As negotiations over a new contract drag on and concerts get cancelled, members of Chicago's acting community have joined musicians on the picket line, both candidates for mayor in the city'…
FRIDAY "Landladies": Landlord Marti and her tenant Christine navigate a complicated relationship in this world premiere. Northlight Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts,…
DIVIDED AND CONQUERED If the American dream needs an obituary, Lynn Nottage's 2017 Pulitzer winner is it. If Clifford Odets' Waiting for Lefty celebrated the power and promise of labor un…
There are no further meetings between the sides scheduled at this time. CSO President Jeff Alexander said that after no progress was made after lengthy sessions on Friday and Saturday, both …
Can a play be sympathetic to the plight of the displaced white, working-class workers of America while also holding that same group fully accountable for its defensiveness, myopia and well-d…
The play takes an in-depth look at the 1979 recording session for "End of the Century," as well as the band and their relationship with Phil Spector.
"Hands on a Hardbody" opened on Broadway in a crush of shows in the spring of 2013. I remember thinking (a) that the show would never get the attention it needed to survive (b), that it was …
The Year of Chicago Theatre is in high gear. Here are seven can't-miss recommendations, from new plays to musical theater classics. The post Year of Chicago Theatre 2019: 7 Can't-Miss Shows …
The two tuneful shows join 'Oslo,' 'Mean Girls,' 'Once on This Island' and a Britney Spears premiere, all previously announced, in the 2019-20 season.
See who's joining Corey Cott, Mikaela Bennett, Brett Thiele, Amanda Castro, and more in the spring production.
The Loop theater presenter Broadway in Chicago announced its upcoming subscription season Monday. New shows headed to Chicago include the national tours of "Once On This Island," the disco-e…
Pictured (l to r): Mia Williamson, Alex Newell, Hailey Kilgore and the cast of Broadway's [...] The post Frozen, Oslo & Once On This Island Among Broadway In Chicago's 19/20 Season appea…
Photo: Soldier Songs Ada Nieuwendijk  Chicago Opera Theater's Orli and Bill Staley Music Director Lidiya [...] The post CHICAGO OPERA THEATER ANNOUNCES 47TH SEASON appeared first on S…
James L. Nederlander and Broadway In Chicago are pleased to announce ONCE UPON A ONE MORE TIME, a new Broadway-bound [...] The post BROADWAY IN CHICAGO ANNOUNCES WORLD PREMIER…
As the story of a night of Chicago theater, this one's got everything: Heroics, villains, wrestling, cheap drinks and an audience that won't give up on the players. Last weekend on Lincoln A…
BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature…
"Pride & Joy " The Marvin Gaye Musical" is coming to the Chicago Theatre in June for nearly a week's worth of performances. "Pride & Joy" is described as a jukebox musical about the …
The Pulitzer Prize"winning play, directed by Ron OJ Parson, runs through April 14 at the Goodman Theatre.
SATURDAY "Herland": A young high-school grad helps her neighbor create a D.I.Y. retirement home in her garage. Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.; 773-728-7529 and www.redtwist.org SU…
Michael Buble headlines the Allstate Arena Sunday night. It's just one of many entertainment events to check out in the week ahead.
The name on everybody's lips is once again Christie Brinkley.
While music directors usually stay silent about orchestras' labor-management disputes, Muti said to the assembled media, "I am here with my musicians. … We try to get a better situation fo…
Monthlong exhibition will feature designs for a future memorial organizers are committed to building despite a lack of city funding. Four years ago, the City Co…
With a third local production in as many years, this Alan Menken and Howard Ashman musical is showing its age.
"Once Upon a One More Time," a stage musical set to the music of Britney Spears, will get its pre-Broadway world premiere in Chicago this fall,