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THEATER REVIEW: 'Cabaret' at Light Opera Works #&9733;#&9733;#&9733;½
A few sharp intakes of breath could be heard at Cahn Auditorium on Sunday afternoon when Rudy Hogenmiller, the forme…
Jessie Mueller, the Chicago actress turned Broadway star, has plucked one of the major plums on the Great White Way.
One of the downsides of our ascendant era of writerly TV drama — wherein networks are constantly luring away playwrights with big checks — is that new plays by young authors now …
The Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace has cast the Broadway veteran Karen Ziemba as Dolly Levi in its upcoming production of "Hello Dolly!"
On vacation with my family in a dusty town in off-season Central America last week, I found myself walking past a deserted restaurant with no more than about three tables. The owner appeared…
Introducing our Top 10 hot new faces of Chicago theater. We have improvisers and comedians, singers and storytellers and impeccably trained actors aplenty. We think you're looking here at so…
THEATER REVIEW: 'Flashdance - The Musical' at Cadillac Palace Theatre ★★
THEATER REVIEW: 'Flashdance - The Musical' at Cadillac Palace Theatre ★★ ... The story of se…
The Onion and Second City, both based in Chicago, have delayed their joint theatrical enterprise, "The Onion Live," which was to have toured nationally to theaters this fall. &nbs…
Tig Notaro, a comedian known for her appearances on "This American Life" and "Conan," has booked a one-night-only show at Second City City's UP comedy club on Wednesday night. &nb…
Court Theatre and American Blues Theater, both Chicago non-profit theater companies, Â announced Monday that they are jointly developing a new dramatic version of the Richard Wright novel…
The Romance Writers of America conference falls under the sway of 'Fifty Shades of Grey'
Shelton was 15 minutes early for "BDSM 101: It Takes More Than Handcuffs," a seminar on how best to …
STRATFORD, Ontario — William Shakespeare, patron saint of the venerable Stratford Festival of Canada, is an unimpeachable source on most matters: love, leadership, the meaning of life.…
THEATER REVIEW: 'Slowgirl' ★★★
A few years back, in a sleepy hotel bar in Costa Rica, I found myself in one of those late-night conversations in which it felt like my new …
At the end of 2011, a poster featuring a group of square-jawed characters in dark suits, legs slightly apart, started appearing in bus shelters around Chicago. The men — the group was …
2 intense local plays recall Greek epics
In ancient mythology, as stop-motion animation may have memorably taught you, Jason and the Argonauts journeyed on the good ship Argo to Colchis, o…
'Michael Jackson One' proves to be an extravaganza of emotion and beauty.— Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino's fake beach and wave pool were the site of the June 30 opening-night party fo…
THEATER REVIEW: 'Mojada' at Victory Gardens Biograph Theater ★★★½
THEATER REVIEW: 'Mojada' at Victory Gardens Biograph Theater ★★★½ ... Aside from…
THEATER REVIEW: 'Shrek The Musical' at Chicago Shakespeare Theater ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: 'Shrek The Musical' at Chicago Shakespeare Theater ★★½ ... Has Rachel Ro…
Most people think of theater as being for the benefit of an audience. But, truth be told, a healthy slice of the art is principally for the benefit of the participants and those who love the…
Earlier this year, a federal judge, Shira Scheindlin, said this to Jeffrey Toobin of The New Yorker: "I don't love trials. They are not a good way to tell a story."
THEATER REVIEW: 'Fallow' at Steep Theatre Company ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: 'Fallow' at Steep Theatre Company ★★½ ... As titles for plays go, "Fallow" isn't the best…
THEATER REVIEW: 'Death and Harry Houdini' by House Theatre of Chicago ★★★★
THEATER REVIEW: 'Death and Harry Houdini' by House Theatre of Chicago ★★★…
In a shuffling of artistic staffs, Rebecca Rugg, recently a producer at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, is heading to Redmoon Theater, where she'll work on that recently re-energized compan…
Chicago's A Red Orchid Theatre has announced its new season, composed of three shows not seen before in Chicago.
You don't likely know the playwriting duo of Chance Bone and Andrew Burden Swanson — they're mostly a pair of young Chicago actors. But there's enough to "The Casuals," a very intrigui…
