Las Vegas has been through many reinventions - the Rat Pack era, the family-friendly moment, the uber-luxe resort era. But the profound, post-recession Vegas reinvention that has gone most u…
In ego-fueled world of stand-up comedy, size matters. "Chicago, we sold this place out for three shows," the diminutive but blowing-up Kevin Hart crowed from the stage of the United Cent…
Las Vegas has been through many reinventions - the Rat Pack era, the family-friendly moment, the uber-luxe resort era. But the profound, post-recession Vegas reinvention that has gone most u…
"We've got magic to do," says the Leading Player in "Pippin," the eclectic and bizarre musical artifact from 1972 that retains a remarkably special place in the hearts of audiences, includin…
At one point in "Feast," the moving and provocative show by the Albany Park Theatre Project, a young performer asks the audience a direct question: How many have been to the public aid offic…
"We move onstage and they say we're not dancers. We speak onstage and they say they we are not actors."Â There is no more eloquent defender of the men and women of the circus than Gypsy S…
"We move onstage and they say we're not dancers. We speak onstage and they say they we are not actors."Â There is no more eloquent defender of the men and women of the circus than Gypsy S…
Michael Shannon, who is appearing at A Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago this fall, is to return to Broadway in the spring.
Michael Shannon, who is appearing at A Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago this fall, is to return to Broadway in the spring.
Scott Adsit, the Second City veteran also known for his work on "30 Rock," is returning to Chicago Aug. 7 with a new improv concept, "Stolen House."
One of the best off-Loop shows of the season, the Sideshow Theatre Company staging of "Stupid F---ing Bird," has reopened at the Victory Gardens Theater in an expanded commercial production,…
One of the best off-Loop shows of the past season, the Sideshow Theatre Company staging of "Stupid F---ing Bird," has reopened at the Victory Gardens Theater in an expanded commercial produc…
"Unspeakable," a new seven-character show billed as a "dramatic fantasia" inspired by the life and work of Richard Pryor is headed to the Broadway Playhouse in Chicago, Broadway in Chicago s…
"Unspeakable," a new seven-character show billed as a "dramatic fantasia" inspired by the life and work of Richard Pryor is headed to the Broadway Playhouse in Chicago, Broadway in Chicago s…
In 2012, I asked E.L. Doctorow to describe William Tecumseh Sherman's infamously destructive 1864 trek from Atlanta to Savannah, Ga. Doctorow didn't answer with how Sherman's March to the Se…
Theater Wit's production of the Joshua Harmon comedy "Bad Jews" has turned into quite a hit. After a successful run this spring at Theater Wit on Belmont Avenue, the show moved to the North …
Northlight Theatre is to produce a world-premiere drama by the Chicago playwright Philip Dawkins at the Steppenwolf Garage Theatre (1624 N. Halsted St.) in the fall.
About Face Theatre has announced its 2016 season, the 20th anniversary of the theater company dedicated to plays with LGBT themes.
Kelly Leonard, the longtime producer and artistic leader of Second City and a major force behind both the renaissance and expansion of the Chicago comedy troop and its alumni's current do…
Kelly Leonard, the longtime producer and artistic leader of Second City and a major force behind both the renaissance and expansion of the Chicago comedy troupe and its alumni's current domi…
To love is to repeat. Not always, you might argue. But then Gertrude Stein probably would not define what you are talking about as love. And who are any of us to argue with Gertrude Stein?
The new musical "Beaches," which you can currently see at the Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace, deserves a shot on Broadway. I say this not least because I sniffled and blubbered my wa…
Ever since "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" won its Tony Awards, the British playwright Simon Stephens has been a bonafide Broadway name. But before New York even remotely…
Ever since "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" won its Tony Awards, the British playwright Simon Stephens has been a bonafide Broadway name. But before New York even remotely…
NEW YORK - The message of "Amazing Grace" - that the most despicable, slave-owning wretch can see the light and the errors of past ways and become a force for reconciliation - is an aspirati…