For fans of Chicago's legendary indie music scene, Hank's Bar will feel like a fusion of The Hideout, Lounge Ax, Martyrs, the Double Door, and any number of other mission-based small music c…
In 1995, his senior year at Ohio State, Eddie George rushed for a school-record 1,927 yards and scored 25 touchdowns, gaining an average of 148 yards per game. Against Notre Dame that season…
"Chicago" ran April 5-13.
A volunteer usher: "We don't realize the richness this music brings into our lives until we don't have it. … Our souls were hungry." " Chicago Tribune
Chicago Is A Drag will include performers from across generations, neighborhoods, and performance styles. To my fellow queer folks who live in the overlap of re…
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Mikaela Bennett and Corey Cott lead the cast as Maria and Tony, respectively, in the Francesca Zambello-helmed production.
One key requirement: You must be between 5'6" and 5'10 ½" in order to be a Radio City Rockette.
Some three weeks before leaving office, Rahm Emanuel, the 55th Mayor of Chicago, sat for an interview in his office at City Hall about the arts in Chicago. This is an edited transcript of ou…
Friday "Miracle on South Division Street": Faith and a family legend are called into question in this Chicago-set comedy. Buffalo Theatre Ensemble at McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPag…
In the summer of 2016, Alexei Kremnev and Anna Reznik formed A&A Ballet. The husband and wife team, originally from Russia, had just lost their positions as directors at the Joffrey Acad…
Kia Smith's young company has built a vibrant dance community that extends far beyond Chicago's city limits.
If " strike that, when " the Earth suffers some sort of horrific ecological disaster of our own making, humanity probably won't disintegrate into dust overnight. More likely, some of us will…
The relationship between musicians and management stands foremost in need of repair, with pointed words having been exchanged in both directions. Is there any positive feeling left? " Chicag…
If she wins the Tony this year, Metcalf will make history as the first person to win acting Tonys three years consecutively.
Sandra Delgado wrote "La Havana Madrid" to answer her own question: How could a hub of the Spanish-speaking community be so forgotten?
Directed by Barbara Gaines, CST's production meets but does not exceed expectations.
Barbara Gaines' production of the Shakespeare classic succeeds as a thriller, a tragedy and a doomed coming-of-age story.
The strike lasted for seven weeks and, though the musicians didn't get everything they wanted in terms of gaining wages and pensions, at least they stopped losing. As one musician (and negot…
The musical's creator and star, Lin-Manuel Miranda, handing out donuts to the first attendees of "Hamilton: The Exhibition" at its public opening.
THE PARALYZED PRINCE Century after century, thespian tyro after marquee headliner, something remains rotten in the state of Denmark. A defining challenge for thousands of careers, Hamlet …
As spinoffs go, "Hamilton: The Exhibition" " a U.S. history showcase derived from a play about a treasury secretary, mounted in a sprawling, spare-no-expense rendering in a sort of airplane …
The immersive installation hails from Hamilton collaborators Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeffrey Seller, and David Korins.
Inside the cavernous "museum" are 18 galleries, each depicting an era in the life of Hamilton.