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WEBA Company of Mad Scientists in The House of Belonging: How Collaboraction Reinvented Itself, Over and Over and Over. Collaboraction began in the late nineties as a tiny, itinerant, non-Equity theater company, performing low-budget productions of contemporary American plays. Over the years the company has gone through a fascinating transformation.
Review: Verdi’s "Rigoletto" at Lyric Opera of Chicago
WEB1 day ago · RECOMMENDED. The big anticipation of Saturday’s opening night of the seventieth season of Lyric Opera was the long-awaited Lyric debut of sensational bel canto Mexican tenor Javier Camarena as the Duke of Mantua in Verdi’s “Rigoletto.”. Camarena had dazzled in a Harris Theater appearance back in 2016 and again in 2021.
Chicago Theater Guide - Newcity Stage
WEBAbout the Chicago Theater Guide Modeled loosely on Wikipedia, we've assembled and organized a vast and growing array of information about Chicago's performing arts world using information both provided by the theaters themselves (text indicated by quotation marks) and our own coverage dating back several years, …
Players 2023: Who Really Performs for Chicago Right Now in Theater
WEBJan 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 ...
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: 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: January 2022 | Newcity Stage
WEBDec 23, 2021 · 1 Blues in the Night (Porchlight Music Theatre) Tony Award-nominee Felicia P. Fields headlines this Tony-nominated musical about a fateful 1930s night in a Chicago hotel on the South Side. Opens January 15. 2 Relentless (Timeline Theatre) Ron OJ Parson directs a world premiere by Chicago’s Tyla Abercrumbie about two sisters in Philadelphia in 1918. Opens January 19
Stage Top 5: September 2021 - Newcity Stage
WEBAug 26, 2021 · 1 Twilight: Los Angeles 1992 (Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre) Anna Deavere Smith’s solo show about the LA Riots should have a new resonance in 2021, with Jazzma Pryor playing nearly four dozen characters. Opens September 11. 2 The Golden Girls: The Lost Episodes, Vol. 5—Sex! (Hell in a Handbag Productions) Because we all need to laugh right now, and the comfort of the Golden Girls channeled ...
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.
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