Any actor worth their salt will tell you that every great play begins with the words on the page. Because of the worlds that playwrights and Librettists create, many people, even more than a…
Thru Sat, April 14 @ Keegan Theatre, presented by Keegan Theatre
Sat, March 10 thru Sat, April 7 @ Keegan Theatre, presented by Keegan Theatre -- This sharp edged satire features a dazzling score that sparked immortal staging by Bob Fosse and garnered six…
This magical production from Adventure Stage Chicago follows its twin protagonists on a journey of self-discovery through their personal and cultural histories.
MY FAIR SIGNORA, OR DONIZETTI, SOUP TO NUTS He didn't just write Lucia di Lammermoor, Don Pasquale, L'Elisir d'Amore, Poliuto, The Daughter of the Regiment, Maria Stuarda, Robert Devereux…
A CON IS NEVER "EX" The nickname Lettie comes from the Greek term "Letitia" or "joy.” That's one of many bleak ironies that stalk the anti-heroine of Boo Killebrew's survival saga, a w…
"Anna Karenina" âœâœâœ There aren't many towns in the world where you can roll up and find a completely new adaptation of the jottings of Leo Tolstoy. As you can currently find i…
Economic impact was calculated using the amount spent by the arts institutions and by visitors, both "directly," at the arts venues and "indirectly," at other businesses such as restaurants,…
The choice of London performing arts has taken another twist this week with the Olivier Awards. "Hamilton" and "The Ferryman" predictably led the pack in scooping up prizes, and remain sell-…
The classic Chicago accent is heard less often these days because the white working class is less numerous, and less influential, than it was in the 20th century. It has been pushed to the m…
On April 27th, 'The Chicago Blues Brothers - Back In Black Tour' - the award-winning spectacular that is Europe's biggest and best-loved production of the Blues Brothers come to The SSE Aren…
Following a successful UK and international tour, and after a 5-year absence from London, the multi award-winning Kander amp Ebb musical Chicago, winner of six Tony Awards, two Olivier Award…
It's back. After a six-year hiatus touring the provinces, Kander and Ebb's classic 1975 musical returns to the West End, where it
Cuba Gooding Jr hardly rises, but his co-stars shine in a show stronger on wit than tunesChicago has been on, in one form or another, for a very long time.
By Douglas Mayo Chicago the musical returned to the West End on Wednesday Night. Take a look at Piers Allardyce’s great photos of Opening Night Curtain Call and the after party at L…
By HowlRound TV. Victory Gardens Theater presents a Town Hall: #NeverAgainChicago livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 15 A…
Friday "33 to Nothing": Grant Varjas' drama about keeping the band together, set during a band practice, opens at A Red Orchid. Through May 27 at A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells St.; 312…
By Douglas Mayo It’s great to see Chicago back in the West End. It’s certainly a show that enjoy revisiting every now and again and I’m sure that this revival will be a cro…
CHICAGO boasts an all-star cast including Cuba Gooding Jr as Billy Flynn, Sarah Soetaert as Roxie Hart, Josefina Gabrielle as Velma Kelly, Ruthie Henshall as Mama Morton and Paul Rider as Am…
Cuba Gooding Jr stars as Billy Flynn in the London production of Kander and Ebb’s celebrated musical.
Please join fellow PACT (Producers Association of Chicago Theaters) Producers for a discussion regarding the upcoming negotiation of the Chicago Area Theatre (CAT) agreement. The current CA…
Chicago stage veterans Carrie Coon and Tracy Letts recently welcomed their first child, Rolling Stone reports. Coon, who lives in Wicker Park with Letts, told the magazine that she rushed to…
  THE JOINT IS JUMPING! AGAIN…   Openings are running in themed  sets – three Restoration comedies coming along like No.11 buses, and now two …
It's hardly Chicago's fault " more a consequence of the show's success and longevity " but there's something about that black and
Phoenix theatre, LondonKander and Ebb's show about crime and celebrity is faithfully recreated but is beginning to resemble an animated corpseIf this Kander and Ebb musical feels as if it ha…