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The one-man show that draws on more than 40 poems by Nobel Prize-winning poet Joseph Brodsky.
Copperfield's statement makes reference to a since-debunked allegation of sexual misconduct made against him by a different woman in 2007.
The funding will help support three major areas of expansion and improvement, including a new Paramount School of Performing Arts.
From musical comedy to drama, Chicago's stages are alive with vibrant productions.
"I think the audiences in Chicago are really open. They're engaged and eager," says Tony-winning director Joe Mantello.
The show, directed by Scott Ellis, features music by David Yazbek, with a book by Robert Horn and choreography by Denis Jones.
The "SNL" alum and veteran stand-up comic used to resent the city's appetite for improv.
You probably know him best as “Dwight Schrute,” the role he has played for nine seasons on NBC’s “The Office,” or perhaps you recall his previous television for…
The show, directed by Erik Wagner, with music direction by Linda Madonia and choreography by Jessica Texidor, will run at Theater Wit this summer.
Women from sketch, improv and stand-up discuss their challenges at "The Future Is Female."
Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons,” now in a blistering revival at Court Theatre, arrived on Broadway in 1947 " a moment in this country’s history often viewed as the apex…
It's one of the funniest revues Second City has produced in the past 20 years. And it is also deeply enraging.
Learning the fundamentals of improv comedy helps improve communication skills.
The show, which most often is produced on vast Broadway and opera house stages, will also have a formidable cast.
An ironic, knowing laugh rippled through the audience Thursday night as the immensely engaging musical “Yank! A WW II Love Story,” received its Chicago premiere by Pride Films an…
The work of four female playwrights, including Pulitzer Prize-winners Lynn Nottage and Paula Vogel, as well as Anna Jordan and Laura Eason, will comprise Raven Theatre’s 2018-2019 seas…
The result is an emotionally rich look at dreams pursued, dreams denied, and the struggle to forge a life of value (and values) in America.
The Hansberry documentary deals extensively with the playwright's political engagement, among other topics.
Under Milne's leadership, Lifeline flourished, growing from an annual operating budget of just over $300,000 to just under $1 million.
WEISS: Each of the characters in William Francis Hoffman's play is in desperate need of help, but it's a newborn baby you may want to rescue.
At 8 she performed with the Village Players, who get a shout-out from her character in a fake Chantix commercial.
The 14 years and $1.2 million it took to make the new PBS documentary "Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart" on playwright Lorraine Hansberry was well worth it.
In "Flamingo & Decatur," a most winning tragicomedy of Vegas manners, homes in on generally unexamined aspects of the fabled city.
Since it's first incarnation in the late '80s as a one-day event, Rhino Fest has continued to stand out from the standard idea of a fringe festival.
From its inception, August Wilson, who died in 2005, was a fervent supporter of Congo Square. This production of "Jitney" does him proud.
