Daily Rehearsal: A 'Magic Flute' casting change

Aug. 29, 2012
- Emily Hindrichs will be taking over the role of The Queen of the Night in COT's The Magic Flute because Claudia Boyle wasn't able to come from Ireland because of

Don't-Miss List July 5-11: A pair of worthy rivals, and a pair of worthy revivals

Jul. 5, 2012
A Steady Rain, The Chicago Commercial Collective at Chicago Dramatists, 1105 West Chicago Avenue; first preview this Saturday (the 7th) at 8 pm, opening night Tuesday (the 10th) at 8; tickets $35-$40.The original cast and crew reunite to stage Keith Huff’s powerful tw

Daily Rehearsal: The Goodman labels 'Iceman' its most successful production ever

Jul. 3, 2012
The "nearly five-hour, 18-character epic broke box office records and played to 100% of capacity at the Goodman—officially concluding its 50-performance extended run as the most successful show in the Goodman’s 87-year history," the theater said in a statement.

Daily Rehearsal: 'A Steady Rain' returns

Jun. 22, 2012
The Chicago Commercial Collective's A Steady Rain is being remounted with original cast and crew at the Chicago Dramatists this summer. That does not mean the original cast on Broadway, which was Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig, but Randy Steinmeyer and Peter DeFaria.