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BY: MICHAEL J. ROBERTS 2014 proved another great year for Chicago theatre and to pick just ten proved a challenge as always, but here we go: 1. CICADA,  Written by Jerre Dye/ Di…
It is with a sad heart that I have to report that our dear friend and colleague Eric Eatherly, Vice President of The Silverman Group, has passed away from injuries caused by a car accident h…
"It's that 40-something thing when you start thinking about the life not lived." Three generations of women balance choice, reality and expectations in the Chicago premiere of Rapture, Blist…
McAninch Arts Center (MAC), located at 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of College of DuPage, opens 2015 with the New Shanghai Circus, a highly entertaining evening of entertainment for …
About Face Theatre is pleased to launch its new FIRST DRAAFT reading series, dedicated to showcasing the latest works by AFT’s talented company of Artistic Associates, with aÃ…
Lampkin Music Group proudly presents A Reprise of A CELEBRATION OF HAROLD ARLEN Through the interpretations of jazz singers and musicians who performed Arlen's songs! @ DON’T TELL M…
American Theater Company (ATC) announced today casting and a new performance schedule for its premiere of a revised version of The Royale by Orange is the New Black and Sons of Anarchy write…
Rasaka Theatre Company, in residence at Victory Gardens Theater, today announced the Midwest premiere production of Madhuri Shekar’s critically-acclaimed A Nice Indian Boy, di…
Tickets are now on sale for the first of 2015 staged readings: The Black and White Ball.  Tickets can be purchased from City Winery's Web site. THE BLACK & WHITE BALL is an excitin…
Showbiz SoCAL Interviews GENA ROWLANDS & CHEYENNE JACKSON Two time Academy Award Nominee GENA ROWLANDS and Broadway star CHEYENNE JACKSON discuss their starring roles in the new fe…
Step Up Productions continues its 2014-15 season with a special one-week engagement of the touching and humorous two-man show HANDICAP THIS! " part comedy, part storytelling and par…
On the heels of their critically acclaimed hit ALL OUR TRAGIC, The Hypocrites are pleased to continue their 2014-15 Season with another world premiere: a playful re-imaging of Gilbe…
Complete casting has been announced for Theo Ubique's unplugged and intimate production of the rock opera that has rocked the world since it was first introduced as a two-disc concept album …
Reviewed By: James Murray Highly Recommended: Theatre In Chicago Review Round Up Light Opera Works in Evanston, Chicago's premiere musical theatre staging the operettas of bygone days, has a…
 One of New York's brightest new musicals written by members of the Millennial Generation will finally be seen in Chicago when the newly formed Refuge Theatre Project, a company dedicated…
Hallie Foote, an actress best known for playing some of her father’s most memorable characters both on and off Broadway and in feature films, will visit Raven Theatre on Wednesday, …
TEN, The Gift Theatre's annual season kickoff celebration of ten 10-minute plays, returns January 1-11, 2015. This year's premieres by The Gift and guests were curated by artistic directorMi…
Milwaukee Repertory Theater's Stackner Cabaret will resound with American voices in The Beautiful Music All Around Us, featuring Grammy-nominated performer Stephen Wade who has delighted aud…
Route 66 Theatre Company announces an exciting 2015 Season. In their sixth year as a company and second year as a resident company at Greenhouse Theater Center, Route 66 Theatre Company will…
CREATION'S BIRTHDAY brings to life the story of the Big-Bang Genesis through the legendary battle between astronomer Edwin Hubble and the scientific icon Albert Einstein. Hubble's name is we…
Father Ruffian: Shakespeare's Falstaff Story, a world premiere adaptation by three-time Jeff-winning adaptor Paul Edwards of Henry IV, parts 1 and 2, begins previews on Friday, January…
Victory Gardens Theater announces We Must Breathe: A Response from Chicago Playwrights and Poets, a special event gathering members of Chicago's artistic community to share their views on di…
John Prignano, senior operations officer for theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI) http://www.mtishows.com has been appointed to the Educational Theatre Association Board of …
The Poetry Foundation is one in a series of locations throughout the United States that will air Language Matters, the two-hour documentary by noted filmmaker David Grubin and poet Bob Holma…
Sh-K-Boom Records has announced the release of THE LAST FIVE YEARS (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK), the musical companion to the eagerly anticipated RADiUS-TWC film. THE LAST FIVE YEARS…
