Recently, Columbia College Chicago radio student Mark Munger took a tour of our theatre and interviewed patron services tour guide Joe Bennington, a person Munger described as, "one of the best perform[ers] to make use of the theatre".
Below is the interview feature put together by Munger that discusses some of the many interesting facts about our theatre.
Tours of our theatre are available most Mondays at 10:30am and noon and on Thursdays at 10:30am for $10 per person. Tickets are available 30 minutes prior to the start of each tour at our box office or in advance at Ticketmaster.com. Group tours are also available. For more information, call 312.431.2389 ext 0.
Irina Dvorovenko and Maxim Beloserkovsky in Giselle. Photo by MIRA.
We're extremely excited to have one of North America's most prestigious ballet companies, American Ballet Theatre back at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University for three engagements over the next six years. Starting next year, American Ballet Theatre will return with five performances of the classic story ballet Giselle between March 22-25, 2012.
“This partnership is a significant boon to the cultural community of Chicago, and also marks a landmark moment in the history of the Auditorium Theatre. American Ballet Theatre is undoubtedly one of the finest dance companies in the world. It is with great pride that we welcome American Ballet Theatre to join the other world class companies that have and continue to grace Chicago’s landmark stage.” - Auditorium Theatre Executive Director Brett Batterson
American Ballet Theatre has performed ten critically acclaimed engagements at the Auditorium Theatre. The company’s engagements were in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994 and 1995.
Relive your favorite Blues Brothers moments and songs with The All New Original Tribute to The Blues Brothers. The original London cast makes their American debut in a three-week run, July 6-24, 2011.
Tickets go on sale March 1st online via Ticketmaster.com, by calling 800.982.ARTS (2787) or in person at the Auditorium Theatre box office. Special discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. Find out more information on the Blues Brothers page on our website.
This summer marks the one year anniversary of the Auditorium Theatre’s Internship Program, and the exciting program has offered each intern the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a professional environment. The prestigious program allows students to work side by side with Auditorium staff throughout the organization. Interns have worked on projects ranging from researching programming ideas to learning the ins and outs of concession sales during a high profile concert.
“Our Interns have worked in every facet of our business, expanding their knowledge and experience in a way that will certainly benefit them throughout their careers,” says C.J. Dillon one of the internship program coordinators and Director of Operations.
The Auditorium’s Internship program started in three disciplines (Operations, Arts Administration and Creative Engagement) in the summer of 2010 and has now grown to include other areas including Production, Marketing, Sales, Hospitality and most recently Sustainability. When asked about her favorite part of the program, Nicole Losurdo, another internship program coordinator and Director of Creative Engagement responded, “It is seeing these young professionals make connections between the theory they study in class and the real life practical application of those theories.”
Anyone interested in an internship for the summer should read or download the information packet below. Applications are being accepted for the Summer session (deadline is March 1, 2011) and it’s never too late to start thinking about the Fall as positions fill up quickly.
Congratulations to our friends at River North Dance Chicago for wrapping up a successful Valentine's weekend engagement at the Harris Theatre for Music and Dance. With good reviews from Sid Smith for SeeChicagoDance.com and Zachary Whittenburg for TimeOut Chicago, we wait with bated breath for RNDC's performance during the Miles Davis Festival which will feature a world premiere Simply Miles, co-commissioned by the Auditorium Theatre.
The never-before-seen piece, choreographed by Artistic Director Frank Chaves, takes inspiration from Miles Davis' career, utilizing the vast and varied repertoire to highlight the breadth of Davis' development as a jazz artist.
Tickets are on sale now for River North Dance Chicago on Saturday, April 16 at 8pm. Purchase online via Ticketmaster, by calling 800.982.ARTS (2787) or at our box office (50 E. Congress Pkwy.). Special discounts are available for groups of 10 or more by calling 312.431.2357.
As part of the Miles Davis Festival, produced by the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, we've partnered with the Chicago Loop Alliance to bring live music to the CLA's Pop-Up Art Loop Galleries on February 16 and March 16, 2011. Admission is free.
One of the musicians slated to play is vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and arts educator Matt Lewis. A three-time jazz ambassador for the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Lewis has crossed the globe bringing music awareness, arts education and goodwill on behalf of the Kennedy Center and the United States Department of State. When not on tour, Lewis is well known in the Chicago music scene as a talented headliner and collaborator. Since 2000, he has worked with Ravinia Festival's Music Discovery Program as a resident teaching artist enhancing music education in the classrooms of Chicago Public Schools.
On those two Wednesdays, listen to Matt Lewis and other instrumentalists play a selection of music by Miles Davis and explore unique art at the following Pop-Up Gallery locations from 5-8pm:
205 S. State St. | 220 S. Wabash Ave. | 310 S. Michigan Ave.
The choral risers, music stands, and instruments have been cleared from the stage – the musicians, soloists, and crew on to different gigs. Yet still, even after Too Hot to Handel’s curtain came down on the evening of January 15 and 16, there is a lasting buzz and lingering glow in the hearts and minds of everyone who experienced and participated in our rousing tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Long before Natalie Portman starred the in the infamous Black Swan, Marius Petipa choreographed a ballet about enchantment, love and deception and set it to the stunning music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. For $15, escape this weekend's sub-zero temperatures, and watch as The State Ballet Theatre of Russia brings one of the world's most beloved ballets to life!
Swan Lake will take place on Friday, February 4 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, February 5 at 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm.
You can get $15 Student Rush tickets one hour before show time at the Auditorium Box Office (located at 50 E. Congress Pkwy). Remember to bring your valid college ID; there's also a limit of two tickets per ID. Student Rush tickets and locations are subject to availability and cannot be reserved in advance.
With Chicago weathering a blizzard, or as the Twitterverse calls it, #SNOMG) I did a quick poll of the staff to see what they absolutely couldn't live without during this storm. Here's what they said:
Amanda, development: Facebok
Kevin, development: Homemade grain alcohol
Joe, marketing: Goldfish crackers
CJ, operations:
Beer
Deck of cards
Beer
Roaring Fire
Ben, administration: the Internet
Judie, marketing: Old movies. I'm looking forward to watching Roman Holiday!
Margaret, finance: Wine
Meaghan, marketing: Cheese, books, magazines– and maybe a snuggie. I don’t own one but that would maybe come in handy
Sondra, board member: Competitive Scrabble
Nicole, sales: Well, I couldn’t survive snowmageddon without my cats.:)
Noe, front of house: Electricity! – Without it, no TV, no internet, no cell phone charger, no electric snowblower….
