Fado Star Carminho to Kick-off US Tour at Chicago’s City Winery
Carminho, the Portuguese fado singer and 2023 Latin Grammy nominee who was featured in Yorgos Lanthimos’s Oscar-winning film Poor Things,
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Goodman Theatre’s 20th Annual “New Stages” Festival to Run December 11 – 15, 2024
Chicago’s Goodman Theatre recently announced five new works—four developmental plays plus one musical in free public readings—are on tap this December for the 2024 “New Stages” Festival, under Artistic Susan V. Booth and Director of New Works Kat Zukaitis.
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McAninch Arts Center Presents, “The Wickmans: Christmas at Pemberley” from November 14 – December 15, 2024
Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE), the professional Equity theater company in residence at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC), will present The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, directed by Managing Artistic Director Emerita Connie Canaday Howard from November 14 – December 15, 2024.
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Casting Announced for the Iconic Production of “Annie” at The Chicago Theatre This Fall
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment), Carolyn Rossi Copeland Productions, Inc. and Crossroads Live North America recently announced casting for the limited engagement of iconic Tony Award-winning musical ANNIE at The Chicago Theatre which will run from November 12, 2024, through December 1, 2024.
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Goodman Theatre’s Revival of Ian Painter’s “Betrayal” to run February 8 – March 16, 2025
Chicago’s Goodman Theatre recently announced the upcoming revival of the iconic Betrayal by Nobel Prize-winner Harold Pinter from February 8, 2025 to March 16, 2025. Slated to star in the production are Tony Award winner Robert Sean Leonard (as Jerry), Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner H
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Mandy Patinkin & Kathryn Grody Bring Afternoon of Entertaining Conversation to the MAC
The McAninch Arts Center (MAC) on the campus of the College of DuPage is welcoming Mandy Patinkin back to its stage.
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Goodman Theatre’s 47th Annual “A Christmas Carol” Premieres November 16, 2024
Chicago’s Goodman Theatre announced that rehearsals for the 47th annual production of A Christmas Carol, “the greatest seasonal story of all” (Chicago Tribune), are
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Writers Theatre’s Compassionate One-Person Play “Every Brilliant Thing” to run October 31, 2024 – January 5, 2025
Glencoe’s Writers Theatre, under the leadership of Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma and Artistic Director Braden Abraham, recently announced the premiere of Every Brilliant
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Homer’s Epic “Odyssey” to be Read Aloud at National Hellenic Museum’s “Homerathon”
The ancient Greek poet Homer’s Odyssey is arguably considered the greatest adventure story ever told, inspiring many contemporary literary adaptations and films about heroes embarking on fateful and twisting journeys as they make their way home. On October 25 & 26, 2024, the National Hellenic Museum (NHM) and the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Department of Classics and Mediterranean Studies will present their popular “Homerathon”, a reading of the Odyssey aloud in its entirety with public participation.
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“Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” Coming to Marriott Theatre
Get ready to jumpstart your holiday celebrations. The Marriott Theatre recently announced that it will stage one of America’s most
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