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American Players Theatre announces 37th Summer Festival June 3 – Oct. 16, 2016

Jan 27, 2016 – 12:14 pm | 910 views
Up the Hill venue at American Players Theatre

“King Lear” in the mix. Chicago directors William Brown, Derrick Sanders return.

Jaap van Zweden named next music director of the New York Philharmonic starting in 2018

Jan 27, 2016 – 11:20 am | 897 views
Jaap van Zweden is the next music director of the NYPhil (Hans van der Woerd)

Initial five-year contract to begin in 2018–19 season

Disney’s “Aladdin” North America tour starts in 2017 at Broadway In Chicago Cadillac Palace

Jan 26, 2016 – 12:24 pm | 745 views
Disney Theatrical Productions under the direction of Thomas Schumacher presents Aladdin, the new musical, music by Alan Menken, lyrrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, book and additional lyrics by Chad Beguelin at the Ed Mirvish Theatre in Toronto, Canada, starring: Adam Jacobs (Aladdin), James Monroe Iglehart (Genie), Courtney Reed (Jasmine), Brian Gonzales (Babkak), Brandon O'Neill (Kassim), Jonathan Schwartz (Omar), Clifton Davis (Sultan), Don Darryl Rivera (Iago), Merwin Foard (standby Jafar/Sultan), Michael James Scott (standby Genie/Babkak) and Jonathan Freeman (Jafar) directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw

12-week engagement runs April 11 – July 2, 2017

Steppenwolf Theatre To Open ‘1700’ Café & Bar & 80-Seat Black Box Theater in Spring 2016

Jan 21, 2016 – 1:51 pm | 596 views
Steppenwolf '1700' team (Joel Moorman)

Café & bar to serve creative community and theater patrons day and night

PBS chooses Lyric Opera premiere ‘Bel Canto’ for Great Performances telecast

Dec 17, 2015 – 6:07 pm | 1,124 views
12/4/15 4:20:10 PM -- Lyric Opera of Chicago World Premier Bel Canto © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2015

Report: Filming set for January.