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The PrivateBank Theatre at 18 W. Monroe St. will soon have a new name and marquee, Broadway in Chicago announced Monday. Following a June acquisition, the PrivateBank, where the Chicago prod…
The Factory Theater announced its 25th season of world premieres, along with the company's new co-artistic directors, Thursday. Opening the season is Mike Ooi's "Captain Steve's Caring Kingd…
"Spamilton" will end its open run in Chicago Oct. 8, the New York based producers of the hit "Hamilton" parody announced Thursday. The skewering of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Pulitzer Prize-winnin…
David McDermott will join Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's leadership team as executive director, the company announced Thursday. McDermott currently serves as the first deputy commissioner of…
The Gift Theatre announced the cast of its world premiere production of Janine Nabers' "A Swell in the Ground" Wednesday. The nonlinear look at the lives of four college friends will star en…
Kiki Layne, an actress who was named one of the Tribune's Hot New Faces of Chicago theater in 2016, will play the lead role in Barry Jenkins and Annapurna's adaptation of James Baldwin's nov…
Megan Carney will be About Face Theatre's new artistic director, the company's board of directors announced Wednesday. Carney currently serves as the director of the Gender and Sexuality Ce…
Casting is complete for Tracy Letts' world premiere drama "The Minutes," along with upcoming winter productions, Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced Tuesday. Danny McCarthy and Jeff Still …
Windy City Playhouse will present a world premiere immersive theater production in February, the company announced Tuesday. "Southern Gothic," written by Leslie Liautaud and directed by Davi…
Some people spend their whole lives dreaming about their Broadway debuts. Others make theirs before middle school. Eli Tokash is one of those lucky few. He's a 14-year-old from the Pittsburg…
Pegasus Theatre Chicago announced its 2017-18 season Monday. First up is "Shakin' the Mess Outta Misery" (Nov. 8-Dec. 10), Shay Youngblood's coming-of-age tale about a young black girl in th…
Goodman Theatre will host a public event honoring the life and legacy of the longtime Chicago actor Howard Witt, the company announced Monday. Witt is known for his Tony-nominated performan…
TimeLine Theatre Company announced the cast of Sarah Ruhl's "In the Next Room (or the vibrator play)" Thursday. "In the Next Room," the second production of TimeLine's 2017-18 season, will f…
Four performing arts students have been awarded college scholarships from a fund honoring Bernie G. Yvon, the longtime Chicago actor who died in an automobile accident in 2014. This year's r…
Theater Wit announced complete casting for its 2017-18 season Wednesday. As previously announced, Alex Weisman, soon to make his Broadway debut in "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," will s…
Underscore Theatre Company announced its 2017-18 season Wednesday. "Carrie 2: The Rage (An Unauthorized Musical Parody)" (Oct. 13-Nov. 19), featuring book, music and lyrics by Preston M. All…
Ellen Chenoweth has been named the interim director of the Dance Presenting Series at the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, it was announced Tuesday. Chenoweth, who is currently the …
The MCL Chicago comedy theater will cease operations effective March 1, management announced Tuesday. Full programming will continue through Jan. 31. MCL Chicago was founded in 2014, when th…
Steep Theatre announced the cast of Ayad Akhtar's "The Invisible Hand" Tuesday. The season opener, a political thriller about an American banker taken hostage, will star Owais Ahmed, Anand B…
This week's Showcase features a song from the rock musical "Hair," now playing at the Mercury Theater. Michelle Lauto, who stars as the second-semester NYU protestor Sheila, sings "Easy to B…
Northwest Indiana's Theatre at the Center announced the complete cast of "Big River" Friday. James Romney and Jonathan Butler-Duplessis will star as Huck and Jim, respectively. Romney will…
Wishes have been granted by a genie and a magic carpet has flown for months at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago, where the national touring production of Disney's "Aladdin" has brought…
Drury Lane Theatre announced its 2018-19 season Tuesday. First up is Rodgers and Hammerstein's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical "South Pacific" (April 5-June 17). Next up is Tennessee Williams…
Your next shot at scoring "Hamilton" tickets is coming up next week. Producer Jeffrey Seller and Broadway In Chicago announced Wednesday that a new block of tickets for the Chicago productio…
The Second City's "She the People: Girlfriends' Guide to Sisters Doing it for Themselves" will open this fall at UP Comedy Club. The new sketch comedy show, created, designed and performed b…
