The Forum Theater, dark since the closing of ”E/R: Emergency Room” last May, will reopen this fall with the Chicago-area premiere of Larry Shue`s current off-Broadway comedy hit, ”The Foreigner.”
The play, about a shy man who hides his lack of social graces by pretending to be a foreigner, was the winner last season of two Obie (off-Broadway) awards in New York, including one for director Jerry Zaks, who also will cast and stage the show here.
Produced by John McQuiggan, the comedy is to begin reduced-price previews Sept. 25 and will open Oct. 3. Tickets, at $15.50 to $20, will go on sale in mid-August at the Forum, 5620 S. Harlem Ave., Summit.
”Rap Master Ronnie,” a musical satire of the Reagan administration based on material by cartoonist Garry Trudeau, is slated to open Sept. 3 as part of the new entertainment policy at Club Victoria, 3153 N. Broadway, home in recent years to female impersonator revues.
The ”Ronnie” revue, which originated in New York and has been playing the last six months in Los Angeles, is an offshoot of Trudeau`s short-lived
”Doonesbury” musical. Raymar Productions, a new company, is producing the show, which will be directed by Bill Castellino.
There will be a $15 cover charge and beverages will be served at the nightclub`s tables, but there will be no minimum. For more information call 266-8852.
The Ivanhoe Theatre, 750 W. Wellington Ave., will play host Aug. 16-25 to ”The Diary of Black Men,” a play by folk singer and poet Thomas Meloncon about black male-female relationships.
The production originated in Houston and has played in Atlanta and Philadelphia. For ticket information, phone 752-5000.
