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Steep announces 'Eric Argyle' cast

Johnny Oleksinski

Steep Theatre in Edgewater announced the cast of its upcoming production of “The Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle” on Monday.

Kokandy announces 'Full Monty' cast
Johnny Oleksinski

Lock up your daughters! Kokandy Productions announced the cast of its upcoming production of “The Full Monty” on Monday.
'First Date' will play the Royal George
Johnny Oleksinski

The Chicago premiere of the musical “First Date” will arrive in early 2015, a spokesperson for the production announced on Monday.

Chicago theater openings for the week of Dec. 12-18
FRIDAY | "Newsies": "Headlines don't sell papes, Newsies sell papes." And tickets. This touring musical is based on the Disney movie about the Newsboys Strike of 1899, and has a score by Alan Menken and a book by Harvey Fierstein. Through Jan. 4 at the Oriental Theatre, 24 W. Randolph St.;...
Best Theater of 2014: An intense year of tough stories
Chris Jones

The year 2014 in Chicago theater could perhaps best be described in the words of Samuel Beckett: "I can't go on, I'll go on."

Porchlight announces 'Sondheim on Sondheim' cast
Johnny Oleksinski

Porchlight Music Theatre announced casting for its upcoming production of “Sondheim on Sondheim,” a musical revue that blends composer Stephen Sondheim’s songs with stories and multimedia, on Thursday.
Read all about it: 'Newsies' is in town
Chris Jones

To the delight of Midwestern fans of dancing newsboys, the one and only national tour of "Newsies" opens in Chicago on Friday night. Sales have been very brisk — some performances this weekend already are close to sold-out. It's a peak time of year for theater, certainly, but Specs and...

Victory Gardens will host 'We Must Breathe'
Johnny Oleksinski

In the wake of controversial grand jury decisions in the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases, Victory Gardens Theater will host a discussion on issues of inequality and race on Thursday, Dec. 18, a spokeswoman for the theater said Wednesday.
New Colony announces 2015 season
Johnny Oleksinski

The New Colony, the oddball theater company that produces original, often humorous ensemble works, announced its 2015 season on Tuesday. This will be the company’s first year in residence at The Den Theatre in Wicker Park.

Musical of Bette Midler's 'Beaches' gets pre-Broadway tryout at Drury Lane
Chris Jones

The Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace is sticking its toes into the complicated waters of pre-Broadway tryouts, aiming to provide new competition for the more costly Broadway in Chicago venues when it comes to tempting Broadway producers who want to develop their new work in the highly...
Noyes Center seeking new tenants for former Next space
Johnny Oleksinski

Noyes Cultural Arts Center in Evanston, the longtime home of Next Theatre that shuttered last month, is in search of new tenants, Angela Allyn, program coordinator for the City of Evanston, said on Friday.

16th Street Theater announces 2015 season
Johnny Oleksinski

16th Street Theater in Berwyn has announced its 2015 season.
Watching British TV ads — a different kind of holiday tradition
Chris Jones

Welfare officers arrive at an ordinary British house — they seem to suspect ill-treatment of one of the occupants. They're emotionally overwhelmed by the task — we see one of them shaking and crying, almost unable to continue. They find the abused victim stuffed in the back of a...
Robert Falls, Midwesterner at heart, warms to L.A. for 'Luna Gale'
Margaret Gray

"It's currently 12 degrees in Chicago," says Robert Falls, the artistic director of Chicago's Goodman Theatre. He's in L.A. to oversee the Tuesday opening at the Kirk Douglas Theatre of Rebecca Gilman's "Luna Gale," the world-premiere production he directed last year at the Goodman.

Fringe Festival will introduce Kids Fringe
Johnny Oleksinski

The 2015 Chicago Fringe Festival will introduce a Kids Fringe this summer, a spokesman for the festival said Thursday.
An actor's winter of content, in Chicago for 'Pericles'
Chris Jones

In the world of classical theater in Canada — a small world, for sure, but one with fervent Chicago-based fans — Ben Carlson is a big star.
Chicago theater openings for the week of Dec. 5-11
FRIDAY | "A Klingon Christmas Carol:" Charles Dickens' tale of redemption goes to Kronos, the fictional Klingon home world from "Star Trek," in this annual production from Commedia Beauregard. Warning: It's entirely in Klingon with English supertitles. Through Dec. 21 at Athenaeum Theatre, 2936...
Jackalope announces cast of 'Four'
Johnny Oleksinski

Jackalope Theatre announced the cast of its upcoming production of Christopher Shinn’s “Four” on Tuesday.
A new drama and a Roger Ebert musical at Black Ensemble in 2015
Johnny Oleksinski

Black Ensemble Theater, the Uptown company best known for its jubilant musical biographies and recurring original musicals, will begin its 2015 season with an unlikely selection — a play, the theater said on Wednesday.

Laurie Metcalf will be honored by Steppenwolf
Johnny Oleksinski

The actress Laurie Metcalf will be honored next year at the Steppenwolf Salutes Women in the Arts luncheon, the theater said on Tuesday.
Steppenwolf and CSO are among the largest NEA grantees in Illinois
Johnny Oleksinski

The National Endowment for the Arts announced its 2015 grant recipients on Tuesday. Out of $29 million in nationwide awards, 60 Illinois arts organizations will receive a total of $1,636,000.
A word on being a critic, by a critic, after 'Birdman'
Chris Jones

In the Alejandro Gonzalez movie "Birdman," a formidably expansive, admirably unstinting yet deeply affectionate portrait of the many layers of neuroses and insecurities common to the artist, a washed-up movie actor named Riggan Thomson finds himself doing a show on Broadway. It's a forlorn...
Chicago theater openings for the week of Nov. 28 to Dec. 4
FRIDAY | "Shining City" | In Conor McPherson's ghost story, presented by the newly renamed Irish Theatre of Chicago, a man says he's seen the specter of his dead wife. Through Jan. 4 at The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave.; 866-811-4111 or irishtheatreofchicago.org
What's on stage, holiday shows to 'Humans'
Chris Jones

This weekend is the beginning of peak theatergoing season in Chicago. So let me try and walk you through some decent options for you and yours.

Celebration of Sheldon Patinkin announced
Chris Jones

A celebration of the life of Sheldon Patinkin, the influential teacher and Chicago comedy pioneer, has been set for Monday, Jan. 26, it was announced Monday. The event will take place in the main theater at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Chicago Children's Theatre gets $5 million in state funds
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is expected Saturday night at a fundraising gala for the Chicago Children's Theatre — where he will announce $5 million in new state funding to help the long-itinerant, non-profit theater company purchase and renovate a former police station in Chicago's West...
Holiday Guide 2014: 60 shows and concerts for your season
Kerry Reid

Before the polar vortex takes all the fun out of winter, there are plenty of ways to get out and celebrate the stories and sounds of the season. Below is just a partial list of some of the best in theater, dance and music – from traditional to tongue-in-cheek, sacred to secular.
How 'The Humans' got a Chicago-style production
Chris Jones

Monday night at the American Theater Company was one of those Chicago evenings that make putting up with snow and ice in November — not to mention buses catching fire on Lake Shore Drive — wholly worth the cost.
Chicago theater openings for the week of Nov. 21-27
FRIDAY | "Santaland Diaries": Theater Wit brings back David Sedaris' comedy about a dejected North Pole elf. Through Dec. 28 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave.; 773-975-8150 or theaterwit.org

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