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His family confirmed Wednesday that Kretzmer died after a long illness with Parkinson's disease at the London home he shared with his second wife, Sybil Sever.
The Broadway star and this year's recipient of the Chicago theater award sang "The Impossible Dream" from the musical "Man of La Mancha" for healthcare workers and the crowds that gathered.
Biden's presidential campaign campaign announced Monday night that it will be holding a virtual grassroots fundraiser with the cast of the hit musical on Oct. 16 at 9 p.m. ET.
No real position but a whole history of judgements. The Neo-Futurists write "45 Plays for America's First Ladies" for this year's election season.
As founding artistic director, we was at the artistic helm for the theater's very popular successes, including "The Sparrow" and "The Terrible Tragedy of Peter Pan."
Obituary: Big-hearted actor Bradley Mott of the Chicago theater (March 23, 1956 - Oct. 10, 2020)
"The Beatrix Potter Drive-In Theatre Experience" at Chicago Children's Theatre is a blissful escape in a parking lot with some favorite children's stories.
A Friday night at "The Beatrix Potter Drive-In Theatre Experience" at Chicago Children's Theatre.
Founder Charna Halpern is selling her theater, a longtime Chicago home for comedy and improv. The news comes soon after Second City's sale announcement.
Although an exact date for various performances to resume has yet to be determined, Broadway producers are now offering refunds and exchanges for tickets purchased for shows through May 30.
Halloween has gone shut-in-and-be-scared for 2020 ... these virtual shows from Chicago theater, from H.G. Wells to Edgar Allen Poe, are designed to play on your fears in the best kind of way.
With Second City up for sale, Chicago could lose a treasured institution. The theater can still be saved, but America's sense of humor " and its basic sense of civility " needs to heal itsel…
Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence may have dodged questions and gone over time, but the whole proceedings were an improvement over the r…
Following an exit by co-owner Andrew Alexander over the summer, the theater is now fully on the market. It's been shut down since March by the pandemic and continues to have expenses.
The White House Rose Garden infection fiasco was a test case that showed rapid testing doesn't work as hoped, at least in present form. Chris Jones argues this debacle was bad news for the r…
Review: 'Run the Beast Down' at Strawdog
A new City of Chicago program offers grants to Chicago's struggling performing-arts venues, including for-profit operations with bands and DJs.
A planned spring world premiere of Cathy Marston's "Of Mice and Men" joins the already canceled "Nutcracker." But an emergency fund to support the company has already raised millions.
You're a prestigious arts center in a pandemic. Here's what not to do: Have a nightclub on your roof called Heist X. This is one of the strangest stories of the COVID arts shutdown.
The theater announced the remaining fall performances for "Fannie Lou Hamer, Speak On It!," including those that were rescheduled due to COVID-19 concerns, and adding an encore appearance at…
With shouting, anger and calls to "shut up," the first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden deteriorated into a bitter showdown in Cleveland, in a nation…
The Milwaukee Repertory Theatre has the most ambitious plan in the region to return to live performances, beginning with a holiday show inspired by the Dickens tale.
The lineup will include: "CROPT" by Daria Miyeko Marinelli, "Being Julia Roberts" by Omer Abbas Salem, "Michael Jackson and The Devil's Book" by Terry Guest and "PANGEA" by Calamity West.
For Jackie Taylor, the founder of the Black Ensemble Theater and a woman who has seen calls for diversity come and go over the years, this moment seems different.
In the wake of the letter from We See You White American Theater, Chicago-based actors, designers and other artists tell the Tribune what they've seen in their careers, and what changes they…
