Chicago Fringe Festival to end programming in 2019
On Friday, the Chicago Fringe Festival announced its end after 10 years of avant-garde performances. According to its organizers, the fest has presented 367 shows and returned $231,654 to the...
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Promethean casts its remount of ‘Gross Indecency’
Promethean has cast its remount of “Gross Indecency,” with artistic director Brian Pastor at the helm again. Ensemble member Jamie Bragg will reprise her leading role as Oscar Wilde. Also...
Pride Films and Plays casts ‘Southern Comfort’
Pride Films and Plays has announced casting for the musical “Southern Comfort.” The musical will be directed by JD Caudill, while all five transgender members of the show’s “family” of...
Winter preview: The most anticipated Chicago art exhibitions
In 2018, the name of the game was “toxic.” According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word saw a 45% rise in searches on its website last year, and while...
The New Colony announces casting of ‘Small World’
The New Colony announced casting for its world premiere of “Small World,” co-written by Jillian Leff and Joe Lino and directed by Andrew Hobgood. The Disney-driven dark comedy will feature...
Chicago’s Black Box Acting under new ownership
Black Box Acting has announced a change in ownership. Andrew Cutler, Amanda Fink and Eric Gerard will succeed co-founders Audrey Francis and Laura Hooper. Founded in 2009, Black Box Acting...
Casting set for Factory Theater’s ‘May the Road Rise Up’
The Factory Theater announced its cast for “May the Road Rise Up,” written by ensemble member Shannon O’Neill and directed by ensemble member Spenser Davis. Davis will direct Loretta Rezos,...
How Chicago’s Smart Museum and Gallery 400 will use their $50,000 Joyce Awards grants
Chicago went big at the 2019 Joyce Awards. Now it’s time to bring that money home and make those projects come to fruition. The Smart Museum of Art at the...
The Practical Theatre returns with ‘Theatre on the Air’ this December
The Practical Theatre will return to the Chicagoland area with a two-night classic radio show featuring comedy, live music and handmade sound effects. The comedy troupe was founded in the...
Gary Sinise to make a Steppenwolf stop on new book tour
On Friday, Steppenwolf announced that co-founder Gary Sinise will make a stop at the theater to promote his new book, “Grateful American: A Journey from Self to Service.” Sinise will...