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We are giving away two tickets to our upcoming SOLD OUT program Jerome Robbins: Fancy Free to On the Town on Nov 9 and 10. Enter now: http://gu.gg/CKYkZ

In 1944, Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins created the ballet Fancy Free and with Betty Comden and Adolph Green transformed it into the musical On The Town. See excerpts from Fancy Free; a performance by American Dance Machine for the 21st Century of “New York, New York” from the original On The Town staged by Robert LaFosse; and excerpts of the fall 2014 revival of On The Town by Tony Award–winning director John Rando and Emmy Award–winning choreographer Joshua Bergasse. Robbins biographer Amanda Vaill moderates the discussion with LaFosse, Bergasse, Rando, actress Phyllis Newman, and writer/narrator Jamie Bernstein, daughter of Leonard Bernstein.

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New York Voices second season

New York, NY—Joe’s Pub at The Publicannounces the second season of its New York Voices series, presenting new works from critically-acclaimed performers commissioned by Joe’s Pub and supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The 2013 season will include the celebrated Spanish flamenco dance company Noche Flamenca; the singer-songwriterAbigail Washburn who fuses traditional forms of Appalachian and Chinese folk music; and carnal chanteuse and fearless cabaret starBridget Everett.

WithNew York Voices, Joe’s Pub provides greater support for artists, allowing them the space and time to create new work that not only connects them to their fans, but to their contemporaries. For the 2013 season, Joe’s Pub has expanded the program through the addition of a development workshop with The Public Theater’s artistic staff.

“As part of The Public Theater, we are proud of our commitment to artist development and dedication to making world-class art more accessible on our stage.” said Shanta Thake, Director, Joe’s Pub. “We selected these artists because they reflect the diversity of our programming. They each have a remarkable way of telling a story and they have all performed at Joe’s Pub for years. We are thrilled to offer them a deeper relationship with The Public through New York Voices.”

Last year’sNew York Voices included No Place To Go by Ethan Lipton, which had an extended run at The Public Theater, won a 2012 Obie Award and continues to tour the nation. “Joe’s Pub has been one of the most successful ventures The Public has ever undertaken, offering support and a venue to literally thousands of artists over the last 14 years,” saidPublic Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis. “The New York Voices series has also been a triumph, producing in its inaugural season an Obie Award winning show which went into the Public’s mainstage season and is now touring the nation. We expect great things from the second season.”

For the 2013 season ofNew York Voices, internationally-renowned dance troupe Noche Flamenca will present the world premiere ofAntigona, in which principal dancer Soledad Barrio embodies the heroine in Sophocles’ ancient Greek tragedy. “There is an intimacy we can achieve in terms of the work, the audience, the partnership, at Joe's Pub which could not exist anywhere else,” saidMartin Santangelo,Artistic Director of Noche Flamenca.“Vitality is a critical piece of our efforts, and vitality abounds at Joe's Pub and The Public Theater as well as in the veins of the creative and artistic team we have assembled to create and dance this new work.” Santangelo will direct Antigona in collaboration withLee Breuer, founder and artistic director ofMabou Mines Theater Company.

Abigail Washburn is one of the few American artists currently touring China. In 2012, the clawhammer banjo player was named a TED Fellow and presented aTED Talk about building US-China relations through music. Her new work will be an extension of her effort to share American music in China and Chinese music in America, and explore the fluidity of culture and ideas in a new world order.

“Joe’s Pub has given me an incredibly supportive, hands-off environment to work in,” saidBridget Everett. Known for her unforgettable alt-cabaret show with her bandThe Tender Moments, Everett has a monthly residency at Joe’s Pub with her bandThe Tender Moments and is also one of the hosts of Our Hit Parade, a monthly top ten revue at Joe’s Pub starring Everett, Kenny Mellman (Kiki and Herb) and Neal Medlyn. ForNew York Voices, Everett will collaborate in part with Adam Horovitz (Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys).

Noche Flamenca

Spain's dazzling "Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca", whose vitality, energy and passion have won accolades around the world, returns for a special limited engagement filled with spectacular dancing, cathartic song, and virtuosic guitar. Noche Flamenca maintains the essence, purity and integrity of one of the world's most complex and mysterious art forms, creating powerful performances that radiate off the intimate Joe's Pub stage. The company was founded in 1993 by artistic director Martin Santangelo and his Bessie award-winning wife Soledad Barrio. Recognized as Spain's leading flamenco touring company, Noche has been hailed for its authentic performances of one of the world's most complex and mysterious art forms - without the use of tricks or gimmicks "Soledad Barrio, the company's lead dancer...seemed possessed by smoldering, do-or-die flamenco passion...An entire evening of her dancing would probably fill the city's coronary wards. Martin Santangelo, the company's founder and director, achieves a remarkable balance between the new and the old in his savvy staging program." - Gia Kourlas, The New York Times www.nocheflamenca.com

Abigail Washburn

A singing, songwriting, Illinois-born, Nashville-based clawhammer banjo player, Abigail Washburn is every bit as interested in the present and the future as she is in the past, and every bit as attuned to the global as she is to the local. Abigail pairs venerable folk elements with far-flung sounds, and the results feel both strangely familiar and unlike anything anybody’s ever heard before. Eight years ago, Washburn was miraculously offered a record deal in the halls of a bluegrass convention in Kentucky which changed her trajectory from becoming a lawyer in China to a traveling folk musician. Her music ranges from the "all-g'earl" string band sound of Uncle Earl to her bi-lingual solo release Song of the Traveling Daughter (2005), to the mind-bending “chamber roots” sound of the Sparrow Quartet, to the rhythms, sounds and stories ofAfterquake, her fundraiser CD for the Sichuan earthquake victims. “Ms. Washburn’s enigmatic songs mingle Appalachia and folk-pop, with tinges of Asia andBruce Springsteen,” writes the New York Times of her latest album, City of Refuge, written with collaborator Kai Welch and produced by Tucker Martine (the Decemberists, Spoon, My Morning Jacket). Washburn is armed with fluent Chinese and profound connections to culture and people on the other side of the Pacific. In 2011, she completed a month-long tour of China's Silk Road supported by grants from the US Embassy, Beijing, and was selected as a TED Fellow in 2012.http://www.abigailwashburn.com/

