Jake Johannsen has been making people laugh in clubs nationwide and countless TV appearances for the past forty years, bringing his highly offbeat and surreal take on life to subjects as far-reaching as toasters, extraterrestrials and marriage to the stage.

1 天前 · 1 Golden Hour (Lyric Opera House) The Joffrey Ballet’s mixed-rep program features a new, reimagined adaptation of “Princess and the Pea” by Dani Rowe, a world premiere by the acclaimed Yuri Possokhov, and short pieces by Cathy Marston and Nicolas Blanc.

2025年1月7日 · 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 ravine)” (2024) and “¡Bernarda!” (2023) with Teatro ...

2025年1月7日 · Chicago stages have been described as petri dishes for talent development, with the city seen as a particularly fertile launching pad for the stars of tomorrow, whether in acting, comedy, writing or dance. And they are that, thanks to an ethos that prioritizes bold experiments over safe choices, that understands failure as a necessary step toward success and, especially, champions community ...

2025年1月7日 · Here are Chicago’s Opera Players. Will Liverman Grammy Award-winning baritone Will Liverman made a splash on the opera scene with “The Factotum” (2023) at Lyric Opera of Chicago, with concept, music and lyrics by Liverman in a production that was called “mic-drop fabulous good” by Opera News.

2025年1月7日 · 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.

2025年1月7日 · 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 ...

2 天之前 · With education, the Lookingglass will slowly bring in more tuition-based programs, including reviving its summer camp, Foster says. The new lobby space will allow Lookingglass to open its doors in a way it hasn’t before, says Lundblad, bringing in people for short workshops or four-week classes and cultural events.

2025年1月16日 · “Vanya” is being put on within the bare, echoing confines of the North Side’s Servi-Sure factory, a seriously real-world place that makes titanium anodizing racks for industry. The play will be enacted on an alley-like stage between two sets of folding chairs, with a seating capacity of about thirty-five.

2024年1月9日 · 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 …