playwrights.
Casting is complete for the three 'developmental productions' featured in Goodman Theatre's 13th annual New Stages festival, a free celebration of new works by some of the country's finest established and emerging playwrights. These three plays, which are staged in repertory with modest production values following three weeks of rehearsal, include Blue Skies Process by Abe Koogler, directed by Henry Wishcamper; Support Group for Men by Ellen Fairey, directed by Kimberly Senior; and The King of Hell's Palace by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, directed by Tea Alagi. Full cast lists are included below.
The Chicago Premiere of playwright Matty Selman's "Uncle Philip's Coat" will run at the Greenhouse Theater Center (2257 N. Lincoln Ave) Nov. 27 - Dec. 31. Directed by Elizabeth Margoliusand starring Gene Weygandt (best known as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in "Wicked" in Chicago and on Broadway), "Uncle Philip's Coat" follows Matty on his humorous and heartfelt journey of personal discovery, sparked by his inheritance of a tattered coat from his eccentric Russian-Jewish immigrant uncle Philip.
Jackalope's 9th season kicks off with the U.S. premiere of Octagon, written by Kristiana Rae Colon, directed by Tara Branham, with the full cast and production team announced below.
The World Premiere of "I Do Today" will run at the Greenhouse Theater Center (2257 N. Lincoln Ave) Sept. 2 - Oct. 9. Co-produced with The Other Theatre Company, written by Sarah Myers and starring Carin Silkaitis, "I Do Today" will be directed by Greenhouse's Artistic Director Jacob Harvey, making his Chicago directorial debut. The press opening will be today, Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Chris Gethard: Career Suicide, a new comedy written and performed by Chris Gethard, will play The Lynn Redgrave Theater, (45 Bleecker Street at the corner of Lafayette Street) beginning October 5th with the official opening scheduled for October 13th.
Greenhouse Theater Center (2257 N. Lincoln Ave ) and Sideshow Theatre Company present the world premiere of "The Happiest Place on Earth," written by and starring Joseph Jefferson Award-winning playwright and Sideshow Artistic Associate Philip Dawkins and directed by Sideshow Artistic Director Jonathan L. Green. The show runs Sept. 17 - Oct. 23 with the press opening on Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m.
The World Premiere of "I Do Today" will run at the Greenhouse Theater Center (2257 N. Lincoln Ave) Sept. 2 - Oct. 9. Co-produced with The Other Theatre Company, written by Sarah Myers and starring Carin Silkaitis, "I Do Today" will be directed by Greenhouse's Artistic Director Jacob Harvey, making his Chicago directorial debut. The press opening will be on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Goodman Theatre announces the lineup of its 13th annual New Stages festival-a celebration and discovery of new work by some of the finest established and emerging playwrights.