On Thursday, Chicago Shakespeare Theater announced the casting for its upcoming staging of "Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure," based on the classic, high-flying tale about the boy who refused …
A quarter-century ago, the lavish new Rosemont Theatre caused severe indigestion among the nervous honchos of Chicago. The occasion was the 1993 groundbreaking for a 4,200-seat theater " as …
Chicago native Kelsey Walsh discusses touring the country in the hit musical Dirty Dancing:-The Classic [...]
Mozart's opera "Idomeneo" will be performed in a new production by Lyric Opera of Chicago. Opening on October 13, the production does its best to encompass all the grandeur of the original p…
THE CHER SHOW, the new musical based on the life and six-decade career of the iconic singer and actress, will have its pre-Broadway world premiere in Chicago with previews beginning on June …
Kemp will succeed Cuba Gooding Jr. as Billy Flynn.
English actor, musician, and director Martin Kemp (Let It Shine judge, Celebrity Big Brother 2012, EastEnders, The Krays) has been confirmed to be taking over the role of Bill…
When spring comes so late, we know it's even harder to take time away from beaches and barbecues, street fairs and sunshine. But great theater happens year-round in Chicago. Here are 25 pick…
Martin Kemp will star as smooth-talking lawyer Billy Flynn in the multi-award-winning Chicago at the Phoenix Theatre in London's West End from Monday 2 July for a limited season until Saturd…
Martin Kemp will star as smooth-talking lawyer Billy Flynn in the multi award-winning CHICAGO at the Phoenix Theatre in London's West End from Monday 2 July for a limited season until Saturd…
Martin Kemp is currently practicing his jazz hands because, from 2 July, he will star as smooth-talking lawyer Billy Flynn in the multi-award-winning Chicago at the Phoenix Theatre. The post…
Martin Kemp will take over from Cuba Gooding Jnr as Billy Flynn in the West End production of Chicago, it has been
On Tuesday, A Red Orchid Theatre announced its 2018-19 season lineup, including two Chicago premieres and a production one of Eugene Ionesco's final plays. Things kick off in the late fall w…
Tony winner Cady Huffman stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about Chicago and more with Paul Wontorek.
Friday "Avenue Q": The award-winning show that offers a filthy spin on "Sesame Street" gets a revial in the suburbs. Through June 30 at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 West Campbell S…
On Monday, the Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists announced that the National Asian American Theater Conference and Festival, aka ConFest, will be held in Chicago August 13-18…
"Chicago" is a model of urban redevelopment. The musical, based on a 1926 play by Maurine Dallas Watkins (based in turn on actual sordid events that occurred in Chicago while Watkins was a j…
Which has the greater importance to Chicago: The Chicago Blues Festival or the Chicago Jazz Festival? If you love our city's musical heritage, you'd rightly answer "both." But what about the…
Overall, it is pleasing to have Chicago back in the West End to offer new audiences an opportunity to see the classic musical. But it is just lacking a little bit of sparkle in the performan…
On Wednesday, Broadway in Chicago announced that 'Anastasia,' the musical inspired by the 1997 animated film, will have a two-week engagement during the BIC's 2018-19 season. The production …
On Tuesday, Broadway in Chicago announced that 'A Bronx Tale' will make its Chicago debut at the Oriental Theatre next spring during BIC's 2018-19 season. It will play for a limited engageme…
OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF CENTENARIANS "Life is short. It's up to you to make it sweet." No cliché in Emily Mann's moving 1993 play, this is one of many hard-earned pearls of wisdom in her gener…
South Chicago Dance Theatre's gala debut will be a celebration of diversity in dance, and create a context of inclusion and empowerment.