She’s trading in politics for all that jazz! Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will take the stage in an “unprecedented act of courage” when she joins the cast of th…
Monday, March 23, 6 - 8 p.m.Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn Finding a job after your internship or apprenticeship can seem daunting even in the large and supportive Chicago theatre communit…
RECOMMENDED The question on my mind as I listened to the second act of Mieczyslaw Weinberg's opera "The Passenger" at the Lyric Opera Tuesday night was: Am I listening to great musical art? …
In recent years New York has seen a one-man Macbeth, several traditional Macbeths, a deconstructed Macbeth (Sleep No More) and even a drunken Macbeth. But Chicago Shakespeare Theater is …
Baltimore's mayor is used to the spotlight, but not quite like this. Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will appear onstage in cameo roles in the hit musical "Chicago" when it comes to town next week.
Lynne Meadow and Barry Grove have announced initial Broadway casting for Manhattan Theatre Club's presentation of Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of Airline Highway, the new play by…
National Theatre of Scotland and the Royal Shakespeare Company present the sequel to Shakespeare's Macbeth.
SATURDAY | "Dunsinane": The National Theatre of Scotland returns to Chicago with playwright David Greig's sequel to Shakespeare's "Macbeth." Through March 22 at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, …
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"The Passenger" is a compelling opera that manages the nearly impossible task of shedding meaningful light on the horror of Auschwitz, one of the Nazis' most notorious slaughterhouses. The p…
Last time, I spoke with writer Cheri Coons about the winding path of a busy writing career outside of New York. But I also wanted to get more of her perspective on the Chicago theater scene …
Hart & Soul: Backstage at "Chicago" with Jennifer Nettles, Episode 5: Wigging Out Get tickets to "Chicago": http://www.broadway.com/shows/chicago/ This week, Jennif…
This week, Jennifer Nettles takes us to the hottest Chicago after-party in New York City! And by "after-party" she means "taking off her wig."
The family event Take the Stage With Broadway Stars will be hosted by Chicago bandleader Leslie Stifelman and her wife, Chicago ensemble player Melissa Rae Mahon.
DEFINITIVE DATES ON INDEPENDENCE DAY In this 95-minute one-act called Four, half the "dialogue" seems unspoken but not unfelt. The audience is literally just along for the ride. Christopher …
Evan Rachel Wood ("Thirteen," "The Wrestler," "Across the Universe") is joining the Chicago cast of "For the Record: Dear John Hughes." The post Evan Rachel Wood joins the cast of ‘Dea…
Broadway In Chicago has announced Evan Rachel Wood Thirteen, The Wrestler, Across the Universe will join the cast of FOR THE RECORD DEAR JOHN HUGHES, an immersive, concert event showcasing t…
Film star Evan Rachel Wood will join the cast of the upcoming "For The Record: Dear John Hughes," a theatrical concert centered around the soundtracks of director Hughes' movies, Broadway in…
Film star Evan Rachel Wood will join the cast of the upcoming "For The Record: Dear John Hughes," a theatrical concert centered on the soundtracks of director Hughes' movies, Broadway in Chi…
When brothers Paolo and Rodrigo Pederneiras and their siblings " who'd studied ballet and contemporary dance as teenagers " decided on dance careers in the mid-'70s, their hometown of Belo H…
A PASSION PLAY FROM PLACID Like a baby on a breast, Lifeline Theatre thrives on adaptations of "coming of age" novels. Like many memory-rich predecessors, Jessica Wright Buha's clear and pre…
It is desperation as much as passion that drives the characters in "Therese Raquin," the opera with a score by Tobias Picker, and a lean, effective libretto by Gene Scheer, based on the 19th…
Among Melissa Thodos' accomplishments " beyond guiding her company to its 23rd season, no small feat " is expanding its universe with the American Dance Legacy Project in 2009 and the "New D…
SHRINK, ENLARGE THYSELF! Christopher Hampton's dramas are marvels of complicated construction, starting in the past and finding us fast. A retelling of the "creation myth" of psychoanalysis,…
RECOMMENDED Chicago Opera Theater's "Thérèse Raquin" is the all-around finest production I have had the pleasure to enjoy in any 2014/2015 season, including those at The Met and Lyric Oper…