The Minutes - 2017 - Chicago Articles Page 5

Good Night, and Good Luck is now in previews on Broadway,  The new play by George Clooney and Grant Heslov and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer, stars Clooney in his Broadway debut. Meet the cast here!

Manual Cinema will return to the New Victory Theater with The Magic City, a cinematic staging of Edith Nesbit’s 1910 eponymous novel. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

On a recent visit to Live with Kelly and Mark, Billy Crudup recalled a time during one of the first performances of his one-man show Harry Clarke when he had a panic attack and forgot his lines onstage. Watch him talk about the experience here.

BroadwayWorld chats with composer Min Kahng about his cheeky new show, 'Happy Pleasant Valley: A Senior Sex Scandal Murder Mystery Musical' enjoying its world premiere at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley March 5-30 in Palo Alto.

Naomi Westerman's play Puppy is coming to the King's Head Theatre in April. Billed as  an outrageous, sex-positive, female-centric comedy about dogging, queerness, feminist porn, protest, the patriarchy, and Nick Clegg.

Nunsense, the uproarious musical comedy, hits the stage at Jean's Playhouse for one weekend only, March 21-23. This laugh-out-loud show follows the hilarious antics of five quirky nuns who, in a desperate attempt to raise money for their convent, are putting on a variety show.

Discover how Timothée Chalamet's drama teacher, Harry Shifman, played a pivotal role in his rise to fame as an Oscar-nominated actor. Watch the inspiring 60 Minutes segment now!

SoHo Playhouse's New York premiere of After Endgame, written and performed by Kevin James Doyle, and directed by two time Emmy Award winner and Writers Guild Award nominee Cory Cavin, begins tonight! Learn more!

The narrator (Zachary Claghorn) entertained as he kept the audience aware of what book was coming up and set the tone of the show. Our lead Puffs were Wayne (Westley Smith), Oliver (Acell Spencer), and Megan (Bryn Walker). These three worked well together and showed a range of emotions throughout the show. Madison Buckley played Cedric, Voldy, Uncle Dave, Prof Turban,  Zach Smith) and was hilarious with her strength in playing different characters and voices. I highly recommend you seeing “Puffs.” It was a fun show with lots of laughs.

The Old Vic has announced that audiences for the 2024 production of A Christmas Carol raised a record total of £235,000 for local charity Waterloo Foodbank — the highest total of in-person donations received from festive audiences yet. 

Baroness recently surprised Philadelphia-area fans with two performances of the Red Album and Blue Record in their entirety. The band is now bringing “The Red & Blue Tour” to the Midwest and East Coast this Spring.

The prizes continue at Sadler’s Wells with both a Bloom and Rose contender showing their work.

HERE Arts Center will welcome ANYWHERE, a string-marionette show co-presented by Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival and Théâtre de l'Entrouvert in collaboration with HERE's Dream Music Puppetry Program and Sublet Series. Learn more!

Short Attention Span Theatre (SAST) is once again returning to The Gaiety in Ayr - presenting five new plays in February. Learn more about the lineup here!

In a new video on Jimmy Fallon's official YouTube channel, viewers can watch The Tonight Show host make the trek from NBC Studios to the Hudson Theatre to make his Broadway debut in All In: Comedy About Love.

SoHo Playhouse will present the New York premiere of After Endgame, written and performed by Kevin James Doyle, and directed by two time Emmy Award winner and Writers Guild Award nominee Cory Cavin.

What did our critic think of A VERY SORDID WEDDING at Palm Canyon Theatre?

The critically-acclaimed San Francisco Neo-Futurists will bring back their beloved annual show, Heart Wrench: A Valentine’s edition of The Infinite Wrench. Learn more here!

Dance On Camera and Symphony Space are joining forces to present the 53rd edition of the Dance On Camera Festival, February 21 - 24, 2025. The four-day festival will feature 28 films spanning 13 countries.

RicketySticks Dance-Theater will present an innovative new performance that blends concert dance and theater to explore the intersection of tragedy and comedy. This Is A Drama Comedy delves into themes of sacrifice, ritual, loneliness, and community.

To commemorate its 25th anniversary, Disturbed will reissue their five-times Platinum certified debut album on March 7th exactly 25 years to the date of their original release.

Our story begins with a board game originally invented in 1943 by Anthony Pratt, a British musician who envisioned a murder-mystery game to entertain people during air-raid shelter stays in World War II. The game, originally called Cluedo (a mashup of 'clue' and 'ludo,' meaning 'I play' in Latin), was later licensed by Parker Brothers and became the beloved classic we know as Clue.

What did our critic think of COME FROM AWAY at Broadway Across America?

Red Bull Theater has announced that submissions are now open for Red Bull's ANNUAL SHORT NEW PLAY FESTIVAL. Featuring six brand new 10-minute plays of heightened language and classic themes inspired by this year's theme, “Defiance,”

Every week, I have the immense joy of entering a studio filled with young artists who are hungry to create and learn this elusive thing we call acting. I’ve never been more in love with my occupation.