The Beautiful City Project Will Host A SECRET GARDEN PARTY in May
The Beautiful City Project has announced the cast of its unique May fundraising cabaret. A SECRET GARDEN PARTY will feature over a dozen songs about gardens and flowers, bringing gorgeous tunes to life. This VIP-level event will raise funds for TBCP's upcoming production of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, whose proceeds will go to the fantastic organization Intentional Sports.
UN DÍA COMO HOY: CAMP se presentaba en Sundance
Un día como hoy en 2003, CAMP se estrenaba en el Festival de Cine de Sundance. La película protagonizada por Anna Kendrick y dirigida por Todd Graff combinaba gran variedad de canciones dentro de su banda sonora, incluidos temas de musicales como 'I's Still Here' de Stephen Sondheim o 'And I'm Teling You I'm not Going' de Tom Eyen y Henry Krieger.
Episcopal Actors Guild Presents BLACK VOICES
All those who enjoyed Small Plates: An Evening of Short Plays will want to return to EAG's Zoom on November 19 for this next collaboration curated by Omar M'Sai: Black Voices, a night of one-act readings featuring:
The Episcopal Actors' Guild Presents BLACK VOICES
All those who enjoyed Small Plates: An Evening of Short Plays will want to return to EAG's Zoom on November 19 for this next collaboration curated by Omar M'Sai: Black Voices, a night of one-act readings.
Pride Films And Plays Announces Extension of A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE
Pride Films and Plays' Jeff-recommended production of A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, the Chicago area's first revival in over a decade of the heartwarming musical created by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and Terrence McNally, has been extended for one additional week due to popular and critical demand. The musical will now close with the 2:30 pm matinee on Sunday, November 17.
Photo Flash: Pride Films and Plays Presents A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE
Pride Films and Plays will stage the first Chicago production in more than a decade of A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, the heartwarming musical created by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and Terrence McNally, the team that wrote RAGTIME and ANASTASIA. A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE is based on a 1994 film starring Albert Finney and features a gorgeous Irish-influenced score.
Pride Films And Plays To Produce Chicago Premiere A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE
Pride Films and Plays will stage the first Chicago production in more than a decade of A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, the heartwarming musical created by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and Terrence McNally, the team that wrote RAGTIME and ANASTASIA. A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE is based on a 1994 film starring Albert Finney as a Dublin bus conductor and features a gorgeous Irish-influenced score. Donterrio Johnson, the Jeff award-winning actor who directed PFP's BUYER AND CELLAR earlier this year and is currently appearing in THE SPITFIRE GRILL with American Blues Theater, will direct. Music direction is by Robert Ollis, who most recently music directed SOUTHERN COMFORT for Pride Films and Plays and was a 2019 Jeff nominee for his music direction of HAYMARKET: A NEW FOLK MUSICAL. Ollis was Music Director for the 2008 production of A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, which earned five Jeff Award nominations for Bailiwick Repertory.
Tiffany Mann, Kyle Taylor Parker, & David Rowen Lead JOYFUL, JOYFUL Remake for Social Change
David Rowen, producer of YouTube series davidrowen/creative, assembled a diverse group of Broadway/theatre performers to remake and put a spin on the classic gospel medley, 'Joyful, Joyful,' from the Whoopi Goldberg and Lauryn Hill film, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit. The video is the creative element of a larger project to promote positive social change, and to raise awareness and charity for Teen and Police Service (TAPS) Academy, which is a program that connects at-risk youth and law enforcement to build trust and understanding between the two groups.