According to the Chicago Tribune, the Black Ensemble Theater will present a musical inspired by renowned Chicago film critic Roger Ebert as part of its 2015 season.
FRIDAY | "A Klingon Christmas Carol:" Charles Dickens' tale of redemption goes to Kronos, the fictional Klingon home world from "Star Trek," in this annual production from Commedia Beauregar…
THE HYPOCRITES PLAYFULLY ROCK THIS BOAT A nautical joyride of musical mayhem, belly laughs, and unadulterated fun, this world premiere adaptation of H.M.S. Pinafore completes The Hypocrites'…
On Sunday, November 23, 2014 CHICAGO celebrated its 7,486th performance, making it the second longest running show in the history of Broadway. Four legendary original Broadway cast members r…
For all its simplicity and folksy familiarity, the word "storyteller" is a much-overused term in the arts. It's claimed by those less than committed to the art of the raconteur, the craft of…
Highlights from Chicago‘s milestone performance. On Sunday, November 23, 2014 Chicago celebrated its 7,486th performance, making it the second longest running show in the history of Br…
ARMACOST LIGHTS UP THE NULLITY OF SHINING CITY Hot on the heels of Steppenwolf's production of Conor McPherson's newest play The Night Alive comes Irish Theatre of Chicago's current producti…
Last year, Seanachai Theatre Company"recently reborn as Irish Theatre of Chicago"brought to life one of the most pleasing Christmas-adjacent shows that this town has seen in recent memory. I…
RECOMMENDED What happens when four guys from failed bands join together, make a deal with the devil and pledge their souls to Satan in order to find fame and fortune? When it takes place in …
By Peter Filichia
Although the 1996 revival of Chicago opened to splendid reviews, did anyone at the time believe that it would become the second-longest running production in Broadwa…
Saturday night's performance by Thodos Dance Chicago marked the first entry in the Auditorium Theatre's 125th anniversary "Made in Chicago" dance series, and it was impressive on many counts…
In conjunction with The League of Chicago Theatres, companies from Chicago will be performing a Tag ("day" in German) of theatre performances at the Christkindlmarket on Tuesday, December 2,…
IF THERE'S A BUDDY COP 3, THEN THERE IS NO GOD Strange doings happen for arbitrary reasons in the police station in Shandon, Indiana, the setting for an inconsequential one-act called Buddy …
Starting tonight, December 1, the company of Broadway’s Tony Award-winning, record- breaking musical Chicago will welcome two new principle cast members to the cellblock: German film a…
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 ASSASSINS opens in London, CHICAGO wel…
Tonight, December 1, the company of Broadway's Tony Award-winning, record- breaking musical Chicago welcomes two new leading players to the cellblock German film and television star Pasquale…
The Tony-winning revival of Chicago, which recently became Broadway's second longest-running show, welcomes two new leading players at the Ambassador Theatre Dec. 1.
EPIPHANY CENTRAL Winner of this year's ATCA Steinberg Award, Lauren M. Gunderson's I and You is even more a gift to actors than to audiences. Her taut, 85-minute, two-character drama offers …
By Aaron Hunt Earlier this month I had the pleasure of attending the first outing of the new incarnation of Chicago's "Opera on Tap" chapter, "Introducing…Opera on Tap!" at the Heartland C…
HOLLYWOOD HORROR STORY Director Michael Driscoll brings B-movie exploitation antics to Strawdog's Hugen Hall stage in Darren Callahan's Desperate Dolls. This over-the-top, no-holds-barred do…
Broadway stalwart Jeff McCarthy joins the all-American cast of the Broadway musical CHICAGO, which is set to play Solaire Resort and Casino's The Theatre from next Wednesday, December 3, to …
RECOMMENDED Few films have the generational popularity of Frank Capra's "It's A Wonderful Life," which has now been broadcast on television for decades during the holidays. Familiar to most,…
Irish Theatre of Chicago, formerly Seanachaà Theatre Company, is pleased to launch its 20th anniversary season with Conor McPherson‘s haunting drama SHINING CITY directe…
The day after the opening night October 7 of the 16th National Tour of John Kander and Fred Ebb's Broadway smash CHICAGO, Rick Pessagno Broadway's 'Sophisticated Ladies,' '42nd Street', who …
