She can't do it alone! Bianca Marroquín is set to return to Chicago on the Main Stem on July 11, taking over for Charlotte d'Amboise as Roxie Hart. By doing so, she will join …
COLORFUL CHARACTERS AIN'T ENOUGH Between Riverside and Crazy is a 2015 slice of strife from Stephen Adley Guirgis (perpetrator of The Motherf**ker with the Hat and Jesus Hopped The 'A' Train…
A JEWÂ WALKS INTO A COMMUNIST MEETING… Sometimes whistle-blowing can echo from the past. It's never too late for a timely reminder that ignorance is no excuse. A 95-minute solo show …
Biting off more than anyone could comfortably chew, Chicago Dance Crash tackles good and evil in the new "Evil & Good," a rough collection of nine vignettes that actually achieves a semblanc…
7 July 1980: It is the first time that the union's fighting fund for the theatre has been used to save a West End show from closureEquity, the actors' union, has ensured that the cast of the…
THE LIES THAT PASS FOR LOVE Many years ago, a half hour into the Body Politic Theatre's revival of The Importance of Being Earnest a woman behind me very softly threw up. It was done so effi…
Most concertgoers are familiar with musical headliners being preceded by opening acts " bands that get the crowd warmed up with a set before the main performers go on. Perhaps less well know…
Longtime pals Bianca Marroquín and Jaime Camil will make Great White Way history as the two Mexican-born performers headline the Tony-winning revival of Chicago this summer. Returning…
FREEDOM BEHIND BARS: THE UNREACHABLE STAR JUST GOT REACHED A skeptic might argue that Man of La Mancha succeeds because it lifts the guilt of anyone who never read Don Quixote. (Two hours in…
Nathaniel Stampley (Cervantes\/Don Quixote), Richard Ruiz (Sancho Panza) and Danni Smith (Aldonza) head the cast of the Marriott Theatre\u2019s production of Man of La Mancha. Book is by Dal…
The talented team behind SpongeBob Musical set out to create an entertaining Broadway show specifically for children, parents in tow, and they nailed it. So, get your tickets because a volca…
KEEPING COMPANY–SONDHEIM'S BITTERSWEET BEST It's the first musical in Writers Theatre's sumptuous new $30 million-dollar home in Glencoe, a light-loving complex with a more spacious lo…
New York's Second Stage Theatre has announced its 2016-17 season, the company's 38th, including two plays that premiered in Chicago. Tracy Letts' "Man From Nebraska," which opened at Ste…
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical" will fly back to Chicago for a limited engagement at The Chicago Theatre, the Madison Square Garden Company announced. The Christmas tale …
Drag queens, a marching band, a stunt bicyclist, a cheerleading squad and an emcee in stiletto platforms with his own posse of two: "We Will Tap You! A Celebration of the Music of Queen" was…
It's Saturday, and that means it's time for what has become one of the theatre community's most beloved traditions- BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' roundup Today's edition featu…
For a man who made a point of highlighting his aging and detailing how his body isn't faring particularly well in the transition, comedian Martin Lawrence " who rose to stardom in the early …
History is happening—in Chicago! The award-winning hit musical “Hamilton” will travel to the Windy City and is now casting its lead characters through Backstage. Check out …
Depending on your family, Thanksgiving weekend can either be a blast or a total bummer. Now, no matter what your drunk aunt says at the dinner table, you can make the holiday more fun by see…
