STAGE TUBE: Behind-the-Scenes with SHREK THE MUSICAL on CBS Chicago
by Christina Mancuso
- Aug 13, 2013
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) presents Shrek The Musical, the Theater's annual summer family musical, directed and choreographed by Rachel Rockwell with music direction by Michael Mahler, July 13-September 1, 2013 in CST's Courtyard Theater. Based on the Academy Award-winning DreamWorks film and the book by William Steig, CST's 75-minute production of Shrek The Musical will take audiences on an unconventional fairy-tale adventure with everyone's favorite ogre. The production features two Jeff Award-winning actors: Michael Aaron Lindner as the lovable ogre Shrek and Summer Naomi Smart in her CST debut as the spunky Princess Fiona. In support of Mayor Emanuel's Summer of Learning Program, special activities will be offered in conjunction with Shrek The Musical for students to earn a "Bard Badge."
STAGE TUBE: THE SPIDEY PROJECT in Rehearsal & Tickets!
by Robert Diamond
- Mar 4, 2011
Tickets for The Spidey Project: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility, Justin Moran's guerrilla theater project to write, rehearse, and perform a fully-realized musical based on the character Spiderman in under 30 days with a budget of zero dollars, were made available at 12:01am on March 4, 2011. Set to open one day before the $65 million Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, Moran's musical will be the first Spiderman musical to officially open in New York City.