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The Chicago premiere of “Whisper House” by Black Button Eyes Productions is a somewhat touching story of love and acceptance, with an unusual treatment and interesting musical score delivered by a competent cast . . . Music & Lyrics by Duncan Sheik Book & Additional …
Always …Patsy Cline is an amusing tale written by Ted Swindley, based on a true story, as told by Louise Seger who met young Patsy Cline at one of her early Houston performances in the 1950s. The encounter created a friendship that lasted until the …
This exuberant Broadway in Chicago production with Caribbean inspired compositions of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty is a cautionary love story warning of the dangers of tempting fate, told as a folk tale passed down by the village storytellers to a Little Girl.
“Once On This Island – The Musical” is at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph Street through February 2, 2020. Running time is 90 minutes with no intermission. For tickets and information visit BroadwayinChicago.com or call (800) 775-2000.
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This production of “Twelfth Night” presented by Midsommer Flight can be described as “Theatrum in Orto” or “Theater in a Garden” offering the fifth annual holiday presentation of one of Shakespeare’s silliest plays, energetically performed, amid the tropical flora collection at The Lincoln Park Conservatory, …
UPDATE : Premieres January 27, 2020 at 10PM on WTTW Chicago Independent Lens. THE FIRST RAINBOW COALITION is a documentary that premiered at the 55th Annual Chicago International Film Festival about Chicago’s multi-ethnic “street gangs” in the 1960s primarily led by activist Fred Hampton of …
In this popular Agatha Christie murder mystery, five distinctly eccentric individuals have each booked their stay during the inaugural opening of Monkswell Manor, a country guesthouse owned and operated by Mollie and Giles Ralston.
“The Mousetrap” is currently on stage at the Court Theatre in Hyde Park through February 16, 2020, featuring David Cerda, Kate Fry, Allen Gillmore, Alex Goodrich, Erik Hellman, Tina Munoz Pandya, Lyonel Reneau and Carolyn Ann Hodermann.
Directed by Sean Graney | Scenic Design Arnel Sancianco |Costumes Alison Simple
“The Christmas Foundling” by Normal Allen (inspired by stories of Bret Harte) is at The Buena, Pride Arts Center, 4147 N. Broadway, Chicago, through January 5, 2020 An upbeat holiday story explores the meaning of family bloodline ties while illustrating the need for humans to …
If people are the lifeblood then the bus and train lines that crisscross Chicago are literally like capillaries delivering existential nutrients to every corner of the city. Each person is on their own personal distinct mission that drives the pulse and contributes to the vibrancy …
She has created these “Holidates” as feel-good, anti-gloom events currently numbering about 2,500 in 39 different categories, since she began creating them on July 25, 1990 at 9:45 PM CST, here in Chicago.
“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” presented by Music Theater Works at the Cahn Auditorium in Evanston is an upbeat holiday extravaganza by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Tim Rice that provides an evening’s worth of solid cheerful entertainment. The MTW orchestra is a joy …
The semi-autobiographical movie “Blinded by the Light” is based on the experiences of British born journalist and Bruce Springsteen super-fan Sarfraz Manzoor. The winsome Viveik Kalra stars in the lead role, of Javed who wants nothing more than to bust out of his small working …
The Ruffians Theater Company with director Halena Kays and choreographer Ariel Triunfo have devised a clever way to tell this story based on an actual tragic event.
“Burning Bluebeard” literally comes alive in front of a scorched proscenium arch on a ruined stage – – depicting the aftermath of an inferno that destroyed the Iroquois Theater in Chicago at the dawn of the 20th Century.
Followers of ChicagoBroadcastingNetwork.com might want to revisit our story about Chief O’Neill the Chicago police chief who is credited for saving Irish Music but was indeed the Chief of Police who in that capacity was one of the first officials on-site at the Randolph Street Iroquois Theater in 1903 and personally carried out a number of lifeless bodies.
“Burning Bluebeard” has become an annual event for The Ruffians Theater Company since the play’s debut in 2011 and is sure to continue to be a perennial Chicago favorite.
On stage through December 27, 2019 at The Porchlight Theater in the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn Street. For information visit porchlightmusictheatre.org or call 773-777-9884.
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Update: This post has some good additional information about the Iroquois Theater Fire.
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