JAKE MILLER

newTACTics to Present FORTUNE as Part of New Play Festival, 6/19

In the midst of global economic disaster, Cookie, a pregnant Romani fortune teller desperate for a mark, strikes gold when she checks into an anonymous New Jersey motel. A grieving mother, a pair of j... (more...)

Gordon Getty's USHER HOUSE Opera Released; Welsh National Opera's Production to Debut in 2014

Composer Gordon Getty's opera Usher House, with libretto by the composer after Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Fall of the House of Usher,' was released on the PentaTone Classics label on June 13, 2013. (more...)

SUMMER STAGES: Top 10 Picks for Chicago Summer Theatre

Here's a listing of the top ten places that are really burning it up in theater this summer, in Chicago and the region nearby. Seek them out, and enjoy! (more...)

Lincoln Center Announces 2013-14 Shows; Ethan Hawke in MACBETH, Laurie Metcalf in DOMESTICATED & James Lapine-Helmed ACT ONE

Lincoln Center Theater has announced four productions to be produced in the Vivian Beaumont and Mitzi E. Newhouse Theaters during the 2013-2014 season: the world premiere ofDomesticated, a new play ... (more...)

VIDEO: Sneak Peek - TeenNick's HOUSE OF ANUBIS 'The Touchstone of Ra' Special, Airing 6/17

The students of TeenNick's House of Anubis are preparing for graduation, but could their last day on campus be their last day on earth? Catch the 90-minute House of Anubis special, 'The Touchstone of ... (more...)

Photo Flash: Highlights from the 67th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS

The casts of KINKY BOOTS, PIPPIN, MATILDA and many more shows and entertainers joined host Neil Patrick Harris on last night's broadcast of the 67th Annual Tony Awards on CBS. Below, check out highlig... (more...)

Leddy Center to Present DAMN YANKEES, 7/12-28

Leddy Center for the Performing Arts Executive Director Elaine Gatchell is proud to present Damn Yankees, a musical comedy. Directed and Choreographed by Mrs. Gatchell, musically directed by J. Bruce ... (more...)

Matt Damon, Christine Baranski Join for Public Theater's Public Forum Lineup at The Delacorte, 6/17

The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) and the Aspen Institute Arts Program (Director, Damian Woetzel) announced today that Christine Baranski, Gl... (more...)

FIRST LOOK at THE SPOLIN PLAYERS Presenting AN EVENING OF SPOLIN GAMES at the Hollywood Fringe Festival

If you see only one Comedy Improv show during The Hollywood Fringe Festival, go to the source, The Spolin Players, touted by the LA Times as presenting 'Improv as pure and unpredictable as you will fi... (more...)

'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for May 22nd, 2013

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. It's our annual Summer Musical Theater Guide! This week, ... (more...)

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - PART 2 Leads 'First Wave' of TEEN CHOICE 2013 Nominees

TEEN CHOICE 2013 will once again break into summer and celebrate the hottest teen icons in television, music, film, sports, fashion, comedy and the web in the choicest, star-studded two-hour event ai... (more...)

Theatre at the Center Presents THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, Opening 7/11

Theater at the Center, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, will present a heartwarming production of the two-time Tony Award-winning musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Audiences will enj... (more...)

Victory Gardens to Host 2013 Chicago One-Minute Play Festival, 6/17-18

Victory Gardens and the One-Minute Play Festival (OMPF) present the Third Annual Chicago One-Minute Play Festival, an evening of micro-plays by sixty of Chicago's top playwrights, directed by ten Chic... (more...)

Alan Alda, Jesse L. Martin and More Set for Free Public Forum Event at the Delacorte

The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) and the Aspen Institute Arts Program (Director, Damian Woetzel) announced today that a special free Public ... (more...)

Washington National Opera to Premiere APPROACHING ALI, 6/8-9

Washington National Opera (WNO) will present the world premiere of Approaching Ali on Friday and Saturday, June 8-9, 2013 in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. Approaching Ali features music by compo... (more...)

Photo Flash: First Look - New CBS Comedies & Dramas

Today, the CBS announced its Prime Time Schedule for 2013-4. Below, get a first look at new comedies WE ARE MEN, MOM, THE MILLERS and THE CRAZY ONES and new dramas HOSTAGES and INTELLIGENCE! (more...)

CBS Announces 2013-14 Prime Time Schedule; Anna Faris, Robin Williams Among New Sitcom Stars

CBS unveiled today its new 2013-2014 schedule, featuring eight new series - five comedies and three dramas - to build on the strength of America's top-rated network. Five of the new series will premi... (more...)

Seth MacFarlane Comedy Among FOX's New Series; Full Programming Slate Announced!

Kevin Reilly, Chairman, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company, today unveiled the FOX primetime slate for the 2013-2014 television season to the national advertising community during its annual Prog... (more...)

BEAUTIFUL THING Enters Final Two Weeks at Arts Theatre; Heads Out on Tour May 25

The brand new 20th anniversary production of Jonathan Harvey's classic play, Beautiful Thing, which opened to rave reviews and huge critical and public acclaim, will finish at the Arts Theatre on 25 M... (more...)

CBS Tops 40th Annual DAYTIME EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS; Full List Announced

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards. (more...)

Perseverance Theatre Closes Its Season With the World Premiere of the road weeps, the well runs dry

Poet-playwright Marcus Gardley, one of the fastest rising stars in American theatre, joins Perseverance Theatre for the world premiere of his newest play, the road weeps, the well runs dry, May 3-26, ... (more...)

Nellie McKay and Red Molly Come to Landmark on Main Street, 5/18

Landmark on Main Street's Main Stage Fabulous Folk Series will conclude for the 2012-13 Season with a double-bill: Nellie McKay & Red Molly on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 8 PM. Landmark thanks our Landm... (more...)

2013 Drama League Nominations Announced -- KINKY BOOTS, PIPPIN & More Lead with 3!

The Drama League (Executive Director, Gabriel Shanks) has announced the 2013 Drama League Awards Nominees for Distinguished Play, Distinguished Revival of a Play, Distinguished Musical, Distinguished ... (more...)

New Artistic Leadership Announced at Red Tape Theatre

Red Tape Theatre has announced that Artistic Director and founding ensemble member James D Palmer (The Love of the Nightingale, Elephant's Graveyard), has been accepted into the MFA Directing Program ... (more...)

Photo Coverage: THE BIG KNIFE Opens on Broadway - Red Carpet

Roundabout Theatre Company's new Broadway production of The Big Knife, by Clifford Odets, opened last night, April 16, at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd Street). This will be... (more...)