Players Theatre Short Play Festival BOO! Concludes; Week 3 Winner Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 25, 2023
Players Theatre Short Play Festival Boo! concluded with the announcement of the Week 3 winner. The festival featured five new original short plays, with 'Escape from Margaritaville' taking the audience favorite. The festival also showcased 'The Kindness of Strangers,' 'Stupid Smart House,' 'The Red Men,' and 'Monstrous Villainy.'
Vanguard University's Department Of Theatre Arts Presents XANADU
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 17, 2023
Vanguard University's highly acclaimed and award-winning department of theatre arts presents the stage adaptation of the 1980s rollicking, roller skating musical Xanadu. The production is presented in the Lyceum Theater on the Vanguard University campus, beginning October 20, 2023, and running three weekends through November 5, 2023.
POTUS Extends at Steppenwolf Through Early December
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 17, 2023
Don't miss the extended run of Steppenwolf Theatre's 'POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive' in Chicago. Directed by Audrey Francis, this captivating play will keep you entertained until December 10, 2023. Get your tickets now!
Photos: THE LIGHTS ARE ON Celebrates Opening Night at Theatre Row
by Bruce Glikas - Oct 12, 2023
New Light Theater Project, in association with Embeleco Unlimited, is presenting the world premiere production of THE LIGHTS ARE ON, a new play by Owen Panettieri (he/him), directed by Sarah Norris (she/her), at Theatre One at Theatre Row for a special limited engagement this fall.
Review: ASSASSINS at Arden Theatre Company
by Tony Oriente - Oct 6, 2023
Another thrilling and thought-provoking production at The Arden Theatre delivers an evening of something quite different. ASSASSINS is an evening of one of the tightest ensembles of dedicated performers that this reviewer has seen in quite some time.
Steppenwolf to Present Chicago Premiere of POTUS Beginning in October
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 29, 2023
Steppenwolf Theatre will present the Chicago premiere of 'POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive' from October 26 – December 3, 2023 in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theater. Get performance and ticket information here!
Cast Set For SUNSHINE ON LEITH at Pitlochry Festival Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 26, 2023
Pitlochry Festival Theatre has announced the cast of its forthcoming new production of Sunshine on Leith, Stephen Greenhorn’s much-loved musical featuring the songs from world-renowned Scottish band, The Proclaimers. Learn more about the show and find out who is starring here!
Photos: First Look at Frantic Assembly's Production of Franz Kafka's METAMORPHOSIS
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Sep 14, 2023
Frantic Assembly is delighted to share production images for its electrifying new adaptation of Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis, a collaboration between BAFTA-nominated poet, playwright and broadcaster Lemn Sissay OBE (author of bestselling book My Name Is Why and soon to be published new poetry collection Let the Light Pour In – published by Canongate on 21 September) and Frantic Assembly’s Artistic Director Scott Graham (Othello, Lovesong, Beautiful Burnout).
Arden Theatre Company to Kick Off 36th Season With ASSASSINS, Starring Robi Hagar, Miles Jacoby, and More
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 10, 2023
Arden Theatre Company will open their 2023/24 season with the TONY Award-winning musical, ASSASSINS, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by John Weidman, based on an idea by Philadelphia writer, composer, and educator, Charles J. Gilbert, Jr. Get more information here!
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey to Present WAITING FOR GODOT Beginning Next Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 27, 2023
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) will continue its 2023 Main Stage season with Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Hailed “one of the true masterpieces of the century” by the New York Times, Godot has fascinated and infuriated audiences since it burst upon the world in 1953. This funny, cruel, moving, enigmatic metaphor is “theatre of the absurd” at its most breathtaking pinnacle.