Bridget Everett

Bridget Everett is a singing tour de force known for her funny yet gut-wrenching, outrageous and unpredictable performance work. She’s been dubbed “Wynona Judd meets Melissa Etheridge, via the local bar floozy, on a rocket ship out of Twin Peaks” by Michael Musto from theVillage Voice. She has appeared frequently on Time Out New York’s annual list of top cabaret performers, ranking number one in 2010 on a list which included Alan Cumming and Elaine Stritch. Bridget co-hosts Our Hit Parade, a sold-out monthly revue of current pop hits, with Kenny Mellman (Kiki and Herb) and Neal Medlyn at Joe’s Pub. She starred in the original musicalAt Least It’s Pink based on her life which she co-wrote with director Michael Patrick King (writer/directorSex and the City) and Mellman. Bridget played Lynn Chenney in Taylor Mac’sRed Tide Blooming at P.S.122 and was featured in Scott Wittman's productionJukebox Jackie. She can be seen as Cathy in the Sex and the City movie and as Shonda in the CBS hit comedy2 Broke Girls. Bridget previously co-wrote and performed an evening of original music calledBridget and Neal Are F*cking and Adam is Watching with Medlyn and Adam Horovitz (Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys). “A brassy, boozy storyteller with a big voice.”- Stephen Holden, New York Times https://twitter.com/bridgeteverett

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ABOUT JOE’S PUB AT THE PUBLIC:Joe’s Pub at The Publicis one of New York City’s most celebrated venues for emerging and established performing artists. Named for Public Theater founder Joe Papp, Joe’s Pub debuted in 1998 and plays a vital role in The Public’s mission of supporting new artists while providing established artists with an intimate space to develop new work. Joe’s Pub presents talent from all over the world as part of The Public’s programming downtown at its Astor Place home. Open seven days a week, dinner and drink service is available during every performance. www.joespub.com

ABOUT THE PUBLIC THEATER AT ASTOR PLACE:Under the leadership of Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Patrick Willingham, The Public Theater is the only theater in New York that produces Shakespeare and the classics, musicals, contemporary and experimental pieces in equal measure. The Public continues the work of its visionary founder, Joe Papp, by acting as an advocate for the theater as an essential cultural force, and leading and framing dialogue on some of the most important issues of our day. Creating theater for one of the largest and most diverse audience bases in New York City for nearly 60 years, today the Company engages audiences in a variety of venues—including its landmark downtown home at Astor Place, which houses five theaters and Joe’s Pub; the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, home to its beloved, free Shakespeare in the Park; and the Mobile Unit, which tours Shakespearean productions for underserved audiences throughout New York City’s five boroughs. The Public’s wide range of programming includes free Shakespeare in the Park, the bedrock of the Company’s dedication to making theater accessible to all, new and experimental stagings at The Public at Astor Place, and a range of artist and audience development initiatives including its Public Forum series, which brings together theater artists and professionals from a variety of disciplines for discussions that shed light on social issues explored in Public productions. The Public Theater is located on property owned by the City of New York and receives annual support from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.www.publictheater.org

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Millennium Restaurant Group To Partner With Farmers Alley Theatre and Miller Auditorium For Dinner Theatre Package

Millennium Restaurant Group To Partner With Farmers Alley Theatre and Miller Auditorium For Dinner Theatre Package

KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Starting October 2012, Kalamazoo-based Millennium Restaurant Group will partner with Miller
Auditorium and Farmers Alley Theatre to offer theatre lovers and foodies alike Dinner & A Show, a special program for
the 2012-2013 season that allows guests to make a dinner reservation at a specific Millennium Group restaurant along
with the purchase of their ticket to a desired show. Reservations include a multi-course meal that is designed to get
guests to their show on time, it also includes tax and gratuity. Beverages will be billed separately.
“Millennium Restaurant Group has been a long time supporter of arts and theatre in Kalamazoo and we are excited to
add depth to the experience of theatre enjoyment,” says Millennium Restaurant Group Partner, Shelly Pastor. “We are
also happy to partner with and support these two wonderful organizations.”
To book with Miller Auditorium visit millerauditorium.com/millennium, pick your show or shows, and select a
restaurant. To book with Farmers Alley Theatre call their box office at (269) 343-2727. Due to theatre policy there are no
refunds once a Dinner & A Show package is purchased.
Spitfire Grill at Farmers Alley Theatre, a show sponsored by Millennium Restaurant Group, will be the first to offer the
Dinner & A Show program on Friday, October 19 at 8 p.m. and Saturday October 20 at 8 p.m. Two and three course
dinner options will be available. An example of the Dinner & A Show menu offered by The Wine Loft:
— Soup or Salad selection:
o Soup De Jour
o Poached Pair Salad
— Entree selection
o Braised Pork Medallion with wild rice pilaf and vegetable
o Seared Sea Scallops with potato cauliflower puree, caramelized leeks, chives, and salmon caviar
o Butternut Squash Macaroni & Cheese with brown butter, sage mornay, gruyere cheese and topped with
toasted brioche crumbs
— Dessert selection only included in three course dinner package
o Flourless Chocolate Torte
o Tiramisu
“As a local, independent operator, we feel it is important to support organizations such as Farmer’s Alley Theatre and
Miller Auditorium because they too are independent, locally owned operations and they bring energy and life to
Downtown Kalamazoo,” says Millennium Restaurant Group Partner, Matthew Burian. “When we support local business,
we support a healthy downtown which benefits us both the organization and the community.”
Notable features of the ‘Dinner & A Show’ program include:
 Five restaurants to choose from: Martell’s, Epic Bistro, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Fieldstone Grill, and The
Wine Loft
— Two course $25 menus and three course $30 menus offered at each location with varied offerings (limited
reservations available at each location, per show)
–Convenient one-stop-shopping for booking theatre ticket and restaurant reservation
The detailed show schedule is as follows:
Show Date/Time Theatre
Spitfire Grill Oct. 19 – Oct. 20, 2012 (times vary) Farmers Alley Theatre
West Side Story Nov. 13- Nov. 14, 2012 (7:30 p.m.) Miller Auditorium
My Way Nov. 30 – Dec. 23, 2012 (times vary) Farmers Alley Theatre
Bill Cosby Jan. 12, 2013 (8 p.m.) Miller Auditorium
Les Miserables Jan. 29 – Jan. 30, 2013 (8 p.m.) Miller Auditorium
Gold Company Feb. 9, 2013 (8 p.m.) Miller Auditorium
The Whipping Man Feb. 8 – Feb. 24, 2013 (times vary) Farmers Alley Theatre
Rain Feb. 22, 2013 (8 p.m.) Miller Auditorium
Hair Feb. 26 – Feb. 27, 2013 (7:30 p.m.) Miller Auditorium
American Idiot March 26, 2013 (7:30pm) Miller Auditorium
The 39 Steps Apr. 12 – Apr. 28, 2013 (times vary) Farmers Alley Theatre
Next to Normal June 7 – June 23 (times vary) Farmers Alley Theatre
Life Could Be a Dream July 19 – Aug. 11 (times vary) Farmers Alley Theatre
This unique program for the 2012-2013 season has never been offered like this in Kalamazoo. Reservations that are
booked along with show tickets include a multi-course meal that are designed to get guests to their show on time.
You’re invited out for Dinner & A show in Kalamazoo all “season” long. For more information please call Millennium
Restaurant Group at (269) 375-1193. To purchase tickets and make a reservation, visit millerauditorium.com/millennium
or call Farmer’s Alley Theatre Box Office at (269) 343-2727.

