![]() ![]() "Incident at Vichy," "Fallen Angels," "Nixon's Nixon" and "Loot." Subscriptions range from $60 to $90. Writer's Theatre of Chicago, 664 Vernon Ave., Glencoe. In the meantime, you'll just have to trust Lookingglass about what they will be doing with your subscription money next season. Once Lookingglass Theatre gets settled in its new home, it's likely to make major creative waves. Its first show of the season, "A Real Classy Affair," was a great start. And with a new home at the Victory Gardens, the Shattered Globe Theatre is in expansionist mode. The Writers Theatre Chicago in Glencoe has been attracting bigger and bigger audiences (no more general admission this year, and subscriptions are almost sold out). 77.ĮMERGING BIG NAMES: Savvy subscribers like to get on the books at theaters that are on their way to becoming sold-out ventures. Special perks: theater membership, "Playwrights Speak" program (open only to subscribers). "In the Wine Time," "Get Ready," "Dream of Ophelia," "Checkmates," "Fable of the Grandmama Tree" and "This Far by Faith." Subscriptions are $50. Exceptional price breaks for people with special needs. Special perks: three-play or five-play option, special deals for educators, receptions, open rehearsal invitations, postshow discussions, discounts for other companies renting at Victory Gardens. "Bluff," "Door to Door," "Knock Me a Kiss," " Voice of Good Hope" and "Cahoots." Subscriptions range from $43 to $120. Victory Gardens is offering a celebrity-kissed season of interesting fare, while ETA has its usual eclectic mixture of celebratory and humanistic writings from African-American playwrights. THE CITADELS OF NEW WRITING: Theaters that specialize in new plays need support from subscribers perhaps more than those that do not because they don't have the kinds of already hot titles that will sell single tickets on their own. Special perks: Evanston dining discounts. "The Old Settler," "The Food Chain," "Goodnight Children Everywhere." Subscriptions range from $39 to $100. Organic Theater Company, 1420 Maple Ave., Evanston. "A View From the Bridge," "Bunny Bunny," "A Day in Hollywood, A Night in the Ukraine" "Easter," "Fires in the Mirror," "Everybody, Smile" and "Blood Brothers." Subscriptions range from $80 to $95. Illinois Theatre Center, 400a Lakewood Blvd.,Park Forest. Special perks: restaurant discounts, exclusive events. ![]() "Antony and Cleopatra," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "All's Well That Ends Well" and "Romeo and Juliet." Subscriptions range from $60 to $195. And let's not forget the plucky Illinois Theater Center, which opens its brand new home in Park Forest later this month with a great slate of plays.Ĭhicago Shakespeare Theater, Navy Pier, 800 E. Thanks to a new location, the Organic Theater will be looking to build its subscriber base from Evanston and the North Shore. And based on a recent walk-through of the almost completed space last week, this will be a truly opulent theater with fantastic sightlines, a rich ambience and a very pliable shape. As one might expect, the splendiferous new Navy Pier home of The Chicago Shakespeare Theater is getting most of the attention. ![]() 31.īEST SEATS AT BRAND NEW HOMES: Subscription sales tend to rise when a theater moves to a new home. Special perks: receptions and parties, ability to buy single tickets to non-series shows before general public. "Spirit," "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," "Footloose," "The Sound of Music," "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Annie Get Your Gun." Subscriptions range from $78.50 to $360. The highlight is probably the new production of "Jesus Christ Superstar," which stops only in Chicago before moving to Broadway. Although many shows are on both Shubert subscription seasons - "The Best of Broadway Series" and "The Mad About Music Series" - you can buy according to your tastes. To fill this gap, the Shubert has split its offerings. The Rosemont and the Auditorium Theatres also are not offering subscription packages of legitimate theater.īear in mind that there will be several Broadway shows in early 2000 at the Palace Theatre ("Jekyll and Hyde" among others), but there are no subscriptions being offered as yet. ![]() This year, Jam is too busy co-producing off-Loop projects to offer a subscription season. TOURING BROADWAY: Last year, there was a choice of two seasons: the longtime slate at the Shubert Theatre (run by the Nederlander Organization) and a new season run by Jam Theatricals at the Chicago Theatre. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |