Theatre

Run Extended on Theo Ubique’s Light in the Piazza

Spend an evening in Italy with young-love all around at Theo Ubique’s production of Light in the Piazza – critics are wild about it. Due to popular demand, Theo Ubique has extended the run to May 20 – if you tried to get tix for this sold-out show, now more tix are available.
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Posted on March 29, 2012

The 13 Clocks at Lifeline Theatre - Stories Come Alive!

Don't miss the magic, wit, puppetry and song of the classic James Thurber fairy tale, The 13 Clocks. Meet the mysterious Golux, travel with Zorn of Zorna, visit Hagga (who weeps jewels instead of tears), and rescue Princess Saralinda from the clutches of the Cold Duke. It's an unforgettable adventure for the entire family! Click here for complete details. The 13 Clocks runs Saturdays at 1 p.m., Sundays at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., through December 4, 2011. Order your tickets today! Call the Box Office at 773.761.4477 or book ONLINE. For more information, visit http://www.lifelinetheatre.com

Posted on November 16, 2011

Theo Ubique - Starting Here, Starting Now - September 23 - November 6

Theo Ubique's "Starting Here, Starting Now" features exhilarating music, poignant lyrics and a timeless theme, set in a 1970's bachelor/bachelorette "pad." Performed by a cast of three in the intimate, 60-seat setting of the No Exit Café in Rogers Park, this is more than just an evening of songs. Each number is played out as its own dramatic event as the young characters find love, lose it and find it again. Written by Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire, the show provides a showcase for the three singers with many memorable tunes including, of course, Starting Here, Starting Now. Performance times are: Thursdays 7:30 p.m.; Fridays & Saturdays 8 p.m.; Sundays 7 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.theo-u.com The Theo Ubique Theater Company at the No Exit Cafe 6970 N. Glenwood 773.743.3355

Posted on October 12, 2011

Rogers Park Resident Named Artistic Director of Chicago Dramatists

CHICAGO- Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W. Chicago Ave., is proud to announce that Meghan Beals McCarthy has been hired as the theatre’s new Associate Artistic Director. A director, dramaturg, arts administrator, and Associate Artist with Chicago Dramatists for several years, McCarthy was chosen after a nationwide search of over 80 applicants for the position. She will assume her position August 15.
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Posted on July 18, 2011

The Ruckus Theater’s 15 Minutes - Opens June 3rd

In the world of 15 Minutes, you are who you friend. In a city built of glass and steel, cables and cameras, five people are about to meet a very strange man with some very strange ideas. There are rules, and there are risks, and there is something not quite right about this World’s Fair—but you've got a golden ticket, and that could change the world. at The Side Project Theatre 1439 W Jarvis / Chicago, IL 60626 June 3 - 26, 2011 at 7:30pm Click here for tickets and info>>

Posted on May 31, 2011

Some Enchanted Evening Extended Again Through July 3

It is with great pride and humble appreciation to their patrons that Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre is announcing a second extension for Some Enchanted Evening: The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Performances are at 8 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, and 7 p.m., Sundays. Tickets are immediately available for purchase. The first extension running through June 5 is nearly sold out except for May 29. For additional information visit theoubique.org

Posted on May 20, 2011

Pippin Premeirs

Prince Pippin, the son of Charlemagne, aches to discover the meaning of life and the key to eternal happiness and success. He searches battlefields, explores his sexuality, and delves into political affairs to find the answer. In the end, he finds it in the last place he expected. This hip tale of Pippin has captivated Broadway audiences, and continues to entertain the young at heart everywhere. The energetic and pop-influenced score by the award-winning composer/lyricist of “Wicked” Stephen Schwartz will have you dancing in the aisles!
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Posted on April 06, 2011

The Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune Agree…Cats at Theo Ubique is a Hit.

Both publications are in agreement that this is a show to see. Find out more at the links. Read the review by HEDY WEISS Theater Critic/hweiss@suntimes.com Read why NINA METZ of the Tribune thinks... Smaller is better for 'Cats,' but get rid of the added human

Posted on November 29, 2010

CAPTIVATED - Nov 8th

A vibrant Arts community is essential to the health of any community. I have made a professional and a personal commitment to attracting and supporting the Arts in the 49th Ward, even if it means risking my dignity once in a while, because once we attract quality arts organizations, we as a community must do our part to support them.
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Posted on November 02, 2010

Lifeline Theatre’s Wuthering Heights opens soon!

