Playwright Ike Holter's extraordinary Rightlynd saga " a multi-part dramatic odyssey that has taken a lucky few of us over a five-year stretch to the Jackalope Theatre, Victory Gardens, A Re…
Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company will make its first visit to Chicago in 25 years, Chicago Shakespeare Theater announced Tuesday. The RSC will be part of an expansive 2019-20 season on Na…
A marvelous and magical world premiere that's intermittently too self-aware for its own good.
"According to the musicians' statement, the offer from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association would 'freeze the pension plan at its current level today, thereby prohibiting new hires fro…
As word traveled that American Ballet Theatre (ABT) was making a new ballet based on Richard Strauss' "Whipped Cream," I think my reaction was similar to most everyone else: Wait, Strauss wr…
Producers confirmed last week the Chicago the Musical will be heading to Melbourne later this year. Following its premiere season at the Capitol Theatre Sydney in August, the production w…
Grammy, Tony and Emmy award-nominated singer, songwriter, actress, and author Sara Bareilles today announced her Amidst The Chaos Tour. Produced by Live Nation, the 30-city tour will kick of…
A timeline of Western dance history usually starts in France, with the royal courts of Louis XIV, the Sun King. Russia is a key stakeholder, credited with the classical aesthetic which broug…
After taking some time off to heal from a skiing injury earlier this year, one [...] The post <em>LEA SALONGA</em> Brings <em>The Human Heart Tour</em> To Chicago May…
It would be hard to find a Chicago theater or art school that doesn't have some link to Winifred O'Reilly and the family she raised to love the arts.
Weary of these moralistic times? Nostalgic for an emo-loving, streaming-free, pre-social-media-outrage era of acceptable decadence, amoral cinematic narratives and fanciful sensual depravity…
Photo Credit: Matt Mateiescu Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA) announces the 2019 season of ACTIVATE: Backstage, [...] The post Chicago Loop Alliance Announces 6th <em>ACTIVATE</em> Se…
Making entertainment plans for the week ahead? We've got some suggestions for the whole family.
What's your favorite scene in "Jersey Boys"? If you saw the show on Broadway or one of its earlier visits to Chicago, dollars to donuts it's the moment when the horns come out for "Can't Tak…
Few wise heads would choose a candidate for the Mayor of the City of Chicago entirely on the basis of their arts policy " without job growth, high-quality public education, safe streets, str…
"'Worlds Within: Mimbres Pottery of the Ancient Southwest' … was slated to open May 26 in Regenstein Gallery, the museum's primary space for temporary exhibitions. But [director] James Ron…
Question. What do Harry Potter, the Ramones and the magician Jamie Allan all have in common? Canada. And trash cans. If there's one common denominator to the marketing plan of the young Cana…
SATURDAY "The Mushroom Cure": Written and performed by Adam Strauss, who recounts his attempt to treat his debilitating OCD with psychedelics. Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave.…
AFFIRMATIVE RE-ACTION Don't let the title fool you. Produced last year at Lincoln Center Theater, Admissions arrived too early to address the recent scandal involving illegal offenses in col…
The Gift Theatre is pleased to announce the final play of its 2019 Season: the Chicago [...] The post Gift Theatre's Chicago Premiere of <em>KENTUCKY</em> Will Close Out 2019 …
MCC Theater's annual MisCast gala is one of the most exciting and unique theater events in town. Broadway's hottest stars perform songs from roles in which they would never be cast.
All she cares about is love… and maybe those feather fans. Broadway star Kelli O'Hara swapped her Kiss Me, Kate costumes for a sleek white suit Monday when she took the stage at MCC Theate…
How do we hold corporatized institutions accountable for the decisions they make? On one level, it's thrilling to see that several Chicago folks made it into th…
"The strike " started on March 10 " is going into its fourth week, with no solution in sight. There is continued deadlock in negotiations for a new labor agreement over salaries and pension …
It has been confirmed that the multi-award winning, record breaking musical CHICAGO is coming to Brisbane and Melbourne this summer! Produced in Australia by John Frost and Suzanne Jones, th…