JOIN ABT on MARCH 11 at 3pm, Victory Gardens Biograph Theater

NewCity honored ABT Ensemble member, Gwendolyn Whiteside and ABT Artistic Affiliate, Austin Cook in “The Players: The Fifty People Who Really Perform in Chicago” article in NewCity Stage.

We’re thrilled to announce the addition of Manny Buckley (actor), Kristin DeiTos (designer), Warren Levon (actor), and Kelli Marino (dramaturg) to our ABT Ensemble and Dara Cameron (actor), Zachary Kenney (actor), Michael Mahler (actor/composer), and James Still (playwright/director) as ABT Artistic Affiliates.  We’re proud to expand our family and excited about future collaborations with these exceptional artists.

Happy New Year’s Eve! Thank you for sharing your 2011 with us. Your attendance at “Waiting for Lefty” and “Wonderful Life” gave us our most successful year yet!  Our 2011 iteration of “It’s a Wonderful Life: Live at the Biograph!” is the largest-grossing show in our 26-year history.

In 2012, our entire bad-ass cast is returning to Bedford Falls.   Have you heard Michael Mahler and Dara Cameron’s version of “Mele Kalikimaka” with ukulele accompaniment?  Don’t get us started with Sir Zachary Kenney—his Mr. Martini is brilliant!  All three actors have joined American Blues Theater as Artistic Affiliates.  We’re so excited to continue collaborating with them.

Our Blues family wishes you a wonderful New Year!

“American Blues’ show is a warm, inclusive, and festive experience, rather like a retro cup of cocoa on a cold winter’s night.  Its Capra-esque characters are alive with color…the radio studio [at American Blues] is filled with nostalgic charm.” –Chicago Tribune.

Listen here for an interview with Producing Artistic Director, Gwendolyn Whiteside and Tom Williams on a Talk Theatre in Chicago podcast.

ABT is lucky to have John Mohrlein’s brilliance every year in “It’s a Wonderful Life: Live at the Biograph!”  Check out a fantastic NewCity Chicago article that celebrates his work throughout the years.

Check out scenes from our 2011 production of “It’s a Wonderful Life: Live at the Biograph!”

Thank you, Chicago!  We’re thrilled by your support!

We nearly sold-out our Thanksgiving weekend shows.

Here’s some of our reviews so far…here and here.