Paramount announces 2019-20 Broadway season
On Monday, Paramount Theatre in Aurora announced the four musicals lined up for its 2019-20 Broadway season. Things take off with “Newsies,” the Disney musical pulled from the headlines about...
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Raven announces 2019-20 season, including ‘Hoodoo Love’ directed by Wardell Julius Clark
On Friday, Raven Theatre announced the lineup of its 2019-20 season, including two Chicago premieres. The season will kick off this fall with the Chicago premiere of Rachel Bonds’ drama...
Joshua Harmon’s ‘Admissions’ to hit Chicago’s Theater Wit this spring
On Friday, Theater Wit announced the Midwest premiere of Joshua Harmon’s “Admissions,” to be directed by Jeremy Wechsler. In the bleak satire, Bill and Sherri Mason, the very liberal leaders...
Hell in a Handbag announces 2019 season, with the ‘Golden Girl’-realness we need in these dark times
On Thursday, Hell in a Handbag Productions announced its 2019 Season, launching this winter with a revival of “POSEIDON! An Upside Down Musical,” an unauthorized musical parody of 1972’s “The...
Booked it! Chicago casting announcements for Jan. 31
Greetings from Hoth or #Chiberia or whatever you want to call this fresh winter mess. With the onslaught of theater closings this week — Broadway in Chicago actually shut down...
Wednesday performances of ‘Hamilton’ are canceled, Thursday still on
Update: According to Broadway in Chicago, Thursday “Hamilton” shows will play as scheduled as of Wednesday afternoon. Cold weather has officially squelched the city’s hottest show. Due to extreme weather...
Update: Chicago’s record-low temperatures freeze out ‘Hamilton’
Update: Wednesday’s performances of “Hamilton” have been cancelled due to extreme weather conditions. More information available here. Look, we know you should stay in on Wednesday. History has its eye...
Black Ensemble Theater announces 2019 season, including ‘The Other Cinderella’ and a tribute to Lena Horne
On Monday, the Black Ensemble Theater’s founder and CEO Jackie Taylor announced the company’s 2019 season, “Legends and Lessons.” The season will begin with “Mahalia Jackson: Moving Through The Light,”...
Booked it! Casting for Chicago theaters this week
Is it too late to get in on the whole “New Year, New Me” shtick? Sure hope not. This week, the Theater Loop rolls out a new approach to Chicago...
Timeline to open 2019-20 season with Midwest premiere of ‘Oslo’
On Thursday, Timeline Theatre Company announced that it will open its 2019-20 season with the Midwest premiere of J.T. Rogers’ Tony Award-winning play “Oslo.” “We are thrilled to further our...