The Goodman Theatre's seasonal tradition is available for free this December as an audio play. Comforting, entertaining and well worth a listen.
In his previous book “Razzle Dazzle,” the writer Michael Riedel claims 1980s Broadway saved New York City. In his new sequel, '90s Broadway comes into its own. Shows like "Rent" and "Angels in America" changed everything.
An old brick warehouse on S. Cottage Grove will house both the Congo Square Theatre Company and the new African American Museum of Performing Arts.
Second City said Wednesday that it has hired a new executive producer: Jon Carr, a writer and artistic director with roots in Atlanta improv and theater.
HOLIDAYS 2020
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The Goodman Theatre's seasonal tradition is available for free this December as an audio play. Comforting, entertaining and well worth a listen. - An old brick warehouse on S. Cottage Grove will house both the Congo Square Theatre Company and the new African American Museum of Performing Arts.
- The University of Michigan football team announced Monday that it would pause all of its “in person activity" because of likely positive tests for coronavirus on the team. As the pandemic has grown much worse this fall, the NCAA plays on.
- In his previous book “Razzle Dazzle,” the writer Michael Riedel claims 1980s Broadway saved New York City. In his new sequel, '90s Broadway comes into its own. Shows like "Rent" and "Angels in America" changed everything.
- Second City said Wednesday that it has hired a new executive producer: Jon Carr, a writer and artistic director with roots in Atlanta improv and theater.
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- When Broadway closed down due to the pandemic, Tracy Letts' play “The Minutes” was on the cusp of its opening night.
- Set during the pandemic, when some people have been tempted to look up old flames, James Ijames' play stars K. Todd Freeman and Jon Michael Hill and clocks in at just 20 minutes.
- We've got to have something for live, downtown holiday entertainment in 2020. Art on theMart video projections are shown nightly through Dec. 30.
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Rising in a pandemic: Steppenwolf’s new theater campus is a $54 million bet on returning to normalcy
Other theaters are in retreat. But Steppenwolf is proud to show off the progress on its interconnected lobbies and intimate new theater-in-the-round in its campus on Halsted Street. Remember intimate? - Chicago actor and director Donterrio Johnson was hired to take over from David Zak. Now he's resigning, saying Zak is still exerting influence on the theater.
- The suburban musical house wins for “An American in Paris” and “The Color Purple.” Plus Carrie Coon gets an acting trophy for "Bug" at Steppenwolf Theatre.
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