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THEATER REVIEW: "Dessa Rose" by Bailiwick Chicago ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Dessa Rose" by Bailiwick Chicago ★★★ ... Lili-Anne Brown, the artistic director of…
The Goodman Theatre said Wednesday that its 2014-15 mainstage season in the Albert Theatre will begin with a reprise of Anne Kaufman’s hit 2013 production of Noah Haidle’s &ldquo…
Fred Kaz, the musical director at the Second City comedy theater for 24 years and a legendary personality and talent at the comedy theater, has died at the age of 79, Second City said on Wed…
Anzevino production makes most of cozy Rogers Park venue
Every time I see "Passion," that ever-wise Stephen Sondheim-and-James Lapine affair probing the decidedly tenuous relationship betwe…
Court Theatre said Tuesday that its 2014-15 season will employ twice as many artists as the one before, celebrating the Hyde Park theater’s 60th anniversary. “We are taking a str…
Robert Christen, the resident lighting designer and supervisor at the Goodman Theatre, died on Sunday morning, the Goodman announced Monday. He was 64 and had been suffering from cancer. …
THEATER REVIEW: "Ring of Fire - The Music of Johnny Cash" at Theatre at the Center ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Ring of Fire - The Music of Johnny Cash" at Theatre at the Center &…
THEATER REVIEW: "The Gospel of Lovingkindness" at Victory Gardens Theater ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "The Gospel of Lovingkindness" at Victory Gardens Theater ★★ύ…
BROADWAY REVIEW: "All the Way" at the Neil Simon Theatre
BROADWAY REVIEW: "All the Way" at the Neil Simon Theatre ... Since the White House is, in essence, the biggest stage in the world, i…
Outside the Dublin airport, there's a savvy sign: "Welcome home," it reads. It's both balm for the weary Irish traveler and a pitch, both comforting and savvy, aimed at visitors who trace at…
After the scaled-back current season, the Victory Gardens Theater will return to full producing strength during the 2014-15 season — which features five shows, including two world prem…
David Ives' "Venus in Fur," a hit Broadway show in 2011, is a very self-aware and theatrical study of the intersection of power and eroticism. It features a relationship between a director a…
Jeffrey Fauver, the press representative for the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, is leaving the high-profile Chicago theater at the end of the month.
Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company will produce the world premiere of a new play by Lisa D'Amour ("Detroit"), directed by Joe Mantello, during its 2014-15 season, the theater announced We…
THEATER REVIEW: 'Seminar' by Haven Theatre ★★★½
THEATER REVIEW: 'Seminar' by Haven Theatre ★★★½ ... If you have ever taken a writing workshop, Ther…
Billy Zane, the actor best known for his work in the hugely popular movies “Titanic” and “Back to the Future” will star as Captain Von Trapp in the upcoming Lyric Ope…
THEATER REVIEW: "Leveling Up" by Steppenwolf for Young Adults ★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Leveling Up" by Steppenwolf for Young Adults ★★ ... In the moments before "Leveling…
A touring production of "Annie" will play Chicago for two weeks in November, Broadway in Chicago announced Monday.Â
THEATER REVIEW: 'Joe Frank in Murdered by the Mind' at Steppenwolf Theatre
THEATER REVIEW: 'Joe Frank in Murdered by the Mind' at Steppenwolf Theatre ... Joe Frank, the monologuist, storyte…
The Paramount Theatre will stage a season of big-name musicals during its 2014-15 season, the historic venue announced Friday, including "Cats" (Sept. 10-Oct. 12), "Mary Poppins" (Nov. 26-Ja…
Back in 1998, "Riverdance" was grossing close to half a billion dollars a year. That's a heck of a lot of money. It was even more impressive 16 years ago.
Harold Ramis, the actor-writer-director who died last Monday, was greatly beloved. The extraordinarily voluminous outpouring of attention and affection—which extended all the way up to…
THEATER REVIEW: "Chicago the Musical" at the Bank of America Theatre ★★★½
If you have a show that has been touring pretty much continuously for 17 years — and we'…
American Blues Theater will restage its hit production of “Hank Williams: Lost Highway” in its home at the Greenhouse Theater Center in Lincoln Park this summer, as a precursor t…
THEATER REVIEW: "Golden Boy" at Griffin Theatre ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Golden Boy" at Griffin Theatre ★★½ ... In Clifford Odets' "Golden Boy," the issue with the…
