The Chicago theater community will present a wide variety of plays and musicals, as well as dance and concert offerings this summer. In support, the League of Chicago Theatres will once again create a comprehensive Summer Theater Guide that will be available at hotels, theaters, events, and destinations across the Chicago area.
ShawChicago marks the 400th birthday of William Shakespeare with its annual Gala, entitled Shaw Celebrates Shakespeare, at The Casino, 195 E. Delaware Place on May 21st at 6 PM.
Lyric Opera of Chicago announced today an all-Chicagoland children's ensemble for its grand-scale production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I, featuring Broadway stars Kate Baldwin and Paolo Montalban as Anna Leonowens and the King of Siam.
CDI/Concert Dance, Inc. returns to Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU), 3701 West Bryn Mawr, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Ruth Page Dance Series with A World of Dance, Friday, March 4 and Saturday, March 5 at 7 p.m.
The Ruth Page School of Dance announces the Northern Illinois University audition for its four week 2016 Summer Intensive Program. The auditions will take place on Monday, Feb. 15 in Gabel Hall on the Northern Illinois University campus, 1425 W. Lincoln Hwy. Registration will start at 2:30 p.m. and auditions will be held from 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
ShawChicago's 2015/16 season concludes with George Bernard Shaw's 'comedy for comedy's sake,' You Never Can Tell. This British classic follows three children's search for their father, and their mother, a women's rights advocate, who keeps them from finding him. You Never Can Tell runs from March 5th through March 28th at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60610. Official press opening is March 6th at 2:00 PM.
RPM Productions presents the world premiere of the full-scale production of 'Day of the Gypsy,' a highly innovative dance-theater collaboration with choreography by Ruth Page Award winner Gordon Peirce Schmidt and featuring live accompaniment by Grammy Award-winning musician John Jorgenson and the John Jorgenson Quintet.
Winifred Haun & Dancers will present "First Draft" on February 26 & 27 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts. First Draft will feature new works by Wendy Clinard of Clinard Dance Theatre, James Gregg of Elements Contemporary Ballet, Winifred Haun of Winifred Haun & Dancers and Lucy Vurusic Riner & Michael Estanich of RE|Dance. Program details will be released in early January 2016.
ShawChicago's 2015/16 season continues with Noel Coward's Private Lives, a comedy that follows four people and their passion for loving, quarreling and loving again. Barbara Zahora's ShawChicago directorial debut Private Lives runs from November 21st through December 14th at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60610. Official press opening is November 22nd at 2:00 PM.
Winifred Haun & Dancers will re-stage their highly acclaimed full length ballet, 'Promise,' this weekend, October 17 & 18 at Historic Pleasant Home in Oak Park, IL. The dance will be re-made especially for the beautiful spaces in and around Pleasant Home, representing a true collaboration between a space and a dance.
The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. The BWW Chicago Awards are taking submissions! Plus there's a CST cast album, a new 'Gypsy,' 'Show Boat' on TV, and the 'My Fair Lady' film in theaters. Davenport's has interesting shows, a new project gives us an unknown musical, CCT premieres one, Cult Camp stages an obscure one, and Broadway In Chicago announces its 2016 subscription series!
Winifred Haun & Dancers will re-stage their highly acclaimed full length ballet, "Promise," on October 17 & 18 at Historic Pleasant Home in Oak Park, IL. The dance will be re-made especially for the beautiful spaces in and around Pleasant Home, representing a true collaboration between a space and a dance.
The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Today's fire at The Second City, and last week's Jeff Award nominations! Plus 'Glory Days' and the Refuge Theatre season, new musicals in focus with Schonberg and Boublil, Chicago Children's Theatre and more, Joan Curto, Hershey Felder, 'Bat Boy,' and Theatre At The Center's 2016 season!
Jessie Fisher, the Chicago actress fresh from her Broadway debut in Once, and acclaimed director Stuart Carden are two of the high-profile, professional theater artists already announced for Chicago Children's Theatre's Chicago premiere of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, October 20-November 15, 2015.
RPM Productions presents the world premiere of the full-scale production of "Day of the Gypsy," a highly innovative dance-theater collaboration with choreography by Ruth Page Award winner Gordon Peirce Schmidt and featuring live accompaniment by Grammy Award-winning musician John Jorgenson and the John Jorgenson Quintet.
Dance Council of North Texas (DCNT) is proud to announce the 2015 Dance Council Honors that will take place on September 6, 2015 at the Dallas City Performance Hall as part of the second annual Dallas DanceFest, September 4-6, 2015.
Winifred Haun & Dancers will re-stage their highly acclaimed full length ballet, "Promise," on October 17 & 18 at Historic Pleasant Home in Oak Park, IL. Pleasant Home is a Prairie Style house museum located in the heart of Oak Park.
The Ruth Page Center for the Arts will hold its annual Ruth Page Gala at the Union League Club of Chicago, 65 W. Jackson Blvd., Today, May 16. The evening begins at 5:45 p.m. with a VIP Reception, followed by dinner and entertainment from 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. Gal Co-Chairs are Sasha Gerritson and Sara Stewart Schumann. The evening, hosted by WGN News Anchor Micah Materre, will include two award presentations, the Cultural Ambassador Award presented to Mesirow Financial for 'Mesirow Financial Presents!,' and the Community Partner Award presented to the Union League Boys and Girls Clubs; live performances by Artist In-Residence Ruth Page Civic Ballet; and a live auction presented by auctioneer, Bart Darfler. A highlight of the live auction will be a trip for two to Cuba as part of a cultural exchange program between the Ruth Page School of Dance and Cuba's Escuela Nacional de Ballet.
The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. The 'Jersey Boys' return, '[title of show]' premieres and CPaz hosts a belt-fest! Plus new works everywhere! Piven Theatre, Northlight Theatre, The Music Theatre Company, Chicago Children's Theatre, FWD Theatre and Porchlight Music Theatre show us our future, plus the world premiere of 'Sense And Sensibility' at Chicago Shakespeare Theater!
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