Margaret benson, jennie ellman, elizabeth gomez, allison hendrix, archy jamjun, taylor flory ogletree and jeremy owens. In 1920s chicago, wannabe vaudeville performer roxie hart murders her lover in a jealous rage and finds. Court theatre is affiliated with the university of chicago, receiving inkind support from the university and operating within the larger university umbrella. Its a small, intimate theater, no bad seats, and the production the good book was great. As described by miriam, the biblical scholar at the heart.
How to host a public event at the chicago cultural. Music performances include juicebox, chamber mondays, dame myra hess concerts and more. Ohare and lisa peterson, world premiere at court theatre through april 19. Get local movie show times, watch trailers, and buy movie tickets. The plush rosemont theatre is your ticket to lavish broadway musicals, fullscale productions and worldclass entertainers. The chicago cultural center offers free events, performances and exhibitions yearround. Go the good book runs march 19 to april 19 at court theatre. Restaurants near court theater, chicago on tripadvisor. Court theatre, is a professional university of chicago based repertory theatre founded in the 1950s. We stayed downtown the thompson and made the trip to the court theater on the univ. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
This article appears in the march 2015 issue of chicago magazine. Harper theater movie times showtimes and tickets chicago. It was hard not to rank the chicago theatre as the top dog frankly, it was a tossup. The chicago theatre 175 n state st, chicago, illinois 60601 rated 4. Gray center for arts and inquiry at the university of chicago. As a nonprofit arts organization, our work is bolstered by the sale of tickets, subscriptions, and donations. From ancient mesopotamia to medieval ireland to suburban america, the good book is a powerful and. Two trains running sep 3, 2020 the gospel at colonus nov 5, 2020 antigone jan 21, 2021 fen mar 18, 2021 othello may, 2021. In this highly original world premiere play, denis ohare and lisa peterson an iliad weave stories of devotion and doubt into their very own creation myth about the place where human faith and divine inspiration intersect. The chicago theatre, originally known as the balaban and katz chicago theatre, is a landmark theater located on north state street in the loop area of chicago, illinois, united states. The bible flows through american culture, as examined in the good book world premiere by lisa peterson and denis ohare at court theatre.
The court theatre s chicago holds a dark mirror up to society in this razorsharp satire. The lakefront is the hot place to be in the summer, as chicagoans head to the water to run, bike, and walk along the scenic lakefront trail. Barbara gaines directs this glorious new musical adaptation of the classic novel. Special collections research center university of chicago library 1100 east 57th street chicago, illinois 60637 u. Functioning as the universitys center for classic theatre, court and its artists mount theatrical productions and audience enrichment programs in collaboration with faculty. This oneof akind theatrical event breathes new life into a classic myth with a score of powerful gospel music. Chicago brings murder, fame, and all that jazz to the court. An anonymous notice, it shared the page with two other announcements. The theatre presents unforgettable showgoing experiences. Established in 1955, court theatre is the professional theatre on campus at the university of chicago. Court theatre, the professional theatre at the university of chicago, reimagines classic theatre for modern audiences. The good book, the play by denis ohare and lisa peterson now receiving a supremely artful world premiere at court theatre, is so full of complexity, ambition, contradiction, humor, satire, intellectual history, political manipulation, questions about translation, ancient and contemporary references and characters, and profound matters of faith as.
Mormonism, illinois have surprising history chicago tribune. Every season, the goodman presents the work of an extraordinary group of local, national and international artists. The creators of an iliad offer a threehour debunking that preaches to. Oct 14, 2019 we stayed downtown the thompson and made the trip to the court theater on the univ. The quality of all aspects of the production is 1st rate, especially with the visual lighting effects on the stages rear wall and floor. Court theatres the good book cant make a masterpiece of the bible. Who produced the first stage adaptation of the wizard of oz in 1902nearly forty years. Court theatre is the professional theatre of the university of chicago, dedicated to innovation, inquiry, intellectual engagement, and community service. Court theatre is an awardwinning center for classic theater located in the heart of chicagos hyde park neighborhood.
