Chicago stage veterans Carrie Coon and Tracy Letts recently welcomed their first child, Rolling Stone reports. Coon, who lives in Wicker Park with Letts, told the magazine that she rushed to…
Tony and Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth said the Chicago area has been a "second home to me over all these years." Chenoweth played the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan last month and is sch…
Miguel Cervantes, star of Chicago's production of "Hamilton," tearfully opens up about his young daughter's epilepsy on Wednesday's episode of "Rachael Ray." Adelaide was diagnosed with epil…
Warning: Spoilers ahead Brown Paper Box Co. co-founder Michelle Kritselis has some play money, thanks to a second-place finish on Friday's episode of "Jeopardy." Kritselis, a managing editor…
Steppenwolf Theatre's artistic and executive directors said Wednesday they are working on an "official institutional response" to Sun-Times theater critic Hedy Weiss for her "Pass Over" revi…
While in town promoting his new Netflix murder mystery "Handsome," Chicago-area native Jeff Garlin did some sleuthing of his own. Garlin whipped out his phone during an interview with the…
"Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda said he was "sobbing with gratitude" about the news that President Obama commuted the sentence of Puerto Rican nationalist Oscar Lopez Rivera and sai…
"Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda compared himself to a "proud grandparent" when discussing the Chicago production of "Hamilton" on Tuesday's episode of "The Tonight Show." "You're very …
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld is set to perform three shows at the Chicago Theatre in December. Seinfeld, who hosts the Emmy-nominated "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee," is scheduled for setsÅ
Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator and star of the Broadway hit "Hamilton," recently arrived in Chicago and has already started to take in the sights. Miranda and his crew visited Rick Bayless' …
"So You Think You Can Dance" is holding a Chicago audition next month for dancers ages 9-13. For the first time, the Fox competition will feature child dancers paired with all-stars from th…
"So You Think You Can Dance" is holding a Chicago audition next month for dancers ages 9-13. For the first time, the Fox competition will feature child dancers paired with all-stars from the…
Redmoon Theater has agreed to pay $127,000 in late rent and fees to its landlord and vacate its Pilsen space by next week, according to documents filed Wednesday in Cook County Circuit Court…
Redmoon Theater has agreed to pay $127,000 in late rent and fees to its landlord and vacate its Pilsen space by next week, according to documents filed Wednesday in Cook County Circuit Court…
When Redmoon Theater executive artistic director Jim Lasko confirmed this week that the Pilsen theater canceled its New Year's Eve event, he blamed "problems with our building." The p…
When Redmoon Theater executive artistic director Jim Lasko confirmed this week that the Pilsen theater canceled its New Year's Eve event, he blamed "problems with our building." The pr…
About 60 members of the Burnham Park Yacht Club on Northerly Island were sitting down to a surf-and-turf dinner to honor new club members Saturday when embers and ash from the nearby Great C…
About 60 members of the Burnham Park Yacht Club on Northerly Island were sitting down to a surf-and-turf dinner to honor new club members Saturday when embers and ash from the nearby Great C…
After a public flame-out on the Chicago River last year, the organizers of the Great Chicago Fire Festival will attempt to hold a fire spectacle Saturday that's smaller in scope and in a les…
After a public flame-out on the Chicago River last year, the organizers of the Great Chicago Fire Festival will attempt to hold a fire spectacle Saturday that's smaller in scope and in a les…
Second City's Mainstage Theatre will reopen Thursday, a few days earlier than anticipated, after an extra-alarm fire destroyed the comedy company's Old Town offices last month, a Second City…
Second City's Mainstage Theatre will re-open Thursday, a few days earlier than anticipated, after an extra-alarm fire destroyed the comedy company's Old Town offices last month, a Second Cit…
Second City announced Friday it is moving or canceling all performances scheduled in its Mainstage, e.t.c. Stage and UP Comedy Club theaters through Sept. 20 as the comedy company w…
Roger has found his Chaz. Chicago actress Rashada Dawan has been cast as Chaz Ebert in the musical "The Black White Love Play (The Story of Chaz and Roger Ebert)" at the Black Ensemble…
Second City announced Monday it is canceling this week's performances so the comedy company can continue to clean up after an extra-alarm fire destroyed its Old Town offices last week,…