Fox Valley Rep’s Second Season at Pheasant Run Mainstage announced for 2012;
Offering a 5-show subscription of Fox Valley area premieres with Chicago’s top directors; Summer Theater Festival with Playwrights from around the country; totaling over 200 performances in 2012

October 10, 2011, St. Charles, IL – Fox Valley Rep, in residence at Pheasant Run Resort, announces an exciting line-up for their calendar-year 2012 season, many new to the Fox Valley community, including the comedy behind “Gone with the Wind” during golden age of Hollywood, Moonlight and Magnolias, the romantic musical featuring Neil Sedaka’s hits of the 1960′s, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, Theo Ubique’s critic-acclaimed Chicago revue of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Some Enchanted Evening, Deborah Zoe Laufer’s modern empty-nesters comedy, Sirens, and the holiday musical, The Winter Wonderettes.  Read the rest of this entry »

Tympanic Theatre Company proudly announces its Fifth Season!

Join us this Fall for…

ORANGE ORBS
by Daniel Caffrey*
directed by Aaron Henrickson Read the rest of this entry »

PAVEMENT GROUP ANNOUNCES 2012 SEASON OF WORLD PREMIERE PLAYS

2011 Year Will Close With 2nd Annual Amuse Bouche This December

CHICAGO – Pavement Group is thrilled to announce their 2012 season of two World Premiere productions, “Girl You Know It’s True” By Bixby Elliott, which will play the Chopin Theatre April 12 – May 13, 2012 and “Breaks and Bikes” By Mallery Avidon, which will be produced in fall 2012. A Chicago-based collaborative of theatre artists, Pavement Group searches nationally for emerging voices to provide a platform for fresh, new works.  Read the rest of this entry »

Chicago Fusion Theatre is pleased to announce its 2011-2012 Season!

CFT is proud and pleased to announce two exciting partnerships for the coming season- the first being with award-winning New York playwright, Tony Meneses! Meneses’ work first came to us through friends of the company, and each of us were thoroughly captivated by his ability to tell familiar stories with characters that aren’t often written for the stage.

Second, CFT has partnered with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs to bring you the Spring production (the second of Meneses’ works of the season) of Las Hermanas Padilla at Chicago’s Storefront Theatre! More info available at the DCA website
Exciting, no?  Read the rest of this entry »

Circle Theatre of Oak Park Presents Their 27th Season

ON OUR MAINSTAGE & STUDIO STAGE

Circle Theatre celebrates its 27th season with a varied slate of poignant dramas, raucous and clever comedies, and musicals that run the gamut from elegant to campy to a fresh spin on an old classic. Join us at our space at 1010 Madison Avenue in Oak Park for a mix of edgy and classic theatre with a twist, including a Chicago premiere. Read the rest of this entry »

DRURY LANE ANNOUNCES ITS EXCITING 2012-2013 SEASON

Featuring HAIRSPRAY, THE 39 STEPS, XANADU, SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN AND SUNSET BOULEVARD

Oak Brook, Ill.—Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, known for producing acclaimed, innovative and classic musicals and comedies, announces its 2012-2013 season featuring five glorious films brought to new life on stage. The Tony Award-winning phenomenon HAIRSPRAY previews April 12, opens April 19 and runs through June 17; the riveting thriller THE 39 STEPS previews July 5, opens July 12 and runs through August 26; the effervescent Broadway hit XANADU previews September 6, opens September 13 and runs through October 28; the beloved masterpieceSINGIN’ IN THE RAIN previews November 8, opens November 15 and runs through January 13; and SUNSET BOULEVARD, the triumphant Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, previews January 24, opens January 31 and runs through April 7.  Read the rest of this entry »

Oracle Announces Its 2012 Mainstage Season
Public Access Theatre Continues Providing Art for All

After the breathtaking Season One of Public Access Theatre, which provided free theatre to 3691 people, Oracle’s new Artistic Director of Theatre Max Truax is excited to announce Season Two of Public Access Theatre opening in 2012.

IRONMISTRESS
by April De Angelis
Directed by Karen Yates
January 7 – February 11, 2012

THE MAIDS
by Jean Genet
Directed by Ben Fuchsen
March 10 – April 21, 2012

THE SANDMAN
by E.T.A Hoffmann
Adapted by Bob Fisher
Directed by Max Truax
May 19 – June 30, 2012

THE RETURN OF RADIO GOGGLES
by the Oracle collective
in association with Oracle Outreach
July 14 – August 4, 2012  Read the rest of this entry »

Shattered Globe Theatre Company Finds New Home For 2011-2012 Season

Shattered Globe 2.0 takes up residency at Chicago’s newly remodeled performing arts complex, Stage 773.

Chicago, IL – Shattered Globe Theatre Company turns 20 this season and marks this notable milestone with an exciting move to Stage 773 as a Resident Company. Stage 773 is located at 1225 West Belmont Avenue in Chicago. The move not only coincides with the Company’s 20th Anniversary Season, but also reflects the continued rejuvenation of SGT under Artistic Director Roger Smart. The year-long celebration will pay homage to SGT’s illustrious history, while pointing to the theatre’s evolving artistic vision. In addition to a “Greatest Hits” series of staged readings, beginning on October 23rd, Shattered Globe will present a reimagining of the Tennessee Williams’, Orpheus Descending, directed by guest artist Julieanne Ehre, and the Midwest Premiere of Her Naked Skin by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, directed by Roger Smart, during their 2011-2012 Season.  Read the rest of this entry »

Lincolnshire, IL — The Marriott Theatre, Chicago’s longest running musical theatre announces its 2012 season. Kicking off the season will be what TIME MAGAZINE raves as “One ELLE of a good show”, LEGALLY BLONDE, previewing January 18th, opening January 25th, running through April 1st; the swashbuckling comedic opera THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, previewing April 4th, opening April 11th, running through June 10th; the World Premiere of HERO, a quirky new musical by Aaron Thielen and Michael Mahler, previews June 20th, opens June 27th, runs through August 19th; the show stopping, Six time Tony Award-winning DREAMGIRLS previewing August 22nd, opening August 29th, and running through November 4th, and closing out the year with the Tap Spectacular, MY ONE AND ONLY, previewing November 7th, opening November 14th, and running through January 13, 2013.  Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s the press release from Broadway in Chicago:

BROADWAY IN CHICAGO IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE 2012 BROADWAY IN CHICAGO SPRING SEASON SERIES:
THE BOOK OF MORMON, AMERICAN IDIOT, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s SOUTH PACIFIC, BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL, FELA! and JERSEY BOYS
Off-season specials include: IN THE HEIGHTS, MAMMA MIA!, RIVERDANCE and CATS

CHICAGO (Sep. 8, 2011) – Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce the complete 2012 Spring Season Series. The upcoming spring season will include THE BOOK OF MORMON, AMERICAN IDIOT, SOUTH PACIFIC, BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL, FELA! and JERSEY BOYS. Off-season specials include IN THE HEIGHTS, MAMMA MIA, RIVERDANCE and CATS. Read the rest of this entry »