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“Holiday Lights in Homewood” weekend festival celebrates the season with a tree lighting ceremony, outdoor marketplace, unique shopping opportunities and a free synthetic ice ska…
Sundance Institute today announced the seven artists selected for its 2014 Playwrights Retreat at Ucross Foundation. The 15th annual writing colony at the 20,000-acre working cattle ranch ou…
The New Colony is pleased to continue its 2013-14 season with the world premiere of KATE AND SAM ARE NOT BREAKING UP by Joel Kim Booster, directed by Sarah Gitenstein, playing…
 Pivot Arts and Loyola University's Department of Fine and Performing Arts (DFPA) further their partnership with a unique performing arts incubator program for artists that…
The Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet, is pleased to announce the winners of the third annual Choreograph…
Salute to Vienna celebrates 19 years of New Year's tradition, rounding off the holiday season with its famous simultaneous concert series. Modeled after Vienna's Neujahrskonzert tradition, S…
The Palmer House Hilton (17 E. Monroe) is proud to announce its role as the official hotel sponsor of Reeling: The Chicago LGBT International Film Festival. As one of the most anticipa…
The Strange Tree Group, in association with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, is pleased to kick off its 2013-14 Season with the world premiere of THE DEAD PR…
Loop Players, the acclaimed 25-year-old theatre company at Harold Washington College, will perform the Pulitzer Prize winning play "Fences" by August Wilson. "Fences" tells the story of Troy…
Continuing its 26th Season, Lookingglass Theatre Company presents The Little Prince, produced in Association with The Actors Gymnasium, by Rick Cummins and John Scoullar…
At the gala 45th Annual Equity Jeff Awards held at Drury Lane Oakbrook on Monday, November 4, Steppenwolf Theatre Company's "Good People" received the award for Production-Play in a large ti…
The Actors Training Center (ATC) at the Wilmette Theatre will present the Stephen Sondheim musical, "ASSASSINS", for a limited 4 performance run beginning Saturday, November 9, …
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It has been ten years since Wicked parked itself at the Gershwin Theatre on Broadway, and from almost the moment the Time Dragon clock starting counting box office receipts, the juggernaut h…
Podcast with SOFA Chicago’s DONNA DAVIES from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo. Exhibition Director DONNA DAVIES discusses SOFA Chicago’s 20th Anniversary. For more information visit …
Podcast with KIM ZIMMER from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo. Four Time Emmy Award Actress KIM ZIMMER discusses playing the iconic role of Madame Morrible in the mega-hit musical WICKED, which retu…
Ghostlight Records has announced the release of MARRY ME A LITTLE " the New Cast Recording. The album, based on the recent hit production by The Keen Company and featuri…
LAURA BENANTI the Tony Award winning actress and singer, also known for her TV roles on "Go On," "The Playboy Club" and "Law & Order: SVU" " will follow the recent release of her deb…
Ghostlight Records has announced the release of the original cast recording of Dave Malloy's hit electropop opera NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812. The complete 111…
Sh-K-Boom / Ghostlight Records will release the 2013 Off-Broadway cast recording of the hit Second Stage Theatreproduction of The Last Five Years, created and directed by Jas…
Podcast with Singer/Songwriter KEITH CHAGALL from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo KEITH CHAGALL talks about his new chart-topping single and video SAIL ON BESTY ROSS which reflects hope and dreams …
The Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) presents the 24th annual Fall Festival, with more than 60 events that will explore the theme of ANIMAL: What Makes Us Human, Nov. 1…
SONGS FROM THE NEW MUSICAL: SIGNS OF LIFE SIGNS OF LIFE, A Tale of Terezin, is playing at the Zacek McVay Theater at Victory Gardens Theater (2433 N Lincoln Ave) through…
Fully staging a parody musical is a very difficult task  for many reasons.  There is a fine balance of keeping true to the source material which everyone recognizes, then tweaking that…