Many of you going to see the play may be interested in reading a blog entry from the set designer of Blackbird on the Backstage at the Biograph blog.

A few more questions were asked which you can read here.

With previews starting this Friday the following message is courtesy of Victory Gardens on Facebook.

Coming to see Blackbird? Word today from the rehearsal room is there will be no late seating. This particular emotional rollercoaster wastes no time getting started and there’s simply not a natural moment to sneak in latecomers. In other words, doublecheck your curtain time and don’t be late! We recommend arriving at least 1/2 hour before the show.

abc7Chicago.com briefly mention Victory Gardens.  

Read about future expansion plans at Victory Gardens by following this link.

Novid Parsi of Time Out Chicago talks with actor William Petersen about why he’s anxious about performing in the stage play Blackbird and what he misses about CSI.

Read the interview online here

First off, many thanks to everyone who emailed us the link and thank you to Lanos at YTDAW for posting the original link. 

June 1st - William Petersen was presented with the 2008-09 Sarah Siddons Award as Chicago’s Actor for All Seasons with a standing ovation and glowing tribute from his presenter (Dennis Zacek).

For photos and more information about the event please visit the Sarah Siddons Society website by clicking on this link

Image copyright the Sarah Siddons Society

Quick Gallery update.

Many thanks to Four Deuces Art for sharing their painting of Billy with us.

Also, thanks to a good buddy for taking photos of Billy’s name up on the marquee of Victory Gardens, as well as the Blackbird poster featured in their window.

Victory Garden’s Backstage at the Biograph blog has an update by the Production Stage Manager regarding rehearsals so far.

Read the blog

A couple of images from the Chicago premiere of Public Enemies are now available in The Gallery

Billy was at the Chicago premiere of the new Michael Mann movie Public Enemies starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale yesterday.

The Chicago Suntimes reports more on the event

Image copyright The Suntimes