Tuesday, December 3, 2013
UP Comedy Club is known for bringing the best stand-up comedy talent in the country to Chicago. This winter’s line-up features many of the best known names in comedy today, including Jo K…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 03:03PMChicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) and hip-hop sensations the Q Brothers are back at it again turning up the volume with a fresh take on a beloved classic. The Q Brothers and CST Creati…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:37PMSaturday, November 30, 2013
Adapting a hit film to the stage is never an easy task. It becomes even more difficult when the film is so heavily recognized with its star. Such is the case with Elf, the 2003 modern day ho…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:53PMFriday, November 29, 2013
Podcast with Strawdog Theatre’s GREAT EXPECTATIONS from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo. Cast members Kyle A. Gibson, Megan Kohl, Amanda Drinkall, John Ferrick, John Taflan, Mike Tepel, Di…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:44AMWednesday, November 27, 2013
Host Catherine De Orio welcomes guest reviewers Jennifer Morrill, Carlos Morales, and Michael Roberts who weigh in on Chicago area eateries Kai Zan, Tio Luis Tacos, and Wood. Showbiz …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:42PMThe company of the first North American tour of WICKED is thrilled to welcome Gina Beck as Glinda and Alison Fraser as Madame Morrible on Monday, December 16 in Chicago, IL. WICKED, Broadway…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:19PMDee Snider, front man for the heavy metal sensation Twisted Sister and a cast member “Celebrity Apprentice Allstar” has paired up with Giuliana Rancic (“E! News,” “Fash…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:06PMMonday, November 25, 2013
The musical theatre treasure CABARET kicks off the Marriott Theatre’s 2014 season with previews January 15, opening January 22 and running throughMarch 16 at 10 Marriott Drive, Lincoln…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:36AMBroadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce that DEE SNIDER’S ROCK & ROLL CHRISTMAS TALE, starring and written by iconic rocker Dee Snider, directed by Adam John Hunter and produced …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:29AM The Music Theatre Company (TMTC), Highland Park’s critically-acclaimed Equity theatre, is pleased to announce the full casting for Triumph of Love, the first Chamber Musical of their 2…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:43AMSunday, November 24, 2013
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Fair warning, First Floor Theater’s Polaroid Stories is not an easy show to sit through. Namomi Iizuka’s play recounts recorded conversations she had more than sixte…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 09:13PMThe holidays are here and with it all the music that we have grown to love (and tolerate). It seems this musical tradition begins earlier and ealier each season, especially if your radio d…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:47PMReligious plays are a tricky sort for the author’s intent to be heard amidst the biblical interpretations of the subject matter, albeit of the readers and the scholars. There are shows t…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:55PMFriday, November 22, 2013
Ghostlight Records will release the original cast recording of the hit new musical comedy MURDER FOR TWO in early 2014.MURDER FOR TWO which was a hit at Second Stage before transferrin…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:02AMThursday, November 21, 2013
Porchlight Music Theatre and Managing Artistic Director Michael Weber are proud to announce the Tony Award©-winning Thomas “Fats” Waller’ musical revue, Ain’t Misbehavin’, …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:53PMFrom a live performance of traditional Chinese opera excerpts to a contemporary video installation, from classic Chinese opera films to concerts that marry musical traditions from East and W…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:47PMStage 773 is proud to present the second annual Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival, back by highly popular demand, running from March 19 through March 22, 2014. Nerd Fest stems from the populari…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:40PMTimeLine Theatre Company announces 9 additional performances of its acclaimed production of The Normal Heart by Larry Kramer, directed by Nick Bowling. Originally scheduled to close onDece…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:04PMFirst Floor Theater is thrilled to kick off their second season with POLAROID STORIES, Naomi Iizuka’s masterful mash-up of Roman myth and documentary theatre, directed by FFT Artistic Prod…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 03:58PMWednesday, November 20, 2013
Strawdog Theatre Company’s Hugen Hall is proud to announce the world premiere of Detective Partner Hero Villain by Brett Neveu, directed by Gus Menary, November 26 – December 17 at t…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:18PMBroadway In Chicago is excited to announce that members of the National Touring Company of WICKED will join MUSICAL MONDAYS AT SIDETRACK (3349 N. Halsted) and celebrate with the Chicago…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:45PMTuesday, November 19, 2013
Next Theatre Company is proud to announce the Midwest premiere of Kirsten Greenidge’s Luck of the Irish, January 16 – February 23, 2014, directed by Damon Kiely, at Noyes Cultural Arts…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:51PMOn November 22, 2013, the 50th anniversary of the death of President John F. Kennedy, the National Pastime Theater will present The Interview: JFK. In this new work, Chicago playwright A…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:35PMNominations for the 2013 Jean Banchet Awards for Culinary Excellence were announced on Tuesday, Nov. 19 by Michael Muser, General Manager and Partner of Grace, Carrie Nahabedian, Executive C…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:15PMThursday, November 14, 2013
McDonald’s® Thanksgiving Parade, a free event attracting hundreds of thousands of spectators, this year celebrates 80 years of Chicago holiday tradition. A dozen loveable character…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:20PMBlock Thirty Seven, Chicago’s modern shopping, dining and entertainment destination in the heart of the Loop, is excited to offer unique shopper experiences throughout the fall and holiday…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:08PMAbout Face Theatre Company is pleased to kick-off its new OUT FRONT SERIES, a year-round collection of free public readings and developmental workshops. This month, AFT presents BILLIE AN…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:40AMWriters Theatre is pleased to announce the On To A New Stage Campaign, a $31 million fundraising campaign that will establish the nationally-recognized company’s new home – a theatre…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:43AMWednesday, November 13, 2013
Classics get their name for a reason. The plot point and characters of those long ago works reverberate if they were written in for today’s audience. In watching Strawdog Theatre’s bri…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:24PMBroadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce that NEWSIES, the Tony Award-winning “critics’ pick” Broadway musical smash, will play the Bank of America Theatre (18 W Monroe) Dec. 10…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:30PM Members of the National Touring Company of WICKED will host “THE WICKED NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,” a staged holiday performance at The Laugh Factory (3175 N. Broadway) Sunday, D…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:18PM 
