'Naked in Alaska' recently completed a highly successful run as part of the 2013 New York International Fringe Festival where it garnered an Overall Excellence Award for Solo Performance and continued its track record for securing critical acclaim. Legendary Hearts Productions presents Valerie Hager's critically acclaimed autobiographical Fringe Festival hit 'Naked In Alaska,' directed by Scott Wesley Slavin, at The Gift Theatre, 4802 N. Milwaukee Ave., Aug. 30 - Sept. 2 as part of Chicago's Fringe Festival.
Last weekend, August 22-25, 2013, the Dramatists Guild of America held its second ever national conference in Chicago, at the Hilton Chicago on South Michigan Avenue. The Dramatists Guild is the professional association of playwrights, librettists, lyricists and composers writing for the stage. And with almost 7,000 members, that's a lot of creative energy!
The Chicago South Asian Film Festival reveals the film lineup for its fourth annual event to be held between September 20 and 22nd. The festival, to be hosted at the Showplace Icon Theaters and Film Row Cinema at Columbia College will present over 24 films.
The Lyric Opera of Chicago Broadcasts kick off the 2013-14 season on Sat., Sept. 7 with the live broadcast of the “Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park” free concert on 98.7WFMTand www.wfmt.com. The classical station's program director and “Through the Night” hostPeter Van de Graaff and Lyric's dramaturg Roger Pines will serve as host and commentator respectively of this season's Lyric Opera of Chicago Broadcasts.
The Chicago Dancing Festival has announced the programming schedule for its seventh season. Co-produced by internationally renowned choreographer and native Chicagoan Lar Lubovitch and highly esteemed Chicago dancer Jay Franke, this 'Free-to-All' Festival is set to take place today, August 20 - 24, featuring top ballet, modern, ethnic and rhythmic dance companies from Chicago and across the country.
Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov launches his 2013-14 in devilish style, opening the San Francisco Opera season by making his staged role debut as the title character of Boito's Mefistofele (Sep 6-Oct 2).
CHICAGO, Aug. 14, 2013 - It's that time of year again the renowned 55 th Chicago Air and Water Show returns to the Lakefront for two days only. This exciting event presented by Shell Oil Products U.S. and the City of Chicago is the largest free-admission show of its kind in the United States.
A variety of music, dance and holiday entertainment is coming your way at the King Center for the Performing Arts. Details below!
The Chicago Fringe Festival has announced its line up for the 2013 Festival. Performances in the fourth annual Chicago Fringe Festival take place in a variety of venues in their new Jefferson Park location, August 29 - September 8. Tickets are on sale August 1.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater launches the 2013 tour of Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks with its official opening at Eckhart Park. Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks will bring performances of The Comedy of Errors FREE FOR ALL to 18 neighborhood parks across Chicago through August 25. Twenty thousand people of all ages are expected to attend during the run. The opening is set for this afternoon, July 28, 2013 at Eckhart Park (1330 W. Chicago Ave).
Chicago Shakespeare Theater launches the 2013 tour of Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks with its official opening at Eckhart Park. Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks will bring performances of The Comedy of Errors FREE FOR ALL to 18 neighborhood parks across Chicago through August 25. Twenty thousand people of all ages are expected to attend during the run. The opening is set for Sunday afternoon, July 28, 2013 at Eckhart Park (1330 W. Chicago Ave).
Goodman Theatre continues its partnership with Chicago Public Library by presenting Stage Chemistry lessons at select branches, as part of each location's ongoing programming. These sessions are a part of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's "Summer of Learning" (through August 10), which encourages young people to participate in activities focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM). The Stage Chemistry lessons focus on the physics of lighting in the Goodman's production of The Jungle Book (now through August 18).
The Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) announced today several of its performing arts presentations for the 2013 Fall Festival, which will explore the theme of Animal: What Makes Us Human, Oct. 13, 20, and Nov. 1-10 at venues across Chicago. CHF will present more performing arts offerings than ever before, spotlighting music, theater, performance art, and dance. Offerings include: a performance of Voice of the Whale featuring flutist and founder of International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) Claire Chase; Chicago-based Jazz band The Fat Babies; pianist Anthony Molinaro; two theater productions:Rainpan 43's homage to magic Elephant Room and Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour's White Rabbit, Red Rabbit; a double feature event with performance artists Holly Hughes and Deke Weaver; and an exploration of South Asian myths by Chicago's Kalapriya Dance.
