Theatre Building Chicago presents STAGES 2007, a festival of eight new musicals in progress on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, AUGUST 10-12, 2007. The three-day musical extravaganza performs each new work twice in concert style formats. Now in its fourteenth season, STAGES focuses on the development of the material, the craft of writing and the talent of the performers.
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Following the critical success of Sidney Kingsley's Dead End and William Massolia's moving adaptation Letters Home, Voices of American Troops from the Battlefields of Iraq, the Griffin Theatre Company will produce W. Somerset Maugham's classic British comedy THE CONSTANT WIFE. Press opening is Sunday, May 6, 2007 at 7:00pm.
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Theatre Building Chicago continues its 30th anniversary season with Somebody Else's Troubles at 7PM, April 30. Somebody Else's Troubles takes you on a hilarious tune-filled road trip with two luckless friends who are just trying to catch a break. Beverly Jones who can't find a job, even though she has a Ph.D. in physics. Her friend Fred just lost a bundle at the racetrack.
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bluemoonstudiotheater,inc. announces the premiere of Abaddon: The One-Acts for three performances only, May 11, 12, and 13 at Theatre Building Chicago (1225 W. Belmont Avenue.). Abaddon was the "angel of the bottomless pit."Â Who is the angel of yours? One and a half hours of the hell you can create for yourself in this world. Who is your salvation when that happens? And it does happen to us all. Chicago-area writers write all three one-acts.
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Apex Theatre Company announces its inaugural season, producing a unique blend of classic plays and unknown works, seeking to question and challenge its audiences. Launching their first productions later this summer at Theatre Building Chicago, theatre-goers can get a glimpse of what Apex is all about on April 10th with "New Voices,"Â a kick-off benefit for the theatre company at Theatre Building
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Glitterati Productions premiere production, Moon Over Buffalo by Ken Ludwig opens March 12, 2007 at 7:30 pm (sold-out; press RSVP only) at Theatre Building Chicago (1225 W Belmont Ave. - Chicago, IL). Directed by John Nasca and featuring a cast of eight, this marks the first Chicago proper, commercial production of the play.
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Theatre Building Chicago extends the wildly popular new childrens' musical, The Adventures of Anansi the Spider by Christina Biggs (book) and Marianne Kallen (music & lyrics) through March 1 at Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 W. Belmont Avenue. Four bonus performances have been added to "Anansi..": 10AM & 12PM, February 28 and March 1.
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Theatre Building Chicago celebrates its 30th anniversary season with So Happy I Could Scream! A Musical Celebration of Motherhood, at 7PM, February 26. TBC's well-known "Monday Night Musicals" is a series of concert readings of new musicals in progress. "So Happy I Could Scream" is a musical revue celebrating the challenges and rewards of motherhood, written by Judy Freed (book), Sari Miller (music), and Randi Wolfe (lyrics), with additional lyrics by Sari Miller.
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Theatre Building Chicago celebrates its 30th anniversary season with the world premiere of Black, White and Gray, a new musical with book by Luther Goins, lyrics by Myrna Petlicki, and music by Craig Wilson. Black, White and Gray will open on Monday, March 19 at 7PM, Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 W. Belmont Avenue. Press/Opening Night ($50) includes post-show champagne & dessert reception with the cast and creators of Black, White and Gray.
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Celebrating its 30th Anniversary season, Theatre Building Chicago continues its mission to cultivate new American musical theatre, with musicals for kids. TBC shines the spotlight on the pint-sized patron (ages 3-8) with new shows created by members of its nationally recognized musical theatre writers workshop.
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Theatre Building Chicago celebrates its 30th anniversary season with the world premiere of Black, White and Gray, a new musical with book by Luther Goins, lyrics by Myrna Petlicki, and music by Craig Wilson. Black, White and Gray will open on Tuesday, March 20 at 7PM, Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 W. Belmont Avenue. Press/Opening Night ($50*) includes post-show champagne & dessert reception with the cast and creators of Black, White and Gray.
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Theatre Building Chicago celebrates its 30th anniversary season with DESPAIRadise, a new musical in progress (Book & Lyrics by Pat Byrnes; Music by Rich Prezioso) at 7PM, Monday, January 29 at Theatre Building Chicago. Nihilist European art film makers learn the meaning of despair when their director discovers love and happiness. DESPAIRadise offers a romantic score and acerbic comedic writing, taking the audience on a musical-comedy ride from despair to paradise!
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