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At the Goodman Theatre, Leonard Bernstein’s musical ‘Wonderful Town’ starts busy season

Aug 24, 2016 – 3:04 pm
Leonard Bernstein feature image

2016-17 SEASON PREVIEW: The following is adapted from a news release submitted by an arts organization to Chicago On the Aisle.
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Lauren Molina and Bri Sudia star as two sisters leaving Ohio in 1935 to conquer New York City in Bernstein’s “Wonderful Town.” Here’s the Goodman Theatre’s complete line-up…

At Goodman’s New Stages Festival, playwrights count on sharpening assist from the audience

Nov 12, 2015 – 6:44 pm
Goodman Theatre New Stages Festival 2015

Feature: Three formative plays on the boards in Goodman Theatre’s New Stages Festival offer an intriguing glimpse into the process of turning a work of promise into a well-honed piece of stagecraft ready for prime time. Now in its 12th year, the 2015 edition of New Stages concludes Nov. 13-15 with final performances of those plays and a cluster of readings.

Theater 2015-16: In farewell to Lakeview home, Strawdog maps season with 3 world premieres

Aug 30, 2015 – 12:16 am
Maggie Scrantom and John Henry Roberts practice a dangerous flirtation in 'After Miss Julie' at Strawdog. (Chris Ocken)

Sixth in a series of season previews: Strawdog Theatre’s 2015-16 season is the last hurrah at its old home up the well-worn stairs on Broadway in the Lakeview neighborhood. While redevelopment will force Strawdog to relocate next year, the season at hand finds the 28-year-old company in peak vigor with plans for seven shows in two full-fledged series. Three world premieres highlight a 2015-16 season that will include four productions on the main stage and three in the company’s intimate Hugen Hall series.

Theater 2014-15: Five premieres shape season as Victory Gardens observes 40th year

Aug 27, 2014 – 10:54 am
'Rest,' by Samuel D. Hunter, received its world premiere in March 2014 at South Coast Repertory. Feature Image No. 2

Ninth in a series of season previews: Two world premieres anchor the 40th-anniversary season at Victory Gardens Theater, which opens with the Midwest premiere of “Rest,” company ensemble member Samuel D. Hunter’s story of senior citizens and their youthful attendants at a retirement home trapped by a blizzard and forced to confront the chasm between their generations. A second Midwest premiere follows with Colm Tóibín’s one-woman show “The Testament of Mary,” a re-imagined narrative by Mary on the last days of Jesus.