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Podcast with Elf The Musical’s MATT KOPEC from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo. Matt Kopec returns to the role of Buddy the Elf in the hit holiday musical. Matt will be performing at the annu…
Who:       Chick Corea and the Vigil Where:               SPACE~ Chicago, IL When:        …
Strange Bedfellows Theatre, an independent Chicago based theatre company, is proud to announce their upcoming production of Steven Dietz’s "Inventing Van Gogh," directed by Aaron Henri…
Broadway In Chicago, Emerald City Theatre and First Stage are thrilled to announce their partnership for the holiday classic RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER: THE MUSICAL TM. RUDOLPH …
Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce the upcoming 2013 fall season line-up. Broadway In Chicago's 2013 fall season will include TO MASTER THE ART, EVITA, ONCE and ELF. Â…
Podcast with cast members of Emerald City’s THE CAT IN THE CAT from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO THE CAT IN THE HAT cast members Erik Strebig and Giselle Vaughn discuss their roles and the impa…
The Neo-Futurists open their 25th anniversary season with Sweet Child of Mine. The show opens Friday, September 6 at 7:30 p.m. at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland. Prese…
Sideshow Theatre Company, in association with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, is pleased to open its 2013-14 season with the Chicago premiere of 9 CIRCLESÂ…
The Gift Theatre artistic director Michael Patrick Thornton announces casting for the Chicago premiere of Broadsword: A Heavy Metal Play written by Marco Ramirez (Orange is the N…
Podcast with Director/Choreographer SERGIO TRUJILLO from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo. SERGIO TRUJILLO (Director & Choreographer). Broadway: Tony Award® winning Best Musical Memp…
A bifurcated family dealing with mental illness and addiction becomes an actors' tour-de –force in Redtwist Theatre's world premiere of Erik Gernand's The Beautiful Dark which explores…
Due to overwhelming demand, Three Oaks Theater Festival co-founders John Stoops, Tim Evans, and Marc Grapey have added a second performance of Complicated, a new musical fr…
As I have mentioned in previous reviews, no one views the world in the way director Rachel Rockwell does.  Her pension for merging stylistic visionary technics with raw human emotion is a…
The American Theatre Critic's Association announces the election of veteran Chicago theater critic Jonathan Abarbanel as Chair of the American Theatre Critics Association, at the co…
HGTV's newest renovation stud, Francis Toumbakaris is as comfortable in a pair of tights and slippers as he is in boots and overalls.  Born and raised in Athens, Francis trained in cla…
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Podcast with Playwright DANNY BERNARDO from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo. Bailiwick Repertory Theatre’s Resident Playwright Danny Bernardo discusses his new play Mahal. Danny Bernardo (…
A Red Orchid Theatre announces its 2013-2014 season, featuring the Midwest Premiere of Trevor by Nick Jones, directed by Artistic Associate Shade Murray; the U.S. Premiere of …
The ComedySportz Theatre will be the site of some friendly competition among members of Chicago’s improv community when 26 year-old ComedySportz Chicago hosts its annual Comedy Theatre…
Due to popular demand, Lookingglass Theatre Company announces additional dates for the World Premiere production of Big Lake Big City, written by Keith Huff and directed by En…
The Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) announced today several of its performing arts presentations for the 2013 Fall Festival, which will explore the theme of Animal: What Makes Us …
Podcast with cast of About Face Theatre’s THE PRIDE from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo. Cast of About Face Theatre’s hit play THE PRIDE discusses this critically acclaimed work as wel…
Vibrant and trendy hotspot aria bar, 200 North Columbus Drive, invites diners and guests to celebrate Thursday nights with an all-new happy hour, "Life Begins at 5 o'clock." Taki…
