The 1970s: Wit and wonder
After a small and innocent beginning in the Niagara-on-the-Lake Court House in 1962, the Shaw Festival grew up in many ways in its second decade, acquiring its flagship Festival Theatre, tou…
After a small and innocent beginning in the Niagara-on-the-Lake Court House in 1962, the Shaw Festival grew up in many ways in its second decade, acquiring its flagship Festival Theatre, tou…
Having the formidable Lady Bracknell among us - she appears in two of the three acts of Oscar Wilde's stylish comedy The Importance of Being Earnest - is to be faced down by Victorian London…
Having the formidable Lady Bracknell among us - she appears in two of the three acts of Oscar Wilde's stylish comedy The Importance of Being Earnest - is to be faced down by Victorian London…
A father’s death reverberates in unexpected ways in “Sons of the Prophet,’’ Stephen Karam’s clever and deeply felt but scattershot comedy-drama, now receiving i…
Considering its main characters are Martin Luther, Doctor Faustus and Hamlet, "Wittenberg" seems about as exciting a prospect as audi ting a graduate school lecture. But the Pearl Theatre's …
Yet another bit of sad news: Actress Helen Stenborg, mother of director Doug Hughes and actress daughter Laura Hughes, died at her Manhattan home Tuesday. She was 86. She was also the wife …
Near the beginning of the second act in the Huntington Theatre Company’s production of “Educating Rita,’’ the effervescent title character struggles to open a window …
THEATER REVIEW: "This" ★★★ Through March 27 Where: Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. Running time: 1 hour, 35 minutes Tickets: $15-$35 773-975-8150 or theaterwit.org Meliss…
The comedian mines her personal life for laughs and insight, with a focus on being a certain age
The comedian mines her personal life for laughs and insight, with a focus on being a certain age
Legit News: Comedy Impact Report 2010: Honoree -- As the sole honoree for Variety's inaugural Power of Comedy event, edgy British comedian Russell Brand is being recognized for using his cel…
THEATER REVIEW: "The Importance of Being Earnest" ★★½ Through Jan. 9 at Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave.; Running time: 2 hours, 30 minutes; Tickets: $40-$55 at…
On this week's episode of the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we have a double feature on two new shows at Theatre Wit. First Tom Williams talks with playwright Kathleen Akerley and actor Dy…
Excerpts from a conversation with Alan Rickman and Lindsay Duncan, who will appear together in the Broadway production of Noël Coward's "Private Lives."
Excerpts from a conversation with Alan Rickman and Lindsay Duncan, who will appear together in the Broadway production of Noël Coward's "Private Lives."
Letters, scripts, notes, songs, recordings and ephemera belonging to the playwright and songwriter Abe Burrows have been donated to the New York Public Library.
Margaret Edson's tough Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Wit," is, frankly, depressing. But if you miss the new filmed version on HBO, starring Emma Thompson, you will also miss a rare experien…