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Six exciting performances have been added to the roster of  the McCallum Theatre's 2015-2016 season, including Bill Maher, Hank and My Honky Tonk Heroes Starring Jason Petty, Last Comic S…
The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts will host the 2015 National Young Composers Challenge on October 18, 2015 beginning at 1 p.m.in the Walt Disney Theater. With the immense …
The Jedlicka Performing Arts Center (JPAC) located on the campus of Morton College in Cicero is following up its smash-hit production of Miss Saigon with a beloved American classic, The Rain…
SHOWBIZ NATION LIVE! Interview with Broadway’s KRISTEN BETH WILLIAMS from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo. KRISTEN BETH WILLIAMS discusses her role as Sibella Hallward in the national touring…
Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI) has secured worldwide licensing rights to Broadway's Tony® nominated hit CRY-BABY. The musical is based on the John Waters movie of t…
Pride Films and PlaysÂ’ annual fall benefit Simply Sensational celebrates Chicago legend Alexandra Billings. WGNÂ’s Dean Richards serves again as the emcee. The event is Monday, Novemb…
Due to high demand for tickets, Goodman Theatre adds six more performances of Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar, directed by Kimberly Senior"extending the show through October 25. Newly named the 201…
Lyric Opera of Chicago presents Rossini's family-friendly Cinderella in a new-to-Chicago production this fall, starring Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard in the title role. S…
A jazz-age screwball comedy riff on Moliere’s biting satire of “The Learned Ladies” is about pretense and learning. Betty wants to marry Dicky. Her mother, Phyllis,…
SHOWBIZ NATION LIVE! Interview with Actor/Director/Composer KENT MORAN from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo. Film Actor KENT MORAN discusses both directing and starring in THE CHALLENGER, which fol…
SHOWBIZ NATION LIVE! Interview with Producer/Film Director Arlen Parsa from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo. ARLEN PARSA discusses the discovery of an complete, never performed opera, ANIDA, compos…
SHOWBIZ NATION LIVE! Interview with Actor/Director/Composer KENT MORAN from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo. Film Actor KENT MORAN discusses both directing and starring in THE CHALLENGER, which fol…
Photo Credit: Joel Moorman: Celebrating 40 years as America's premier ensemble theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company launches its landmark 2015/16 Subscription Season with a large-scale world…
The Hypocrites are thrilled to launch their 2015-16 season with the Chicago premiere of the smash Broadway musical AMERICAN IDIOT, featuring music by Grammy Award-winning punk rock ban…
Sweet Pete's Candy, a specialty sweet and snack shop founded by Pete and Allison Behringer, along with entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis, host of CNBC's reality series, The Profit, today announced…
WICKED, Broadway’s biggest blockbuster, will return to Milwaukee during the Associated Bank Broadway at the Marcus Center series on November 4-15. Tickets for the return engagement …
Independent Filmmaker Project Chicago (IFP Chicago) launches The IFP Master Series. Seeing Your Destination from the Start: Get Your Movie Made, Get Your Movie Seen with Adam Leipzig Former …
Step Up Productions is pleased to open its 2015-16 season with Neil Simon's Tony Award-winning romantic comedy BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, directed by Michael Driscoll, playing O…
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announces the cast and creative team for the U.S. premiere of Ride the Cyclone, a new musical with a refreshingly offbeat twist from Brooke Maxwell and Jaco…
Close Up Experience and The Goodnight Darlings (Kat Auster and Wilson Jaramillo) announce their new Short Musical Film, EMPIRE VAMPIRE. The innovative new Fantasy-Thriller Musical short film…
Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel, 1 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, has announced their impressive lineup of RLife Live events for September, showcasing vibrant Chicago talent and giving disco…
Reeling, the second-oldest LGBTQ+ film festival in the world and a beloved Chicago cultural institution for more than 30 years, features a host of events of interest to the theater community…
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago presents MCA Prime Time, a new after-hours series that taps into the creative pulse of Chicago with a dynamic mix of live music, performance art…
Close Up Experience and The Goodnight Darlings (Kat Auster and Wilson Jaramillo) announce their new Short Musical Film, EMPIRE VAMPIRE. The innovative new Fantasy-Thriller Musical short film…
Close Up Experience and The Goodnight Darlings (Kat Auster and Wilson Jaramillo) announce their new Short Musical Film, EMPIRE VAMPIRE. The innovative new Fantasy-Thriller Musical short film…