"What was the crowning achievement of Stanley M. Freehling, the extraordinary philanthropist, fund-raiser and all-around arts agitator for the State of Illinois? Was it the saving of the Goo…
The long-running hit revival of Chicago will welcome Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne in the role of Roxie Hart beginning on January 6, 2020. Jayne will remain with the prod…
The self-proclaimed "showgirl" is making her Broadway debut.
The long-running Broadway revival of the Kander and Ebb musical Chicago is welcoming a new merry murderess to its ranks. Singer, actress and TV sensation Erika Jayne (Bravo's "The Real House…
The Broadway company of Chicago will welcome singer, actress and TV sensation Erika Jayne (Bravo's a?oeThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsa??) making her Broadway debut in the role of a?oeR…
The performer and TV personality will play Roxie Hart.
At 20, Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre celebrates immigrant, Native, and African American identity in two programs of new work. Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre, founded …
TO BE OR NOT TO BE SARAH BERNHARDT Well, with "Bernhardt" and "Hamlet" sharing the marquee, Goodman Theatre's season-opener must be larger than life if not literature. Sprawling and stuffed …
"In 32 years of annual "most endangered" designations from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Thompson Center is the youngest building ever to make the list. It's also a promi…
Chicago Shakespeare Theater's North American Premiere production of David Seidler's The King's Speech opened last week in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare and runs through October 20, 2019. D…
"When nonbinary actor Rae Hamilton-Vargo first began their career in Chicago, they had two resumes: one with their pronouns, and one without. … These days, Hamilton-Vargo has one resume, a…
MY FAIR MONARCH We love levelling. Mark Twain's prince and the pauper, Queen Victoria and her Scottish and Indian boyfriends, Queen Anne and her favorites, a British schoolteacher and the Ki…
Acres of art and a chance to observe capitalism at its looniest Let's get right to the important stuff: the hot fashion tip from EXPO Chicago 2019, the big inter…
Chicago Shakespeare's production of The King's Speech is now on stage and we've got an exclusive first look at the production!
DANCE OF DIPLOMACY Clandestine and volatile, high-stakes diplomacy can be as taut as any courtroom drama. It's hard to imagine a story more intrinsically theatrical than the real-life crises…
J.T. Rogers' Tony-Award winning play about the back-channel negotiations of the Oslo Accords in 1993 isn't naive about its subject but nevertheless contains a glimmer of hope.
The weirdo-comedy staples perform a sold-out show before heading west. The first Helltrap Nightmare I attended was in 2016, in the bar half of Cafe Mustache. Sar…
The red windmill will soon be spinning in the Windy City when the hit Broadway production Moulin Rouge! The Musical makes its way to Chicago next year. A limited-engagement of the jukebox mu…
Moulin Rouge! The Musical, one of the biggest Broadway hits in recent seasons, will take its hits on the road next year, with tech rehearsals for the first North American tour premiering in …
The "Moulin Rouge!" musical will launch a North American tour in 2020, which includes a 10-week engagement in Chicago. The tour will begin technical rehearsals and premiere in New Orleans at…
The Goodman Theatre production of Theresa Rebeck's play began September 14, starring Terri McMahon.
Endangered: Chicago's 'best' postmodern building Hello, global visitors to the third Chicago Architecture Biennial. Welcome!…
Rising star Solea Pfeiffer, who will soon be seen in Almost Famous and Evita, will next appear as Clara in a Chicago engagement of the six-time Tony-winning musical The Light in the Pi…
Alex Jennings (Netflix's The Crown) and Solea Pfeiffer (Almost Famous, Hamilton) will join Renée Fleming in the limited Chicago presentation of The Light in the Piazza, for ten performances…
Fleming will first headline a Los Angeles Opera engagement with Dove Cameron.