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Elements Contemporary Ballet will premiere a new ballet work, The Sun King, on the beautiful Jay Pritzker Pavilion stage in Chicago's Millennium Park on November 13-15, 2014 as part of SpinO…
The William & Eva Fox Foundation and Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, are pleased to announce the ninth round of Fox Foundation Resident Actor F…
Solo-performance group Sweat Girls are proud to announce their latest stand-alone production, The Sweat Girls are …21 and Finally Legal!, playing at the Heartland Studio, 7016 N. Glenwood …
Thirsty: Chicago's Premier Improv Drinking Party makes its triumphant return for its staggering SEVENTH season at the Apollo Studio Theater this weekend, Friday and Saturday night, Sept. 12-…
Due to unprecedented audience demand, NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE is pleased to announce special encore screenings of The National Theatre of Great Britain's acclaimed Olivier Award winning produc…
Podcast with CALLIE JOHNSON from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo. One of Chicago’s most compelling actresses, Callie Johnson discusses her dual roles in the new tour of EVIL DEAD- THE MUSICAL…
Steppenwolf Theatre Company launches its 2014/15 Subscription Season with the Chicago premiere production of The Night Alive by celebrated playwright Conor McPherson. Henry Wishcamper direct…
Chicagoland's hottest new dining destination El Tapeo is proud to announce the launch of The Sound Factory, a weekly lineup of live entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights from 9 p.m. to…
In memory of beloved Chicago actors Bernie Yvon, Molly Glynn and  legendary radio personality Roy Leonard, theaters throughout the City of Chicago, including all four Broadway In Chicago …
Marie is a 9/11 widow who lost her fireman husband in the tragedy. Five years later, she is remarried to a fine man, and her teenage son is doing well. That’s when the bones start comi…
Dead Writers Theatre Collective presents two benefit performances of Pierre Carlet De Marivaux’s “The Game of Love & Chance,” translated and adapted by Stephen Wadswort…
This holiday season, Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park, 200 North Columbus Drive, encourages meeting planners to put their meeting, gala or holiday party to work for their communities throug…
Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce that direct from their phenomenally successful Broadway engagement, the internationally-acclaimed Beatles concert, RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles,…
For a few weeks every year, the Brick City Center for the Arts fills its walls with art therapy. These are pieces created by people who have felt hopeless, helpless or unworthy; people who h…
Playwrights, directors, and agents alike will gather in FloridaStudio Theatre’s Keating Theatre on November 21, 22, and 23, 2014 for the National Showcase of New Plays. The National Ne…
Once again crowned as the No. 1 Performing Arts Hall of its size in North America (Venues Today, 2000 seat category), the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall is proud to announce a new season bus…
The new U.S. National Tour of ANNIE will play at Jacksonville’s Times-Union Center’s Moran Theater from Tuesday, October 21st through Sunday, October 26th for eight performances …
In his previous appearance at the Alhambra as the lead in South Pacific, Christopher Sanders received a standing ovation each night. On September 10, the dashing singer returns to the Alhamb…
Mad Cow Theatre Presents, Wesley Slade in THE WHO’S TOMMY – October 3-November 2. Come on the Amazing Journey for this mind-expanding tale of the world’s first Pinball Wiza…
Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce STOMP, the international percussion sensation, returns to Chicago by popular demand for a limited one-week engagement at the Bank of America Theat…
First Digital and Wide Release Set for Release October 14, 2014 Â Preorder Album Here: http://smarturl.it/FeinsteinChristmasCD Concord Records is delighted to announce the release of A Mic…
If you’re not sure how to stimulate your little one’s imagination during the winter break, bring them to Emerald City Theatre School’s Winter Camps. Camps take place at the…
For one exclusive night, step back into the golden age of Chicago’s Bohemian society as About Face Theatre presents THE BLACK AND TAN SUPPER CLUB on Friday, October 1…
Writers Theatre Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma are pleased to announce the next phase of development of its new Theatre Center: demolition, gro…
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) presents Isango Ensemble's The Magic Flute (Impempe Yomlingo), bringing thirty actors and musicians from South Africa to Chicago as part of CST's celebrated…