The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston Announces 2012/13 Performance and Film

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Joyce Linehan 617-282-2510, joyce@ashmontmedia.com

The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston Announces 2012/13 Performance and Film

High-res photos can be downloaded here:
http://ashmontmedia.com/ICA_2012_photos_performances.html

(BOSTON-August 16, 2012) The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA) presents ambitious performing arts programming for the 2012/2013 season, including groundbreaking dance, theater, music and multimedia performances, as well as an eclectic and provocative film and video schedule. All programs take place in the Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater unless otherwise noted. Tickets for these programs go on sale to ICA Associate Members on Aug. 17 and to the general public on Aug. 30, and can be purchased at www.icaboston.org or by calling (617) 478-3103.

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DANCE & THEATER
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JAY SCHEIB’S WORLD OF WIRES
Adapted and Directed by Jay Scheib
Produced by Tanya Selvaratnam
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 21 and 22, 7:30 p.m.

Jay Scheib returns to the ICA with the latest version of his ongoing exploration of science fiction,
Simulated Cities/Simulated Systems. Based on the 1973 film, Welt am Draht by Rainer Werner
Fassbinder, World of Wires is a high energy, anarchic thrill-ride theater/multimedia
performance that is as smart as it is sexy. Winner of the 2012 Village Voice Obie Award for
Directing, the show premiered at The Kitchen in New York, and enjoyed a sold-out three week
run. It’s an all-bets-are-off homage to the startling possibility that anyone of us could be a byte
in someone else's immaculately programmed world.

Inspired by the works of Professor Nick Bostrom, Fassbinder, science-fiction writer Daniel F.
Galouye, and Scheib’s personal experience with an armed robbery at a Duane Reade drugstore,
this brilliant performance utilizes a video component in real-time—Jay Scheib is onstage as the
cameraman and projects the action on various screens. The projection combined with an
inventive set creates a multilayered and somewhat disorienting experience. Live action and
tightly choreographed movements create a cautionary tale about the challenges of defining
identity when all the world is a stage—or a computer program.

A 2011 Guggenheim Fellow, Jay Scheib is an acclaimed writer, director and designer of plays,
operas, and installations. Along with World of Wires, Scheib’s recent work includes, a
multimedia staging of Evan Ziporyn's new opera A House in Bali as part of BAM's 2010 Next
Wave Festival, Bellona, Destroyer of Cities at Maison des Arts (Creteil), Bertolt Brecht's Puntila
und Sein Knecht Matti at Theater Augsburg, and Fidelio at Saarlandisches Staatstheater. An
associate professor at MIT, Scheib is among the foremost innovators working in theater today,
forecasting the future of the medium in a unique and ingenious form.

Contains strong language and nudity; recommended for audience members 18 years and older.

TICKETS: $13 members and students / $25 nonmembersIncludes museum admission on day of performance

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FAYE DRISCOLL’S YOU’RE ME
Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2 and 3, 7:30 p.m.

In this evening-length duet, dancer and choreographer Faye Driscoll’s You’re Me considers how
our identity is not only made up and undone by those around us, but also portrays the
impossible struggle to unhinge our identity from one another. How do our fantasies about
ourselves create new possibilities of being? How do our fantasies about each other give birth to
friction and loss? Who do we want to be? Are we getting it right?

Driscoll and fellow performer Jesse Zaritt launch a sweaty, evocative, disturbing, and deeply
funny battle about the nature of relationships. Designed by artist Emily Roysdon, the myriad
props used by Driscoll and Zaritt during the performance include paint, clothing, wigs, costumejewelry,
baby powder, among other surprises. Don’t miss this 90-minute, all-out exuberant
performance.

Bessie award-winning choreographer Faye Driscoll was hailed as "1 of 25 to watch out for in
2008" by Dance Magazine. She is a choreographer who strives to investigate new forms of
theatrical experience aimed to provoke feeling, stimulate the senses and activate the mind.

TICKETS: $10 members and students / $20 nonmembersIncludes museum admission on day of performance
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TRAJAL HARRELL(M)IMOSA / TWENTY LOOKS OR PARIS IS BURNING AT THE JUDSON CHURCH (M)
With Cecelia Bengolea, Francois Chaignaud,
Marlene Monteiro Feritas and Trajal Harrell
Thursday and Friday, Jan. 17 and 18, 7:30 p.m.

(M)imosa is the third installment of Twenty Looks or Paris Is Burning at the Judson Church, a
series by choreographer Trajal Harrell. Each work responds to the question "What would have
happened in 1963 if someone from the voguing ball scene in Harlem had come downtown to
perform alongside the early postmoderns at Judson Church?" (M)imosa is a choreographic
collaboration among four remarkable performers: Cecilia Bengolea, Francois Chaignaud,
Marlene Monteiro Freitas and Trajal Harrell, and is inspired by Paris Is Burning, Jennie
Livingston’s seminal documentary film about Voguing as well as the artist’s personal histories,
and collective experiences.

New York-based Trajal Harrell’s choreographic works have been seen at The New Museum,
Danspace Project, Crossing the Line Festival 2009, Dance Theater Workshop, The Kitchen, and
PS122 in NYC as well as The Lotus House Heart Happening/Margulies Art Warehouse in Miami
and Art Basel-Miami Beach. Internationally, his work has been seen in the Netherlands, France,
Germany, Croatia and Mexico.

TICKETS: $10 members and students / $20 nonmembersIncludes museum admission on day of performance
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NORA CHIPAUMIREMIRIAM
Friday and Saturday, March 15 and 16, 7:30 p.m.

