Do not adjust your computer. An unusual and intense Zoom play from Interrobang Theatre replicates pandemic politics and the kind of online exchanges we're suddenly so familiar with.
Second City is trying to rebuild itself after allegations of institutional racism were leveled against the Chicago-based comedy institution following the killing of George Floyd.
Second City is trying to rebuild itself after allegations of institutional racism were leveled against the Chicago-based comedy institution following the killing of George Floyd.
Second City announced various diversity and equity objectives over the summer. Here's how the Chicago-based comedy company says it is executing these plans.
We reached out to more than 100 Second City Chicago alumni of color and asked them to reflect on their Second City experience. Here are their responses.
Second City is trying to attract buyer interest amid bad press from racism allegations and difficult economic conditions from the coronavirus pandemic.
Rising COVID numbers and new City of Milwaukee restrictions mean plans for the live holiday solo show must be scrapped ... "heartbreaking."
The echo chamber strikes again. The New York Times deletes a tweet saying the news media declares election victories, and Trump may be planning to become a media channel all his own.
As spread to Chicago by choreographer Erika Chong Shuch, the program pairs up artists and elders and lets the creativity exchange begin. You could call it a new way of defining "audience."
As presented by Chicago theater company The Roustabouts, this new audio play is about a virus, a liberal community and the present moment. Very scary for your Halloween listening.
August Wilson archive headed home to Pittsburgh
What will happen during this likely locked-down winter? Will we stay on our screens and spend on Big Tech? Or is there hope for local culture, if we try?
Talking with Teller (of Penn & Teller) about his frequent collaborations with Chicago Shakespeare and what he thinks of magic over Zoom.
Zanies in Rosemont must close, shows by psychic/comedian Karen Rontowski Oct. 29-31 at Zanies in Rosemont have been canceled.
At the beginning of the final presidential debate in Nashville, Tenn., President Trump kept his earlier bluster in check and outscored Joe Biden. It couldn't last forever, though.
The Chicago comedy theater, along with troupes in New York and Los Angeles, are taking applications for an 'SNL' scholarship with the aim to diversify comedy.
The Goodman Theatre's powerful staging of Arthur Miller's classic would go on to Broadway and win four Tony Awards. A Showtime film of that production is now available to watch for free thro…
The hourlong, nonpartisan "Act Out: Vote 2020" will be performed by Yvette Nicole Brown, Ryan J. Haddad, Brian Tyree Henry, Lloyd Knight, Sandra Oh and Ephraim Skyes.
Analyzing the trajectory of a presidency is not unlike inhabiting a writer's room at Netflix or HBO. Or reading one's Shakespeare.
The theater in Glencoe has a new play with blues music, adds a Christmas play and the digital play "Ride Share."
As "Peacebook" turns to video, we get authentic stories set in North Lawndale, a brave account from performance artist Sami Ismat and others, about two hours in all.
As a fundraiser for Chicago's Actors Fund, the Goodman will stream the Chicago production that went on to Broadway. Here's how to watch.
In a strange year for Broadway, the 2020 Tony Award nominations have been announced. The last theater season was cut short by the pandemic, which forced Broadway to shut down on March 12, le…
Nominations for the 2020 Tony Awards were announced Oct. 15 on the Tony Awards YouTube channel. A date has not yet been announced for the awards, presented by the American Theater Wing and t…
Whether they work on stage or screen, actors rely on their unions for health insurance. Those systems rely on a real, live working theater, or Broadway, or on Hollywood movie making. But thi…