In celebration of the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, Chicago will host a huge interdisciplinary arts festival in 2016, dubbed "Shakespeare 400." Led by the Chicago Sh…
Few of us would crave a memorial song that begins with an image of our body "a-mouldering in the grave," but that was the fate of abolitionist John Brown in the prelude to the Civil War, who…
Earlier this year, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced it would be retiring the stars of its show " part of the circus for an astonishing 145 years " the Asian elephants. Rin…
Earlier this year, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced it would be retiring the stars of its show " part of the circus for an astonishing 145 years " the Asian elephants. Rin…
In January, the Mercury Theater will stage a musical in development for some two decades: "The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes." Conceived years ago by John Reeger and the late Julie Shann…
In January, the Mercury Theater will stage a musical in development for some two decades: "The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes." Conceived years ago by John Reeger and the late Julie Shanno…
Tanned, twitchy and with a huge pair of glasses attached to his oversized skull as his stirs his cranberry sauce, Michael Shannon on the stage of A Red Orchid Theatre looks nothing so much l…
Tanned, twitchy and with a huge pair of glasses attached to his oversized skull as his stirs his cranberry sauce, Michael Shannon on the stage of A Red Orchid Theatre looks nothing so much l…
NEW YORK - George Takei is widely beloved for his role as Hikaru Sulu on "Star Trek." Now 78 years old, his eyes still pulsing with life and charm, the veteran actor is at center stage of "A…
In "Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin," currently at the Royal George Theatre in Chicago, it is noted that Berlin wrote the song "White Christmas" while lounging, drink in hand, around the poo…
Harlan W. Haimes, a periodontist in Northbrook for 40 years, a past president of the Illinois Society of Periodontists, and, with his wife Susan, an indefatigable supporter of Chicago-are…
Harlan W. Haimes, a periodontist in Northbrook for 40 years, a past president of the Illinois Society of Periodontists, and with his wife Susan, an indefatigable supporter of Chicago-area…
Very few recording artists have sold 100 million records, achieved a truly global level of fame, created their own crossover sound in ballad and dance tracks, and managed to subvert the musi…
Queen Elizabeth II must end her longest-running reign sometime. What happens next in the United Kingdom? Broadway plays explore the issue. The queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia …
Queen Elizabeth II must end her longest-running reign sometime. What happens next in the United Kingdom? Broadway plays explore the issue.The queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia a…
On Nov. 16 at the Gershwin Theatre in New York, Goodman Theatre artistic director Robert Falls will be inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. Falls' fellow 2015 honorees are auspicious: th…
A patriot and a populist, Irving Berlin liked to say he wrote for the people. And did he ever write. Over some 60 years, Berlin wrote a whopping 1,500 musical numbers. These songs were penne…
On Nov. 16 at the Gershwin Theatre in New York, Goodman Theatre artistic director Robert Falls will be inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. Falls' fellow 2015 honorees are auspicious: the…
The Windy City Playhouse has been waiting for a date with Neil Simon. Since its founding a year or so ago, this theater in Chicago's Irving Park neighborhood has wanted to offer a differ…
Christmas 2015 arrived for me with a jolt, one day after Halloween, in the shape of Roger Mueller. As the actor and patriarch of a stable of musical theater stars barreled into the Marriott …
In 2010, BP's massive Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and burned off the coast of Louisiana, killing 11 workers and causing the biggest offshore oil spill in history. For 87 days, until t…
In 2010, BP's massive Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and burned off the coast of Louisiana, killing 11 workers and causing the biggest offshore oil spillage in history. For 87 days, unti…
"Love Love Loved @HamiltonMusical" tweeted the punctuation-free @AmySchumer very early Thursday morning, attaching a photo of herself in a very nice orchestra seat at the Richard Rodgers …
"Love Love Loved @HamiltonMusical" tweeted the punctuation-free @AmySchumer very early Thursday morning, attaching a photo of herself in a very nice orchestra seat at the Richard Rodgers …
NEW YORK " So why have an affair? How about if you're Keira Knightley? The very capable British screen actress " as at home in "Pride and Prejudice" as in "Pirates of the Caribbean" " has th…