Chicago theater openings for May 24-30
SUNDAY "For Services Rendered": Unearthing W. Somerset Maugham's 1933 play about the aftermath of war and its effect on survivors. Griffin Theatre Company at the Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwauk…
SUNDAY "For Services Rendered": Unearthing W. Somerset Maugham's 1933 play about the aftermath of war and its effect on survivors. Griffin Theatre Company at the Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwauk…
BroadwayWorld has a first look at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater North American premiere of SIX THE MUSCAL in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare, now on stage through June 30, 2019. Get a firs…
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago on Wednesday announced its 2019-20 season, including world premieres by Kyle Abraham and Robyn Mineko Williams and a return of "Decadance." Subscriptions to the …
The musical explores Henry VIII's six wives, nearly all of whom met an untimely demise, in a new light.
In Episode 7 of Fosse Verdon, Gwen fights to assert her own creative vision on Chicago, challenging Bob's increasingly dark approach to the musical. Â Just one more episode to go! More ab…
The American premiere of the hit musical about the wives of Henry VIII began performances May 14.
RETHINKING REPRODUCTION A very pointed question arrives near the end of Rebecca Gilman's useful 2007 drama The Crowd You're in With, first produced in Chicago ten years ago by Goodman …
Broadway star Desi Oakley Chicago, Wicked, Waitress tourmakes her Feinstein's54 Below solo debut
"Miracle," a new musical by Jason Brett and Michael Mahler, brings to life the Chicago Cubs' long overdue 2016 World Series win. The post Foul Ball: 'Miracle' at Chicago's Royal George Thea…
BroadwayWorld has a first look at theChicago Shakespeare TheaterNorth American premiere of SIX THE MUSCAL in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare, now on stage through June 30, 2019. Get a look a…
In 2011, the British author and critic Martin Amis " a man who believes that Saul Bellow was the greatest American writer of the 20th century " stood on a stage in this city and described Ch…
Fosse/Verdon | Tuesday, 10 p.m., FX The remaining episodes of "Fosse/Verdon" focus on the backstage drama while the show "Chicago" was in rehearsal. While Gwen Verdon (Michelle Williams) che…
You are not ready for what Corey Cott does with "Maria" in the Lyric Opera of Chicago's production of West Side Story!
The Chicago production of "Hamilton" will close Jan. 5, 2020, the Broadway producer Jeffrey Seller said in an interview with the Tribune on Wednesday evening.
Chicago is giving us a peek at all the razzle dazzle of the show's original 1975 production with this throwback to Broadway's original Velma Kelly,Chita Rivera, performing 'All That Jazz' ch…
Newly announced for the Mercury Theater Chicago on Southport, the musical "Spamalot," coming this fall to the theater's mainstage from Aug. 30 to Nov. 3, 2019. 'Tis but a scratch. The musica…
The Chicago production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton will close Jan. 5, 2020, bringing its three-year run to an end. The Broadway In Chicago production at the CIBC Theatre will have playe…
First performance: Sept. 27, 2016 at the then-PrivateBank Theatre. Opening night was Oct. 19. Last scheduled performance: Jan. 5, 2020. Number of shows: 1,365 performances over 171 weeks. Av…
The musical HAMILTON will conclude its more than three 3 year run in Chicago at Broadway In Chicago's CIBC Theatre 18 W. Monroe St. on January 5, 2020, it has been announced by producer Jeff…
The Tony Award" and Pulitzer-winning musical has played the Windy City since September 2016.
The Chicago production of "Hamilton" will close Jan. 5, 2020, the Broadway producer Jeffrey Seller said in an interview with the Tribune Wednesday evening. The date of closing is not a surpr…
FRIDAY "La Havana Madrid": Sandra Delgado's play with music about a legendary Chicago nightclub in the 1960s is back for another run. Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave.; www.thedentheatre.c…
A FRACTURED FAIRY TALE Shakespeare's strange romance, which begins with gratuitous jealousy and ends with gratuitous forgiveness, is best savored as a fairy tale for grownups: A virtuous que…
KEEPING ROCK REAL Letting a good thing go is a hard fate: Change is always constant but it's never guaranteed to be good. A tough transition in Chicago's indie rock scene is feelingly chroni…
During the airing of this week's FosseVerdon episode, Lin-Manuel Miranda was joined by Jonathan Groff and Laura Benanti, for his weekly watch party.