Darren Criss of "Glee" supplied the music and lyrics for "Starship" by Chicago-based StarKid Productions, above starring Brant Cox as Roach. THEATER REVIEW: "Starship" ★★ Through…
Blue Man Group is adding new material to its long-running Chicago show, officially effective on March 3. The new segments (mostly drawn from other, more recent Blue Man incarnations) include…
THEATER REVIEW: "Mary" ★★ Through March 6 in the Owen Theatre at the Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St.; Running time: 1 hour, 25 minutes; Tickets: $10-$42 at 312-443-3800 or w…
The Chicago Theatre on State Street is owned by Madison Square Garden Entertainment. (Tribune photo) David Carlucci, the vice-president and general manager of the Chicago Theatre, has been f…
THEATER REVIEW: "Jackie and Me" ★★★½ Through March 27 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn St.; Running time: 1 hour, 25 minutes; Tickets: $35 ($25 for…
If you're going to spend some time kicking the tires of America's two most popular vehicles for self-esteem and identity " a church service and the self-help industry " then using an actual …
The Canadian-born comic Tom Green, the man of movies, televsion, stand-up comedy and the popular online enterprise tomgreen.com " is coming to Zanies Chicago Feb. 17, St. Charles Feb. 18 and…
A sign for "Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark" towers over 42nd Street in New York. (Getty) When the Supreme Court of the United States decided the 2000 presidential election in favor of George W…
THEATER REVIEW: "Let us think of these things always. Let us speak of them never" ★★★ Through Sunday at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave.; Tickets: $28 at…
Bella Itkin " formally Bella Itkin-Konrath, informally Dr. Bella " a teacher who taught several generations of American actors, died on Wednesday, DePaul University has ann…
THEATER REVIEW: "Guys and Dolls" ★★★ Through March 27 at the Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire; Running time: 2 hours, 40 minutes; Tickets: $40-$48 at 847-6…
THEATER REVIEW: "Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles" ★★ Through Sunday at the Oriental Theatre, 24 W. Randolph St.; Running time: 2 hours; Tickets: $35-$75 at 800-775-2000 and www.br…
Kerry Reid gives ★★★ to First Folio's witty production of Noel Coward's spirited confection about a writer haunted by the ghost of his "morally untidy" first wife. "Blithe …
Kate Fry at Candida and Alan Schmuckler as Eugene in "A Minister's Wife" at Writers' Theatre in Glencoe in 2009. Casting has been announced for the New York transfer of Michael Halberstam's …
The Victory Gardens Theater said Tuesday that it will present the Chicago premiere of Sarah Ruhl's "In the Next Room or the vibrator play" at the start of its 2011-12 season. The Tony-nomina…
THEATER REVIEW: "The Big Meal" ★★★★ Through March 6 at American Theater Company, 1909 W. Byron St.; Running time: 1 hour, 20 minutes; Tickets: $30 at 773-409-4125 and…
Nina Metz has the Chicago Tribune review for "Bordello" at Chicago Dramatists, a world premiere by playwright Aline Lathrop that chronicles the lives of women employed at a Nevada brothel. R…
THEATER REVIEW: "Do the Hustle" ★★½ Through March 20 at Writers' Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe; Running time: 1 hour, 25 minutes; Tickets: $46-$65 at 847-242-6000 or www.w…
Alfred Molina as Rothko and Eddie Redmayne as Ken in the London production of "Red." ' 'Red' by John Logan: An angry artist, plotting a revolution (review posted Dec. 29, 2009) ' John Logan …
"Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark" plays on Broadway at the Foxwoods Theatre, 213 W. 42nd St., New York. (Tickets at 877-850-2929 or www.tickestmaster.com) BROADWAY REVIEW NEW YORK " After the $…
Yet another theatricalized circus is headed to Chicago. Broadway in Chicago said Monday that "Cirque Eloize iD" will play a short run at the Cadillac Palce Theatre beginning Apr. 26 through …
THEATER REVIEW: "Les Miserables" ★★★½ Through Feb. 27 at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St.; Running time: 2 hours, 45 minutes; Tickets: $18-$90 at 800-775…
THEATER REVIEW: "John Leguizamo Warms Up" ★★★ Through Feb. 12 at Royal George Theatre, 1641 N. Halsted St.: Running time: 2 hours, 40 minutes; Tickets: $40-$45 at 312-988-9…
Joyce Sloane, the beloved maternal powerhouse of The Second City, and the woman who found and nurtured such comedy giants as John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Chris Farley and Bill Murray, died Th…
On Wednesday night, some intrepid theatergoers were determined to get to see "John Leguizamo Warms Up." They took a turn into the Royal George Theatre, paid $1, checked their equipment, and …