EXPO CHICAGO Announces 2020 Initiatives in Partnership with Nick Cave, Park Avenue Armory and Navy Pier; Art World Conference; and Off-Site Pavilion Exhibition in Collaboration with the Malmö Art Museum, Supported by the Danish Arts Foundation and Aligned with ART 2030 Surrounding the Ninth Edition
Northlight Theatre presents the World Premiere of "The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley" by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, directed by Jessica Thebus, featuring Jennifer Latimore, Jayson Lee, Will Mobley, Aurora Real De Asua, Penny Slusher, Luigi Sottile and Netta Walker, November 7 – December 15.
Emerald City Theatre's CORDUROY will play Broadway in Chicago's Broadway Playhouse Theatre November 9th through January 5th
Season includes Tony Award-winners Evita and The King and I, the heartfelt Steel Magnolias, the doo-wop celebration Forever Plaid, and the enchanting Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn
The chaos continues - New block of seats on sale through March 29, 2020 | Teatro Zinzani | New world class performers beginning October 3rd
**** Recommended **** The Towle Theatre's production of “The Smell of the Kill” is a really funny but dark comedy. Three couples get together for dinner once a month. After cleaning up, the women are having after-dinner drinks in the kitchen while their husbands play some kind of golf (?) in the dining room. Everything seems to be normal – until it’s not! You’ll be laughing all the way home from this one. 3 ½ Spotlights
During 2019 Year of Chicago Theatre, Garylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation supports small theatres taking big steps to be radically inclusive, generous and accessible.
**** Highly Recommended **** “Something Rotten” is an absolutely zany romp through Elizabethan England – with some modern tongue-in-cheek cracks added for the fun of it. Be prepared for rapid-fire delivery, huge production numbers, slapstick humor, silly costumes, double entendres, a dab of Mel Brooks, a pinch of “Spamalot” and bits and pieces of almost every Broadway musical ever written. I loved the Broadway in Chicago touring show, but I have to say seeing it done on Marriott’s more intimate stage really worked. I laughed so much my cheeks hurt! 4 BIG Spotlights
★★★★ With age comes wisdom — at least that is the hope regarding the careers of our most relevant writers. Over the course of the past four decades, Harvey Fierstein has made a significant mark on the theatre world, not only as a playwright but also as an actor.
Somewhat Recommended ** Often, when one adapts a classic work, those familiar with the original have a difficult time following the new and modern version. On The Spot Theatre Company is a brave, fairly new company that dares to be creative with classic works. Their current production, now on the upstairs Studio at The Greenhouse Theater Center is a U.S. Premiere of “Sons and Lovers”, based on the novel by D.H.Lawrence. which has been adapted and directed by Mike Brayndick.
