Jean Nabers' world premiere at the Gift Theatre might best be described as a study in self-destruction and reconstruction.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 05:14PMLong before it's all over it is hard to care about anything except the show's cleanup crew, which clearly has its work cut out for it after each show.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 01:54AM"Amarillo" is a scorching commentary that moves far beyond any of the political cant that attaches itself to this subject.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 11:46AMThe Sondheim show will run in the same slot, March 9 - April 29, 2018, with artistic director Fred Anzevino directing.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 02:29PMIn her fierce yet immensely exuberant production, Brenda Didier has gathered a phenomenal cast of more than 30 performers, including 17 kids.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 07:26PMThis wonderfully re-imagined reprise of the show, presented in association with the Actors Gymnasium, feels more timely than ever.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 02:58PMThe play is based on the book of the same name by the late Illinois Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:46PMEmotion sometimes lacking in a powerfully cast touring production of the stage classic.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 05:40PMThis Quixote — a creation of the past who is very much in touch with the present — engages members of the audience in ways that are funny & charming.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 02:38PMFestival says visas for Ludi Teatro became impossible after "logistical changes" mandated by the White House.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 07:00AMLocal photographer Dawoud Bey and community leader Rami Nashasibi are among the 24 people chosen for the $625,000 award.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:46AMThe renowned dancer and actor is scheduled to perform at the Harris Theatre in February.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:24PMTouring production moves at the speed of light through a songbook of close to five dozen megahits.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 04:54PM"Moonlight" writer Tarell Alvin McCraney tackles classic issues in the play set at an all-boys school.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:36PMThe 28-year-old soprano makes her Lyric Opera debut this weekend in "Rigoletto."
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 11:00AMGina Gionfriddo's play is now on stage at Windy City Playhouse in a production tautly directed by Scott Weinstein.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 02:34PMNews of the two new shows set for pre-Broadway debuts in Chicago during the 2018 season have already been announced, and include “Pretty Woman: The Musical” and “The Cher S…
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 02:09PMIn its U.S. premiere, 'The Worst of All' by Venezuelan playwright Iraida Tapias captures the nun's passion and tragic destruction.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 05:00PMGary Griffin directs a dazzling production featuring a perfectly chosen cast.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 04:36PM"The Cher Show" will have its pre-Broadway world premiere at the Oriental, running June 12 - July 15, 2018.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 09:28AM“The Taming of the Shrew,” Shakespeare’s comedy about the war between the sexes, has had a rough time of it for decades now, ever since the dawn of the feminist revolution.…
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 12:59AMThe musical will be directed and choreographed by Tony Award-winner Jerry Mitchell ("Kinky Boots").
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 11:59PMThis production of the infrequently revived show, brilliantly directed by Fred Anzevino, is wholly captivating.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 09:51PMWhat happens when you very cagily flip the ordinary positioning of performer and audience?
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:14PMThe alliance will mark the end of the Joffrey's long-time relationship with the Auditorium Theatre.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 11:58AMThis is also a jarringly uneven play that tries too hard to be hip and often ends up undercutting the very meaningful notions it is meant to explore.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:50PMSadly, the whole production wears you down as often as it enchants.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 04:48PMMiller was a realist who tapped into the fractured heroic nature of his characters and the very specific time and place in which they lived.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:52PMThe all too rarely revived 1990 musical devised by Clarke Peters features the wonderfully antic songs of 1930s saxophonist/bandleader Louis Jordan.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:44PMA long-running hit at the Apollo, the tribute to Elvis Presley and his fellow Sun Records artists finds its proper scale on a Broadway-size proscenium
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 05:27PMStage versions of Atwood's work are still rare, so Rivendell's riveting world premiere production of her novel "Alias Grace" is reason to celebrate.
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