Chicago theater openings for the week of Jan. 9-15
SUNDAY | "A Map of Virtue": In Erin Courtney's genre-defiant play, produced here by the fledgling Cor Theatre, a group of friends becomes lost in the woods. Through Feb. 14 at Rivendell Thea…
SUNDAY | "A Map of Virtue": In Erin Courtney's genre-defiant play, produced here by the fledgling Cor Theatre, a group of friends becomes lost in the woods. Through Feb. 14 at Rivendell Thea…
The Chicago Slam Works House Ensemble proudly presents the World Premiere of “Redlined,” an interdisciplinary, poetry-forward evening of theater written by and performed by the c…
With the New Year comes the next half of the current theater season, and a closer look reveals a vibrant landscape of works. The post Chicago’s winter/spring theater season an eclectic…
The Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) hosts MacArthur Fellow and award-winning author Dinaw Mengestu on Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Old Town School of Folk Music (4545 N Lincoln Ave)…
By Raymond Rehayem "Go Fuck Yourself" is surely the most provocatively titled of the five Beau O'Reilly one-acts featured in the 26th Annual Rhinoceros Theater Festival. O'Reilly got a surpr…
For The Record: Dear John Hughes, an immersive concert event showcasing the works of film director John Hughes, will play Chicago in March.
For The Record: Dear John Hughes, an immersive concert event showcasing the works of film director John Hughes, will play Chicago in March.
Broadway In Chicago and producers Paul Lambert, Jonas Neilson and Elizabeth Williams announced today the full cast for the premiere of the new Broadway-bound musical First Wives Club, which …
Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce "FOR THE RECORD: DEAR JOHN HUGHES," an immersive, concert event showcasing the works of beloved Chicago native John Hughes, will play the Broad…
Nimble and risk-taking, small theater companies in Chicago are often leading the creative charge. There's nothing like a tight budget to entice artists down the unbeaten path. With that in m…
A multi-media, concert-style show designed to celebrate the movies of the late John Hughes " including such nostalgic titles as "Sixteen Candles," "The Breakfast Club," "Weird Science," "Pre…
Puppets have been around for centuries. But Blair Thomas, the artistic director of the brand-new Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, points out the term "puppeteer" only came into…
Tickets for participating productions in Chicago Theatre Week, the League of Chicago Theatres and Choose Chicago's annual period of discounted show tickets, went on sale Tuesday morning.
About Face Theatre is pleased to continue its 2014-15 season with the Chicago premiere of A KID LIKE JAKE, Daniel Pearle’s contemporary dramedy about parenting, gender and fit…
Country superstar Jennifer Nettles will make her Broadway debut on February 2 as Roxie Hart in Chicago, and here is a first look at the Grammy winner all dolled up as the merry murderess. …
Grammy Award-winning singersongwriter and international music superstar Jennifer Nettles will soon make her Broadway debut as 'Roxie Hart' in Chicago. Nettles joins the Broadway company in t…
Sugarland singer Jennifer Nettles is the newest Roxie Hart to enter the Chicago cellblock, and we’ve got a sneak peek at the new star all dolled up in black lace! Nettles will join Car…
Tickets for Chicago Theater Week 2015 go on sale January 6. The post 2015 Chicago Theatre Week tickets on sale Jan. 7 appeared first on Chicago Entertainment - Chicago Sun-Times.
Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce that direct from Broadway, THE ILLUSIONISTS – WITNESS THE IMPOSSIBLEâ„¢, the world's best-selling touring magic show, will play the Cadi…
Julia Neary, an ebullient, energetic, ensemble-loving actress, a sought-after movement specialist and a dedicated educator with 25 years of distinguished work on the neighborhood stages of C…
By Mark Kennedy | Associated Press NEW YORK " The Dramatists Guild Fund has awarded ... The post Chicago Dramatists among award recipients from Guild Fund appeared first on Chicago Ente…
BY: MICHAEL J. ROBERTS 2014 proved another great year for Chicago theatre and to pick just ten proved a challenge as always, but here we go: 1. CICADA,  Written by Jerre Dye/ Di…
BY CATEY SULLIVAN | FOR SUN-TIMES MEDIA What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Except ... The post Chicago’s Gary Griffin ‘Honeymoons’ on Broadway appeared first on Ch…
It is with a sad heart that I have to report that our dear friend and colleague Eric Eatherly, Vice President of The Silverman Group, has passed away from injuries caused by a car accident h…
"Burning Bluebeard," a play set around a 1903 theater fire, has become a tradition in Chicago.