VOGUEING IT AT VERSAILLES The putative appeal of David Adjmi's Marie Antoinette is that everyone likes to watch a train wreck. Now exfoliating in Steppenwolf's upper stage in a dispensable C…
EVERYTHING A FIRST DATE SHOULD BE First Date, an enjoyable new musical comedy that opened on Broadway in 2013, should really be called Blind Date. Its two principal protagonists, awkward Aar…
BEING ALIVE"AND SONDHEIM Way overdue and instantly invaluable, Porchlight Music Theatre's Sondheim on Sondheim delivers the inside look on Broadway's brightest. Rich with new arrangements fo…
SHOW BIZ KIDS Cineastas at least doubles the self-reflexion of your average REDCAT show. In this new Argentinian play, written and directed by Mariano Penzotti, you watch no fewer than four …
Deadline writes that S. Epatha Merkerson, best known for her long-running role on LAW amp ORDER, will star in another series created by Dick Wolfe, NBC's CHICAGO FIRE spin-off CHICAGO MED.
GAGA FOR GANESHA Now in residence at Victory Gardens Theater, the newly minted Rasaka Theatre Company is in hot pursuit of more diversity on Chicago stages. Their mission: to share the tales…
It is always a treat to experience a Broadway musical, and seeing Chicago: The Musical, presented by Barry & Fran Weissler at the National Theatre on Tuesday night continued that trend f…
VERY FINE FRENZIES Winter can be wonderful in Chicago"well, if you're safe inside the Auditorium Theatre for the ten performances of Unique Voices. The Joffrey Ballet's three-work showcase o…
Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 2014/15 Subscription Season with the Chicago premiere production of Marie Antoinette, a modern, witty portrayal of the young queen of France by Davi…
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF MIXED EMOTIONS "Hello, suckers!"Chicago" is playing at the National Theatre this week through Sunday, and who cares? This is the fifth stint at the National since 1997…
Almost 30 years ago, Bob Fosse collapsed after rehearsals for a revival of Sweet Charity not two blocks from the National Theater, where I saw a piece of his legacy last night: the most rece…
Step inside Jennifer Nettles and Carly Hughes’ opening night in Chicago for an eight week limited engagement, through Sunday March, March 29, 2015 at the Ambassador Theatre.
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 THE EVENTS and THE ICEMAN COMETH open …
FIRST DATE features a book by Austin Winsberg 'Gossip Girl' and Music and Lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner Secondhand Lions, Twice Charmed. The musical comedy is produced by Jeanne …
FIRST DATE features a book by Austin Winsberg 'Gossip Girl' and Music and Lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner Secondhand Lions, Twice Charmed. The musical comedy is produced by Jeanne …
The Alan Zachary-Michael Weiner musical comedy First Date, which played a five-month Broadway run in 2013, officially opens in Chicago Feb. 12 after previews that began Feb. 5 at the…
A healthy theater scene needs a lively avant-garde. That might strike you as a curious statement: Chicago theater is a famously edgy and intense collection of institutions. Celebrities appea…
FRIDAY | "Samsara": An American couple are expecting a baby via a surrogate from India in Lauren Yee's new play. Through March 8 at Victory Gardens Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave.; 773-871-300…
There's a reason they call it "Broadway's Sure Thing." Chicago: The Musical has been consistently wowing audiences for four decades with its jazzy tunes, cynical humor and slow cooked sexual…
Young Chicago Authors (YCA), producers of the world's largest youth poetry festival,Louder Than A Bomb (LTAB), will present a day-long series of special events to celebrate its 15thanniversa…
The Royal George Cabaret presents the Chicago premiere of First Date, the musical by Austin Winsberg (book), Alan Zachary (music and lyrics) and Michael Weiner (music and lyrics). The cast i…
This cast is bustin’ out all over! Recent Side Show star Matthew Hydzik, Tony nominee Charlotte d’Amboise, Tony winner Jarrod Emick and Tony nominee Tony Roberts have joined the …
Disney's "The Lion King" is returning to Chicago. The hit family musical, a perennial best-seller, will return in its Broadway touring production for a seven-week engagement, beginning D…
Disney's "The Lion King" is returning to Chicago. The hit family musical, a perennial best-seller, will return in a North American touring production for a seven-week engagement, beginni…
If you’re a Chicago resident looking for powerhouse acting, intellectual stimulation, and a great evening at the theater, check out the following seven highlights! And if you’re …