Valerie Simpson, the music star who rose to fame alongside her late husband Nickolas Ashford as music team Ashford & Simpson, will make her first Broadway stage appearance in more than 4…
The stage musical based on the iconic film starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts begins previews March 13 at the Oriental Theatre.
JOHNNY BE BAD: A CHUCK ROAST Once more it's homage time on Clark Street. The latest musical reclamation from Black Ensemble Theater, L. Maceo Ferris's Hail, Hail Chuck: A Tribute to Chuck…
Are cops a force for good? In his three compelling mystery plays about the Chicago Police Department " "A Steady Rain" in 2008, "The Detective's Wife" in 2011 and, here in 2018, "Six Corners…
First you walk into the laundromat. Someone hits the spin-cyle button, a panel gives way and then you head into the room for the magic. A very nice 1930s-style, 120-seat salon. Replete with …
The grants are the official first act of the Bayless Family Foundation, headed by Kevin Sullivan, the chef's son-in-law.
MESSING UP MURDER The cops may be blue, the victims black, but in Six Corners the predominant color is gray. Marinating in moral relativism, this independent installment in Chicago pla…
Lyric Opera attempts to liberate this sexist libretto.
According to The Clyde Fitch Report, six women have come forward alleging physical and verbal abuse byJeremy Menekseoglu, artistic director of Chicago's Dream Theatre Company.
The Chicago Sun-Times is bringing back its storied entertainment section, "Weekend Plus."
Mercury Theater presents the story of Gilda Radner as told by her kvetching, entitled best friend.
He's a big movie star, but Cuba Gooding Jr is set to make his London stage (and Musical Theatre) debut next month in the triumphant West End return of CHICAGO at the Phoenix Theatre. He stop…
A PRODUCTION TO COSÃŒ UP TO A Lyric Opera season would not be complete without Mozart, so it was with great anticipation that I attended the opening night performance of Così Fan Tutte.…
Adam Chanler-Berat, Patrick Page, and more also join the MTC Broadway revival, starring Condola Rashad.
AN EVERGREEN PARABLE OF RESISTANCE It's a two-act tonic, this Madwoman of Chaillot. Life, Jean Giraudoux knew, is never safe from our constant "fever of destruction." When decency gets be…
We're feeling SASSY this week and damn powerful too! It's not valentines week anymore so we thought our #StageFaveSongOfTheWeek would be a stark contrast to the love ballads synonymous with …
IN CYBER SPACE NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM On the Internet or just IRL, there's joy in striking back — turning the tables and trolling the bullies. But what's rotten one way is no bette…
It's a rare thing where a show you've literally been anticipating for a decade arrives as a full-out, first-rate tour in basically your back yard. Yes, back in 2008 my friends and I wildly c…
The Mozart opera opens in Chicago February 17.
Whoopee! Watch Chicago's super sexy dancers strut their stuff.
THE PHANTOM NEVER DIED, BUT SHOULD HAVE Gaston Leroux knew: The original author of The Phantom of the Opera concluded his horror romance with his disfigured serial-killer as dead as Lo…
The Tony-winning revival of Chicago has been playing on Broadway for 21 years now. Its scandalous story, thrilling leading lady roles and that jazzy Kander and Ebb score keep its razzle…
Further cast joining Cuba Gooding Jr in the upcoming revival of Chicago has been announced
Sarah Soetaert, Josefina Gabrielle and Ruthie Henshall will be leading the cast of Chicago at London’s Phoenix Theatre. They will join the previously announced Cuba Gooding Jr who is s…