On Monday, Broadway in Chicago announced that "Stomp" will return to Chicago for a special run during the holiday season. A combination of percussion, movement and visual comedy, "Stomp" emp…
I often wish August Wilson would come back to life to help us all make sense of our riven America. I walked into the Court Theatre on Saturday night just hours after watching the Serena Will…
On Friday, the Second City announced the cast for its 107th mainstage revue. Under the direction of Matt Hovde and with music direction by Vinnie Pillarella, the show will feature current ma…
When Jorge Silva, Producing Coordinator at the Goodman Theatre, returned to Chicago after college, he began keeping notes on how the city engaged with Mexican culture. One really good zinger…
On Friday, Pride Films and Plays announced casting for the second show of its 2018-19 season, "It's Only a Play" by Terrence McNally. In the show, it's the opening night on Broadway for a pl…
On Friday, Broadway In Chicago and Scott Sanders Productions announced that a digital lottery will begin September 10 at 9 a.m. for "Tootsie." Twenty-six tickets will be sold for every perfo…
There's a new work from Bruce Norris likely to prove incendiary. Performance artist David Cale stages a piece drawn from his own family history. It's another day at the office for the 94-yea…
On Thursday, the Marriott Theatre announced its 2019 season. First will be "Million Dollar Quartet," beginning Jan.16. The jukebox show chronicles the chance moment when Johnny Cash, Jerry L…
To be an actress is to be cursed with people asking you which role you would most like to play. This common experience is not to be confused with people offering you the chance actually to p…
Most anyone who ever has been a teaching artist in an under-resourced urban school will tell you much the same thing. On rough days, the job feels like an exercise in impotence, given how th…
"20,000 Leagues Under the Seas" âœâœâœ 1/2 Say "Nemo" and most kids now think of the Disney clown fish. But in 1870, the great Jules Verne imagined Captain Nemo as a misanthropic…
Friday "Monger": Presented by Her Story Theater, the show follows a Chicago criminal defense attorney with a secret sex life who must face his son's legal crisis and a new case concerning a …
On Thursday, Pegasus Theatre announced its upcoming production of "Eclipsed," the first play to premiere on Broadway with an all female and black cast and creative team. Written by Danai Gur…
When that first chill hits the air, it brings a wave of concert dance that's been fairly dormant during the dog days of summer. Think not about "Nutcrackers"; now is the time to see dance. S…
When experimental choreographers Bob Eisen, Carol Bobrow and Charlie Vernon rented a studio space together in 1978, they surely didn't predict it would be around 40 years later. They called …
Ever gotten your hair cut by a barber who you wished would just stop talking and focus on your hair? Comedian " and professional barber since age 13 " T. Murph is the opposite of that guy. H…
Russell Peters: This Canadian comic has been working for decades and has a book ("Call Me Russell"), a TV show ("The Indian Detective") and several specials under his belt, including "Notori…
On Wednesday, Drury Lane Theatre announced its roster of shows for the 2019-20 season, featuring two regional theater premieres and three directors new to its stage. "Matilda," a musical bas…
On Wednesday, TUTA Theatre Chicago announced casting for its U.S. Premiere of "Radio Culture," which follows one day in the life of a young Belorussian. Written by artist Maxim Dosko, with a…
It's fall showtime! Before we offer up our seasonal deluge of made-in-Chicago attractions, let's take a look at what is headed our way from Broadway " or, at least, is making that claim. Won…
Rahm Emanuel was elected mayor of Chicago on Feb, 22, 2011. Four days later, he showed up at a neighborhood theater. His appearance made national headlines; the attendant publicity helped ma…
On Tuesday, Jackalope Theatre Company announced casting for the world premiere production of "In the Canyon," its season opener. Written by Calamity West and directed by Elly Green, the show…
They've impressed us at TimeLine. Knocked us out at Victory Gardens. Made us chortle at Second City. Blown us away at the Lookingglass. They're a diverse crew but they all are into truth and…
On Tuesday, Broadway In Chicago announced open applications for the Eighth Annual Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards, inviting all public and private high schools from across the st…
On Tuesday, Refuge Theatre Project announced the two-musical lineup for its 2018-19 season, all under the direction of artistic director Christopher Pazdernik. Kicking things off in the fall…