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Host: Michael J. Roberts    Co-Host: Michael J. Criste  Guest Co-Host: Barbara Fitos from the Community Foundation of Florida Episode Guests: …
Singer/Composer SUSAN WERNER discusses writing the score for BULL DURAM: THE MUSICAL as well as her upcoming concert at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago. For more information visit SusanWer…
SHOWBIZ NATION LIVE! October 27, 2014 with Guests CHEYENNE JACKSON & KAREN MASON from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo. Broadway and television star CHEYENNE JACKSON discusses his upcoming conce…
Today, at an official White House ceremony, First Lady Michelle Obama presents Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) the prestigious National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award, the nati…
Queens Theatre (QT) and its resident theatre company, Titan Theatre Company, join forces to present a soaring, WORLD PREMIERE adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic A CH…
Singer. Songwriter. Composer. Pianist. Author. These are just a few of the words used to describe Neil Sedaka. Through the generosity of Patrick and Edeltraud McCarthy, the McCallum Theatre …
The McCallum Theatre and Fitz's Jazz Café at the McCallum present A Peter White Christmas for one performance on Friday, December 5, at 8:00pm, with guest artists Rick Braun and Mindi Abair…
Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA is proud to present avant-garde guitarist-composer and downtown NYC icon Marc Ribot in a special two-part showcase performance that highlights a mer…
Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA is proud to present avant-garde guitarist-composer and downtown NYC icon Marc Ribot in a special two-part showcase performance that highlights a mer…
Tickets for international singing sensation Celtic Thunder's upcoming North American Symphony Tour are on sale now. The shows 8th US tour will play Chicago on Nov. 30 at 7:30pm at the Chicag…
Profiles Theatre announces an extension for its 20th anniversary production of The Cryptogram by David Mamet, directed by Artistic Director Joe Jahraus. The critically-acclaimed production o…
Broadway In Chicago and producers Jonas Neilson, Paul Lambert and Elizabeth Williams are pleased to announce that they've found the founding members of the First Wives Club for the new Broad…
The New Colony is pleased to launch its 2014-15 mainstage season with the world premiere musical PLASTIC REVOLUTION at its new permanent home " The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee…
The Joffrey Ballet celebrates the 27th annual presentation of Robert Joffrey's The Nutcracker, Chicago's most popular holiday tradition, in a 24-performance engagement at the Auditorium Thea…
Podcast with Playwright/Composer RUPERT HOLMES from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo. Rupert Holmes is one of theatre's most prolific playwrights and composers. From The Mystery of Edwin Drood to Cu…
Podcast with Playwright/Composer RUPERT HOLMES from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo. Podcast with Playwright/Composer RUPERT HOLMES Rupert Holmes is one of theatre's most prolific playwrights and c…
Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 2014/15 subscription season with the world premiere production of Airline Highway, written by Lisa D'Amour (Detroit, How to Build a Forest) and dire…
By popular demand, Steppenwolf for Young Adults (SYA) extends Animal Farm, a world premiere adaptation by Althos Low and directed by SYA Artistic and Educational Director Hallie Gordon. This…
The McCallum Theatre announced today that Tony Award winners Audra McDonaldand Martin Short will headline its annual fundraising gala to be held on Thursday, December 4th, joined by a 60-pie…
Sean Cawelti, a Los Angeles-based theatre director, has been selected as the recipient of Center Theatre Group's 2015 Richard E. Sherwood Award. Created in memory of Richard E. Sherwood, the…
Tickets go on sale this Sunday, November 2, 2014, for "Dame Edna's Glorious Goodbye "The Farewell Tour," which begins previews at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre on January 24, ope…
American fashion designer and film director Tom Ford will be honoured at the 2014 Los Angeles Inspiration Gala. amfAR Chairman Kenneth Cole, philanthropist Aileen Getty and MD of Creative Ar…
The world premiere production of Rebecca Gilman's powerful and arresting "Luna Gale" begins previews November 23, opens December 2 and continues through December 21, 2014, at the Center Thea…
One of the most popular singers in modern country music, Vince Gill returns to the McCallum Theatre on Monday, November 10, at 8:00pm in a one-night only performance with his guest artists, …
Swing into the new McCallum Theatre season on Friday, November 21, with Swingtime featuringThe Jive Aces, The Satin Dollz and a special guest appearance by vocalist Toni Prima, the daughter …