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SHOWBIZ NATION with MICHAEL ROBERTS/ AMERICAN IDOL XIV AUDITIONS Featuring CODY FRY, Part 1 from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo.Chicago’s own CODY FRY discusses preparing for his audi…
SHOWBIZ NATION with MICHAEL ROBERTS/ AMERICAN IDOL XIV AUDITIONS Featuring CODY FRY, Part 1 from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo.Chicago’s own CODY FRY discusses preparing for his audition on…
About Face Theatre is pleased to continue its 2014-15 season with the Chicago premiere of A KID LIKE JAKE, Daniel Pearle’s contemporary dramedy about parenting, gender and fit…
Congo Square Theatre Company is excited to add more energy to its illustrious ensemble 
and proud to announce for its 15th year a group of new associates that will enhance the artistic…
The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University presents the 10th anniversary performance of "Too Hot To Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah," honoring the life of Civil Rights activist and cultu…
 A little dance, some wine… Uncorked! returns with your inside scoop on Robert Hill's artistic process and motivations behind some of his greatest choreographic works.  Called by the…
Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, is kicking off the New Year with WEST SIDE STORY, the revolutionary Tony Award-winning production that forever changed American musical theater. Experienc…
The McCallum Theatre presents best-selling author and host of "A Prairie Home Companion," Garrison Keillor, on Tuesday, February 3, at 8:00pm. True to radio form, Garrison Keillor will share…
Jubilee at Bally's Las Vegas, the longest-running show on the famous Las Vegas Strip and the last remaining showgirl production of its kind is holding auditions for female and male dancers a…
Writers Theatre opens its 9th annual tour of The MLK Project: The Fight for Civil Rights, written by Yolanda Androzzo, directed by Jimmy McDermott and featuring Caren Blackmore. A special Ma…
Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce that direct from Broadway, THE ILLUSIONISTS – WITNESS THE IMPOSSIBLEâ„¢, the world's best-selling touring magic show, will play the Cadi…
The mystery/thriller Sleuth will be live on stage January 10-18, 2015 at Ocala Civic Theatre. Mystery writer Andrew Wyke (Alex Pinkston) and handsome Milo Tindle (Deion Bruce Howard) have tw…
The full cast is set for the Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum production of "The Price" by Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award and National Medal of Honor-winner Arthur Miller. The penetrating…
Hosted by local radio star "Bulldog" Bill Feingold, the McCallum Theatre presents "Sing-along-a Grease" onSunday, February 1, at 2:00pm, when the unique, interactive show rolls into town. It…
BY: MICHAEL J. ROBERTS 2014 proved another great year for Chicago theatre and to pick just ten proved a challenge as always, but here we go: 1. CICADA,  Written by Jerre Dye/ Di…
Direct from their phenomenally successful Broadway engagement, The McCallum Theatre presents RAIN " A Tribute to The Beatles for three performances " Friday, January 30, at 8:0pm, and …
SHOWBIZ NATION LIVE! December 8, 2014: Episode Guests: JOHN MAHONEY, MICHAEL FEINSTEIN & BRENT BATTERSON Showbiz Nation LIVE! with Michael Roberts broadcasts this episode from the histor…
McCallum Theatre Institute, the education division of the McCallum Theatre, is pleased to announce its annual Call for Entries for OPEN CALL TALENT PROJECT 2015! This always highly-ant…
It's a return to the best of the folk music era when the McCallum Theatre presents The Brothers Four & The Limeliters on Wednesday, January 28, at  8:00pm. The Brothers FourÅ
The Hippodrome Theatre presents VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE by Christopher Durang, directed by Dr. David Shelton, on stage January 7-February 1. VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AN…
Episode 2 of “Do I Have A Hit Song”, the world’s first and only television talent search​, produced and created by Musik and Film, www.musikandfilm.com that fo…
It is with a sad heart that I have to report that our dear friend and colleague Eric Eatherly, Vice President of The Silverman Group, has passed away from injuries caused by a car accident h…
"It's that 40-something thing when you start thinking about the life not lived." Three generations of women balance choice, reality and expectations in the Chicago premiere of Rapture, Blist…
McAninch Arts Center (MAC), located at 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of College of DuPage, opens 2015 with the New Shanghai Circus, a highly entertaining evening of entertainment for …
About Face Theatre is pleased to launch its new FIRST DRAAFT reading series, dedicated to showcasing the latest works by AFT’s talented company of Artistic Associates, with aÃ…