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"Beaches, A New Musical" " based on Iris Rainer Dart's novel that also inspired the popular Bette Midler film " playing the Drury Lane Theatre this summer, has announced a formidable creativ…
Producers of "Matilda the Musical," the Royal Shakespeare Company and The Dodgers, announced the cast of the first national tour on Tuesday.
Soon-to-be Steppenwolf artistic director Anna D. Shapiro will direct Tracy Letts' new play "Mary Page Marlowe," the theater announced on Monday.
This week's Showcase " our longest ever " is Laura Osnes and Steven Pasquale from Lyric Opera's "Carousel."
This week's Showcase " our longest ever " is Laura Osnes and Steven Pasquale from Lyric Opera's "Carousel."
First Folio Theatre in Oak Brook announced its 2015-16 season on Thursday.
The Goodman Theatre, Lyric Opera, Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Victory Gardens Theater are among twenty-six national recipients sharing a single $52 million dollar grant, it was announced…
The Goodman Theatre, Lyric Opera, Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Victory Gardens Theater are among twenty-six national recipients of a $52 million dollar grant, it was announced on Wednesda…
This week's Theater Loop Showcase is "Outside Mullingar," starring Kate Fry and Mark Montgomery at Northlight Theatre.
The full schedule for the 3rd annual Pivot Arts Festival was announced on Tuesday. The 10-day festival of performances and other events takes place in the Uptown and Edgewater neighborhoods …
Strawdog Theatre Company announced its 2015-16 season on Monday. It's a diverse array of shows, from a riff on August Strindberg to one of George S. Kauffman and Moss Hart's largest comedies.
Strawdog Theatre Company announced its 2015-16 season on Monday. It's a diverse array of shows, from a riff on August Strindberg to one of George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart's largest comedies.
A new Latino theater festival is coming to Chicago this summer, it was announced on Monday.
Producers of the new musical "On Your Feet" announced casting on Monday.
Haven Theatre Company announced its 2015-16 season on Friday.Â
Signal Ensemble Theatre announced its 2015-16 season on Wednesday. The season includes three plays, none of which have been seen on a Chicago stage before.
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago announced its 2015-16 season on Wednesday. Alongside its three seasonal series, the roster includes the return of last year's "The Art of Falling."
A Red Orchid Theatre announced its 2015-16 season on Wednesday. The three-play roll includes two new works by Ike Holter and Brett Neveu and a lesser-known show by Tennessee Williams.
A Red Orchid Theatre announced its 2015-16 season on Wednesday. The three-play roll includes two new works and a lesser-known show by Tennessee Williams.
This week's Showcase video is "The Upstairs Concierge," a new farce by Kristoffer Diaz ("The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity") at the Goodman Theatre.
Chicago actor McKenzie Chinn is one of five fellowship recipients from the Leonore Annenberg Fellowship Fund for the Visual and Performing Arts, it was announced on Tuesday.
The League of Chicago Theatres announced on Monday that it's received a $500,000 grant from the MacArthur Foundation.
The Second City announced a new performance collaboration with NBCUniversal on Monday: the NBCUniversal Second City Break Out Comedy Festival.
The Second City announced the lineup of its performance collaboration with NBCUniversal on Monday: the NBCUniversal Second City Break Out Comedy Festival.
Tim Kazurinsky, the Chicago actor and Second City alum best known for his years spent on "Saturday Night Live" and his role in the "Police Academy" films, will perform on Broadway this sprin…
