Posted on September 2, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
Broadway in Chicago’s 2011 Spring Season includes “Next to Normal, “Les Mis”, “Spring Awakening” and “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast”.
Filed under: Bank of America (Shubert), Broadway Playhouse, Broadway in Chicago, Cadillac Palace Theatre, Ford Center for the Perfoming Arts, Oriental Theatre (Ford), Season | Tagged: Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Cadillac Palace Theatre, Cameron Mackintosh, Oriental Theatre, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Broadway in Chicago Spring 2011, Bank of America Shubert Theatre, Studs Terkel Working, Next to Normal Chicago, Spring Awakening Chicago | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 4, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
Not Wanted on the Voyage …an epic new musical. Not Wanted on the Voyage is a provocative new musical about an ordinary family faced with extraordinary circumstances. Secrets lie just beneath the surface in this darkly funny, modern re-imagining of the Great Flood – the first time the world ended. Broadway writers [...]
Filed under: Broadway in Chicago, Musical, Northwestern University, Theater News, World Premier, YouTube | Tagged: Northwestern University, Andrew Howard, Dominic Missimi, AMTP, Melissa Torchia, Stuart Oken, Josh Horvath, Not on the Voyage, Niel Bartram, Brian Hill, Timothy Findley, Amanda Dehnert, Maija Garcia, David Holcenberg, Christopher Jahnke, Jim Steinmeyer, Jeff Grow, Neil Bartram, Ethel M. Barber Theatre | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 26, 2010 by cateysullivan
Big, green, and immensely entertaining Broadway in Chicago presents Shrek the Musical Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire Music by Jeanine Tesori Directed by Jason Moore and Rob Ashford at Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph (map) through September 5th | tickets: $25-$90 | more info reviewed by Catey Sullivan [...]
Filed under: 2010 Reviews, Broadway in Chicago, Cadillac Palace Theatre, Catey Sullivan, National Tours | Tagged: Broadway in Chicago, Jeanine Tesori, Cadillac Palace Theatre, Catey Sullivan, Shrek the Musical, Holly Ann Butler, Chicago theater review, Eric Petersen, Haven Burton, Alan Mingo Jr., Todd Buonopane, Joe Abraham, Kevin Boseman, Carrie Compere, Emily Cramer, Tyrone Davis Jr., Sandra Denise, Scarlett Diaz, David Foley Jr., Aymee Garcia, Brian Gonzales, Justin Greer, Lisa Ho, Benjamin Howes, Madison Mullahey, Mara Newbery, Denny Paschall, Sarah Peak, Keven Quillon, Morgan Rose, Blakely Slaybaugh, David F.M. Vaughn, David Lindsay-Abaire, Jason Moore, Rob Ashford, Tim Hatley, Hugh Vanstone, Peter Hylenski, David Brian-Brown, Naomi Donne, Marshall magoon, Danny Troob, Josh Prince, Andy Grobengieser, Shrek Chicago theatre review | 1 Comment »
Posted on July 1, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
Last chance to see Fuerza Bruta: Look Up Only 15 Performance remaining! Audiences have just ten days left to see the international sensation that has introduced Chicago to a new kind of entertainment – performance art above and around you (see our review ★★★). The cast of Fuerza Bruta: Look Up [...]
Filed under: Auditorium Theatre, Broadway in Chicago, Marketing | Tagged: Auditorium Theatre Chicago, Fuerzabruta, Fuerza Bruta Look Up, Fuerza Bruta Auditorium Theatre Chicago | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 29, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
Thursday, July 1st The Tallest Man by Jim Lynch The Artistic Home, 3914 N. Clark (map) Come before the show to enjoy a pint of Murphy’s Stout and live Irish music with playwright Jim Lynch. Then stay for the show the Sun-Times has called "forged in the tradition of such grand Irish writers as [...]
Filed under: Artistic Home, League of Chicago Theatres, Theater Thursdays | Tagged: 3914 N Clark, Jim Lynch, John Mossman, Lynch Synge O'Casey, The Aritistic Home, The Tallest Man, Theater Thursday | 1 Comment »
Posted on June 26, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
Free Broadway in Chicago concert at Taste of Chicago Monday, June 28th, at 6pm Petrillo Music Shell, Grant Park (235 S. Columbus) Come enjoy the best of Broadway FREE on Monday, June 28th, including performances from Billy Elliot the Musical, Shrek the Musical, Rock of Ages, Disney’s Lion King, Traces, Wicked, working, Hair, [...]