Born in Zimbabwe, choreographer, director and dancer Nora Chipaumire infuses her
choreography with both her heritage and personal iconography. Inspired by the cultural and
political milieu of her youth in Zimbabwe, her self-exile to the US, and her self-discovery as an
artist, Miriam is a layered performance that interweaves text and movement, imbued with such
literary and legendary influences as the writings of Joseph Conrad and Chenjerai Hove, the life of
South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba, and the Christian iconography of the Virgin
Mary. Through her work, she constructs deeply felt theatrical worlds that closely examine the
tensions between public expectations of women and their private desires; between selflessness
and ambition; and between the perfection and sacrifice of the feminine ideal.
A 2012 recipient of the Alpert Award in the Arts, a 2011 US Artist Ford Fellowship, and two New
York Dance and Performance awards (BESSIE’s), Chipaumire is joined onstage by an
otherworldly character, played by Okwui Okpokwasili, who appears as both angel and devil.
MIRIAM is directed by Long Wharf Theater associate artistic director Eric Ting, with a score by
acclaimed composer and pianist Omar Sosa.

TICKETS: $10 members and students / $20 nonmembersIncludes museum admission on day of performance
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BOSTON CHILDREN’S CHORUS 10TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
Featuring a world premiere by composer Daniel Bernard Roumain
Friday and Saturday, May 31 and June 1, 7:30 p.m

Since its inception in 2003, the Boston Children’s Chorus has fulfilled the vision of founder Hubie
Jones and become an integral part of Boston’s cultural and social fabric. Having expanded from
its original group of 20 singers, it now includes more than 450 singers representing more than
80 of Boston's urban and suburban neighborhoods. To celebrate their 10th anniversary, the BCC
has partnered with the ICA to present an evening of contemporary choral music, including a new
work by Haitian-American composer Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR), specially commissioned for
this performance. Combined with a dance performance featuring choreography by Amy Seiwert,
this special presentation promises to be an evening to remember.

TICKETS: $27 members and students / $30 nonmembersIncludes museum admission on day of performance
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MUSIC
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New Music Now Double Bill

MARC RIBOT
MOSTLY OTHER PEOPLE DO THE KILLING
Thursday, Sept. 27, 7:30 p.m.

Over the past 25 years, guitarist and composer Marc Ribot has released 19 albums, drawing
influence from the pioneering jazz of Albert Ayler to the Cuban compositions of Arsenio
Rodríguez. Rolling Stone notes, “Marc Ribot helped Tom Waits refine a new, weird Americana
on 1985’s Rain Dogs, and since then he’s become the go-to guitar guy for all kinds of roots music
adventurers.” He has written songs for such talents as Elton John and Leon Russell, Medeski
Martin & Wood, Marianne Faithful, Madeline Peyroux, Norah Jones, Jolie Holland, and The Black
Keys, among others, and works regularly with Grammy award–winning producer T Bone Burnett
and composer John Zorn. He’ll perform solo at the ICA.

Formed in 2003, the New York City–based jazz quartet Mostly Other People Do the Killing
features highly acclaimed musicians Peter Evans on trumpet, Jon Irabagon on saxophone,
Moppa Elliott on bass, and Kevin Shea on drums. Performing a feverish set, the music morphs
from free improvisation to deconstructed standards to original compositions, paying homage to
such jazz legends as Ornette Coleman and Charles Mingus, while offering a highly persuasive
account of their vision of a revolutionary jazz future.

New Music Now is a series of creative music concerts at the ICA/Boston presenting some of the
world's most adventurous musicians and composers. Organized with renowned composer and
saxophonist Ned Rothenberg, New Music Now showcases artists who challenge musical
convention and genres.

TICKETS: $10 members and students / $20 nonmembersIncludes museum admission on day of performance

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PERFORMANCE ART —THE GRAY AREA
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THE INFINITE REPETITION OF REVOLT
Created by Andrea Geyer and Josiah McElheny
Saturday, Oct. 6, 1:30 to 3 p.m. In the gallery

Blurring the lines between visual art and performance, The Infinite Repetition of Revolt
incorporates works on view in the exhibition Josiah McElheny: Some Pictures of the Infinite with
a bold oration of texts by 19th-century radical socialist Louis Auguste Blanqui and 20th--century
Marxist Rosa Luxemburg. In this collaboration between co-creators Andrea Geyer and Josiah
McElheny, audiences are presented with an opportunity to reflect on an era much like our own:
a time when revolution seemed imminent, rather than optional.

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RAGNAR KJARTANSSON: SONG
Thursday, Dec. 13, 5-9 p.m.

Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson creates durational performances—often deadpan and
frequently hilarious—blending music, repetition, and reflections of Iceland’s oral traditions. Like
his theatrical family, of course, he also wants to put on a show! Join the artist as he presents a
performance in the ICA’s Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater. Presented in conjunction with
the exhibition Ragnar Kjartansson: Song.

TICKETS: TBD

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ANDREA FRASERMEN ON THE LINE, KPFK, 1972
Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, 6:30 p.m.

In a tour-de-force solo performance, artist Andrea Fraser impersonates a group of four men
discussing their sympathies for the burgeoning feminist movement. Transcribed and edited from
a live radio broadcast from 1972, the conversation explores how the feminist movement
reshaped men’s perceptions of gender identity, social anxiety, and outsider struggle. Infused
with loaded dialogue, this performance highlights monumental concerns of equality, identity,
and class, still very prevalent today. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition This Will Have
Been: Art, Love and Politics in the 1980s, Fraser’s performance provides historical context to
America’s continued struggle to evaluate and implement the tenets of the feminist movement.
Preceding the performance, Barbara Lee Chief Curator Helen Molesworth leads a free tour of
the exhibition, This Will Have Been, beginning promptly at 5:30 p.m.

TICKETS: $5 for members and nonmembers

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FILM
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BOSTON PREMIERE
EL VELADOR
by Natalia Almada
Sunday, Sept. 30, 3 and 5 p.m.

The newest work by young Mexican filmmaker Natalia Almada, El Velador (Mexico, 2011, 72
min.) follows Martin, a guardian angel who watches over the extravagant mausoleums of
Mexico's notorious drug lords. Staged within the labyrinth of a cemetery, this film highlights the
tumult and violence of an era while reminding us that ordinary life persists and quietly defies
the dead—all within the turmoil of Mexico's bloodiest conflict since the Revolution.

TICKETS: $5 members and students / $10 nonmembers
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AN EVENING OF RECENT FILMS BY BROTHERS QUAY
Saturday, Sept. 29, 7 p.m.

Spanning a 30-year career, Stephen and Timothy Quay are two of the most distinctive voices in
animated film. The ICA presents two of their newest works in an evening of astounding
animation.

Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos and Afterbreezes
in the Mütter Museum (2010, 42 min.) Following a visit to Philadelphia’s renowned Mütter
Museum and the College of Physician’s Historical Medical Library, the Quays examine the
anomalies, curiosities, and oddities of this historic medical collection to create Through the
Weeping Glass, their first film made in the United States.

Mask (Maska, 2010, 23 min.) Based on Stanislaw Lem's novel, Maska is set in a technologically
developed, but feudal world. Beautiful robot Duenna was created by a cruel, but powerful figure
to carry out a mysterious mission. Now, she will be forced to choose between the ruthless deed
and pursuing the love of a stranger. Haunting and beautiful, the film includes the dream-like
music of Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki.

TICKETS: $5 members and students / $10 nonmembers
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BOSTON PREMIERETHE LOVE SONG OF R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER
A film by Sam Green
With live musical performance by YO LA TENGO
Saturday, Oct. 20, 7 and 9 p.m.

The Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Sam Green returns to the ICA with the Boston
premiere of his new “live documentary,” The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller (2012, 60 min.)
featuring the indie rock band Yo La Tengo. Green cues images and narrates in person while Yo
La Tengo performs the soundtrack.

Buckminster Fuller, 20th-century futurist, architect, engineer, and inventor experimented
tirelessly for 50 years to find out what one single person could achieve on behalf of
humanity. The film explores Fuller’s utopian vision of radical social change through a design
revolution. Yo La Tengo provides the soundtrack for Green’s images and narration. Drawing
equal inspiration from old travelogues, the Japanese Benshi tradition of silent film narration,
and TEDTalks, the life of Buckminster Fuller has never looked and sounded so beautiful.

TICKETS: $20 members and students / $25 nonmembers
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BOSTON PREMIEREWHAT WE NEED IS THE IMPOSSIBLE
Short films by Sam Green
Sunday, Oct. 21, 2 and 4 p.m.

This full-length program of short films (video, 80 min.) by Academy Award–nominated director
Sam Green includes his latest documentary video, The Universal Language, which traces the
history of Esperanto, a new language created in the late 1800s by a Polish doctor who believed
that if everyone in the world spoke a common tongue, humanity could overcome racism and
war. During the early 20th century, hundreds of thousands of people around the world
embraced the dialect and believed in its ideals. Today, surprisingly, a vibrant Esperanto
movement still exists. In this first-ever documentary about Esperanto, Green creates a portrait
that is at once humorous, poignant, stirring, and ultimately hopeful. Other films in this program
include The Fabulous Stains: Behind the Movie (1999), lot 63, grave c (2006), Clear Glasses
(2008), and more.

TICKETS: $5 members and students / $10 nonmembers
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BOSTON PREMIERE
THE ART AND TECHNIQUE OF THE AMERICAN COMMERCIAL
Introduction by Matt Miller, President and CEO, Association of Independent Commercial
Producers
Thursday, Oct. 25, 7 p.m.

Presenting the best American commercials of 2011 (Digibeta, 65 min.)—as chosen by industry
professionals—this presentation proves what Americans already know: commercials are
considered miniature films, which inform and advertise, but at their best, can be moving,
unpredictable, and a whole lot of fun to watch.
TICKETS: $6 members and students / $12 nonmembers
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BOSTON PREMIERE
THE BRITISH ARROWS FEATURING THE BEST BRITISH COMMERCIALS OF 2012
Friday and Saturday, Nov. 23 and 24, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 6, 20 and 27, 7 p.m.
Now in its 33rd year, this selection of British Commercials presents the best television, cinema,
and online commercials selected by British advertising professionals. The ICA is the only place on
the East Coast screening this exhilarating program of British hilarity at its finest.

TICKETS: $5 members and students / $10 nonmembers

About ICA Film/Video
ICA Film and Video presents an adventurous selection of the best of regional, national and
international cinema, experimental and independent film, video, and digital media. In addition
to programming works inspired by the museum's acclaimed exhibitions, the ICA collaborates
and co-presents with several major film festivals, and presents retrospectives by important
contemporary artists. The ICA has presented world, U.S. and regional premieres, including sneak
previews of highly anticipated films, and conversations with filmmakers, film scholars and critics.
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About the ICA
An influential forum for multi-disciplinary arts, the Institute of Contemporary Art has been at
the leading edge of art in Boston for 75 years. Like its iconic building on Boston's waterfront, the
ICA offers new ways of engaging with the world around us. Its exhibitions and programs provide
access to contemporary art, artists, and the creative process, inviting audiences of all ages and
backgrounds to participate in the excitement of new art and ideas. The ICA, located at 100
Northern Avenue, is open Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. —5 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, 10
a.m. —9 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. —5 p.m. Admission is $15 adults, $13 seniors
and $10 students, and free for members and children 17 and under. ICA Free Admission for
Youth is sponsored by State Street Foundation. Free admission on ICA Free Thursday Nights, 5—
9 p.m. Free admission for families at ICA Play Dates (2 adults and children 12 and under) on the
last Saturday of the month. For more information, call 617-478-3100 or visit our Web site at
www.icaboston.org.

Broadway In Chicago 2013 Spring Season!

Broadway In Chicago 2013 Spring Season!

 

 

 

