Chicago's Anthony Norman leads the musical on tour. He once told his agent he didn’t feel right for the role, but in the audition, "something just clicked."
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:02AMThe annual production of the Chicago favorite opens Saturday at the Lyric Opera House and runs through late December.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:17PMValdivia comes to CLATA from the National Museum of Mexican Art, where he served as the director of performing arts.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:21PMThe famed improv comedy institution iO Theater is reopening Nov. 3, according to an announcement Wednesday.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:02PMOther musical titles for the upcoming year include the Huckleberry Finn adventure “Big River” and the '80s bash “Rock of Ages."
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:52PMLive stand-up shows can be found most anywhere and everywhere in the Chicago area, we boiled fall down to these 10.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:15AMMSG announced Thursday that it is considering spinning off its theaters and live entertainment business to create a separately-traded company.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:26PMThe tour features Shereen Ahmed as Eliza Doolittle and Laird Mackintosh as Professor Henry Higgins.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:00AMWriters Theatre in Glencoe has announced a four-title 2022-23 season, including productions of Manual Cinema’s “Christmas Carol” and the musical “Once.”
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00PMThe National Endowment for the Arts has announced 52 grants to Chicago and Illinois organizations, totaling $2,172,510, as part of nationwide grant-making this week.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:15PMChicago Dancers United has announced the lineup for this summer’s Dance for Life, coming to this August to the Auditorium Theatre.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:00AMMike Birbiglia has some schedule juggling to do — he’s filling in as guest host on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” this week after Kimmel announced Monday he has COVID-19.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:45AMThe fan-favorite musicals “Dear Evan Hansen” and ”Anastasia” are returning to Chicago in 2022, says Broadway in Chicago.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:55PMUpcoming titles include a world premiere musical based on “It Came from Outer Space,” the long-anticipated “The Notebook” and Barbara Gaines leading her final show.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:01PMNorthlight Theatre's coming season kicks off with a blue collar comedy and also includes "Andy Warhol in Iran."
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00PMIn the solo play, Mohegan theater-maker Madeline Sayet travels to England in 2015 to pursue a Ph.D. and finds a country on the eve of the Brexit vote.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:40PMThis will be the first time this musical has played in Chicago and you have less than two weeks to catch it — what exactly is this show again?
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:20AMTimeLine Theatre Company’s recent, sold-out production of “Relentless” will get a new downtown run.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:25PMThe company, known for its long-running production “That’s Weird, Grandma” that used professional actors and crew to celebrate the creative writing of students in Chicago Public School…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:52PMThe touring Broadway musical “Hairspray” arrives in Chicago for a two-week run at the CIBC Theatre in the Loop this week.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:05PMBoHo Theatre Company on Thursday announced that Elizabeth Swanson will be its new artistic director.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:52PMChicago’s Black Ensemble Theater on Thursday announced a new season of shows for 2022, with the first beginning in just a few weeks.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:03PMAs Illinois reaches what might be peak omicron, Chicago theaters and performance companies have announced a new round of postponements and schedule changes.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:30PMThe recent rise in COVID-19 brought more announcements of changes and postponements in Chicago theater. This list will update.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:24PM“Moulin Rouge! The Musical” has postponed its Chicago opening by about a month, according to an announcement Thursday from presenter Broadway in Chicago.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:30PMWednesday brought a rush of show cancellations, postponements and changes in the upcoming season for the world of Chicago theater and performing arts, all tied to concerns over public health…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:43PMThe off-Loop company Redtwist Theatre announced Wednesday it is suspending live productions and postponing “Collected Stories.”
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:31PMLyric Opera of Chicago and Raven Theatre both have announced cancellations of upcoming productions due to COVID and public health concerns.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:50AMFor all the things Chicago is famous for, let puppetry be on the list, and puppetry’s biggest event on the calendar is the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:08PMThe Goodman Theatre has canceled the rest of the run of its holiday show “A Christmas Carol,” the theater announced late Monday.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:55PMThe Joffrey Ballet announced Thursday that it was canceling the remainder of its performances of “The Nutcracker” at the Lyric Opera House because of COVID-19.
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