The Sarah Siddons Society of Chicago is proud to announce the 2020 winner of the prestigious Actor of the Year Award, Brian Stokes Mitchell, one of our country’s central leading Broadway stars since the 1990s, as well as an accomplished TV and film actor.
Writers Theatre Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma announce changes to the company’s 2020/21 Season, to include additional digital programming and updates to previously announced productions.
WHAT’S THE TEA, CIS? to showcase trans pioneers and local trans artists to mark “Trans Awareness Month” this November
Historical profiles to be featured on Instagram twice weekly, with a Trans Showcase cabaret of local trans performers streaming November 30 on YouTube
About Face Theatre Announces 25th Season Focused on New Work and Digital Performances
Opening the Steppenwolf NOW Virtual Stage! "What Is Left, Burns" By James Ijames | Directed by Whitney White | Featuring Ensemble Members K. Todd Freeman and Jon Michael Hill | Begins Streaming November 11 | Free Online Preview Event: “From Page To The Virtual Stage” - October 21, 6:00 pm CDT | A Fascinating Peek into Each of the Six Works on the Virtual Stage
GOODMAN THEATRE, IN COLLABORATION WITH SHOWTIME AND IN SUPPORT OF THE ACTORS FUND, STREAMS ROBERT FALLS’ 1999 TONY AWARD-WINNING BROADWAY PRODUCTION OF DEATH OF A SALESMAN STARRING BRIAN DENNEHY, AVAILABLE ON PLAYBILL.COM FROM OCTOBER 21 – 25
***FALLS AND BROADWAY CAST MEMBERS KATE BUDDEKE, ALLEN HAMILTON, TED KOCH, STEPHANIE MARCH AND STEVE PICKERING GATHER FOR A LIVE VIRTUAL DISCUSSION ABOUT THE PRODUCTION ON OCTOBER 25***
“Eleanor's Very Merry Christmas Wish offers families a sweet holiday outing.” – Chicago Reader
“'Eleanor' is toe-tapping holiday delight.” – Chicago Parent
The perfect holiday gift for children, or a new family tradition to start with loved ones, this virtual holiday theater experience will warm hearts and instill a sense of magical hope this holiday season.
TheatreSquared has been awarded the prestigious 2020 American Architecture Award, honoring the best new buildings designed and constructed by American architects in the U.S. and abroad. The recognition is among the nation’s highest public awards for new American architecture.
To help raise funds to help it survive the current economic stresses of the pandemic, First Folio Theatre will be holding its online fundraising auction beginning October 21 and continuing through to 10:00 PM on Monday, November 2. A link to the auction site can be found at www.firstfolio.org.
TICKETS NOW ON SALE NOW FOR MANUAL CINEMA’S CHRISTMAS CAROL, A VISUALLY INVENTIVE ADAPTATION OF DICKENS’S HOLIDAY CLASSIC, PERFORMED AND STREAMED LIVE DIRECTLY TO HOMES, DECEMBER 3-20
