AULIS WELL AT THE COURT THEATRE With its new production of Euripides' Iphigenia in Aulis, Court Theatre embarks upon an ambitious three-year venture: to present a trilogy of Greek tragedies …
On Nov. 14, the long-running, Tony-winning revival of Chicago celebrated its 18th anniversary on Broadway. The cast celebrated with cake and champagne.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24am on November 17, 2014☆⚑
On Nov. 23 the Tony Award-winning revival of Chicago, which is currently playing the Ambassador Theatre, becomes the second-longest running show in Broadway history. We took this opp…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on November 16, 2014☆⚑
The world premier of Leo Lionni's classic children's picture book Frederick is an example of good theater for children that isn't JUST for children. So many little touches throughout this mu…
A NOT QUITE FRACTURED FAIRY TALE A late bloomer, Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale belies its adage that "A sad tale's best for winter." This tragi-comedy has a spring to it as well, contrasti…
Today the Tony Award-winning, record-breaking revival of John Kander, Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse's hit musical Chicago celebrates 18 years playing on Broadway. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you pi…
GETTING THERE IS HALF THE FUN One of Chicago's longest running, righteously rooted hits, Hellcab follows a strong and simple formula: Depict the encounters a Chicago cab driver experiences o…
By Sharon Hoyer The Dance Theatre of Harlem was established in 1969, following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King. Arthur Mitchell, the first black principal dancer with the New Yor…
CHICAGO: Backstage
CHICAGO
SHN Orpheum Theatre
November 7-16, 2014
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Partners MeetingMonday, November 17, 20142:30pm-4:30pmAccess Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60654Learn about how you can be part of emerging plans to leverage the 25th Anniversa…
Prior to his appearance at the Mission Theater (at iO) Wednesday afternoon in front of sold-out crowd of improv students and performers, John Cleese turned to me and said, "Don't be alarmed!…
It's a month of milestones for the long-running, Tony-winning revival of Chicago. The production celebrates its 18th anniversary on the 14th and, on Nov. 23, becomes the 2nd long…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on November 13, 2014☆⚑
Ten ordinary people. Four sleepless days. One truck. The Williams Street Rep is proud to present the Chicago premiere of the Tony-nominated Broadway musical 'Hands on a Hardbody.'
A new arts-advocacy initiative, dubbed Accelerate Culture, is to launch Thursday with the aim of "elevating the priorities" of the Chicago Cultural Plan 2012, moving things from the planning…
THE SLEUTH, THE DIVA, AND THE NAPOLEON OF CRIME Over many seasons P.G. Wodehouse and Arthur Conan Doyle have been very good to City Lit, rightly since the theater fully returns the complimen…
Friday | "The Mousetrap": Jonathan Berry directs Agatha Christie's popular whodunit. Through Dec. 14 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie; 857-673-6300 or northlight.org
The Next Theatre Company in Evanston, IL, which was facing eviction from its home at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center after owing $76,000 in back rent, announced Nov. 10 that it would cease op…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48pm on November 11, 2014☆⚑
GETTING ROOTS WRONG The Dark Continent just got a bit less light. Concluding their all-Lynn Nottage season (which featured Ruined and Intimate Apparel), Eclipse Theatre Company offers the sa…
Today, at an official White House ceremony, First Lady Michelle Obama presents Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) the prestigious National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award, the nati…
First Lady Michelle Obama today presented Chicago Shakespeare Theater with the prestigious National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award, the nation's highest honor for after-school arts …
CPS Shakespeare!, which puts underserved high schoolers into fully staged productions on the Chicago Shakes stage, is recognized for its unique impact.
First Lady Michelle Obama will present Chicago Shakespeare Theater (Chicago, IL) with the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award – the nation's highest honor for afte…