Edward Albee, three-time Pulitzer Prize and two-time Tony Award-winning playwright, will be recognized with the 2013 Chicago Tribune Literary Prize for lifetime achievement. The prize will be awarded on November 3 as part of a day of literary events co-presented by the Chicago Tribune's Printers Row program and the 24th annual Chicago Humanities Festival.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) celebrated its season on Monday, June 17, with GALA 2013 at its home on Navy Pier, raising more than $1.1 million for Chicago Shakespeare in Urban Communities.
Susan Mathieson Mayer, director of Lyric's marketing and communications department for the past twenty-five years, has chosen to leave her current position at the end of 2013, Lyric's general director Anthony Freud announced yesterday.
As “a major new Britten interpreter” (New York Times) with two hit Britten albums to his name, tenor Nicholas Phan is set to be a prime mover in this year's celebrations of the English composer's centennial.Summer sees Phan undertake the SERENADE FOR TENOR, HORNS AND STRINGS at Portland's Chamber Music Northwest (July 22 & 23) and, with Eric Jacobsen and The Knights, at a Naumburg Orchestral Concert in New York's Central Park (July 30) and the Ravinia Festival (Sep 3).
Taste of Chicago is one of the biggest attractions in Chicago. Every year since 1980, Chicago's Grant Park has been the home of culinary sensations and the foodies who can't get enough of them for a few days. This year is going to be another great one with new restaurants, Pop-Ups, food trucks and entertainment drawing everyone to Chicago for a few days in July. There are so many things to do in Chicago this July, and Taste of Chicago is by far the best (and most delicious) of them all.
The Valencia College Theater is proud to announce its upcoming 2013-2014 season of productions. This year, Valencia is adding a new element to each theatrical production -- a talk-back session during the run of the show. This will enable the audience to interact directly with the director, cast and crew and, in some cases, with the playwright. The dates for each talkback are noted above the ticket prices.
Theatre Seven of Chicago is pleased to announce its 2013/14 Season, featuring two world premiere productions, plus the continuation of its popular, year-round monthly reading series. In the fall, Theatre Seven pays homage to the 100th anniversary of suffrage in Illinois with the world premiere of UNWILLING AND HOSTILE INSTRUMENTS: 100 Years of Extraordinary Chicago Women, a collection of eight new plays by some of the industry's most talented writers, directed by Elly Green at American Theater Company. In the spring, T7 partners with Stage Left Theatre for the world premiere of Joe Zarrow's PRINCIPAL PRINCIPLE, a darkly comedic peek into the politics and challenges facing Chicago's teachers at Theater Wit. Throughout the season, Theatre Seven will showcase plays set in Chicago through its free, monthly reading series, SHIKAAKWA.
Broadway In Chicago, Emerald City Theatre and First Stage are thrilled to announce their partnership for the holiday classic, RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER. RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER will play the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 East Chestnut) Nov. 14 - Dec. 29, 2013.
Victory Gardens and the One-Minute Play Festival (OMPF) present the Third Annual Chicago One-Minute Play Festival, an evening of micro-plays by sixty of Chicago's top playwrights, directed by ten Chicago directors. OMPF benefits the Miller Match campaign and will be presented for two performances only, today, June 17 and Tuesday, June 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Park.
Stage 773, founder and producer of the popular Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, has announced the 2013 Chicago Women's Funny Festival, today, June 6 - 9. Curated by Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival Executive Director Jill Valentine, the Chicago Women's Funny Festival will celebrate not only sketch comedy, but all forms of comedy including stand up, sketch, solo, vaudeville, improvisational, musical and more. Celebrating the best in local and national female comediennes, the 2013 Chicago Women's Funny Festival runs today, June 6 - 9.
Today we are continuing BroadwayWorld's 2013 Tony Awards Clip Countdown with a special spotlight focused on one of the biggest battles in Tony Awards history - 1976 and A CHORUS LINE versus CHICAGO.
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