

SHOWBIZ Janelle Monae, 'SNL,' EDM pioneer, Culture Club, Kim Petras, Wilson Cruz GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics announced it is expanding its mission to honor Broadway and off-Broadway productions, across various inaugural categories, beginning with the current 2022-23 theater season.

GALECA to also honor achievements in theater The play is about a young gay African American college graduate. From a press release - Evanston, IL - Tim Rhoze, Artistic Director of Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre, has announced the cast for the company's season-opening Chicago premiere of OBAMA-OLOGY by Aurin Squire. OBAMA-OLOGY coming to Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre in June With 13 nominations, the musical Some Like It Hot led all productions, with & Juliet New York, New York and Shucked tying for second with nine nominations, per Deadline. Now in the 28th season, About Face has been honoring community luminaries since 2001 with the Leppen Leadership Award, named for founding supporter and. From a press release - About Face Theatre has announced the return of the Leppen Leadership Awards. Learn more /Protocols.Ģ023 Leppen Leadership Awards announced, event May 14 Patrons must wear face coverings at all times while inside Goodman Theatre. Health and safety note: Proof of full vaccination with an FDA or WHO-authorized vaccine is required for all guests over 12 and a recent negative test must be presented for children under 12.

Tickets ($25-$80, subject to change) are now available at /Gem or by 31. When a suspicious traveler appears at her door in search of a new life, Aunt Ester guides him on a journey of spiritual awakening. There is solace to be found at the home of 285-year-old Ester Tyler, keeper and transmitter of African-American history and cleanser of souls. It's 1904, the dawn of the new centuryyet slavery's shadow looms large. Gem of the Ocean's plot is as follows: Tensions flare into riots across Pittsburgh's Hill District as chaos threatens a city desperate for freedom. Originally directed by the late Marion McClinton at the Goodman in 2003, Gem of the Ocean is the play that chronically launches Wilson's famed "American Century Cycle"≱0 plays, each set in a different decade of the 20th century, that together chronicle 100 years of the African-American experience. Smith (Eli) and James Williams (Solly Two Kings). The cast of seven features Sharif Atkins (Citizen Barlow), Sydney Charles (Black Mary), Lisa Gaye Dixon (Aunt Ester), Gary Houston (Rutherford Selig), Kelvin Rolston Jr. The production is running through Sunday, Feb. It's directed by longtime resident director Chuck Smith, who was the original production's dramaturg. Dearborn St., is staging a major revival of August Wilson's Gem of the Oceannearly two decades after the play premiered on the same stage. This article shared 1620 times since Fri Jan 28, 2022
