Fake at Steppenwolf

 

Steppenwolf Theatre Presents
Fake
September 10 – November 8, 2009

Steppenwolf Theatre’s 2009-2010 season will be exploring the theme of belief and kicks their season off with the world premiere of Fake, written and directed by ensemble member Eric Simonson.  Fake features ensemble members Kate Arrington, Francis Guinan and Alan Wilder with Coburn Goss and Larry Yando. 

 

 

In 1914, renowned mystery writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle invites four guests to his English country home.  Each visitor has a connection to the infamous “Piltdown Man,” purported to be the missing link between ape and man—later exposed as a hoax. Swinging back and forth through time, Fake investigates how “Piltdown” rattled assumptions about evolution, faith and science—and how we are transformed by our quest for the truth.

 

 

Online ticketing available at www.steppenwolf.org

Special Alert…Water Fools Postponed until Sunday.

Water Fools on Navy Pier
POSTPONED TONIGHT

Tonight’s theatrical spectacle rescheduled for Sunday due to safety recommendations
based on potentially severe weather this evening

Chicago Shakespeare presents
Ilotopie’s Water Fools (Fous De Bassin) atop the waters of Lake Michigan
Saturday, August 22 & Sunday, August 23

  Due to potentially severe weather this evening, safety officials have recommended to Chicago Shakespeare Theater and the artists of Ilotopie that tonight’s performance of Water Fools be canceled.  In order to accommodate reserved guests, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre and Ilotopie have scheduled a “rain date” performance for Sunday evening at 9:15 p.m.  Ticket holders may present their Friday email confirmation on Sunday night to be admitted.  The free viewing areas will be open at 7:00 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis.

 

Little Mermaid the Musical

Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” is nearing the end of its line on Broadway and the final 16 performances are sold out, with cancellations and day-of standing room tickets the only means of seeing the show.

The Little Mermaid was the #1 selling new Broadway musical of 2008 and will have amassed sales of over $90 million by the time it plays its final performance. With just 2 new musicals still running from the 2007/2008 season The Little Mermaid has had an extremely successful run, and will have been viewed by over one million people by the time it closes.

"one of the most ravishing shows I have ever seen on a Broadway stage," says TIME magazine’s Richard Zoglin

The national tour of The Little Mermaid is slated to launch in fall 2010 and the title is on track to have a number of international productions.

On the request from fans and redheads in the city, I will keep my eye out for Ariel’s Chicago premiere.