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Light Opera Works' fine revival of the 1949 classic "South Pacific" - a late summer treat at Evanston's Cahn Auditorium - is a reminder of just how powerfully Rodgers and Hammersetin address…
Pride Films & Plays' impressive Chicago premiere of "The Boy from Oz" - the jukebox musical about the life of Peter Allen, the Australian-born performer, songwriter and sexual adventure…
Wondrous. Hypnotic. An unparalleled flight of the imagination, and a glorious exploration of the physical limits of the human body. Cirque du Soleil's "Kurios - Cabinet of Curiosities," the …
The lineup for Broadway in Chicago's free preview of the season in Millennium Park has been announced.
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National touring productions of two big musicals - "42nd Street" and "Newsies" - will be heading to Chicago next year courtesy of Broadway in Chicago.
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Plays by Samuel D. Hunter and John Van Druten, plus the Chicago debut of the award-winning "Bat Boy:The Musical" are on the docket for Griffin Theatre's 2015-2016 season.
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Chicago's public sculptures lead difficult lives. Buffeted by snowstorms and freezing temperatures, relentlessly exposed to every shrill siren, dumped on by waves of pigeons, and surrounded …
There might be an audience, somewhere out there in Chicagoland, for "We Gotta Bingo," the interactive "entertainment" that has set up shop in the new Chicago Theater Works space and trumpete…
The nominees for the 21st Annual Black Theater Alliance/Ira Aldridge Awards have been announced. The ...
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In one way or another, Anton Chekhov has become the man of the moment on Chicago stages, even if his plays do not always arrive in their "original" form. Consider Sideshow Theatre's hit prod…
Confession: I was lured to Arlene Hutton’s two-character play “Last Train to Nibroc” by the ...
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There is no shortage of spectacle or talent on the stage of the Cadillac Palace Theatre at the moment, where the national touring company of director Diane Paulus' circus-infused production …
Ten-time Tony Award-winner Tommy Tune will perform "Taps, Tunes and Tall Tales," his one-man show, as the headliner at Chicago Human Rhythm Project's 25th anniversary Jubalee Gala to be held…
You’ve got to hand it to Cirque du Soleil. Founded in 1984 by two Montreal ...
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In a Chicago summer marked by an unusual number of outstanding shows, the most remarkable one of all is "Feast." A unique celebration of the role food plays in the lives of this city's immig…
Chicago premiere of "Unspeakable," the "dramatic fantasia inspired by the life of the comedic legend," is headed to the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut for a limited…
"Shakespeare's Greatest Hits," is this summer's touring show in the city's parks. It's full of talent and energy, but all the sampling and cut-and-paste techniques seem designed for short at…
The Theater Wit production of Joshua Harmon's comedy of cross-cultural manners - which not only enjoyed a successful initial run in its Chicago premiere, and is virtually sold-out for its su…
John Rubinstein was 26 when he made his Broadway debut and created the title role in the 1972 Broadway musical, "Pippin." Now he's playing Pippin's father, Charlemagne, in the national tour …
Plans have been announced for a memorial service for Abena Joan Brown, the pioneering force in the arts, who focused her energy and zeal on nurturing Chicago's black artists. It will be on T…
In Terrence McNally's "A Perfect Ganesh" - the second of three plays that comprise Eclipse Theatre's current season devoted to the work of the prolific playwright - two middle-aged women ...…
Kokandy Productions' latest effort - and it's a beauty - is "Loving Repeating," a quirky, moving chamber musical that probes the heart and mind of modernist writer Gertrude Stein.
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They’ve dubbed it “Carnaval 2015,” and the title aptly suggests the celebratory nature of the ...
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The Joffrey Academy of Dance, official school of The Joffrey Ballet, has announced a national call for ALAANA (African, Latino(a), Asian, Arab and Native American) artists to submit applicat…
Without question, director-choreographer Rachel Rockwell's enchanting production of Disney's "The Little Mermaid," now at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, has enough enthralling visual magic…
