Songs by The Go-Go’s - Based on The Arcadia by Sir Phillip Sidney - Conceived & Original Book by Jeff Whitty - Adapted by James Magruder -
Co-Directed by Derek Van Barham & Elizabeth Swanson - Music Direction by Kyra Leigh - Choreography by Breon Arzell
“I always think there’s a band, kid.” – Harold Hill. Goodman Theatre closes out its 2018/2019 Season with a major revival of The Music Man, a “musical comedy at its feel-good best” that “glows with enjoyment” (The New York Times), by Meredith Willson, based on the story by Willson and Franklin Lacey.
Academy Award-Nominated and Emmy Award-Winning Actress Renée Taylor Delivers Zingers and One-Liners Guaranteed to Make Audiences Howl with Laughter
***THE BROADWAY DIRECTOR’S CHICAGO CAREER SPANS TWO DECADES, MULTIPLE ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE, EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT AFFILIATIONS AND DOZENS OF CREDITS AT VENUES OF ALL SIZES***
Following last week's highly anticipated opening, critical acclaim, and explosive social media response (#SIXChicago), Chicago Shakespeare Theater announces today the extension of the North American Premiere production of SIX, written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss--now playing in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare. SIX was originally scheduled to close in June but has been extended for an unprecedented five weeks due to rave reviews and audience demand.
The House Theatre of Chicago is proud to announce its productions for the 18th season. The 2019 – 2020 Season will include the 10th anniversary production of The House’s original ballet-free production of The Nutcracker, November 7 – December 29; the world-premiere of Brett Neveu’s Verböten, January 16 – March 8, 2020; Shakespeare’s Henry V, directed by The House’s Artistic Director Nathan Allen, March 19 – May 10, 2020. The Magic Parlour, featuring magician Dennis Watkins, will continue its open run at The Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel.
Celebrating 2019 as the Year of Chicago Theatre, Chicago will continue to produce some of the most exciting work in the country this summer. Offerings from the city’s more than 250 producing theaters feature everything from the latest musicals to highly anticipated world premieres.
The Artistic Home, one of the most honored companies in the 2019 Jeff Awards (non-Equity Wing), will follow up its lauded productions of REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT (seven Jeff award nominations) and ROCK 'N' ROLL (two nominations) with ADA AND THE ENGINE - an historical drama about Ada, the daughter of the poet Lord Byron, and Ada’s friend and soul-mate, Charles Babbage, inventor of the first mechanical computer.
A Dark Fantastical Look at the Rural Midwest and the Prejudices that Lie Beneath is Written by Cloudgate Theatre Artistic Director and Kennedy Center’s Paula Vogel Playwriting Award Recipient Kristin Idaszak and Directed by Addie Gorlin.
The Greenhouse Theater Center and On The Spot Theatre are pleased to announce casting for the U.S. premiere of the full-length drama SONS AND LOVERS, based on the novel by D.H. Lawrence and adapted and directed by On The Spot Artistic Director Mike Brayndick.
