Recent News & Special Events
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12.01.2011 AMERICAN PREMIERE OF POWERFUL NEW SIMON STEPHENS PLAY, PUNK ROCK CONTINUES GRIFFIN’S 23RD SEASON
Chicago, IL, December 27, 2012 – The Griffin Theatre Company is pleased to announce that it will produce the American Premiere of British playwright Simons Stephens’ powerful and shattering new play that explores the volatility of adolescent life, PUNK ROCK. Press opening is Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 7:00pm. The play directed by ensemble member, […]
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11.10.2011 TONY AWARD-WINNING MUSICAL SPRING AWAKENING OPENS GRIFFIN’S 23RD SEASON
Chicago, IL, November 10, 2011 – The Griffin Theatre Company is thrilled to open its twenty-third season with the first made in Chicago production of the Tony Award-winning musical SPRING AWAKENING. Press opening is Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 7:00pm. The musical which won 8 Tony Awards including “Best Musical” will be directed by Griffin […]
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06.24.2011 NATIONAL TOURING PRODUCTION OF LETTERS HOME COMES HOME TO CHICAGO AT THEATER ON THE LAKE. Record breaking touring year in 2011/2012 includes CBS sponsored performance in Dallas, Texas on Veteran’s Day
LETTERS HOME will be presented Wednesday – Saturday, July 6 – 9, 2011 at 7:30pm and on Sunday, July 10, at 6:30pm. Tickets to LETTERS HOME are $17, and are on sale now at Theater on the Lake by calling the box office at (312) 742-7994. PLEASE NOTE: Tickets are not available online. The production […]
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06.07.2011 Griffin Theatre Opens 23rd Season with Tony Award-winning Musical, SPRING AWAKENING
The Griffin Theatre Company is thrilled to announce it will open it’s 23rd season with the first made in Chicago production of the Duncan Sheik & Steven Sater Tony Award-winning musical, SPRING AWAKENING. The production directed by ensemble member Jonathan Berry will run from November 27, 2011 – January 8, 2012 at Theater Wit. Press […]
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04.16.2011 Griffin Theatre Company Closes 22nd Season with World Premiere Adaptation of Best Selling Novel, No More Dead Dogs.
Chicago, IL, April 2011 –The Griffin Theatre Company will close its 22nd season with the world premiere adaptation of Gordon Korman’s best-selling comic novel, NO MORED DEAD DOGS. Press opening is Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 7:00pm (April 30 – June 19, 2011). Tickets are on sale now at Theatre Wit, (773) 975-8150, or online […]
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04.16.2011 Building The Future
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03.30.2011 Griffin Theatre Company to open “Griffin Arts Center” in renovated police station in fall 2012
Chicago, IL, March, 2011. After twenty-two successful years of producing theatre in Chicago for both children and adults the Griffin Theatre Company will create a neighborhood professional performing arts center in the Bowmanville neighborhood of Chicago. The facility, the city of Chicago 20th district police station located at 1940 West Foster Avenue will be converted […]
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11.01.2010 We’re building an Arts Center!
Come Celebrate with us on November 13, 2010! After five years of negotiations with the city of Chicago the Griffin is moving back to Edgewater/Andersonville. We’ll be converting the old police station at 1940 West Foster Avenue into an Arts Center. Money needs to be raised and a great deal of work needs to be […]