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Sitting through Timeline's phenomenal World premiere of Susan Felder's 'Wasteland' is one of the most daunting and moving experiences you will have in the theatre. Everything regarding this …
Next Theatre Company's second production of their 32ndseason is the Midwest premiere of Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter by Julie Marie Myatt and directed by Jessica Thebus, at Noyes Cult…
 Hyatt Regency O'Hare invites guests to ring in 2013 at the NYE RUNWAY BALLon December 31. The event features live music from popular bands Dot Dot Dot and 7th Heave…
 One of Chicago's favorite entertainers, Ron Hawking, will appear at Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, on Monday, December 17 at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. for the His Way for the Holid…
 Casting is complete for Steppenwolf Theatre Company's upcoming production of Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party, under the direction of ensemble member Austin Pendleton. Ensemble m…
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble (RTE ), Chicago's only Equity theatre devoted to the work of women theatre artists, is proud to announce American Wee-Pie as the second production in its 201…
The temporary ice rink opens during "Holiday Lights in Homewood" Additional ice rink hours are from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. every Saturday, December 8 through December 22. There will be a full staf…
Geja's Café, 340 W. Armitage, will celebrate the holiday season with the 33rd Annual Champagne Festival featuring the Champagnes of Lanson. The three-month festival, which offers gues…
Showbiz Chicago Podcast With Hollis Resnik from the National Touring Company of SISTER ACT from Michael Roberts on Vimeo.
Showbiz Chicago Podcast With Hollis Resnik from the National Touring Company of SISTER ACT from Michael Roberts on Vimeo. Multi-Jeff Award winner Hollis Resnik talks about her role as Mother…
Lyric Opera of Chicago's general director Anthony Freud announced today the principal casting and production team for the company premiere and new production of Oklahoma! to be p…
Trap Door Theatre is a proud participant in the international reading scheme for 2012 OBIE Award-winning playwright Caridad Svich's new play Spark. The script-reading scheme has been deve…
lFrom the surreal Hollywood life as Academy Award Winner Nicolas Cage's office manager to struggling actress to dealing with family illness, death and love, this new stage production is an u…
Sundance Institute today announced the seven artists selected for its 2013 Playwrights Retreat at Ucross Foundation, February 4-22, 2013. The annual writing colony at the 20,000-acre working…
Millions of parade-goers will kick off Thanksgiving Day amidst sky-high balloons, dazzling equestrian units, the nation's top marching bands, talented dance troupes and the best in varied cu…
The Joffrey Ballet celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Robert Joffrey's The Nutcrackerin a 22-performance engagement at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Co…
 A CHRISTMAS CAROL, the dazzling annual holiday tradition entertaining thousands of families each year, will be presented from November 23 through December 22 at Drury Lane Theatre,…
The Agency Theater Collective is proud to present their third production, an originally written musical titled Out of Tune Confessional. The show, described as a holiday show for the holiday…
American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters will translate Trap Door Theatre's critically acclaimed production of THE ARSONISTS on Saturday, November 10. Patrons who wish to be sea…
Trap Door Theatre is a proud participant in the international reading scheme for 2012 OBIE Award-winning playwright Caridad Svich's new play Spark. The script-reading scheme has been deve…
 National Theatre Live is again partnering with Music Box Theatre with the comedic and daunting play The Last of the Haussmans, featuring a tour-de-force performance by the legendary Juli…
Storefront theatre companies remounting their most popular shows within a season is becoming a bit gouache.  More often then not the remount is not as good as the original offering, a…
Showbiz Chicago Podcast With Guy Van Swearingen & Kamal Angelo Bolden of The Opponent from Michael Roberts on Vimeo.
Showbiz Chicago Podcast With Guy Van Swearingen & Kamal Angelo Bolden of The Opponent from Michael Roberts on Vimeo. A Red Orchid Theatre presents the world premiere of Ensemble Member B…
Coping with death and dying are intimately explored in The Den Theatre's exceptionally acted production of Jane Anderson's 2007 morose play The Quality of Life. In this four-person dramady a…