By OBIC, September 12, 2012 at 11:38 am

PRE-BROADWAY JEKYLL & HYDE and ANYTHING GOES
join PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
and the Pre-Broadway World Premiere of BIG FISH
Off-season specials include: POTTED POTTER, AMERICAN IDIOT and WEST SIDE STORY
CHICAGO (Sep. 12, 2012) – Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce the upcoming 2013 spring season line-up. Broadway In Chicago’s 2013 spring season will include the Pre-Broadway engagement of JEKYLL & HYDE andANYTHING GOES, in addition to the already announced PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT, CATCH ME IF YOU CANand the Pre-Broadway World Premiere of BIG FISH. The 2013 spring season includes POTTED POTTER, AMERICAN IDIOT and WEST SIDE STORY. The complete spring season line-up, including performances dates and venues, is as follows:
PRE-BROADWAY!JEKYLL & HYDE
March 12 - March 24, 2013
Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 West Randolph St.)
American Idol star and Tony^® Award nominee Constantine Maroulis joins with Grammy^® Award nominee and R&B superstar Deborah Cox to inject new life into the classic tale of good and evil, JEKYLL & HYDE. After four thrilling, chilling years on Broadway and multiple world-wide tours, this dark and dangerous love story from Tony^® and Grammy^® Award nominee Frank Wildhorn and Oscar^® and Grammy^® winner Leslie Bricusse, returns in a stunning new pre-Broadway production directed by Tony^® nominee Jeff Calhoun and includes all the classic songs (This is the Moment, A New Life, Someone Like You) that first grabbed audiences by the throat and transformed JEKYLL & HYDEinto a theatrical phenomenon.
PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT
March 19 – 31, 2013
Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (50 East Congress Parkway)
This outrageously fun show tells the uplifting story of a trio of friends on a road trip of a lifetime, who hop aboard a battered old bus searching for love and friendship in the middle of the Australian outback and end up finding more than they could ever have dreamed. An international hit with more than 500 dazzling, 2011 Tony® Award-winning costumes, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT features a hit parade of dance-floor favorites including "It's Raining Men," "Finally" and "I Will Survive." The Hollywood Reporter calls PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT "funny and fabulous! Joyous entertainment with eye-popping visuals and unexpected heart!" The New York Post declares “Queen of Broadway! A feel-good show with a big, joyous heart! PRISCILLA ramps up the thrills!” The New York Times raves "Performed with gleaming verve! Every conceivable surface has been decked with sequins, spattered with colored lights, or trimmed in feathers and fringe."
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
April 2 – 14, 2013
Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 West Randolph)
Based on the hit DreamWorks film and the incredible true story that inspired it, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN is the high-flying, splashy new Broadway musical that tells the story of Frank W. Abagnale, Jr., a teenager who runs away from home in search of the glamorous life. With nothing more than his boyish charm, a big imagination and millions of dollars in forged checks, Frank successfully poses as a pilot, a doctor and a lawyer - living the high life and winning the girl of his dreams. But when Frank's lies catch the attention of FBI agent Carl Hanratty, Carl chases Frank to the end...and finds something he never expected. This delightfully entertaining musical has been created by a Tony Award®-winning "dream team," with a book by Terrence McNally (The Full Monty, Ragtime), a swinging score by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman (Hairspray), choreography by Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray, Legally Blonde) and direction by Jack O'Brien (Hairspray, The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels).
PRE-BROADWAY WORLD PREMIERE! BIG FISH
April 2 – May 5, 2013
Oriental Theatre (24 West Randolph)
BIG FISH, a new musical based on the novel by Daniel Wallace and the 2003 Columbia Pictures film written by John August and starring Norbert Leo Butz as Edward Bloom, will have its pre-Broadway world premiere at Chicago’s Oriental Theatre in a limited 5-week engagement in the spring of 2013. BIG FISH is directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman, with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, a book by John August and is produced by Academy Awardwinners Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen. A rollicking fantasy set in the American South, BIG FISH centers on the charismatic Edward Bloom, whose impossible stories of his epic adventures frustrate his son Will. As Edward’s final chapter approaches, Will embarks on his own journey to find out who his father really is, unraveling the man from the myth, the truth from the tall tales.
ANYTHING GOES
April 23 - May 5, 2013
Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 West Randolph)
“ALL ABOARD for this saucy and splendid production of Roundabout Theatre Company’s ANYTHING GOES, winner of three 2011 Tony Awards® including Best Musical Revival and Choreography! One of the greatest musicals in theater history, Cole Porter’s first-class musical comedy is sailing to Chicago, starring critically-acclaimed actress Rachel York as Reno Sweeney and directed and choreographed by Tony Award® winner Kathleen Marshall. The New York Times calls it “Musical-Comedy Joy” and USA Today hails it as “Glorious and Exhuberant!” When the S.S. American heads out to sea, etiquette and convention get tossed out the portholes as two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love…proving that sometimes destiny needs a little help from a crew of singing sailors, an exotic disguise and some good old-fashioned blackmail. Peppering this timeless classic are some of musical theatre’s most memorable standards, including “I Get A Kick Out Of You,” “You’re the Top,” and of course, “Anything Goes.” Don’t miss what the AP exclaims as, “So Delightful, So Delicious, So De-Lovely!”
OFF-SEASON SPECIALS
POTTED POTTER
Begins Nov. 13, 2012
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 East Chestnut)
Starvox Entertainment and Potted Productions’ hit off-Broadway show, Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience – A Parody by Dan and Jeff, is a Critic's Pick by the New York Times, New York Magazine and Time Out London. POTTED POTTER won the prestigious 2012 Olivier Award nomination for Best Entertainment & Family Show, playing to sold-out houses worldwide. Written and performed by former BBC Television hosts Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner, the play takes on the ultimate challenge of condensing, or "potting", all seven Harry Potter books into 70 madcap minutes, complete with a game of Quidditch and aided only by multiple costume changes, brilliant songs, ridiculous props and a generous helping of Hogwarts magic. The fast-paced show, which has made audiences aged six to Dumbledore (who is very old indeed) roar with laughter all over the world, is perfect for the entire family.
AMERICAN IDIOT
April 16 - April 21, 2013
Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 West Randolph)
Winner of two Tony Awards^® and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album, AMERICAN IDIOT features the music of Green Day with the lyrics of its lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong. The book is by Armstrong and Michael Mayer and direction is by Tony Award^®-winner Mayer (Spring Awakening). AMERICAN IDIOT is the story of three boyhood friends, each searching for meaning in a post 9/11 world. Through incredible spectacle, thrilling performances andwith the hope embodied by a new generation, AMERICAN IDIOT has given audiences the time of their lives night after night since its Broadway run at the St. James Theatre and its critically acclaimed national tour, which returns to Chicago this Spring.
WEST SIDE STORY
June 11 - June 16, 2013
Oriental Theatre (24 West Randolph)
The tour of the smash hit Broadway revival of WEST SIDE STORY returns to Chicago! Tony Award-winning librettistArthur Laurents’ Broadway direction is recreated for the tour by David Saint, the Associate Director on Broadway. The original Jerome Robbins choreography is reproduced by Tony Award-nominee Joey McKneely (The Boy from Oz, The Life). WEST SIDE STORY tells the story of star-crossed lovers Tony and Maria as they struggle to rise above the hatred and intolerance that surrounds them. WEST SIDE STORY soars as the greatest love story of all time and remains as powerful, poignant and timely as ever. The Bernstein and Sondheim score is considered to be one of Broadway’s finest and features such classics of the American musical theatre as “Something’s Coming,” “Tonight,” “America,” “I Feel Pretty” and “Somewhere.” The Associated Press says WEST SIDE STORY “remains Broadway’s best dance-driven musical. Five decades have not dimmed the extraordinary choreography or the score that pulsates throughout.”
TICKET INFORMATION
The 2013 Spring Season will go on sale to the public on September 21, 2012. Tickets are now available for groups of 15 or more by calling Broadway In Chicago Group Sales at (312) 977-1710. Individual tickets for 2013 Season productions will go on sale at a later date.
Broadway In Chicago was created in July 2000 and over the past 12 years has grown to be one of the largest commercial touring homes in the country. A Nederlander Presentation, Broadway In Chicago lights up the Chicago Theater District entertaining well up to 1.7 million people annually in five theatres. Broadway In Chicago presents a full range of entertainment, including musicals and plays, on the stages of five of the finest theatres in Chicago’s Loop including the Bank of America Theatre, Oriental Theatre, Palace Theatre, the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University and just off the Magnificent Mile, the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place.For more information, visit www.BroadwayInChicago.com.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater announces 2012 - 2013 Season