Lifeline Theatre's production of "Wuthering Heights" opens Monday, Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. (Previews begin this Friday, Sept. 10.) Scheduled Press Nights are Sunday, Sept. 19 at 4 p.m. and Monday, Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. RSVP to Jill Evans if you haven't done so already. Media passes, photographs, videos, interviews and additional materials are available on request. Lifeline Theatre Opens 28th Anniversary Season With Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights”
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Posted on September 10, 2010

RAVEN THEATRE ANNOUNCES “OUT AT RAVEN” AND SPECIAL SUBCRIBER EVENT

CHICAGO - Raven Theatre reaches out to the LGBTQ community through their new event series, "Out at Raven". This series shows Raven's appreciation of and commitment to the LGBTQ community, providing an opportunity to mingle and network during one Friday night performance of each mainstage show. Each “Out at Raven” performance includes a post-show wine and appetizer reception and discussion with the cast and director.
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Posted on August 26, 2010

From Rogers Park to Ravenswood, Daley acts on his theater words

On the opening night of “Sweet and Hot,” the charming revue by Theo Ubique Theatre, I poked my head out of the door of the No Exit Cafe at intermission. Such a sultry show required fresh air. It was a beautiful evening. I looked north on Glenwood Avenue and saw the sign for the Heartland Studio Theater. And I looked south and saw the grand marquee for the Lifeline Theatre, an anchor in its 'hood. Read Chris Jones' Chicago Tribune article here...

Posted on July 14, 2010

Sweet and Hot opens to audience and critical raves.

Jeff Recommended “After they won all the Musical awards for last season, I wondered how they could come back with something that would be on the same level. Guess what? They have done it again.” Alan Bresloff, review for Sweet and Hot: The Songs of Harold Arlen. Read more...

Posted on June 23, 2010

People We Know @ Side Progect Theatre - Final Week

It's been a year since Paul was sent away over what happened with the young girl in his class, and no one knows what to say. Or think. Did he do it? Could they have known? Did they know?
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Posted on June 01, 2010

Audiences and critics are raving about Neverwhere!

Neverwhere runs Thursdays at 7:30pm, Fridays at 7:30pm, Saturdays at 4pm & 8pm, and Sundays at 4pm, through June 20th.
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Posted on May 18, 2010

Rogers Park Theatres Top Nominees for Jeff Awards

The Glenwood Avenue Arts District established once again its status as the premier location for trendsetting live theater in Chicago when the nominations were announced last week for the Jeff Awards. The awards honor excellence in those Chicago area theaters not operating under a union contract.
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Posted on May 12, 2010

Chicago’s First Ever Backwards Spelling Bee

On Sunday, May 9th at 7PM, Morseland and Strawdog Theatre Company present Chicago's First Ever Backwards Spelling Bee.
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Posted on April 29, 2010

Still Life With Iris - Opens April 17th

Still Life with Iris is a fantastical adventure which centers on a little girl's search for the simplest of things; home. Iris lives with her mom in the magical land of Nocturno, a place where the workers make, by night, all of the things we see in the world by day. In Nocturno memories do not reside in people's minds, but in their coats, which they call "Pastcoats". The rulers of Nocturno, the Great Goods, are determined to have the "best" of everything on their island and therefore take Iris away from her home and bring her to Great Island to be their daughter. To ease the pain of being separated from her home they remove her Pastcoat leaving her with no memory of her home or family. All that remains of Iris is a single button from her coat. Using this button as a clue, Iris joins with two friends she meets on her adventure-Annabel Lee (a young girl of the sea) and Mozart (the composer, at age 11)-and frees herself from the Great Goods. She finally finds her way back to Nocturno, having found her past, and her home, once again. Still Life with Iris is the first play for young audiences to receive the Kennedy Center's Fund for New American Plays Award.
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Posted on April 16, 2010

HELLO AGAIN BoHo Theatre @ Heartland Studio

APR 2- MAY 1; THUR, FRI & SAT @ 8pm; SUN @ 2pm Not only is Hello Again JEFF RECOMMENDED, but the critics are raving! Don't miss what Hedy Weiss of the Chicago Sun Times calls "a spicy revival," and what Lisa Buscani of New City Stage said "revives [her] love of the [musical theatre] genre." contact http://www.bohothetheatre.com or call 866-811-411

Posted on April 13, 2010

Little Women (The Musical) @ loyola

Little Women (The Musical) is a Tony Award winning adaptation of the classical 1869 semi-autobigraphical novel by Louisa May Alcott. The musical focuses on the lives of the four March sisters and their mother Marmee. Taking place at home in Concord, Mass., the girls’ lives unfold as their father, a Union Army chaplain, is away during the Civil War.
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Posted on March 30, 2010