Chicago Shakespeare Theater CST presents Shakespeare's spectacular tale of revenge and romance --The Tempest--staged by award-winning directors Aaron Posner and Teller, of the magic duo Penn…
Aaron Posner and Teller's adaptation of Shakespeare's work begins tonight.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater debuts its staging of The Tempest Sept. 8, with Larry Yando in the lead role of the sorcerer, Prospero. The production is directed by Aaron Pose…
Prelude The Chicago Fringe Festival is about as "off Loop" as theater gets around these parts. Fringe's anti-establishment streak goes even deeper than its DIY spaces. It goes straight down …
A POOR MAN'S PETER PAN Let's put two prequels in perspective: What the novel-based Wicked is to The Wizard of Oz, Peter and the Starcatcher, a novel-derived "origins tale," is for Sir James …
BEYOND THE PALE Bad Jews (the provocative title not as anti-Semitic as it sounds) was a 2015 hit at London's St. James and New York's Roundabout theaters. In the Chicago area Jeremy Wechsler…
FRIDAY | "Daughters of Ire": Women of Irish legend claw their way into 2015 in The Other Theatre Company's one-woman show. Through Sep. 20 at The Side Project Theatre, 1439 W. Jarvis St.; ot…
The end is near! Only one sponge can save the day. But he's going to need help from some of the greatest songwriters in rock and pop music history!
TJ Jagodowski and Dave Pasquesi, a long-form improv duo from Chicago, will play a return engagement at New York City's Town Hall Oct. 3. The duo will be joined by alternative country…
Click the "all shows" link at the 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe site and you get 3,556 results. By comparison I count 46 for the Chicago Fringe Festival, excluding special features like the…
Once billed as the first French rock opera, LA REVOLTION FRANCAISE will receive a one-night workshop staging.
It’s Labor Day weekend and many folks are headed out of town. But for those ... The post The Mix " The North Coast Music Festival and 7 more cool things to do this weekend in Chicago a…
Chicagoans love their booze. "The History of Alcohol in Chicago: A Drinker's Guide" explores the days where gangsters ruled, prohibition was law, and the ways people still found to get thems…
The Hypocrites are thrilled to launch their 2015-16 season with the Chicago premiere of the smash Broadway musical AMERICAN IDIOT, featuring music by Grammy Award-winning punk rock ban…
Independent Filmmaker Project Chicago (IFP Chicago) launches The IFP Master Series. Seeing Your Destination from the Start: Get Your Movie Made, Get Your Movie Seen with Adam Leipzig Former …
BET Networks announced that production on its new scripted series ZOE EVER AFTER, starring Grammy Award-winning superstar Brandy Norwood, is underway in Atlanta, GA. Z
New bus ads for LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT imitate CHICAGO's iconic campaign.
The NEW NOW Festival 2015, sponsored by the European League of Institutes for the Arts (ELIA), will feature the work of students from the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department. These c…
The Broadway veteran returns to the cast as Billy Flynn tonight.
The Broadway company of the Tony Award-winning, record-breaking hit musical Chicago will welcome back Drama Desk Award nominee Ryan Silverman in the role of Billy Flynn beginning tonight, We…
Ryan Silverman returns to the courtroom! The Broadway alum steps back into the role of hotshot lawyer Billy Flynn in Chicago beginning September 2. He takes over from Ivan Hernande…
Performances start Thursday in the Jefferson Park neighborhood as part of the sixth annual Chicago Fringe Festival, with some 50 theater companies and solo artists from Chicago and around th…
Editor's note: Alexandra Kochis, a principal dancer with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, wrote this article after returning from performing with the PBT last weekend at the Chicago Dancing Fe…