Winner of the illinois state historical society book award for superior achievement a theater of our own is a fascinating, fastpaced, and factfilled chronicle of chicago s legendary theater scene by the longtime chief critic for the chicago tribune. The good book court theatre in this highly original world premiere play, denis ohare and lisa peterson an iliad weave stories of devotion and doubt into. Court theatre coupons near me in chicago, il 60637 8coupons. Court theatres the good book tackles the bible chicago. We are guided by our mission to create innovative productions of classic plays that are thought provoking, characterdriven, and thematically enduring. The illinois theatre opened its doors on october 15, 1900, built for theatrical producer and manager charles frohman.
Beer and wine, cafe, digital projection, dine in, full bar, listening devices, wheelchair accessible. Chicagos awardwinning theatre companies choose chicago. It was designed by benjamin howard marshall, who later, with partner charles eli fox, would go on to design such chicago landmarks as the drake hotel and the blackstone theatre and blackstone hotel. The remarkable signage at this venue has been etched into our minds forever, and you wont see many chicago tourism ads without the theaters iconic letters blazoned upon them.
Court theatre chicago tickets, schedule, seating chart. Restaurants near court theater, chicago, illinois tripadvisor. Established in 1925, goodman theatre has been a part of life in chicago for over 80 years. Court theatre is a professional theatre company located in the hyde park neighborhood of chicago, illinois, where it was established in 1955. About court theatre chicago center for classic theatre. The cast of the good book, written and directed by lisa peterson, at the. As you might infer from the title, court theatres world premiere of lisa peterson and denis ohares the good book is an ambitious. The tony and grammy award winning dear evan hansen embarks on its first national tour. The rosemont theatre is a 100% peanut free environment. The good book needs to go further into faith chicago. A christmas carol 20142019, rock n roll, gas for less, king lear goodman theatre the wheel steppenwolf theatre company a midsummer nights dream, edward ii, romeo and juliet chicago shakespeare theater oklahoma.
A wide range of diverse and engaging exhibitions devoted to the visual arts and contemporary culture are presented. In their new premiere at court theatre, the coauthors of an iliad take on no less than the biblenot the stories it contains, but how they were compiled. Paramount theatre the good book, the illusion court theatre. With the ongoing covid19 crisis, and in light of the stay at home order for illinois, assume public, inperson events are canceled through at least thursday, april 30.
The good book needs to go further into faith chicago tribune. Denis ohare, actor, and lisa peterson, director, together awardwinning playwrights. The world premiere production of a new play about the bible by denis ohare and lisa peterson, the good book is. Nicole brooks didnt really want to write about the former mayor of chicago in her honor jane byrne at lookingglass theatre. Illinois high school musical theatre awards, broadway playhouse, june 1, 2020 broadway in chicago has cancelled the ihsmta 2020 event in june.
No children under age 11 years old in rated r movies after 6pm. For more than six decades, our full seasons and staged readings have examined the lasting power of classic theatre. Theatre in chicago is proud to partner with goldstar to offer the following shows for up to half off the regular ticket price just click on a discounted ticket link below and simply register to view the discounted prices for each show and be able to purchase theatre tickets at great prices. We also get raves for our extrawide aisles, onsite parking, and our superior sound system. As you might infer from the title, court theatre s world premiere of lisa peterson and denis ohares the good book is an ambitious work. In this highly original world premiere play commissioned by court theatre, denis ohare and lisa. Aug 29, 20 indeed, just as the book of mormon exits illinois this fall and migrates west, an interesting new mormonthemed show will start up in the land of lincoln. Seizing on a new relationship as a potential means of escape, val leaves the stultifying constraints of work and family behind, only to be confronted with the repercussions of her decision. Find court theatre venue concert and event schedules, venue information, directions, and seating charts. It might not be live theater, but were doing our best to showcase our artists and give our. The britney spears musical weve all been waiting for. Court will now be staging the gospel at colonus in novemberdecember 2020. However, we are continuing to take 2020 student submissions to recognize the 24 outstanding actors and actresses.
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