The Oscar-nominated "Manchester by the Sea" made the point that some things happen from which people cannot really recover. In the case of that film's central character, a Massachusetts jani…
The Goodman announces its 2017–18 season, which also includes The Wolves, Father Comes Home from the Wars, and the world premiere of Blind Date.
The real stars of Circus 1903 are not humans. The show's signature is its life-sized puppet elephants, created by designer Melvyn Millar. But while the elephants are wonderful, Circus 1903 h…
Just last night, the record-breaking hit musicalChicago celebrated composerJohn Kander's 90thbirthday at the Ambassador Theatre. Mr Kander was in the house for the special night, which featu…
Samuel French hasannounced a new musical title in their 101 School Editions Collection Chicago High School Edition.
Chita Rivera, Alice Ripley, and the Chicago cast of Hamilton were among the stars of the evening.
The famed Kander and Ebb musical joins Samuel French’s catalog.
This Tuesday in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth recounts his travel escapades, plus the highlights from the March 20 Concert for America in Chicago.
In a twist worthy of this musical, "Chicago" finally will make good with Folsom. With two Broadway-veteran headliners, the Bob Fosse hit opens Thursday at Harris Center for the Arts … …
A SEASON OF SOAPS IN ONE SHOW An exhilarating, over-the-top, floridly artificial romp, Destiny of Desire is as wonderfully hokey as its title. A Chicago premiere, Goodman Theatre's co-produc…
On a recent edition of his WXRT radio spot "Lin's Bin," host Lin Brehmer defined what it means to be a classic: "A classic is a survivor. A classic transcends the winds of change. We see its…
"Coming to America," an Eddie Murphy-classic helmed by John Landis, will be screened at Music Box Theatre, Chicago on March 21, 2017.Murphy plays Akeem, a pampered African Prince, who is in …
DRAMATIZING WHAT CANNOT BE KNOWN Aerobic exercises for the cerebral cortex, Tom Stoppard's daunting dramas (The Real Thing, Arcadia, The Invention of Love) go for the gray matter. In perpetu…
Chita Rivera, Alice Ripley, and the stars of two Chicago-set TV series are raising funds for human rights organizations.
Don’t miss CONCERT FOR AMERICA: STAND UP, SING OUT! Featuring Chita Rivera, Melissa Manchester, Alice Ripley, Ana Gasteyer, the Chicago cast of Hamilton, Sharon Gless, Lynne Jordan,…
ACT TWO. Two years later, in 1970, I once again tried to put together a package of my clients – in the show that became 70 Girls 70 – for I’d enjoyed looking after Chita Ri…
Director Marti Maraden does as well as anyone could with Love's Labor's Lost, a production that looks gorgeous on stage, but the script itself is lacking. If nothing else, the production wi…
Look out for special guests if you're attending the show on March 21.
IF ONLY SINCERITY MEANT SUCCESS You really want this play to work. It means so well and maybe so much. But it's hard to find a worthy resolution in a play about repeated, nation-wide violati…
The Tony-winning composer is also represented Off-Broadway with the new musical Kid Victory.
The classic rock opera, Jesus Christ Superstar will be produced at Chicago’s Paramount theater in its Broadway season finale. This 1970s musical explores the last seven days and the in…
Rachel Dratch, former cast member of "Saturday Night Live" and a Second City alum, will be an additional headliner for the 20th annual Chicago Improv Festival, it was announced Friday…
The horses have arrived. The tents for the upcoming "Odysseo" by equestrian performance company Cavalia are now under construction at the Soldier Field South Lot in anticipation of the show'…
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