On Sunday night, Lookingglass Theatre opened David Catlin's truly spectacular theatrical adaptation of Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick," the epic story of the captain of a whaling vessel's obse…
A bird thought the empty orchestra pit at Wolf Trap would be a nice place to rest on Wednesday night, but it was mistaken. As soon as Hubbard Street Dance Chicago stomped out the vigorous op…
Eight dancers paused on an open-air stage. The curtain is up. No music, yet. A rustle from a small, brown mass as far downstage as can be: a bird, flicking wings. One more sits near the othe…
Students at New Mexico State University have mounted an unorthodox production of the Kander and Ebb musical Chicago, set entirely inside a modern-day women's prison, in which the inm…
Students at a New Mexico university have mounted an unorthodox production of the Kander and Ebb musical Chicago, set entirely inside a modern-day women's prison, in which the inmates…
"I called this piece IKIRU because all those dancers or artists I met or knew - like Pina Bausch or Merce Cunningham or Michael Jackson -Â are gone, but I am still alive and I can still d…
Chicago Shakespeare Theater's FAMILY GALA 2015 is an exuberant family-friendly event with proceeds directly supporting the Theater’s Access Shakespeare programs, which strive to mak…
Adapted and performed by Ronald Keaton, the Off-Broadway production of Churchill is now set to close July 12 and will return to Chicago's Greenhouse Theater Center July 17 for anothe…
There could be many reasons to entitle a play "A Work of Art," but by doing so the author is either telling you that the play is about a piece of art, whether real or figurative, or the auth…
A LEVIATHAN BEACHES ON MICHIGAN AVENUE Moby Dick, Herman Melville's whale of a tale (or tale of a whale) from 1851, is as unsinkable as its title cetacean. It's never been more so than in Lo…
THE GIFT OF JOY, FROM LONDON TO CHICAGO It's been 37 years–two generations!–since the Royal Ballet visited Chicago and the Auditorium Theatre. They couldn't have come bearing a b…
STAGE NOIR This non-dancing, Tony-winning, cinematic musical by the terrific trio of jazz composer Cy Coleman, bookwriter Larry Gelbart and lyricist David Zippel brilliantly lampoons Hollywo…
"Churchill," Ronald Keaton's surprise hit one-man show about the eponymous British prime minister, will return to the Greenhouse Theater Center this summer.
The off-Broadway production of Churchill will play its final performance on July 12. The play, created by and starring Ronald Keaton, began performances at New World Stages on February 6. Th…
By Bill Hirschman The initial reviews are promisingly positive for Wednesday's world premiere in Chicago of the new Broadway-bound musical On Your Feet! which retells the life story of Glori…
On Your Feet, the new musical based on the life story of seven-time GRAMMY winning international superstarGloria Estefanand her husband, legendary producer-musician-entrepreneurEmilio Estefa…
One of Oak Brook's hottest hotels, Le Méridien Chicago " Oakbrook Center, 2100 Spring Road, has just added yet another exciting dining option for guests and locals alike, with the opening o…
RECOMMENDED Seven Grammys. Over 100 million albums sold worldwide. A true-life story that so many can relate to in its triumph and tragedy. That's the life of Emilio and Gloria Estefan and t…
Whether the blame falls on the multi-millionaire Estefans for putting such a bland biography on stage, on Dinelaris for failing to put more edginess or suspense on paper, or Mitchell for fai…
FRIDAY | "The Who & The What": In the newest play by Ayad Akhtar ("Disgraced"), a woman who was raised in a conservative Muslim family writes a controversial book about women and Islam. Thro…
The face of public housing is changing in the U.S. In one of the biggest experiments, Chicago's Housing Authority has torn down most of its high-rise public housing units. For decades, they …
Broadway has been a blessing for Brandy Norwood. “This experience has truly reawakened the fearless Brandy that I once was as a child,” says Norwood. The former Moesha star and p…
Good morning, BroadwayWorld Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it Today's big news ON YOUR FEET opensin Chicago, Broadway…
Broadway In Chicago, The Nederlander Organization and Estefan Enterprises, Inc present On Your Feet, a new musical based on the life story of seven-time GRAMMY winning international supersta…
