From a live performance of traditional Chinese opera excerpts to a contemporary video installation, from classic Chinese opera films to concerts that marry musical traditions from East and W…
Stage 773 is proud to present the second annual Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival, back by highly popular demand, running from March 19 through March 22, 2014. Nerd Fest stems from the popu…
TimeLine Theatre Company announces 9 additional performances of its acclaimed production of The Normal Heart by Larry Kramer, directed by Nick Bowling. Originally scheduled to close on…
First Floor Theater is thrilled to kick off their second season with POLAROID STORIES, Naomi Iizuka's masterful mash-up of Roman myth and documentary theatre, directed by FFT Artistic Produc…
Strawdog Theatre Company's Hugen Hall is proud to announce the world premiere of Detective Partner Hero Villain by Brett Neveu, directed by Gus Menary, November 26 " December 17 …
Broadway In Chicago is excited to announce that members of the National Touring Company of WICKED will join MUSICAL MONDAYS AT SIDETRACK (3349 N. Halsted) and celebrate with t…
Next Theatre Company is proud to announce the Midwest premiere of Kirsten Greenidge's Luck of the Irish, January 16 " February 23, 2014, directed by Damon Kiely, at Noyes Cultural Arts…
On November 22, 2013, the 50th anniversary of the death of President John F. Kennedy, the National Pastime Theater will present The Interview: JFK. In this new work, Chicago play…
Nominations for the 2013 Jean Banchet Awards for Culinary Excellence were announced on Tuesday, Nov. 19 by Michael Muser, General Manager and Partner of Grace, Carrie Nahabedian, Executive C…
 McDonald's® Thanksgiving Parade, a free event attracting hundreds of thousands of spectators, this year celebrates 80 years of Chicago holiday tradition. A dozen loveable…
Block Thirty Seven, Chicago's modern shopping, dining and entertainment destination in the heart of the Loop, is excited to offer unique shopper experiences throughout the fall and holiday s…
About Face Theatre Company is pleased to kick-off its new OUT FRONT SERIES, a year-round collection of free public readings and developmental workshops. This month, AFT presents BIL…
Writers Theatre is pleased to announce the On To A New Stage Campaign, a $31 million fundraising campaign that will establish the nationally-recognized company's new home " a the…
Classics get their name for a reason. The plot point and characters of those long ago works reverberate if they were written in for today's audience. Â In watching Strawdog Theatre's brill…
Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce that NEWSIES, the Tony Award-winning "critics' pick" Broadway musical smash, will play the Bank of America Theatre (18 W Monroe) Dec. …
 Members of the National Touring Company of WICKED will host "THE WICKED NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS," a staged holiday performance at The Laugh Factory (3175 N. Broadw…
Podcast with Chef Rick Bayless and Lookingglass Theatre’s Heidi Stillman from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo. Celebrity Chef RICK BAYLESS and Lookingglass Theatre Ensemble Member/Director HE…
“The 4 Skins of Comedy” opens at Stage 773 (1225 W Belmont Ave.) on Sunday, November 3rd at 10:00pm. It will run for 4 consecutive Sundays, with the final performance on No…
 Yes, its true.  I am so proud to announce our ongoing partnership with the largest licensing company for theater.  Music Theatre International through MTIShowSpace and ShowBizChica…
Gentrification comes to a head in Tracey Scott Wilson's Buzzer"a "taut, well-structured work about the difficulty of moving past history" (Minneapolis Star Tribune), making its Chicago pr…
The impact that great musicians have on one another is said to be spiritually inspirational. Â So it must be as Steven Van Zandt (Bruce Springsteen and Tony Soprano's right hand man) embar…
The newly expanded and renovated Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, 2233 S. Martin Luther King Drive, Chicago, Illinois, welcomes the hustle and bustle of the busy holiday season in Chicago b…
While store-bought Halloween ghosts have become a common sight this time of year, Chicago's Eclectic Full Contact Theatre begins its second season by showing us some different kinds of ghost…
FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. With a culinary style he likened to improvisational jazz, Charlie Trotter changed the way Americans view fine dining, pushing himself, his staff, his food and even…
 REO SPEEDWAGON will bring its classic hits to the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, as the multi-platinum group comes to Rosemont on Sat., Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. The upcomi…