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THEATER REVIEW: "The Fisherman" by Stage Left Theatre at Theater Wit ★★
THEATER REVIEW: "The Fisherman" by Stage Left Theatre ★★ ... The danger of writing a play abo…
Mike Daisey, the demonstrably effective scold of Apple Inc., is bringing his hit solo show, "The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" to the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St., on April 7.
"The Petrified Forest," Robert E. Sherwood's hoary, melancholic and heavily symbolic drama from 1935, is one of those Depression-era plays that seem to show up in Chicago every few seasons.
The Just for Laughs Comedy Festival said Tuesday that comic Aziz Ansari has been booked for the Chicago Theatre on June 15. Ansari stars opposite Amy Poehler on the NBC series"Parks and …
The upcoming Chicago production of "The Book of Mormon" will put single tickets on sale Mar. 19, Broadway in Chicago said Tuesday morning. But if you have access to an American Express card,…
Mary Zimmerman will premiere her new stage-musical version of "The Jungle Book"in Chicago, as part of the Goodman Theatre’s 2012-13 subscription season, the Chicago theater announced.
THEATER REVIEW: "Fulton Street Sessions" by TUTA Theatre Chicago ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Fulton Street Sessions" by TUTA Theatre Chicago ★★★ ... This little…
Michael Shannon will return to A Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago next season, the actor told the Tribune's Mark Caro in Los Angeles on Saturday.
When Jamie Masada opened the now-famous comedy club Laugh Factory in Los Angeles in 1979, the first comic to appear was Richard Pryor. The oft-told story goes that when Masada tried to pay P…
Northlight Theatre, which performs at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, has announced its 2012-13 season. The slate features the previously announced production of Ne…
Team Starkid, the Chicago entertainment company known for its relationship with "Glee" star Darren Criss and for its hugly popular series of musical parodies broadcast on YouTube, has come u…
The Paramount Theatre in Aurora said Wednesday that it will stage four well-known musicals during its 2012-13 season. This will be the historic venue's second year of producing its own Equit…
THEATER REVIEW: "A Catered Affair" by Porchlight Music Theatre ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "A Catered Affair" by Porchlight Music Theatre ★★½ ... This Broadway musical…
It's confirmed: "Kinky Boots" will work out its kinks in Chicago. Producers Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig announced Wednesday that the new Broadway-aimed musical with music and lyrics by pop sta…
THEATER REVIEW: "Oohrah!" by LiveWire Chicago ★★★ and "He Who" by Theatre Zarko ★ for Steppenwolf Garage Rep
THEATER REVIEW: "Oohrah!" by LiveWire Chicago ★ …
Steppenwolf Theatre Company ensemble member John Malkovich will give the "international message" on World Theatre Day, March 22, in Paris. This will be the 50th anniversary of the event,…
Strawdog Theatre, an off-Loop company with a 25-year history, has announced its 2012-13 season.
THEATER REVIEW: "Kill Me" by WildClaw Theatre at the Athenaeum Theatre ★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Kill Me" by WildClaw Theatre at the Athenaeum Theatre ★★ ... Most horror s…
"You guys in Chicago are used to improv," sneered the acidic Ben Bailey on Friday night at the opening of UP, the new comedy club at the Second City. "You can smell written material like a p…
We think we know what happened on the sticky-hot night of June 27, 1969, at a Greenwich Village bar known as the Stonewall Inn. A weary drag queen finally kicked a nasty cop, the story usual…
THEATER REVIEW: "South Pacific" at the Cadillac Palace Theatre ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "South Pacific" at the Cadillac Palace Theatre ★★★ ... It's impossible…
The Hypocrites' production of "The Pirates of Penzance," as adapted and directed by Sean Graney, is headed to Boston.
Deep in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," a weaver named Nick Bottom, the kind of ordinary, clumsy, clueless, overweight, middle-age, Cubs-and-Old Style-loving guy who can get his head transforme…
In its first formal move outside North America, The Second City is joining with Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd., one of Japan's largest TV producers, talent managers and entertainment companies, i…
The Goodman Theatre's production of "Race" has gone clean.