Chicago Shakespeare Theater announces
2012/13 Season

Chicago—March 12, 2012—Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) Artistic Director Barbara Gaines and Executive Director Criss Henderson announced today CST's 2012/13 Season, which begins with a major new production of Sunday in the Park with George by musical team Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, and also includes the Chicago premiere of The School for Lies by playwright David Ives and productions of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and Henry VIII. The Theater's extensive World's Stage lineup of international programming for 2012/13 ranges from the American premiere of A History of Everything by Belgian company Ontroerend Goed to the return of the National Theatre of Scotland's internationally acclaimed Black Watch and its inventive, supernatural The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart. CST's annual CST Family programming kicks off this summer with Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Additional productions will be announced for the 2012/13 Season later this summer, including an ongoing collaboration between Chicago Shakespeare Theater and Australia's one step at a time like this (en route) creating for the City of Chicago a world premiere pedestrian-based live art event inspired by Shakespeare's Measure for Measure and set in the city's urban landscape.

The Theater's 2012/13 Subscription Series in CST's Courtyard Theater begins with a major new production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Sunday in the Park with George under the direction of CST Associate Artistic Director Gary Griffin (Chicago Shakespeare's Follies, Broadway's The Color Purple and upcoming Honeymoon in Vegas). Turning CST's Courtyard Theater into a life-sized masterpiece from September 26 to November 4, 2012, the production is inspired by Georges Seurat's famous painting A Sunday on La Grande Jatte–1884, which hangs in the Art Institute of Chicago's permanent collection. Playwright David Ives continues his relationship with Chicago Shakespeare in the 2012/13 Season, following his world premiere CST commission of an adaptation of Georges Feydeau's A Flea in her Ear, with Artistic Director Barbara Gaines' production of The School for Lies, December 4, 2012–January 20, 2013. Hilarious rhyming couplets and contemporary slang abound in Ives' deliciously off-color tribute to Molière, set in the seventeenth century and based on the plot of The Misanthrope. Next in the season is William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, February 5–March 24, 2013, staged by director Jonathan Munby, whose credits include productions at the Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and the Donmar Warehouse in London. Using the fractured political landscape of present-day Washington as a backdrop, Munby's staging of Shakespeare's tale of conspiracy, assassination and civil unrest will draw current events into eerily sharp focus. In the spring, Barbara Gaines closes the 2012/13 Subscription Series and marks new territory for CST with its first production of William Shakespeare's Henry VIII, April 30–June 16, 2013. This story of England's most notorious king—known for his six marriages and frequent public beheadings—reveals the political machinations and sexual exploits of Anne Boleyn's rise to power.
On the heels of the previously announced World's Stage presentation of Simon Callow in Being Shakespeare April 18–29, 2012, at the Broadway Playhouse, CST's 2012/13 World's Stage programming continues in May with the American premiere of Belgian company Ontroerend Goed's A History of Everything, May 25 to June 3, 2012, Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare. One of the most talked-about theater collectives in the world, Ontroerend Goed creates intimate, unique experiences that communicate with audiences in surprising ways. In A History of Everything, the artists take on the mammoth task of telling our collective history, from the present day all the way back to the Big Bang—in one extraordinary evening. Chicago Shakespeare also brings the National Theatre of Scotland back to Chicago for a limited run of its internationally acclaimed Black Watch, October 10–21, 2012, at the Chicago Park District's expansive Broadway Armory. This return engagement gives Chicago audiences another chance to witness the impassioned telling of a heroic Scottish regiment's tour in Iraq, widely ranked among Chicago's best plays of 2011. CST also presents another wholly unique production from the National Theatre of Scotland in 2012: David Greig's new verse play The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart. Supernatural storytelling, Scottish border ballads and devilish encounters combine in this dream-like journey of self-discovery about uptight academic Prudentia. The Faustian tale unfolds among and around the audience Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare, September 26–October 28, 2012, in a music-filled romp of rhyming couplets that The Herald's five-star review raved is "rambunctiously life-affirming and touchingly beautiful."
This summer, Chicago Shakespeare Theater continues its commitment to present affordable, professional family theater with Jeff Award-winning director Rachel Rockwell's staging of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, June 28–August 26, 2012. Tickets start at just $18 for this 75-minute musical tale of a prince who must obtain a beautiful woman's love in order to break the spell that transformed him into a wretched beast. Previously, Rockwell directed the critically acclaimed, world premiere CST Family musicals The Adventures of Pinocchio and The Emperor's New Clothes in the summers of 2011 and 2010. Family and educational programming for the 2012/13 Season also includes CST's annual Short Shakespeare! presentation, a 75-minute abridged production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet presented to student groups and family audiences at CST, February 23–March 23, 2013, before embarking on a Midwest school tour as part of the Theater's commitment to reach 40,000 students and teachers annually.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater's 2012/13 Season Calendar
Productions announced as of press time March 12, 2012
FROM ENGLAND – Simon Callow in
Being Shakespeare | April 18–29, 2012
by Jonathan Bate | directed by Tom Cairns
FROM BELGIUM – Ontroerend Goed's
A History of Everything | May 25–June 3, 2012
directed by Alexander Devriendt | presented by Ontroerend Goed, Sydney Theatre Company, Drum Theatre Plymouth, Richard Jordan Productions Ltd and Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam in association with Sydney Festival
Disney's Beauty and the Beast | June 28–August 26, 2012
music by Alan Menken | lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice | book by Linda Woolverton | directed by Rachel Rockwell
Sunday in the Park with George | September 26–November 4, 2012
music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | book by James Lapine | directed by Gary Griffin
FROM SCOTLAND – The National Theatre of Scotland's
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart | September 26–October 28, 2012
created by David Greig | directed by Wils Wilson
FROM SCOTLAND – The National Theatre of Scotland's
Black Watch | October 10–21, 2012
by Gregory Burke | directed by John Tiffany
The School for Lies | December 4, 2012–January 20, 2013
based on Molière's The Misanthrope | by David Ives | directed by Barbara Gaines
Julius Caesar | February 5–March 24, 2013
by William Shakespeare | directed by Jonathan Munby
Short Shakespeare! Romeo and Juliet | February 23–March 23, 2013
by William Shakespeare
Henry VIII | April 30–June 16, 2013
by William Shakespeare | directed by Barbara Gaines
A broad selection of affordable tickets are available for Chicago Shakespeare Theater's 2012/13 Season, providing opportunities for a diverse audience base to interact with the Theater in different ways—ranging from a season-long subscription and imported works from across the world, to family-friendly productions and ongoing discounts for students and young professionals. Tickets for Chicago Shakespeare Theater's 2012/13 Season are on sale now, with three- and four-play subscription packages staring at $132. Through the Theater's "CST for $20" program, thousands of $20 tickets each season are available to young professionals and students under the age of 35. Tickets for CST's World's Stage productions of Being Shakespeare and A History of Everything begin at just $35. Tickets to CST Family performances of Disney's Beauty and the Beast start at $18. For more information on purchasing tickets, visit the Theater's website at www.chicagoshakes.com or call the CST Box Office at 312.595.5600.