Filed under: Broadway in Chicago, Explore Chicago, Outreach | Education, Petrillo Band Shell | Tagged: Broadway in Chicago, Wicked the Musical, Million Dollar Quartet, Hair the Musical, Shrek the Musical, Rock of Ages, Billy Elliot the Musical, Petrillo Music Shell, Petrillo Band Shell, Disney's Lion King, Chicago Grant Park, Taste of Chicago music concerts | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 23, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
Thursday, June 24 Fuerza Bruta: Look Up Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress (map) You’ve got to see it to believe it! Come see Fuerza Bruta: Look Up (our review ★★★), a theatrical experience that floods the senses. Experience a 360-degree heart-pounding theatrical event, filled with flying dancers, pumping beats, engaging dream sequences and a multi-dimensional [...]
Filed under: Auditorium Theatre, Broadway in Chicago, League of Chicago Theatres, Theater Thursdays | Tagged: Broadway in Chicago, Fuerza Bruta review, Fuerza Bruta Chicago review, Fuerza Bruta Auditorium Theatre Chicago, Theater Thursday Fuerza Bruta | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 3, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
A bit long on the illusion and merriment Broadway in Chicago presents Cirque Dreams Illumination Created and directed by Neil Goldberg at Bank of America Theatre, 18 W. Monroe (map) through June 6th | tickets: $25-$75 | more info reviewed by Katy Walsh Scale down Hephaestus, gather a few Billy Elliot [...]
Filed under: 2010 Reviews, Bank of America (Shubert), Broadway in Chicago, Katy Walsh, National Tours | Tagged: Broadway in Chicago, Bank of America Theatre, Katy Walsh, Cirque Dreams Illumination, Cirque Dreams Illumination review, Cirque Dreams Illumination Chicago review, Cirque Dreams Illumination Bank of America Theatre review, Neil Goldberg, Uranmandakh Amarsanaa, Buyankhishig Banbaatar, Erdenesuvd Ganbaatar, Odgerel Oyunbaatar, Carol Rosegg, Igor Kurzamova, Janine Ayn Romano, Marybeth Kern, Marybeth Kern saxophone, Martin Lamberti, Martin Lamberti vaudevillian, Gilt Bar Chicago, Andrey Moraru | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 26, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
Immerse yourself into the under-world of Fuerza Bruta Broadway in Chicago and Ozono Producciones presents Fuerza Bruta: Look Up Created by Diqui James Music composed by Gaby Kerpel at Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress (map) through July 25th | tickets: $47-$77 | more info reviewed by Katy Walsh Dance music [...]
Filed under: 2010 Reviews, Auditorium Theatre, Broadway in Chicago, Katy Walsh | Tagged: Broadway in Chicago, Auditorium Theatre, Katy Walsh, Auditorium Theatre Chicago, Fuerza Bruta, Fuerza Bruta Look Up, Fuerza Bruta review, Fuerza Bruta Chicago review, Fuerza Bruta Auditorium Theatre Chicago, Broadway in Chicago Fuerza Bruta, Purple Pig Chicago, Purple Pig, Ozono Producciones, Diqui James, Gaby Kerpel | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 23, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
More Monty Python than Alfred Hitchcock Broadway in Chicago presents The 39 Steps adapted by Patrick Barlow directed by Maria Aitken at Bank of America Theatre, 18 W. Monroe (map) through May 30th | tickets: $20-$70 | more info by Barry Eitel Let’s get one thing clear: even though Patrick Barlow’s stage [...]
