Newcity Stage | Theater, Dance, Comedy and Performance in …
WEBNewcity Stage | Theater, Dance, Comedy and Performance in Chicago. Dennis Polkow September 13, 2024. Freud has been the general director of Lyric Opera since 2011—the titles of president and CEO were added in 2015—the first person recruited from outside of the company to run it in its seventy-year history. But under Freud, Lyric has ...
Chicago Dance Performances to See: October 2024
WEB8 hours ago · October 19. 2. 3320. (Dovetail Studios Garage) Same Planet Performance Project is the host of a new mini festival of short pieces. The inaugural performances center seasoned dancemakers across several genres—Joseph Ravens, Michelle Kranicke, Terence Marling and Bob Eisen—many reflecting …
To Build A Dream: A Review of “A Wonderful World” at Broadway …
WEBOct 14, 2023 · Louis Armstrong completely filled the world he lived in. He was a one-of-a-kind singer and trumpet player. But it was his life as a cultural star, whose story tracks big movements of the twentieth century—the birth of jazz in New Orleans, the Great Migration to Chicago, the rise of Hollywood, and finally the civil-rights movement—that made him the perfect subject for a Broadway-bound musical.
Review: “Henry V” at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
WEBSep 17, 2024 · This is accomplished in part by dividing up the Prologue (“Oh for a Muse of fire…”) among the ensemble so that everyone is narrating the action. Costume changes are pulled from boxes on the set—we are playing make-believe together, and yet we believe it. Chicago Shakespeare’s “Henry V,” with Elijah Jones and Kate Fry/Photo: Liz ...
Stage Top 5: August 2023 | Newcity Stage
WEBJul 31, 2023 · 1 MJ (Broadway in Chicago) Not our MJ, but rather the late king of pop in a song-and-dance extravaganza created by director-choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and playwright Lynn Nottage. Starts August 1. 2 Today, Tonight, Soon (Theatre L’Acadie) A world premiere by Melanie Coffey promises “a mixture of Regency romance and feminist dystopia,” performed on an actual beach.
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: April 2022 | Newcity Stage
WEBMar 31, 2022 · Newcity Stage. Theater, Dance, Comedy and Performance in Chicago. Menu. Newcity. Newcity Network; Best of Chicago; Art; Brazil; Design
Stage Top 5: January 2024 | Newcity Stage
WEBJan 3, 2024 · 1 Anything Goes (Porchlight Music Theatre) A ninetieth-anniversary production of Cole Porter’s Great American Songbook-filled classic. Starts January 13. 2 Highway Patrol (Goodman Theatre) Emmy winner Dana Delany created and stars in the world premiere of this social media thriller. Starts January 20. 3 Champion (Lyric Opera) Terence Blanchard calls his first opera, based on a true story ...
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: January 2023 - Newcity Stage
WEBJan 5, 2023 · 1 Fillet of Solo Festival (Lifeline Theatre) A ten-day celebration of live lit and storytelling, in its twenty-sixth year January 13-22. 2 Andy Warhol in Iran (Northlight Theatre) BJ Jones directs a tale of the iconic artist’s 1976 trip to Tehran to paint a portrait of the empress three years before the Shah’s fall. Starts January 19. 3 Albert Herring (Chicago Opera Theater) Dame Jane ...