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WEBStage Top 5: October 2024. Brian Hieggelke September 27, 2024. Start the month with a monstrously huge star of Broadway, end the month with a monster story. Ted C. Fishman. Sharon Hoyer September 25, 2024. Ted C. Fishman September 24, 2024. Stories on Chicago's performing arts worlds.
Players 50 2022: The Producers and Places - Newcity Stage
WEBJan 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 …
Players 50 2024: The Advocates and Changemakers
WEBJan 9, 2024 · Esther Grimm Executive Director, 3Arts Founded in 1912 by Jane Addams and other women leaders, 3Arts supports women artists, artists of color and deaf and disabled artists through awards, residencies, project funding and professional development programs. Executive director Esther Grimm says the work is more necessary than ever, as many artists struggle in a post-pandemic economy.
Edgar Arceneaux’s New Conceptual Work Revisits Ben Vereen …
WEB2 days ago · Few artists have faced as much backlash as Ben Vereen, star of stage and screen, who performed a tribute to legendary vaudevillian Bert Williams—the first Black actor to appear on Broadway—at Ronald Reagan’s inaugural gala in 1981. Vereen’s act is the subject of the play “Until, Until, Until…” (2015) created and directed by conceptual artist Edgar Arceneaux and co-written by Kurt ...
Review: Black Ensemble Theater's "Blue Eyed Soul Sung by Brown …
WEB3 days ago · Black Ensemble Theater’s “Blue Eyed Soul Sung By Brown Eyed People” runs through November 10 at Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, 4450 North Clark. Showtimes: Fridays at 8pm; Saturdays at 3pm and 8pm; and Sundays at 3pm. Tickets are $56.50-$66.50 including fees, available by calling (773)769-4451 or at blackensemble.org.
Players 50 2022: The Advocates and Changemakers - Newcity Stage
WEBJan 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 …
Stage Top 5: February 2024 | Newcity Stage
WEBJan 31, 2024 · 1 Judy’s Life’s Work (Definition Theatre) Definition debuts its new Hyde Park space with a world premiere by onetime Newcity critic Loy A. Webb. Starts February 2. 2 Richard III (Chicago Shakespeare Theater) Edward Hall directs his first show as Chicago Shakes’ artistic director, starring Tony Award-nominee Katy Sullivan. Starts February 2. 3 a home what howls (or the house what was ...
Stage Top 5: February 2022 | Newcity Stage
WEBJan 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.
Stage Top 5: November 2022 - Newcity Stage
WEBOct 28, 2022 · 1 Trouble in Mind (Timeline Theatre) Ron OJ Parsons directs the groundbreaking Alice Childress masterpiece of backstage drama and interracial dynamics. Starts November 2. 2 Melissa Villaseñor (The Den) The beloved former SNL cast-member brings her “Whoops” standup tour to town for three shows. November 4-5. 3 Don Carlos (Lyric Opera) The first full five-act staging ever at Lyric of Verdi ...
Stage Top 5: July 2022 - Newcity Stage
WEBJun 24, 2022 · 1 Luis Carreon, La Bestia (Chicago Magic Lounge) One of the lounge’s longest-serving table magicians gets a summer residency promising wonder and laughs alike. Begins July 6. 2 Get Out Alive (Haven) Billed as Nikki Lynette’s “multidisciplinary afrogoth musical… which features the writer and her personal journey with mental health.” Begins July 8. 3 Opera Festival of Chicago (Multiple ...