Newcity Stage | Theater, Dance, Comedy and Performance in …
For the past three years, the troupe has been making waves on the current comedy scene with its monthly variety shows that combine stand-up, improv, sketches, music, audience-interactive game shows and much more on the stage of the Lincoln Lodge.
Chicago Theater Productions to See: January 2025
3 days ago · Chekhov comes to the shop floor: Spencer Huffman directs a cast that includes Larry Grimm, Rae Gray and Jonathan Weir, performing at a titanium rack factory “transformed into the fading Russian estate” of the playwright’s world. Chicago …
Players 50 2025: Comedy | Newcity Stage
2 days ago · The Laughing City: The 312 Comedy Festival Brings Top Comedy Stars to Chicago Chicago’s reputation for comedy has primarily been rooted in having the best improv scene on the planet. But the city has also spawned a rich stand-up history, and the first-ever 312 Comedy Festival will add to it by bringing more than twenty major shows to clubs and theaters throughout the Chicago area.
Players 50 2025: Dance | Newcity Stage
2 days ago · Sought-after choreographer Aszure Barton was named Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s second-ever resident artist in 2023 and has been adding gems to the company’s wide-ranging repertoire since. Two of Barton’s pieces bookended Hubbard Street’s excellent 2024 fall program with apropos yin and ...
Players 50 2025: Theater | Newcity Stage
2 days ago · Charin Alvarez Don’t be surprised if you recognize Charin Alvarez, as her extensive career in Chicago theater and film continues to grow. Alvarez has been acting in Chicago since 1996, and it would be simpler to list the companies she hasn’t worked for. Recent credits include the plays “a home what howls (or the house that was …
No Foes, Real Friends: My Best Friend Is Black Comedy Troupe …
Dec 13, 2024 · Chicago is bursting with Black comedic talent, building on a legacy that goes back decades and launched the careers of the legendary Bernie Mac as well as current stars like Lil Rel Howery. And for the past three years, the troupe My Best Friend Is Black has made waves on today’s comedy scene ...
Stage Top 5: February 2024 | Newcity Stage
Jan 31, 2024 · Dance Top 5: February 2024 February brings local favorites like the Joffrey and Hubbard Street, along with international stalwarts to Chicago dance stages.
Players 50 2024: The Producers and Places | Newcity Stage
Jan 9, 2024 · Lawrence Daufenbach Executive Director/Founder, Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture It’s more than just a name change for the former Athenaeum Theatre: Lawrence Daufenbach, executive director and founder of the Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture has overseen a tremendous revitalization of Chicago’s oldest continuously run Off-Loop theater.
Stage Top 5: August 2023 - Newcity Stage
Jul 31, 2023 · 1 MJ (Broadway in Chicago) Not our MJ, but rather the late king of pop in a song-and-dance extravaganza created by director-choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and playwright Lynn Nottage. Starts August 1. 2 Today, Tonight, Soon (Theatre L’Acadie) A world premiere by Melanie Coffey promises “a mixture of Regency romance …
Can’t-Miss Fall Stage Events (Fall Arts Preview 2024)
Sep 6, 2024 · Blue Lyric Opera of Chicago November 16-December 1 The Chicago premiere of this new opera, co-produced by the Lyric, promises to be poignant, heartbreaking and yet a musical treat, with a score by Tony Award-winner Jeanine Tesori, a powerful libretto by Tazewell Thompson and the Lyric premiere of bass Kenneth Kellogg. And the story, “of a Black middle-class family in Harlem whose hopes and ...