The Minutes - 2017 - Chicago Articles Page 15

In case our New Musical Theatre module was not exciting enough, we have another project this semester that is just as thrilling.

Here Lies Love will play its final Broadway performance November 26, 2023, after 33 previews and 149 regular performances at the Broadway Theatre.

PROSPECT THEATER COMPANY has revealed the full cast & creative team for its annual Musical Theater Lab POTLUCK: A MUSICAL FEAST at Peter Norton Symphony Space.

In addition to the release of Dennis Daughter, Lola Brooke recently released the music video to “Don’t Get Me Started” featuring Coi Leray and Nija, out now. The video – co-directed by Ben Marc and Starr Mazi intensifies the action-packed energy of the track as the trifecta pairing do the things they like to do for the Jersey Club-inspired hit.

Direct from London’s West End, the international, critically acclaimed theatrical sensation The Choir of Man is coming to Chicago’s Apollo Theater in a limited engagement.

Pasqua Wines, leading winery and ambassador for Amarone della Valpolicella and Veneto wines around the world, has been awarded the prestigious title of 'Innovator of the Year' by Wine Enthusiast magazine as a part of the publication’s annual Wine Star Awards.

Zachary Reeve Davidson is the Founding Artistic Director of Coin & Ghost, the group presenting Mama Mama Can’t You See, an explosive new play about human connection and the mythology of war written by ex-Marine Stan Mayer and Cecilia Fairchild. Davidson is directing and choreographing, opening November 10 at Studio/Stage. Since the new play tells the story of being involved in a war from the viewpoint of a Marine, I decided to speak with Zachary about its creation and relevancy to our world today in which wars seem to be constantly in the news.

Pittsburgh CLO's Kara Cabaret is getting a little naughty this holiday season with the R-Rated Matthew Lombardo's WHO'S HOLIDAY! Starring Lara Hayhurst and Directed by Trey Compton at the Greer Cabaret Theater December 1 – 31.

Jerry Seinfeld, the comedy legend, is returning to Australia in June 2024 for a national tour. Tickets go on sale Friday, November 17th at 12 noon from Ticketek. Don't miss your chance to see Seinfeld live!

Broadway World Award Winner and “Master Improviser” Jason Kravits will star in “OFF the TOP!” a hilarious night of music, comedy, improv, and cabaret at Chelsea Table + Stage on December 21, 2023 at 7:00 PM.

Dragons, knights, and wizards get tucked, taped and tweezed for the ultimate Maxi Challenge at Otherworld Theatre's DRAG'n BRUNCH, a high fantasy-themed drag tournament held the last Sunday of each month at the premier sci-fi and fantasy live theatre venue in North America.

On Friday, November 17, the acclaimed Alice Howe Band featuring Freebo takes the stage at The Park Theatre performing arts center in Jaffrey, New Hampshire.

The tour will kick-off in Urbana, IL at Foellinger Auditorium and will make stops across performing arts complexes in Kansas City, MO on March 14, San Francisco, CA on April 5, Thousand Oaks, CA on April 10 and wrap in Denver on April 23. See the full run, including these newly-announced dates and previously confirmed solo concerts below.

The West Coast premiere of Howard L. Craft’s Freight: The Five Incarnations of Abel Green begins November 12, 2023, at the Fountain Theatre. Joseph Megel directs this one-man outing starring J. Alphonse Nicholson. J. Alphonse made some time out of his rehearsals to answer a few of my queries.

Chocolate Ballerina Company has announced the return of their widely popular all-Black production of The Nutcracker for a third season. Chocolate Ballerina's The Nutcracker: Dipped in Chocolate will play at Drexel University's Mandell Theatre for one weekend.

Read the reviews for I Need That starring Danny DeVito on Broadway.

The Joffrey Concert Group announces the selected choreographers for the Creative Movers Choreographic Initiative: Vernard Gilmore and Eryn Renee Young.

Scottish-American comedian Craig Ferguson is ready to make you laugh with “The Fancy Rascal Tour”! Join us for a hilarious night out on Sunday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. in Capitol Theater.

 The Buttcracker: A Nutcracker Burlesque has shared featured soloists' biographies and special events for the 2023 engagement.

When it was announced that the next big production at Christiania theater would be a play with the nifty title 'Et dukkehjem 2 (A Doll's House, Part 2)' I didn't know what to think. I had next to no knowledge of the piece, other than it was a Broadway play which ran during the 2017 season. Was it a sequel to Ibsen's play? A Drama? A comedy? A 'social realism' post-feminist work examining the rules of society and gender? Well, as it turns out it's all those things... and more!

Explore the highly anticipated 2023-2024 season at St. Ann's Warehouse. Discover the dates, venues, and exciting lineup of shows coming to this renowned theater. Don't miss out on the unforgettable performances that await!

Christopher-Rashee Stevenson and his collaborators attempt to take you and themselves on a skeletal, surrealistic live tour through Jane Austen's final novel, “Persuasion”. Get all the details here!

Fans of Here Lies Love, the groundbreaking new musical from David Byrne and Fatboy Slim now playing at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway at 53rd Street), will have the chance to bid on three exclusive experiences through a Charitybuzz auction that is live now in support of the show's Democracy in Action Ticket Initiative via Producer Hub/The Tank NYC.

Special Offer: Piaf! The Show

Join Mystical Feet Company for the world premiere of 'The Dancing Room,' a captivating solo performance by Yehuda L. Hyman at Arts On Site in December 2023. Experience the transformative power of Jewish mystical dance through movement and storytelling. Get your tickets now!