Tickets for “The Last Ship,” the new Broadway-bound musical with an original score by Sting, will go on sale on Friday, Feb. 14, representatives for Broadway In Chicago announced…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:23PMTimeLine Theatre Company has announced eight playwrights for its inaugural Playwrights Collective, representatives for the theater said on Tuesday.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:18PMStage 773 has announced the line-up for the second annual “Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival,” a festival dedicated to the geekier sect of the Chicago funny scene, representatives for…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:22PMThe Paramount Theatre in Aurora announced the cast of its upcoming production of Jonathan Larson's 1996 musical “Rent” on Thursday.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:11PMCollaboraction announced the lineup for its 14th annual Sketchbook festival on Thursday. Titled “SKETCHBOOK 14: 2049,” the collection of 18 world-premiere performance pieces cura…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:24PMNorthlight Theatre’s upcoming world premiere of Christian O’Reilly’s “Chapatti” will travel to the Galway Arts Festival in Ireland in July 2014, the theater ann…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:45PMWriters Theatre's acclaimed production of Henrik Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler" has been extended three weeks through April 6, the theater announced on Wednesday. Kimberly Senior directs the product…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:49PMOn Monday Writers Theatre announced casting for its upcoming production of August Strindberg’s “The Dance of Death,” the American premiere of playwright Conor McPherson&rsq…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:21PMMore than 20 theaters and 100 bars and restaurants in the Lakeview neighborhood have come together to form the Belmont Theater District, representatives for the Lakeview and Lakeview East Ch…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:12PMThe Grammy Award-winning musician Sting will appear at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in a benefit event to support the theater's Artistic Development Fund on Feb. 24, Steppenwolf announced on …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:24AMCasting was announced on Tuesday for the world premiere of playwright Mona Mansour's "The Way West," a serio-comic play of frontier tales told by a modern downtrodden California mom, at Step…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:55PMLyric Opera has solved its Maria problem. The Broadway actress Jenn Gambatese ("Tarzan: The Musical"), most recently seen in Chicago as Glinda in the national tour of "Wicked," will play Mar…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:00PMBased on a sketch from The Second City e.t.c. revue, "A Clown Car Named Desire," cast members Brooke Breit, Mike Kosinski and Chris Witaske write and star in "Welcome To American Apparel," …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:45PMAs part of the 2014 Garage Rep, Steppenwolf Theatre Company will bring back Late Night @ Garage Rep, an after-hours rotation of weekly fringe performances beginning on March 6, the company a…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:13PMA new Phantom will don the famous mask tonight in Chicago. Previously the title character's understudy, actor Cooper Grodin assumes the role of the Phantom in the national tour of Andrew Llo…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00PMNPR's Joe Frank will bring his one-man show "Murdered by the Mind" to Steppenwolf Theatre Company for one night only on Saturday March 1, the theater announced on Wednesday. …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AMTonight's performance of "Ghost the Musical," the first in Chicago for the nationally touring show, has been cancelled, Broadway In Chicago said on Tuesday morning, citing "production transp…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:24PMTickets for the 2014 Chicago Theatre Week go on sale Jan. 7, the League of Chicago Theatres announced on Friday. The League, in partnership with Choose Chicago, expects over 100 productions …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:45PMSeanachaí Theatre Company's production of Conor McPherson's "The Seafarer" will extend four weeks at The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee, the company announced on Monday. The play will now c…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:11PMCourt Theatre in Hyde Park has announced the cast of "Seven Guitars," the 1940s portion of August Wilson's Century Cycle. The cast includes Felicia P. Fields, Allen Gilmore, Ronald Conner, J…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:18PMGriffin Theatre Company announced the full cast of "Golden Boy," Clifford Odets' boxing story, on Monday. Led by Nate Santana as Joe, the 15-person cast includes Nina O'Keefe, Mark Pracht, P…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:02PMThe holidays are upon us, and in the spirit of the season a few of Chicago’s many theaters would like to give you a special message.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:43PMIn "Mary Wilson's Holiday Spectacular," the founding member of The Supremes is joined onstage by an original Four Top, Duke Fakir, for a concert of holiday music and classic songs. Mary and …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:34PMThe League of Chicago Theatres, a trade organization representing over 200 theaters, announced on Wednesday the addition of four new Board members and the election of the Executive Committee…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:04PMThe Goodman Theatre announced the members of its 2013-14 Playwrights Unit, a year-long new play development program, on Wednesday afternoon.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:00PMIndividual tickets for "Motown The Musical," the nationally touring jukebox show boasting the popular catalogue of Motown Records hits, will go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:20PMGriffin Theatre Company will continue its 25th season with Clifford Odets' "Golden Boy," the theater announced on Friday. Jonathan Berry will direct a large cast of 17 actors, with Nate Sant…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:18PMPlaywright and actress Anna Deavere Smith ("Fires in the Mirror") will present her newest show, "On Grace," a collaboration with cellist Joshua Roman, at the Harris Theater for Music and Dan…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:54PMEvery Saturday night, the comedy group The Deltones performs an improvised musical onstage at the iO Theater, 3541 N. Clark St . On Nov. 30, per an audience member's suggestion, the musical'…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:47AMJust before "Wicked" flies away to the next city, Chicago will experience a new Glinda and Madame Morrible as Jenn Gambetese and Kim Zimmer depart the national tour.
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