On Tuesday a Change.org petition created by the Chicago Theater Accountability Coalition called on theaters to stop inviting longtime Chicago Sun-Times theater critic Hedy Weiss to productio…
So you watched the Tony Awards. Now you're wondering when you might get to see all those new shows in Chicago. I've talked to a few insiders on the matter, and here's my best analysis of the…
Chicago Sun-Times​ writer Hedy Weiss is no stranger to controversy. Edward Albee once called her "irresponsible." Tony Kushner states that Hedy is "incapable of understanding standard…
Chicago Tribune critic Chris Jones responded to BroadwayWorld's request for comment on the story. The statement echoes similar remarks Jones posted to his Facebook page. Here's what Jones ha…
Though a comedy centered around grasping power plays and Washington ineptitude, "Veep" has always had a quiet Chicago undercurrent to it. A lot of that has to do with the cast, a majority of…
Last month, large swaths of internet men learned that a one-night-only "no guys allowed" screening of "Wonder Woman" would be held in Austin, Texas. Outrage ensued over the dying of the male…
The reviews are in and some in the theater community are non-too-pleased with Chicago Sun-Times theater and dance critic Hedy Weiss.
The limited engagement will be part of the Broadway in Chicago season.
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…
The Tony-Award winning revival of "The Color Purple" is coming to Chicago next summer, Broadway in Chicago announced Wednesday. John Doyle's reimagination of the musical adapted from …
Lopez Rivera made the remarks after an interview on the station's "Worldview" on Monday.
The national tour of the Sara Bareilles musical kicks off in Cleveland this fall.
An excerpt from the musical will part of Broadway in Chicago's annual free preview concert at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.
A number of Chicago artists will head to Door County, Wisc., this summer for the Door Kinetic Arts Festival. Eric Simonson, Steppenwolf Theatre Company ensemble member and founder of the fes…
A true New York City institution, CHICAGO has everything that makes Broadway great a universal tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz one show-stopping song after another and the most aston…
PROVOCATION PLUS DISRUPTION" 2017 GETS ITS PLAY! Ever since artistic director Anna Shapiro took over Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the Chicago mecca hasn't been afraid to upset an audience. S…
IS IT OK FOR PCÂ TO FIGHT BSÂ IN D.C. at the V.G.? (NOT WHEN IT'S TV…) There's a cable series on the Investigation Discovery channel called Fear Thy Neighbor: It recreates real-life tr…
DANCE BEGINS AT 40 For Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, it's time to take stock. This 100-minute evening does it all and well. It's as much a showcase for seven seminal choreographers (Lou Cont…
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.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater will unveil The Yard at June 9 gala.
The actor will step into the role beginning Thursday night.
Westmoreland and Somerset Counties and the entire Laurel Mountain region is world-renowned for their outdoor activities, but another treasure that lies in Westmoreland County is the product…
"I still have the passion in me to do theater," Laurie Metcalf says. "It's the thing in the world I love doing most."
10AM CT as part of a national on-sale campaign. ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE will play Broadway In Chicago's Oriental Theatre for [...]