The 2015-2016 season of Steppenwolf for Young Adults will feature two productions: Andrew White's Jeff Award-winning stage adaptation of George Orwell's "1984," to be directed by Hallie Gord…
In 2002, in the wake of years of scandalous revelations and inaction, the Vatican issued ... The post No doubt about the explosive power of “Doubt” at Writers Theatre appeared fi…
The Harris Theater for Music and Dance has come up with a glittering lineup of international, national and Chicago-based dance companies for its 2015-2016 season. Among the offerings will b…
Martha Lavey, who has served in the highly influential position of artistic director of Steppenwolf ... The post Steppenwolf Theatre artistic director Martha Lavey hospitalized appeared firs…
Why did Chicago's public housing initiatives go so terribly wrong along the way? Or was the writing on the wall even before the first concrete block was laid in the ground? These are among t…
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announced that it will extend the run of its world premiere production of "Sense and Sensibility" through June 14. The musical adaptations of Jane Austen's…
Has Russian choreographer Boris Eifman been reading that era-defining classic of American literature, "The Great Gatsby"? Audiences will discover the answer to that intriguing question when …
Chicago likes its Cash. Johnny Cash, that is. And now, with "Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash," a rousing revue at Mercury Theater Chicago, he is the subject of a full-fledged, quasi-b…
Russ Tutterow was not a man to seek the spotlight, but under the right circumstances his quietly bemused and avuncular gaze was known to give way to a display of rapier sharp wit. Tutterow, …
Chicago actress Erin Myers invariably left a vivid impression on stage and in real life. She died Saturday, after a brief but brutal battle with cancer. The post Chicago actress Erin Myers d…
The League of Chicago Theatres has announced that Jackalope Theatre Company is the recipient of the 2015 Broadway In Chicago Emerging Theatre Award. This is the ninth year of the award, whic…
Warren Leight’s gorgeous, heart-shredding, darkly funny “Side Man” is most often described as an autobiographical ... The post In “Side Man,” playing a magnific…
Irish Theatre of Chicago (formerly Seanachaà Theatre Company) has announced its 2015-16 season, featuring a U.S premiere and two Midwest premieres. The company's first-ever three-show sea…
A fire with heavy smoke has been reported from the construction site of Writers' Theatre's new home at 325 Tudor Place in Glencoe. The building, only partially complete, is set to open at th…
The classic rule about a musical is that the characters should begin to sing when their emotions can no longer be contained by mere words. Words (as well as the loss of them) are crucial in …
Since its debut in 1947, Tennessee Williams' scorcher of a play, "A Streetcar Named Desire," has been made into an iconic film starring Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando, received countless sta…
The timing, as well as the patrimony, could hardly be more ideal. Raven Theatre’s production ... The post Raven Theatre’s timely “Beast on the Moon” a poignant remind…
The 2015 Tony Award nominations were announced Tuesday morning and there are a number of "Chicago connections." The post Tony Award nominations with a Chicago connection appeared first on Ch…
There is news from Griffin Theatre, the company that received a total of 14 Non-Equity Jeff Awards nominations (for the musical "Titanic, " as well as "Balm in Gilead," and "Men Should Weep"…
Who would have guessed that a little 19th century English girl by the name of ... The post “Wonderland, Alice’s Rock & Roll Adventure” channels a glam Queen appeared f…
The ever-scrupulous Jeff Awards Committee was confronted with a highly unusual situation Friday " the very morning after they had announced the list of Non-Equity Jeff nominations in which T…
If both you and your kids start to feel a bit hyperactive during the 2015-2016 season you might want to blame it on the Chicago Children's Theater (CCT). The company plans to produce seven d…
While enjoying a brief bit of down time between her Tony Award-winning turn in "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical," and her next project, the world premiere of the musical "Waitress," Jessi…
The Joffrey Ballet's spring program of "New Works" has come with a rare change of venue (with the NFL draft being staged at the Auditorium Theatre, the company has had to move to the Cadilla…
They are the hardest working, most resourceful, and most poorly paid people in Chicago show business. And that just might be why the annual list of nominations for Non-Equity Jeff Awards is …