Extracts from the Broadway show “Avenue Q” are part of the scheduled entertainment at the opening ceremony of the Gay Games slated for July 15 at Solider Field. … “The Boys Are Coming Home,” the second new musical to emerge from Northwestern’s American Music Theatre Project, is gearing up for a July 28 opening on the Evanston campus–the cast mixes students and such local professionals as James Rank, Harriet Nzinga Plump, Jonathan Weir and Larry Adams. “Boys” features a book by the Canadian writer Berni Stapleton and music and lyrics by Leslie Arden. It’s loosely based on “Much Ado About Nothing.” … Aurora’s Paramount Theatre is partnering with Acts One Studios and Second City on the opening of the Paramount School of Performing Arts–allowing west suburban students to take acting, improv and other classes without traveling to Chicago. … Rogue Theatre has a new home in Andersonville. Located at 5123 N. Clark St., the space is the former home of the Chicago Jewish Theatre, which has suspended operations due to a crippling debt. … WNEP Theater and Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs are collaborating on the Seventh Annual Skald Storytelling Festival, slated for July 24-29 at the Chicago Cultural Center. … Speaking of WNEP, co-founder Don Hall has resigned from his position as executive director. … Oracle Productions kicks off its first four-show season in August. Oracle’s 40-seat theater is located at 3809 N. Broadway.
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Compiled by Chris Jones
