Tickets are on sale now for the March CONCERT FOR AMERICA STAND UP, SING OUT Featuring Chita Rivera, Melissa Manchester, Alice Ripley, Ana Gasteyer, the Chicago cast of Hamilton, Sharon Gles…
Drury Lane Theatre has announced the cast of the Chicago-area return of "Chicago." Broadway veterans Kelly Felthous and Alena Watters will star as Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, respectiv…
After finding that the inaugural Springfest sparked joy across Chicago, the Chicago Humanities Festival CHF has revealed its full line-up for its second annual Springfest, Stuff.
Producer Jeffrey Sellerhas announcedTony Award nominee Daniel Breaker will join the Chicago company of Hamilton as Aaron Burr. He will begin performances on Tuesday, April 11 at The PrivateB…
Tony nominee Daniel Breaker is set to join the Chicago company of Hamilton in the role of Aaron Burr beginning on April 11. He will replace Emmy winner and Broadway alum Wayne Brady. Lin-Man…
The Chicago production of "Hamilton" has announced its new Aaron Burr " the well-known Broadway actor Daniel Breaker. Breaker will take over the pivotal role of the antagonist in the hit mus…
This world premiere play, based on one family's Holocaust story " equal parts frustrating, satisfying and full of unanswered questions " has compelling, inspiring roots and is beautifully ac…
The Chicago-based playwright Ike Holter is among the winners of the Windham-Campbell Prizes, awarded annually to writers of poetry, fiction and drama by Yale University. He'll take home a no…
"Eugene Onegin" is being performed at the Lyric Opera of Chicago through March 20, 2017.Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, "Eugene Onegin" is an intensely passionate drama. A lovesick cou…
It's that time of year again asthe intense big screen awards season comes to an end this Sunday with the biggest party in Hollywood, the Academy Awards. For the second year in a row, Broadwa…
Like 100% of anybody who's anybody, Chance the Rapper loves Jordan Peele's Get Out. Chance tweeted his review, calling it the "BEST FILM ACROSS ANY GENRE IN A WHILE" (sic). But not content s…
For Lyric Opera's 2017 production of Geoges Bizet's Carmen, they have successfully adapted it to 1930s Spain. And to amp up the entertainment value, Lyric Opera has brought in Broadway showm…
COPELAND'S MOREL LACKS INVENTION Four years ago, Long Beach Opera (Artistic and General Director Andreas Mitisek's other company) staged Stewart Copeland's The Tell-Tale Heart, giving the on…
Game Changers is classic Joffrey - strong and stylish dancers flawlessly executing envelope-pushing choreography. The program is thoughtfully put together, with nods to ballet's roots and ge…
THE SOUR SMELL OF SUCCESS Never confuse fear with respect. During the Cold War, when the Russians were less deniably our enemies, op-ed tyro Joe Alsop rivaled gossip czar Walter Winchell in …
