PERFECT PRECIPITATION Of all the legendary Oscar-winning films destined to become stage musicals (42nd Street, Grand Hotel, Fame), Singin' in the Rain, the 1952 MGM movie musical starring Ge…
Whoopee! Mel B, “Scary Spice” of the iconic Spice Girls, is set to star in Broadway's Chicago! The America’s Got Talent judge will begin performances on December 28 and…
The pop singer will play an 8-week run in the Kander and Ebb musical.
Producers of the Tony Award-winning, record-breaking hit musical Chicago announced today that international superstar Mel B, 'Scary Spice' of the iconic Spice Girls and judge on 'America's G…
More than 65 horses will walk, trot, canter and gallop on the south parking lots of Soldier Field next spring, as the international equine extravaganza called "Odysseo" makes its Midwest pre…
Though restrictions on travel from the United States to Cuba have eased a lot in the past year, trips for the sole purpose of tourism are still prohibited. So why not make things easy on you…
ADDING DEATH TO LIFE, CHICAGO SINFONIETTA CREATES A GREATER WHOLE Halloween night at Chicago's Orchestra Hall: This year it meant alternately sinister or soaring sounds worthy of its title D…
When the Chicago Bears played the Minnesota Vikings yesterday, the men of Hamilton where on hand to sing the national anthem. Below, watch their performance, straight from Soldier Field
At last night's football game in Chicago, IL, the leading men of Hamilton performed "The Star-Spangled Banner."
Graeme of Thrones is a low-budget spoof of HBO's megahit sword-and-sorcery series.
This low-budget parody of HBO's Game of Thrones makes its U.S. premiere at the Broadway Playhouse.
by Marilyn Lester In a two-part program that rocked the House of Swing (Jazz at Lincoln Center), Vince Giordano and his ever-reliable Nighthawks, proved true Will Friedw…
The Bright Star leading man steps into the long-running Kander and Ebb hit October 31.
They say that hindsight is 2020, and in the case of Broadway, time has certainly illuminated some of the injustices of Tonys past. True, sometimes it takes yearsfor art to truly be understoo…
BesidesDamn Yankees,there is not much common ground between the baseball world and the theater world. In case you have not heard, the Chicago Cubs have finally climbed back to the World Seri…
Paul Alexander Nolan will begin to razzle dazzle 'em in Chicago when he begins performances on October 31. He steps in as Billy Flynn for Jason Danieley in the production, which is runni…
A TILT-A-WHIRL AT THE HARRIS THEATER FUNHOUSE The big news from this weekend's two-night showcase for the jazz-stepping Giordano Dance Chicago is the world premiere of Peter Chu's roiling ne…
Both actors and audience members were being bullied at The Second City.
David Sabella, original costar in Broadway's longest running American musical, Chicago, is celebrating the 20th anniversary of this iconic show with four special performances of "Loopin' the…
The Tony and Oscar winning icon sits down for a chat about his long career and revealing memoir, Master of Ceremonies.
MAKING FUN OF OPERA FUN AGAIN This mostly satirical Lyric Opera/Second City co-production contains little irony apart from the title. For while it definitely IS about Wagner, it most certain…
By: Russell Goeltenbodt At the 18th Annual Chicago Cabaret Professionals Gala held on October 16 [...]