Photo Coverage: HELLO, DOLLY! Opening Night
by Jan Nargi
- Jun 20, 2009
The cast of the Reagle Players' 'Hello, Dolly!' celebrates a triumphant opening night with a meet-and-greet reception for audience members and guests
'Jerry Springer' Reveres God of Trash Talk
by Jan Nargi
- May 18, 2009
The sad exploitation of people in desperate search of celebrity is hilariously but also cleverly skewered in SpeakEasy Stage's controversial season-ending shocker that gilds our basest behaviors with operatic grandeur
CPS Shakespeare! Macbeth Performed by Students and Teachers
by Steve Leary
- Sep 22, 2008
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) presents the latest production as part of its landmark arts-in-education program, CPS Shakespeare!-a program designed to bring together students and teachers from each of Chicago Public Schools' (CPS) five designated geographic districts to perform a 60-minute adaptation of a play by William Shakespeare in CST's Elizabethan-style, Courtyard Theater on Navy Pier. This year, public performances of CPS Shakespeare! Macbeth adapted and directed by Kirsten Kelly are scheduled on Friday, October 24 at 4:30 p.m. and Saturday, October 25 at 11:00 a.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Announces Partnership With Chicago's Public Schools
by Faetra Petillo
- Sep 18, 2008
-Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) presents the latest production as part of its landmark arts-in-education program, CPS Shakespeare!-a program designed to bring together students and teachers from each of Chicago Public Schools' (CPS) five designated geographic districts to perform a 60-minute adaptation of a play by William Shakespeare in CST's Elizabethan-style, Courtyard Theater on Navy Pier.
Optimism Doesn’t Grow Old with "Annie"
by Jan Nargi
- Jul 20, 2008
Reagle Players of Waltham, Mass., present a sparkling 'Annie' with the help of jovial direction, a strong cast, and an inspired performance by Sally Struthers as Miss Hannigan