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Amanda Finn October 3, 2024. At 140 minutes with intermission, this electropop opera only captures a fragment of Tolstoy’s “War and Peace”—but the juiciest bit. Comfort in Their Skins: “3320” Brings Decades of Dance Experience to Dovetail Studios Garage. Sharon Hoyer October 2, 2024. “3320,” playing October 25-November 3, will ...
Preview: "Carnival of the Animals" at the Harris Theater
3 days ago · I’ve kind of found it.”. “Carnival of the Animals” at Harris Theater, 205 East Randolph, on Saturday, October 19 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $33-$109, available at harristheaterchicago.org. Since stepping down as a principal dancer after three decades with the New York City Ballet, Wendy Whelan has stepped up as associate artistic director ...
Review: "Primary Trust" at Goodman Theatre
1 day ago · Goodman Theatre’s “Primary Trust,” with Christiana Clark, Namir Smallwood and Charles Andrew Gardner/Photo: Liz Lauren. “Primary Trust” has a superb ensemble cast which evokes laughs and tears as well with Booth’s clever dialogue showing us what’s inside them. Namir Smallwood is a natural and touching Kenneth, the show’s gentle ...
Players 50 2024: The Producers and Places | Newcity Stage
Jan 9, 2024 · Christopher Chase Carter Artistic Director, Mercury Theater As artistic director of Mercury Theater and the Venus Cabaret Theater, Christopher Chase Carter was double-nominated in the director category in the Equity Jeff Awards for “Big River” and “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.” Under his artistic direction, Mercury garnered a total of fifteen Jeff Award nominations, a record for the ...
Players 50 2022: The Advocates and Changemakers - Newcity Stage
Jan 7, 2022 · Players 50 2022 is written by Brian Hieggelke and Sharon Hoyer with additional contributions from Amanda Finn, Aaron Hunt, Carl Kozlowski, Dennis Polkow and Noel Schecter. All photos by Joe Mazza/brave lux. In the return of the Players 50 list, we tried to honor those who came back, who've already been putting shows on stages, while crossing ...
Players 2023: Who Really Performs for Chicago Right Now in Theater
Jan 6, 2023 · 46 Nancy García Loza Playwright Nancy García Loza describes herself as a pocha playwright, a Mexican American writer who draws inspiration from the wealth of stories found in Chicago’s vibrant Mexican communities. In 2022, she won the Joyce Award through the National Museum of Mexican Art, and, at nine months pregnant, flew out to New York City to accept the 2022 Lanford Wilson Award for ...
Review: “The Last Wide Open” at American Blues Theater
4 days ago · It needs more—more music, more convincing dialogue. I wanted the full pierogi plate, but left feeling a little hungry. “The Last Wide Open” runs through October 26 at American Blues Theater, 5627 North Lincoln. Showtimes: Wednesdays at 2pm (October 16 and 23); Thursdays at 2pm (October 24) and 7:30pm (October 17); Fridays at 7:30pm ...
Players 2023: Who Really Performs for Chicago Right Now
Jan 6, 2023 · Players 2023: Theater. Players 50 2023 is written by Tristan Bruns and Sharon Hoyer with additional contributions from Amanda Finn, Zach Freeman, Brian Hieggelke, Aaron Hunt, Hugh Iglarsh, Dennis Polkow and Mary Wisniewski. All photos by Joe Mazza | brave lux. The spirit of art on our stages is undaunted, the quality of work unsurpassed.
Stage Top 5: February 2023 - Newcity Stage
Jan 31, 2023 · Stage Top 5: February 2023. by Brian Hieggelke | January 31, 2023. Will Liverman/Photo: Daniel Welch. 1. Boulevard of Bold Dreams. (TimeLine Theatre) LaDarrion Williams’ world premiere about “dreamers overcoming obstacles and fighting for recognition amidst the racism and inequity of Hollywood” set on the night that Hattle McDaniel won ...
Stage Top 5: February 2022 | Newcity Stage
Jan 25, 2022 · 1 Blues in the Night (Porchlight Music Theatre) Pushed back a month thanks to omicron, Tony Award nominee Felicia P. Fields headlines the Tony-nominated musical about a fateful 1930s night in a Chicago hotel on the South Side. Opens February 9. 2 When There Are Nine (PrideArts) The world premiere of Sally Deering’s dream play about the life journey of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.