Wednesday, March 2, 2022
This 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 06:20AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Friday, February 11, 2022
The 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 Schools on s…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:52PM[SHARE]Monday, January 31, 2022
The 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 08:05PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 20, 2022
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Chicago'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 04:03PM[SHARE]As 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 03:30PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 6, 2022
The 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[SHARE]"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 01:30PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Wednesday 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 06:43PM[SHARE]The off-Loop company Redtwist Theatre announced Wednesday it is suspending live productions and postponing "Collected Stories."
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:31PM[SHARE]Lyric 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 11:50AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 28, 2021
For 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 05:08PM[SHARE]Monday, December 27, 2021
The 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 06:55PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 23, 2021
The 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.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:02PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 22, 2021
The titles you'll likely know " the musicals "The King and I" and "A Chorus Line" and the play "Steel Magnolias" " but that's with a reason.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:47PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 21, 2021
The holiday show "A Christmas Carol" has been suspended at the Goodman Theatre through Friday, according to an announcement Tuesday from the theater, after a COVID-19 exposure within the pro…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:30PM[SHARE]Friday, December 17, 2021
The touring musical "Pretty Woman," which had been slated to play though Sunday at the CIBC Theatre in the Loop, has had to cancel the rest of its Chicago performances.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 07:00PM[SHARE]The Paramount Theatre in Aurora announced Friday it must cancel its performances of "Cinderella" this weekend because of COVID cases in the cast and crew.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:40PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 16, 2021
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Dim the lights, ready Glinda's flying soap bubble, cue "Defying Gravity" " the musical Wicked is coming back to Chicago next fall.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 07:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 17, 2021
The Apollo Theater Chicago on Lincoln Avenue is lit again with live shows, now with the comedy musical "Love Actually?" and continuing in the spring, including with a show titled "Friends! T…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago has announced its 2021-22 season, titled "RE/CHARGE," the 44th for the company and the first under the artistic direction of Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:15PM[SHARE]Monday, September 20, 2021
Monday, September 13, 2021
Victory Gardens Theater has announced its upcoming season at the Biograph in Lincoln Park. The slate will feature three mainstage productions including a world premiere and will begin with "…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 07:00PM[SHARE]Friday, September 10, 2021
"When Harry Met Rehab," a new comedy about sobriety, has been announced for the Greenhouse Theater Center starring Dan Butler of "Frasier" fame.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:11PM[SHARE]Thursday, September 2, 2021
The House Theatre of Chicago has announced its upcoming season, its first under new artistic director Lanise Antoine Shelley.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 07:15PM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Writers Theatre has announced its 2021-2022 season, with four plays for live audiences at the theater in Glencoe for its 30th anniversary.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:22PM[SHARE]Thursday, August 19, 2021
To get back on stage in front of live audiences, or not? That remains the pressing question for many of Chicago's smaller and midsized nonprofit theaters. Raven Theatre in the Edgewater neig…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Shakes in the Parks has always prized entertainment over iambic pentameter, and with that in mind, this year's "Dream: A Community Reimagining of A Midsummer Night's Dream" will be less abou…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Chicago's Den Theatre has announced some big comedic names for fall 2021, including Maria Bamford, Nick Kroll and Cameron Esposito.
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