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Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
an authorized fan production to benefit Season of Concern
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Through his webcam, supervillain wannabe Dr. Horrible shares his grand plans to crush his nemesis Captain Hammer, win the affection of the girl of his dreams and join the Evil League of Evil. This authorized staged fan adaptation of the celebrated comic musical web series will benefit the Chicago charity Season of Concern.
October 8-November 6, 2021
At the Edge Theater, 5451 N Broadway St, Chicago
Performances Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 3:00 pm
Official Opening Performance: Saturday, October 9 at 7:30 pm
Run time: Approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes, including two ten-minute intermissions
2021-2022 Jeff Award Nomination: Best Projection Design
Starring:
Kevin Webb as Doctor Horrible
Tommy Thurston as Captain Hammer
Stephanie Fongheiser as Penny
Joshua Servantez as Moist
Ensemble: North Homewood, Caitlin Jackson, Josh Kemper, Peter Ruger and Maiko Terazawa
Understudies: Mikaela Sullivan (Penny u/s, Swing), David Lipschutz (Moist u/s, Swing) and North Homewood (Captain Hammer u/s)
COVID MITIGATION
To ensure the safest possible experience for the audience and performers, all attendees will be required to wear masks unless actively eating or drinking while inside the venue. Additionally all attendees must be fully vaccinated (at least two weeks out from the final dose of an FDA-authorized COVID vaccine). Each attendee must present proof of vaccination at will call (either vaccination card or scan/photo of their card). All performers, members of the creative team, ushers and other venue staff will also be fully vaccinated.
Known Understudy Dates:
October 21: Penny will be played by Mikaela Sullivan.
October 23 and 24: Captain Hammer will be played by North Homeward; David Lipschutz will play North Homewood's track.
October 30-31: David Lipschutz will play Josh Kemper's track.
November 4-6: David Lipschutz will play Josh Kemper's track.
To find out more about the cast, click here!
To find out more about the designers and crew, click here!
To view the show program hosted online as a pdf, click here!
