In this April 18, 2007, photo, a female polar bear cub, born at the Toledo Zoo in November 2006, passes underneath her mother, Nan, during her unveiling to the media at the zoo in Toledo, Ohio. Brookfield Zoo is hoping their new female polar bear Nan is a match with the suburban Chicago zoo’s male polar bear Hudson.
Category: Chicago, IL
Improvised Musical Parody SHAMILTON Shakes Up the Windy City Starting Tonight
The producers of the Chicago-based “Baby Wants Candy” announce the debut of their newest improvised musical, “Shamilton,” inspired by hit musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda , at Apollo Theater Chicago . Directed by one of the founding members of “Baby Wants Candy” and Emmy Award-winner Peter Gwinn , the improvised musical features a 75-minute live-performance musical written on-the-spot about a historic figure of the audiences’ choosing.
Legendary House DJ Green Velvet Launches a Residency at Club Space
Any dance music fan worth her weight in vinyl recognizes Chicago and Detroit as the birthplaces of house and techno, respectively. Some of the pioneers, such as house godfather Frankie Knuckles and James Stinson of the undersea-themed techno group Drexciya, have passed on.
The New Colony Welcomes New Ensemble Members
“We’re so pleased to invite this talented group of artists and theatermakers into our Ensemble, all of whom have demonstrated a true passion for making change in our industry and world by creating new work, nurturing new artists and engaging with new audiences,” comments Co-Artistic Director Andrew Hobgood . “Growing our ensemble is integral since The New Colony develops more new theater each year than we can possibly produce in a single season.