Human connection in live theater? Be warned, Barrie Kosky and Suzanne Andrade's staging of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" mostly likely will not fully fulfill that expectation.
The play follows two tracks: One, with a young Wayland wanting to move away from the racism he's facing in Mississippi and to Chicago. In the other, Della Rose sits dreaming of a chance for …
A special performance of Chicago will be held on Tuesday, November 16th at 6:30PM with appearances by original cast members and other surprises at the Ambassador Theatre to mark the 25thÅ
SEEING THIS REVUE MAY BE THE BEST DECISION YOU'VE EVER MADE I entered the Second City e.t.c. on opening night with a sense of unease. Two weeks earlier the Second City mainstage company, the…
Heidi Schreck's moving piece of political theater, popular on Broadway, explores the strengths and weaknesses of a document that has shaped the United States.
I'm going to spend a lot of words on the absolutely horrific Chicago Blackhawks scandal. But none of them will be as perfect as this Tweet: I don't have the energy to summarize the scandal t…
A conversation with Garth Drabinsky on his new show "Paradise Square" a musical about a pre-Civil War Irish/African-American neighborhood that existed in New York prior to the 1863 Draft Ri…
Chicago's first big Broadway tryout show in a long time opens soon at the Nederlander Theatre. It's also a big return for Garth Drabinsky, a producer of the old school.
The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation surveyed its performing arts grantees and 27% are unable to welcome audiences in-person, and 16% remain uncertain about returning to the stage th…
Broadway audience are back at the Ambassador Theatre, where Chicago has officially resumed performances last month. Just last week, the show welcomed a very special guest, the 57th Governor …
IS LESS MOOR? The Court Theatre artistic management is giving William Shakespeare's great tragedy Othello a startling makeover. The play has been condensed into a single 110-minute act. The …
A pastoral comedy is just what the doctor ordered to ease our way out of our recent confinement. Chicago Shakespeare Theater obliges with its bright, energetic tale of souls fleeing death an…
(Chris Jones's article appeared in the Chicago Tribune, 10/19. Photo: Kelvin Roston, Jr. and Amanda Drinkall in "The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice" at Court Theatre in Hyde Park.ÂÂ…
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Watch as Ana chats more with Richard about the honor of stepping into such a beloved show and how she got ready for h…
Director Daryl Cloran has stuffed 23 Beatles songs inside the comedic vessel known as "As You Like It." At various points, Shakespeare's characters break into everything from "Let it Be" to …