Hubbard Street Dance's 2020-21 season begins with a Rena Butler premiere, filmed in Chicago parks
Its 43rd season will be composed of online presentations, the virtual presentations of new work by five choreographers.
Its 43rd season will be composed of online presentations, the virtual presentations of new work by five choreographers.
Tony winners Frank Langella, Mark Rylance and Eddie Redmayne join Sacha Baron Cohen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jonathan Majors in To Kill a Mockingbird scribe Aaron Sorkin's new film Th…
For the Love of Lyric, also featuring opera stars Ailyn Pérez, Soloman Howard, and J'Nai Bridges, premiered September 13.
It's tough to laugh right now, and it's essential to laugh right now. But how and at what? Zanies in Chicago takes steps to reopen, and I'm reminded of advice from Mort Sahl, Lenny Bruce and…
For the Love of Lyric will stream September 13.
Sing-along Selichot and shofar pop-ups: how a "radically inclusive" Jewish community celebrates in a pandemic. As a child, the High Holidays"Rosh Hashanah (the J…
Chicago's grand old hotel has roots in the Chicago arts that run deep. Now it's in financial trouble. Lose the Palmer and we lose part of Chicago.
My picks for the best bets for Chicago theater are a blend of virtual and live, outdoor experiences.
The stage program at the Museum of Contemporary Art has announced two virtual programs for the fall, one of which involves an audience doing their own at-home performance.
His play, "Deep Azure," involved an African-American police officer who panicked and shot a student. It was staged by Congo Square in 2005, with Boseman at the opening.
Nationwide effort aims to push Congress to pass pandemic relief RESTART Act.
By Douglas Mayo Direct from London's west end, join the Chicago Blues Brothers Tour bring the boys and their 11 piece band, for a new all singing, all dancing hit parade This post The Chicag…
The season will feature a mix of virtual and in-person offerings, including solo shows and streams from the Bristol Old Vic.
Emmanuel Neal joins CHRP as interim managing director, but the founder's comments on Black Lives Matter spark outrage. Add the Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP…
As the jazz world mourns Joe Segal's death Aug. 10 at age 94, I realize anew that Segal had found the best way possible to win converts to the music he revered: by welcoming the uninitiated …
No opening dates, but show titles, including "As You Like It" with Beatles music. And audiences will be allowed on Navy Pier.
(Chris Jones's article appeared in the Chicago Tribune, 8/20; Photo: Chicago Tribune.) We're safer staying outside. But in Chicago, where summer is short, time rapidly is running out for the…
"What they tell you they raise to help dance professionals and what they actually spend to help dance professionals is vastly different," former executive director Kesha Pate wrote. When she…
From digital performances to blinged out face masks, these queens are making it work. On a scorching hot Sunday in early August, drag performers at Hamburger Ma…
In Chicago, where summer is short, time is running out for the kinds of outdoor performances that have worked well in London and cities elsewhere.
A reference and vocabulary guide to lyrics in the John Kander and Fred Ebb musical.
Chicago's Goodman Theatre has revealed plans for its 2021 season, which will include the premiere of the new stage musical The Outsiders, which was originally scheduled to begin performances…
The theater will resume performances whenever it is safe.
The new season will also include the new musical adaptation of The Outsiders, which was originally supposed to premiere earlier this year.
The Hyde Park Art Center is bringing back the spaces we've all missed. In a recent survey published in the Singapore-based paper the Straits Times, "artist" was …