3,011 stories by "Michael J. Roberts"
Assimilation. Â That is the essence of author Rudyard Kipling’s brilliantly epic The Jungle Book which tells the story of a human raised among the animals in the jungles on India. Â…
Haven Theatre Chicago is proud to present the company's inaugural production, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, July 5 " August 11, at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. Hedwig and the Angry Inch, w…
Broken Nose Theatre (BNT) is proud to present the Chicago premiere of ROOMS: a rock romance, a new musical by Paul Scott Goodman and Miriam Gordon, in Collaboraction's Pentagon space in the …
LiveWire Chicago Theatre "gets technical" at VisionFest 5: Johnny 5 Is Alive, ten short plays inspired by technology’s influence on society (or what happens when things short circui…
Blue Man Group, announces the judging team for the 2013 Blue Man-themed Art Competition. The panel includes: Alison Cuddy, Arts and Culture Reporter, Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ); Tom Galassi…
Black Ribbon Theater is excited to announce its premiere of Cowboy Mouth by Sam Shepard and Patti Smith. Â Cowboy Mouth will be performed at the Athenaeum Theatre (2936 N. Southport Ave, C…
From the moment the lights go up on the World Premiere of Bailiwick’s Mahal by resident playwright Danny Bernardo, there is something instantly engaging about this transplanted family …
THE VENUE If you want to see the biggest names in music live in memorable Chicago concerts, you'll find them at The Venue at Horseshoe Hammon…
Kokandy Productions proudly presents the musical “The Last Five Years”, August 2 through 25 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. Traditionally, “The Last Five Years&#…
Bailiwick Chicago Theater concludes its 2012/13 season with the world premiere of the family drama MAHAL by Resident Playwright Danny Bernardo, directed by Erica Weiss, playing June 26 " Aug…
Escape the New York summer heat with "Christmas in July" at Joe's Pub at The Public where Chicago's About Face Theatre in association with John Sanders presents a concer…
Red Tape Theatre is proud to announce the appointment of Brandon Ray as its new Artistic Director, the third in Red Tape’s ten-year history. Ray was previously the inaugural Artistic D…
When the Twist, the Pony and the Watusi replace the galliard and gavotte, and ruffs and farthingales give way to Aloha shirts and bikinis, one may well ask with Viola “What country, fr…
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) celebrated its season on Monday, June 17, with GALA 2013 at its home on Navy Pier, raising more than $1.1 million forChicago Shakespear…
ABOUT THE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS: The National High School Musical Theater Awards (NHSMTA) was established in 2009 to elevate the importance of theater arts education in…
Co-founders John Stoops, Tim Evans, and Marc Grapey proudly announce the inaugural season of Three Oaks Theater Festival, a new summer theater festival that will bring three l…
Jedlicka Performing Arts Center is pleased to welcome summer with Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock musical WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND with lyrics by Jim Steinman, book by Patricia …
Broadway In Chicago is pleased to announce WICKED, Broadway's biggest blockbuster, will be flying its own WICKED Hot Air Balloon, to Lisle, Illinois, for the "Eyes to the Skies Festival."…
Dr. Suess’ The Cat in the Hat has gone through many incarnations of late, including a big budget Hollywood film that went a bit astray.  The mischievous Cat that we all wante…
Dead Writers Theatre Collective shall present a benefit-staged reading of Brenda Kilianski's Loos Ends: A Hollywood Memoir directed by Charlie McGrath. Performances are Wednesday,…
Playwright Eduardo De Filippo’s 1948 masterwork Inner Voices returns triumphant in 2013 thanks to the incredible artistic craftsmanship of Piccolo Teatro di Milano which has arrived…
The Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) announced today confirmed speakers added to the 2013 Fall Festival, which will explore the theme of Animal: What makes us human?Speakers announ…
Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce their annual FREE BROADWAY IN CHICAGO SUMMER CONCERT will take place on Monday, August 5, 2013 at 6:15 p.m. at the Jay Pritzker …
The Joffrey Ballet and Artistic Director Ashley C. Wheater today announced that veteran Chicago arts administrator Greg Cameron, most recently the Chief Operating Officer of W…
The Joffrey Ballet
