Review: FUN HOME at Copley Theatre
by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel
- Aug 13, 2022
The third production at the Copley Theatre in Aurora is the 3 time Tony winning musical (2015 Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score) Fun Home. It was adapted from the 2006 memoir of Alison Bechdel. It is the story of Alison's journey discovering her own sexuality and her relationship with her closeted gay father Bruce as she tries to discover the truth about his mysterious life.
Photos: Meet the Cast of Paramount Theatre's FUN HOME
by Stephi Wild
- Jul 21, 2022
Paramount Theatre in downtown Aurora presents the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Fun Home – book and lyrics by Lisa Kron, music by Jeanine Tesori, based on the popular graphic novel by Alison Bechdel – as the third production in its inaugural BOLD Series. Check out photos of the cast here!
Paramount Theatre to Present FUN HOME as Part of the New BOLD Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jun 27, 2022
Paramount Theatre will present the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Fun Home – book and lyrics by Lisa Kron, music by Jeanine Tesori, based on the popular graphic novel of the same name by Alison Bechdel – as the third production in its inaugural four-show BOLD Series.
Cast Announced for Theo Ubique's ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
by Stephi Wild
- Jan 21, 2022
Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre’s third show of the 2021-’22 season will be the hilarious musical comedy ONCE UPON A MATTRESS – a rowdy and mildly adult twist on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Princess and the Pea.”
BWW Review: NUNSENSE at Porchlight Music Theatre
by Kathleen Anwar
- Nov 18, 2021
Turning to the stage to raise funds for the funerals of their dearly departed members, these sisters sing, tap, and puppet their way through a variety show where we learn about their personal stories and the apparently unpredictable life of a nun.
Porchlight Revisits NUNSENSE Opens Tonight For Three Performances
by A.A. Cristi
- Nov 17, 2021
Porchlight Music Theatre begins its eighth season of Chicago's “lost” musicals series with Porchlight Revisits Nunsense, book, music and lyrics by Dan Goggin+ with direction by Michelle Lauto*, musical direction by Kailey Rockwell* and choreography by Jenna Schoppe*.
WHY DOGS DON'T TALK to be Presented at First Folio Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jul 7, 2021
First Folio Theatre will present an online streaming production of WHY DOGS DON'T TALK, by Dean Monti, adapted by David Rice. Man's best friend is his dog. So it must follow, then, that a dog's best friend is…well, his human, right?
Photo Flash: Take a Look at Opening Night Photos From Marriott Theatre's GREASE
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jan 27, 2020
Marriott Theatre opened the smash hit GREASE on Wednesday, January 22nd! The production will close Sunday, March 15th. The Tony Award-nominated musical is directed by four-time Jeff Award winner, Scott Weinstein (Something Rotten!, Murder for Two, Shrek), with musical direction by Jeff Award winner Ryan T. Nelson and choreography by Jeff Award winner William Carlos Angulo.
BWW Review: GREASE at Marriott Theatre
by Emily McClanathan
- Jan 25, 2020
The Marriott Theatre opens its 45th season with director Scott Weinstein's staging of GREASE, the 1971 musical that was born in Chicago and became a Broadway hit, a famous film and a perennial favorite of theaters across the country. With book, music and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, the show follows sheltered Sandy Dumbrowski (Leryn Turlington) as she navigates social life at Rydell High School, where she's the new girl in the class of 1959. Befriended by a world-wise clique called the Pink Ladies, Sandy soon discovers that her boyfriend of the previous summer, Danny Zuko (Jimmy Nicholas) also attends Rydell and is the leader of a leather-clad gang of a?oegreasers.a?? Can innocent Sandy and tough-guy Danny rekindle their summer romance in the complicated social scene of Rydell High?
The Marriott Theatre Announces Casting For GREASE!
by A.A. Cristi
- Dec 19, 2019
Marriott Theatre is proud to present the electrifying smash hit GREASE, previewing Wednesday, January 15th, at 7:30 p.m., opening on Wednesday, January 22nd at 7:30 p.m. and closing Sunday, March 15th.
Paramount Theatre Presents BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
by Stephi Wild
- Oct 11, 2019
Great dancing candlesticks! Just wait to see what Aurora's Paramount Theatre has in store for Disney's Beauty and the Beast, November 13, 2019-January 19, 2020 at the beautiful Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora. Press opening is Friday, November 22, at 8 p.m.
The Marriott Theatre Announces Casting for MADAGASCAR - A MUSICAL ADVENTURE
by Julie Musbach
- Sep 19, 2019
It's time to escape the zoo and head to the stage! The musical twist on the blockbuster DreamWorks motion picture, MADAGASCAR a?" A MUSICAL ADVENTURE, comes to life for children of all ages at Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences, 10 Marriott Drive in Lincolnshire, from October 4 to December 29, 2019, with a press opening on Saturday, October 12 at 10 a.m.
Theatre And Improv Veterans Star In New Dungeons & Dragons Audio Adventure Podcast
by Julie Musbach
- May 21, 2019
Play+1 and Charging Moose Media announce Encounter Party!, an audio adventure governed by the rules of Dungeons & Dragons. Set inside the world of Ravnica from the popular game Magic: the Gathering, Encounter Party! takes five adventurers on an epic adventure filled with mystery, intrigue, puzzles, and of course, Encounters.
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