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While this touring edition of the 2015 Tony Award-winning Lincoln Center Theater revival is not perfect, it looks beautiful in the Oriental Theatre.
Claire Kiechel's "Pilgrims" is now being staged in a beautifully realized world premiere at The Gift Theatre.
Director John Doyle’s acclaimed Broadway revival of “The Color Purple,” the musical based on Alice Walker’s novel about four decades in the life of an African-America…
Lopez Rivera made the remarks after an interview on the station's "Worldview" on Monday.
An excerpt from the musical will part of Broadway in Chicago's annual free preview concert at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.
A group of high-profile individuals " including two famous actresses, a couple of well-respected broadcasters and a Super Bowl-winning coach " will be the star attractions of a special readi…
The playwright's final scenes further rob the play of its potential impact.
Is it disingenuous for large corporations who have backed the Public for years " and enjoyed co-opting its downtown cool vibe " to sound alarmed now?
The musical and star Ben Platt are honored, and winner Bette Midler outlasts the orchestra in her own acceptance speech.
Delta Airlines and Bank of America dropped varying degrees of sponsorship of the Public Theater's "graphic staging."
The Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member and "Roseanne" co-star was honored for her acclaimed work in Lucas Hnath's sequel to the Ibsen classic.
Glenne Headly, an originating member of Steppenwolf Theatre has died, according to reports.
Funds raised at the gala will benefit the theater's Chicago Shakespeare in Classrooms and Communities
The company's summer program, a prologue to its upcoming 40th anniversary season, is nothing short of sensational.
The actor will step into the role beginning Thursday night.
"I just wish I could go back to the theater tonight and perform the show," the actor said. "But I hope we can bring it back to Chicago next year."
He's been spending the last few weeks seeing Broadway shows to spark ideas and goes backstage to congratulate the various casts.
The play homes in on a younger Davis and an earlier loss at the 1940 Oscar ceremony.
The Chicago native and "Parks and Recreation" alum bases his "Middle Man" character on a humor-impaired classmate from his Second City training.
"I still have the passion in me to do theater," Laurie Metcalf says. "It's the thing in the world I love doing most."
Once again, the Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation is bringing in a major headliner for its annual fundraising luncheon " an event that has raised more than $32 million to fight breast can…
The show employs an action-adventure comic book style similar to the recent stage adaptation of "Shakespeare in Love" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
According to the New York Post's story earlier this year, Jason Moore ("Avenue Q") will direct,
Medical testing finds cause of Keach's halting performance at the Goodman; director hopes to bring him back for another shot at "Pamplona" next year.
Two small and relatively unknown theater companies took the top honors Monday night as the 44th annual Non-Equity Jeff Awards.