Filed under: 2010 Reviews, Bank of America (Shubert), Barry Eitel, Broadway in Chicago, National Tours | Tagged: Broadway in Chicago, Bank of America Theatre, Monty Python, Broadway in Chicago 39 Steps, The 39 Steps review, The 39 Steps theater review, The 39 Steps Chicago review, Craig Schwartz, Patrick Barlow, The 39 Steps Alfred Hitchcock, Alfred Hitchcock, Maria Aitken, Maria Aitken 39 Steps, Ted Deasy, North by Northwest, Scott Parkinson, Eric Hissom | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 10, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
Thursday, May 20 The Ghost Sonata by August Strindberg Oracle Theatre, 3809 N. Broadway, Chicago Join Oracle for wine and appetizers before the show and a post-show discussion on the direction of Oracle’s 2010-2011 season. Max Truax follows up his Oracle directorial debut – 2008′s stunning conceptual Termen Vox Machina – with an elegant, [...]
Filed under: League of Chicago Theatres, Oracle Theatre, Theater Thursdays | Tagged: August STrindberg, Oracle Theatre, Termen Vox Machina, The Ghost Sonata, Theater Thursday | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 6, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
A perky-pervy ‘Avenue’ like no other Broadway in Chicago presents Avenue Q Music/lyrics by Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez at Bank of America Theatre, 18 W. Monroe (map) thru May 9th | tickets: $22-$67 | more info reviewed by Catey Sullivan Sure, the hot puppet sex scene – anal, oral, Reverse [...]
Filed under: 2010 Reviews, Bank of America (Shubert), Broadway in Chicago, Catey Sullivan, National Tours | Tagged: Broadway in Chicago, Jr., Bank of America Theatre, Avenue Q, Catey Sullivan, Kerri Brackin, Nigel Jamaal Clark, Brent Michael DiRoma, Jackqueline Grabois, Lisa Helmi Johanson, Tim Kornblum, Michael Liscio, Charles M. Baskerville, Ashley Eileen Bucknam, Ben Hart, Julianne Lee, Zach Trimmer, Avenue Q Chicago tour, Avenue Q Chicago review, Avenue Q Broadway review, Jeff Marx, Robert Lopez | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 29, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
Who needs instruments when you got a trashcan? Broadway in Chicago presents STOMP Created/directed by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas at Bank of America Theatre, 18 W. Monroe (map) Thru May 2nd | tickets: $17-$55 | more info Reviewed by Katy Walsh Brooms, garbage lids, paint cans: the makings for an award-winning [...]
Filed under: Bank of America (Shubert), Broadway in Chicago, Katy Walsh | Tagged: Katy Walsh, Stomp, The Gage Chicago, Stomp Out Loud, Stomp Chicago review, Luke Cresswell, Steve McNicholas, Bloomsbury Theatre, Broadway in Chicago Stomp | 2 Comments »
Posted on April 22, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
New video just posted by Broadway in Chicago – as you can tell, opening night of Billy Elliot was a lot of fun and a big success (see our review here – ★★★½). Take a look-see! [Check out more videos HERE]
Filed under: Broadway in Chicago, Oriental Theatre (Ford), Theater News, YouTube | Tagged: Broadway in Chicago, Elton John, Tommy Batchelor, Cesar Corrales, Billy Elliot, Armand Schultz, Elijah Barker, Tony Clarno, J.P. Viernes, Giuseppe Bausilio, Stephen Daldry, Lee Hall, Ryan Bauer-Walsh, musical theater, musical theatre, Mitch Paulos, Jesse Jackson | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 12, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
‘Billy Elliot’ shines Broadway in Chicago presents Billy Elliot: The Musical Book and lyrics by Lee Hall, music by Elton John Directed by Stephen Daldry At the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre Open run (more info) Reviewed by Leah A. Zeldes After four Laurence Olivier Awards, ten Tony [...]