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45TH ANNIVERSARY PRODUCTION OF HAIR;

AMERICAN THEATER COMPANY ANNOUNCES 2012-13 SEASON
PJ PAPARELLI’S 5^th SEASON TO FEATURE RESTORED & REVISED
45^TH ANNIVERSARY PRODUCTION OF HAIR;
THE CATHOLIC REPERTORY: DOUBT & AGNES OF GOD;
THE RADIO REPERTORY: THE WIZARD OF OZ & IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE;
AND THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE REVISED COLUMBINUS

Chicago, IL – American Theater Company proudly announces Season 28, which kicks off with two American classics in rotating repertory – The Catholic Repertory: Doubt & Agnes of God – featuring Ensemble Member Sadieh Rifai; and a Chicago holiday repertory – The Radio Repertory: The Wizard of Oz & It’s a Wonderful Life – directed by ATC Artistic Associate Jason W. Gerace. The season continues with the World Premiere of the revised version of the United States Theatre Project’s columbinus, conceived and directed by Artistic Director PJ Paparelli. Following in the wake of contemporary shootings like those at Virginia Tech, Paparelli will return to Littleton, Colorado for the first time in ten years to conduct new interviews with survivors and community members; the revised production of columbinus will be part of the theatre community’s citywide discussion on school violence “Now Is the Time to Act,” together with Steppenwolf and About Face Theater.
Closing out Paparelli’s 5^th anniversary season as Artistic Director at ATC is a restored and revised version of the classic American rock musical Hair. Following the success of The Original Grease, Paparelli now teams up with Hair co-creator James Rado to restore original material from the 1968 off-Broadway production that hasn’t been seen in 45 years.
"Season 28 tells landmark stories at the heart of being an American. Faith, community, school violence and war: all the triggers that engage Americans in passionate dialogue," says Paparelli. "Season 28 is a collection of explosive American stories offered up in the ways that have uniquely defined ATC over the last 5 years: exploring a repertory of classic American plays, introducing an iconic film into our holiday radio play tradition, revising a documentary theatre piece that changed my life, and partnering with the author of a revolutionary musical to restore original material. I've never been more excited about a season than this one."
THE 2012-2013 AMERICAN THEATER COMPANY SEASON IS AS FOLLOWS:
Two American Classics in Rotating Repertory
The Catholic Repertory:Doubt & Agnes of God
Featuring ATC Ensemble Member Sadieh Rifai
September 6 - October 28, 2012
American Theater Company continues its tradition of repertory productions with two Tony Award-winning plays that examine the mystery and power of faith. Three actresses tackle both plays in an explosive evening of unforgettable drama, performed in rotating repertory.
A Chicago Holiday Repertory
The Radio Repertory:The Wizard of Oz & It’s a Wonderful Life
Directed by ATC Artistic Associate Jason W. GeraceNovember 15 - December 30, 2012 American Theater Company continues its exploration of repertory theatre with two of the most famous American films of all time! Nine actors perform these legendary American stories as 1940 radio plays including live Foley sound effect and commercial breaks.
World Premiere of Revised Version
columbinus
by the United States Theatre Project
Written by Stephen Karam and PJ Paparelli
Dramaturgy by Patricia Hersch
Conceived and Directed by Artistic Director PJ Paparelli
January 25 - February 24, 2013
Littleton, Colorado. 1999. Two teenagers devastate a community and shock the country when they walk into their suburban high school and kill 12 students and 1 teacher. Based on interviews with teenagers across the country and survivors and community members in Littleton, this haunting drama takes a hard look at modern teenagers through the lens of the most infamous high school shooting in American history. Artistic Director PJ Paparelli returns to Littleton, CO ten years later to conduct new interviews and add additional material to what Variety called, “This one comes straight from the gut…highly theatrical and deeply disturbing.”
Restored & Revised 45th Anniversary Production
Hair
Music by Galt MacDermot
Lyrics and Book by James Rado and Gerome Ragni
Directed by Artistic Director PJ Paparelli
April 26 - June 16, 2013
Greenwich Village. 1968. During the most tumultuous year in our nation’s history, a group of young hippies explore sex, love, and rock ‘n’ roll while fighting for civil rights and the end of the war in Vietnam. Artistic Director PJ Paparelli and author James Rado return to the original 1967 off-Broadway script to revise and restore material never-before-seen in the controversial rock musical that forever changed the American theatre.
About American Theater Company American Theater Company is an ensemble of artists committed to producing new and classic American stories that ask the question, “What does it mean to be an American?” ATC’s Ensemble includes Usman Ally, Patrick Andrews, Kareem Bandealy, Jaime Castañeda, Joe Minoso and Sadieh Rifai.
American Theater Company is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, and CityArts grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. Additional valuable support is provided by the Boeing Charitable Trust, the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, Illinois Humanities Council, Polk Bros. Foundation, the MacArthur Fund at Prince Charitable Trust, and the Shubert Foundation.
For more information, visit www.atcweb.org.

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