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"The Scottsboro Boys," John Kander and Fred Ebb's last show and by far my favorite new musical of the Broadway season so far, has announced its closing on Dec. 12.
THEATER REVIEW: "A Christmas Carol" ★★1/2 Through Dec. 31 at the Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St.; Running time: 2 hours; Tickets: $25-$84 at 312-443-3800 Since the Goodman T…
Actor Amy Morton, left, and actor and playwright Tracy Letts in a rehearsal space for Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago. They will appear together in the upcoming "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wool…
Above, "Billy Elliot the Musical," the inspirational show set in Northern England, performs its final show Sunday at the Oriental Theatre. Below left, Jackie Burns is Elphaba and Chandra Lee…
' SEE ALSO Kerry Reid's chart of 32 more holiday shows | HOLIDAY THEATER SLIDESHOW It's that time of year, when no real Chicagoan can resist at least one live holiday-themed production. Isn'…
Posted by Doug George Call this truth jamming with fiction: Rockabilly singer and guitarist Sonny Burgess recorded his first album with his band, the Pacers, for Sam Phillips in Memphis in 1…
Nina Metz and Kerry Reid recommend the new productions "Cats" ★★★ by Theo Ubique in Rogers Park, the salty holiday play "Redeemers" ★★★ by the New Leaf Th…
THEATER REVIEW: "A Civil War Christmas" ★★ Through Dec. 19 at the North Shore Center for the Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie; Running time: 2 hours; Tickets: $40-$50 at 847-673-6…
THEATER REVIEW: "The Nutcracker" ★★★★ Through Dec. 26 by House Theatre of Chicago at the Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St.; Running time: 2 hours; Tickets: $25 at …
At an event at the Goodman Theatre Monday afternoon, the actor Brian Dennehy and the writer-performer Regina Taylor (a new resident of Chicago) were to honor Chicago's outgoing Mayor Richard…
THEATER REVIEW: 'Home' ★★★★ Through Dec. 12, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Ave.; Running time: 1 hour, 50 minutes; Tickets: $40-60 at 773-753-4472 There are many plays…
The Lookingglass Theatre Company canceled both its Sunday performances after Ryan Nunn, an undergraduate at Northwestern University and the actor playing Peter Pan, sprained his leg during a…
 THEATER REVIEW: 'Float' ★★ Through Dec. 12, Theatre Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave.; Running time: 2 hours; Tickets: $25 at 773-975-8150 In Patricia Kane's new play, set in a fi…
Nina Metz looks at the current fashion for live sound effects in Chicago theater, and further ponders how they make sounds snap in Hollywood.
THEATER REVIEW: "Memory" ★★½ Through Dec. 18 at the Viaduct Studio Theatre, 3111 N. Western Ave.; Running time: 1 hour, 35 minutes; Tickets: $25 at 773-296-6024 or www.backsta…
Robert Britton Lyons as Carl Perkins, Levi Kreis as Jerry Lee Lewis, Eddie Clendening as Elvis Presley and Lance Guest as Johnny Cash in the Broadway production of "Million Dollar Quartet." …
The Steppenwolf for Young Audiences production of "To Kill a Mockingbird" has already broken box-office records. But it's also attracted more than its share of prominent audience members. At…
Christina Anthony, far right, in the cast of "The Absolute Best Friggin' Time of Your Life" at Second City. Christina Anthony, a standout star in such stellar Second City e.t.c. productions …
Clara is played by Laura Grey in "The Nutcracker" at the Steppenwolf Theatre in fall 2007. When the House Theatre of Chicago first burst onto the Chicago scene a decade ago, several things w…
THEATER REVIEW: "The Iliad" Through Dec. 19 at A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells St.; Running time: 1 hour, 10 minutes; Tickets: $25-$30 at 312-943-8722 or www.aredorchidtheatre.org At one…
The Cirque du Soleil officially announced Wednesday that its latest touring production, "Ovo," will pitch its tent (as previously reported) astride the United Center, with shows beginning Ju…
A high-tech British production of "Peter Pan," which began in a tent in London's bucolic Kensington Gardens and has been eying a spot in Chicago for nearly two years, is to land in the sprin…
THEATER REVIEW: "Winter Pageant 2010" ★★★ Through Jan. 2 at Redmoon Central, 1463 W. Hubbard St.; Running time: 1 hour, 10 minutes; Tickets: $20-$22 ($10 for children) at 3…
Empty seats await paying customers at The Den Theatre, Chicago's newest pocket performing-arts venue. Located on the second floor of 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Wicker Park, the wooden-floored…
THEATER REVIEW: "The Music Man" ★★★ Through Jan. 9 at Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire; $40-$48 at 847-634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com When you first c…