Filed under: 2010 Reviews, Broadway in Chicago, Leah A. Zeldes, Musical, National Tours, Oriental Theatre (Ford) | Tagged: Elton John, Oriental Theatre, Billy Elliot the Musical, Tommy Batchelor, Cesar Corrales, Patrick Mulvey, Jim Ortlieb, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jon Finn, Sally Greene, Angela Morrison, David Furnish, Ian MacNeil, Nicky Gillibrand, Rick Fisher, Paul Arditti, Martin Koch, Armand Schultz, Cynthia Darlow, Keean Johnson, Gabriel Rush, Samuel Pergande, Susie McMonagel, Blake Hammond, Maria Connelly, Matt Allen, Jason Babinsky, Elijah Barker, Madison Barnes, Cindy Benson, Sara Brians, Tony Clarno, Abby Church, Susan Haefner, Ryan Kasprzak, Kayla King, Kate Marilley, Spencer Milford, Brittany Nicholas, Mark Page, Mitch Poulos, Emily Richardson, Nicholas Torres, Brionna Trilling, Kayla Vanderbilt, Giuseppe Bausilio, Stephen Daldry, Lee Hall, Peter Darling, Billy Elliot review, Billy elliot Broadway review, Billy Elliot Chicago review, Julian Webber, David Chase, Nina Lannan Associates, John Peter Viernes, Emily Skinner, Margaret Thatcher, 1984 Coal War, Ryan Bauer-Walsh, Christine DeFilippo, Alexandra Dell-Edera, Faith Fetscher, Kent M. Lewis, Will Nann, Annelise Ritaaca, Mason Roberts, Jaclyn Taylor Ruggiero, Michaeljon Slinger, Jamie Torcellini | 3 Comments »
Posted on April 6, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
Above: Artist rendering of reconfigured Broadway Playhouse Coming Soon: “Traces”, “Working” and Sutton Foster by Scotty Zacher Get ready, Chicago, for Broadway in Chicago’s newest venue: the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. Previously known as Drury Lane Water Tower, the space will join BIC’s current treasure-trove of venues: Cadillac Palace Theatre, Ford [...]
Filed under: Bank of America (Shubert), Broadway Playhouse, Broadway in Chicago, Cadillac Palace Theatre, Marketing, Oriental Theatre (Ford), Physical Environs, Scotty Zacher, Stephen Schwartz, Theater News | Tagged: Drury Lane Water Tower, Broadway in Chicago, Bank of America Theatre, Cadillac Palace Theatre, Oriental Theatre, Scotty Zacher, Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, Broadway Playhouse, Working by Studs Terkel, Working Stephen Schwartz, Sutton Foster, Chorus Line, Working the Musical Michael Rafter, General Growth Properties, James L. Nederlander, Nederlander Organization | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 27, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
A fractured fairytale Broadway in Chicago presents: Beauty and the Beast book by Linda Woolverton music/lyrics by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman directed by Rob Roth Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph (map) through April 4th (more info | tickets) reviewed by Keith Ecker Disney’s musical Beauty and the Beast [...]
Filed under: 2010 Reviews, Broadway in Chicago, Cadillac Palace Theatre, Keith Ecker, National Tours | Tagged: Broadway in Chicago, Cadillac Palace Theatre, Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Keith Ecker, Beauty and the Beast, Beauty and the Beast review, Beauty and the Beast Chicago review, Linda Woolverton, Rob Roth, Liz Shivener, Christopher Spencer, Nathaniel Hackman, Justin Glaser, Keith Kirkwood, Merritt David Janes, Sabina Petra, Michael Fatica, Gaston and Lefou | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 19, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
Meet the 4 Billy’s starring in Chicago’s newest hit play – Billy Elliot the Musical, music by Elton John. In this video we find out where the Billy’s are from, how old they were when they first started dancing, how excited they are to be in Chicago, and just what an amazingly talented [...]
Filed under: Broadway in Chicago, Marketing, National Tours, Oriental Theatre (Ford), Theater News, YouTube | Tagged: Billy Elliot the Musical, Billy Elliot, Billy Elliot Chicago, Billy Elliot webisode, Billy Elliot the Musical Chicago, Billy Elliot YouTube, Billy Elliot video | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 5, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
Let the pros show you how it’s done Broadway in Chicago presents: An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin Conceived by Mandy Patinkin and Paul Ford Directed by Mandy Patinkin At the Cadillac Palace Theatre 24 W. Randolph, Chicago Through March 7th (more info | tickets) by Paige Listerud There’s something secure in [...]
Filed under: 2010 Reviews, Broadway in Chicago, Cadillac Palace Theatre, Paige Listerud, Richard Rogers, Stephen Sondheim | Tagged: Broadway in Chicago, Cadillac Palace Theatre, Jerome Kern, Richard Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein, Paige Listerud, An Evening with Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin, Evening with Lupone Patinkin review, Mandy Patinkin, Patti LuPone, Paul Ford, Rogers and Hammerstein, Anyway Can Whistle, Ann Reinking | Leave a Comment »
