DE USURIS - TAMMY MCCANN, THE BOOK OF JOSEPH and THE NICHOLAS BROTHERS
This week we have a wonderful conversation with Tammy McCann and a Q & A with Richard Hollander, whose father's story is at the heart of The Book of Joseph provides some commentary on the impact and development of the critically acclaimed production now playing at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
Also on deck, Black Ensemble Theater world premiere of My Brother’s Keeper: The Story of the Nicholas Brothers and our CONVERSATIONS FTA features, Rueben D. Echoles and Rashawn Thompson… Uncle Vanya at Goodman Theatre… Game Changers at Joffrey Ballet… Sweeney Todd at Paramount. COMING UP: Madagascar – A Musical Adventure at Marriott Lincolnshire February 25-April 15th… Jeannie Tanner’s Words & Music at City Winery February 27th… Porchlight Music Theatre’s Little Me February 28th.
Steven Biosatt & Sway Chicago - Live swing, jazz, 50s rock and Latin February 17th
Joffrey Ballet – Game Changers through February 26th
Goodman Theatre – Uncle Vanya through March 12th
Marriott Lincolnshire - Madagascar - A Musical Adventure
Chicago Shakespeare - The Book of Joseph through March 5th Navy Pier
Porchlight Music Theatre - The Scottsboro Boys through March 12th Stage 773
Black Ensemble Theater – My Brother’s Keeper - The Story of the Nicholas Brothers through March 26th
Paramount Theatre - Sweeney Todd through March 19th
Exciting news coming out of Northwestern University’s American Music Theatre Project! David H Bell, AMTP Artistic Director, and Scotland’s Andrew Panton, Artistic Director of Musical Theatre at the Royal Conservatoire, announced a new transatlantic partnership for development that will premiere two one-act musicals in 2017 READ MORE
COMING UP
Jeannie Tanner - Words & Music Album Release City Winery February 27th
Monday Night Live – Petterino’s February 20th
ORDER NOW - Steve Martin and Martin Short at the Chicago Theatre October 6-7
8th Annual Chi-Town Jazz Festival - March 11th