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SHOWBIZ NATION LIVE! March 30, 2015 Guests: Author BILL RATNER & Actor/Director GREG THOMPSON from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo. Author and voice over artist Bill Ratner discusses his book P…
The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts will participate in World Autism Awarness Day on April 2, by lighting up the iconic wave wall blue. The glass exterior walls of the Dr. Ph…
A Tribute to the USO, a variety concert to benefit Ocala Civic Theatre, will be live on stage April 25-26, 2015 at Ocala Civic Theatre. A Tribute to the USO features patriotic music and favo…
The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts and Live Nation welcomes Dave Chappelle to the Bob Carr Theater on Wednesday, April 15 at7:00 pm. Tickets are $58.75 each, and will be on s…
The landmark rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice that provides a contemporary perspective on the last days of Christ will be celebrated in grand fashion in Chicago over the upcomi…
Dead Writers Theatre Collective opens their season with Oscar Wilde's four-act comedy of morals "Lady Windermere's Fan," directed by Dead Writers Artistic Director Jim Schneider at Stage 773…
GrowingBolder.com has done a great feature on our friend Robert Hill, Artistic Director of Orlando Ballet.  For more information on upcoming performances, visit OrlandoBallet.orgRead more…
Route 66 Theatre Company announces an exciting 2015-2016 Season. In their seventh year as a company and third year as a resident company at Greenhouse Theater Center, Route 66 Theatre Compan…
The deeply moving, enchanting new Broadway musical for all ages BIG FISH continues Theatre at the Center's exceptional 25th anniversary 2015 season. With a book by John August and music and …
The Gene Siskel Film Center (GSFC) of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) will once again salute a leader in cinematic artistry when it honors two-time Academy Award® nomine…
Matchmaking and dating expert Stef Safran will host a "Love IQ: Modern-Day Matchmaking" Q&A following the performance of the smash hit musical FIRST DATE at the Royal George Cabaret,…
Piven Theatre Workshop proudly announces the Midwest Premiere of Melancholy Play: a chamber musical by Tonyâ„¢-nominated playwright Sarah Ruhl, with new music by New York composer Todd A…
The McCallum Theatre Institute (MTI) " the education division of the McCallum Theatre " presents the Open Call Talent Competition 2015, the ultimate variety show. The Valley's best vocal…
Broadway In Chicago and Emerald City Theatre are thrilled to announce FANCY NANCY THE MUSICAL, based on the bestselling book series by Jane O'Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasse…
The International smash-hit musical BILLY ELLIOTmakes its regional premiere at Drury Lane Theatre on April 10 " June 7, 2015. Opening night is scheduled for April 16, 2015 at 8 p.m.  Hera…
The Abbey announces the final four acts of the season for their popular Monday Night Cabaret Series. The all-new cabarets will join the previously announced Alice Rix, whose cabaret To Life …
Continuing its 125th Anniversary celebration, the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University adds two, one-night-only performances to its momentous season. On Friday, April 10, 2015, "An Eve…
Feats of bravery! Acts courage! Derring-do to spare! Danger, romance and comic surprises reign in the world of d’Artagnan and the fearless sword-fighting Musketeers. Audiences of all a…
The Pokémon Company International and Princeton Entertainment announced today 30 new locations and dates for the official Pokémon live orchestral concert, Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions. Å
Celebrating its 13th year, Hell in a Handbag Productions is pleased to announce its 2015-16 season, kicking off this summer with the Midwest premiere of MIRACLE!, the wickedly…
Cirque du Soleil returns to Chicago after four years with its newest touring show, KURIOS " Cabinet of Curiositiesâ„¢, premiering under the iconic blue-and-yellow Big Top beginning Au…
Ballroom is back! AMERICAÂ’S BALLROOM CHALLENGE returns on Friday, April 24, 2015 at 9:00 pm ET on PBS. Hosted by former U.S dance champions Mary Murphy and Tony Meredith, the series feat…
Griffin Theatre Company is pleased to continue its 2014-15 season with Lanford Wilson's acclaimed drama BALM IN GILEAD directed by ensemble member Jonathan Berry* and fe…
Open auditions for the classic musical My Fair Lady will be held Monday, March 23 and Tuesday, March 24 at 7:00 p.m. at Ocala Civic Theatre., Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle is selling v…
A Tribute to the USO, a variety concert to benefit Ocala Civic Theatre, will be live on stage April 25-26, 2015 at Ocala Civic Theatre. Hosted by emcee John LaPaille, the concert will fe…