In a melancholy musical, a girl sings her longing
This week's Theater Loop Showcase video is "Melancholy Play: A Chamber Musical," the tuneful new adaptation of Sarah Ruhl's "Melancholy Play" at Piven Theatre Workshop. The show, with music by...
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‘Mamma Mia!’ will tour to Chicago this fall
Here she goes again. "Mamma Mia!," the massively popular ABBA musical comedy, will return to Chicago for a week this fall, Broadway in Chicago said on Monday. It will play...
Kokandy announces ‘Loving Repeating’ cast
Kokandy Productions announced the cast of its upcoming show "Loving Repeating" on Wednesday. The musical is adapted from the works of writer Gertrude Stein by Frank Galati, with music by...
Joyce Foundation awards $2.56 million in grants
On Wednesday, the Joyce Foundation announced a new initiative, meant to support the creation of jobs for people of color within local arts organizations. Ten Chicago organizations, mostly theaters, received...
Dance Center announces 2015-16 season
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago announced its 2015-16 season of local, national and international work on Tuesday. First is Stephen Petronio Company (Oct. 1-3) performing a three-part program...
Marriott announces ‘City of Angels’ cast
The next show at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire is "City of Angels," the infrequently performed noir musical by Cy Coleman, David Zippel and Larry Gelbart. The theater announced the...
A lovesick ballad from a new Jane Austen musical
This week's Theater Loop Showcase is Sean Allan Krill in "Sense and Sensibility," a new musical at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. In the Jane Austen musical, with a score by Tony...
Games and gospel in House Theatre’s new season
The House Theatre of Chicago announced its 2015-16 season on Monday. The fanciful company continues in residence at the Chopin Theatre in Noble Square. First is a new play by...
Chicago Dramatists’ theater is named for Tutterow
Last night at Chicago Dramatists' annual benefit, interim artistic director Meghan Beals McCarthy and the organization's board of directors announced a new name for the theater at their home at...
Kazurinsky and Wendt will star in ‘Funnyman’ at Northlight
Fresh from Broadway, Tim Kazurinsky will lead the cast of Bruce Graham's new play "Funnyman," alongside George Wendt at Northlight Theatre, a spokeswoman for the theater said on Tuesday. Kazurinsky...