CARNIVAL! at Strawdog's Hugen Hall 3/22-29/2014.

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"Lost Note Theater Company, dedicated to presenting concert readings of obscure and forgotten musicals, is pleased to present CARNIVAL! with music and lyrics by Bob Merrill, book by Michael Stewart, based on material by Helen Deutsch , directed by Stephen Murray and musical direction by Charlotte Rivard-Hoster. CARNIVAL! will play three performances only March 22-March 29, 2014 at Strawdog Theatre Company's Hugen Hall, 3829 N. Broadway in Chicago. Tickets on currently on sale at brownpapertickets.com.

Last season, Lost Note Theater Company, presented its hit inaugural production, I Can Get It For You Wholesale.

CARNIVAL! will feature Jeffrey Gitelle, Rachel Klippel, Paul G. Miller, Amanda Newman, Annie Passanisi, Brian Rooney and Ed Rutherford."

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Summer 2013

Rachel will be joining the 2013 Company with Peninsula Players in Door County, Wisconsin. She will be playing Celeste 1 in Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George followed by Ken Ludwig's murder mystery, The Game's Afoot as Aggie. For more information, visit www.peninsulaplayers.com.

The Light in the Piazza nominated for SIX BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards

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Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre’s production of “The Light In The Piazza” is receiving the highest number of nominations for any production this year, with six nods in the Resident Non-Equity categories: Best Revival of a Musical, Best Actress in a Musical or Revue (both Kelli Harrington and Rachel Klippel are being so honored), Best Musical Direction (Jeremy Ramey), Best Costume Design (Bill Morey) and Best Lighting Design (Michael M. Nardulli).

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Hot New Faces of 2012: The 10 new talents you should know in Chicago theater

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"This beautiful and earnest young singer (a cast member in "Sweeney Todd" at the Drury Lane Theatre early in the 2011-12 season and a star of the recently-closed "The Light in the Piazza" at Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre) has a degree in opera performance from the University of Illinois. But Klippel, who grew up in southwest suburban Bolingbrook says her heart is in musicals, not operas. "I like to tell stories that feel real," she says. She tells them with passion and charisma." -Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune

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The Light in the Piazza wins SIX Joseph Jefferson Awards!

The Light in the Piazza takes home SIX Joseph Jefferson Awards including BEST MUSICAL at the Annual Jeff Non-Equity Awards Monday, June 4, 2012. Awards won include:

PRODUCTION-MUSICAL

DIRECTOR-MUSICAL, Fred Anzevino and Brenda Didier

ACTRESS IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE-MUSICAL, Kelli Harrington

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE-MUSICAL, Justin Adair

MUSIC DIRECTION, Jeremy Ramey

DIALECT COACHING, Eva Breneman

Complete list of nominees and winners

Pinkalicious celebrates one year anniversary with BIC

July 8, 2012 marks one year of Pinkalicious performances with Broadway in Chicago. This production began at the Apollo Theatre in September 2010 and moved to the Broadway Playhouse summer of 2011. 

And the nominees are...

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Congratulations to fellow The Light in the Piazza colleagues as well as colleagues from the Chicagoland area on Non-Equity Jeff Award Nominations. The Light in the Piazza received eight nominations including Production-Musical, Director-Musical (Fred Anzevino & Brenda Didier), Principal Actress-Musical (Kelli Harrington as Margaret Johnson, Rachel Klippel as Clara Johnson), Supporting Actor-Musical (Justin Adair as Fabrizio Nacarelli), Music Direction (Jeremy Ramey), Scenic Design (Adam Veness) and Dialect Coaching (Eva Breneman). 
Complete list of nominees