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Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, creator of the television series "Designing Women" and book writer of the new musical comedy "First Wives Club," chatted with theater critic Chris Jones last we…
Porchlight Music Theatre announced the cast of its upcoming production of "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum" on Wednesday.
This week's Theater Loop Showcase is the National Theatre of Scotland's "Dunsinane," currently playing Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier.
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company announced its 2015-16 season, the theater's 19th, on Monday.
Actress Rumer Willis chatted with theater critic Chris Jones this week about the upcoming "For The Record: Dear John Hughes," a theaterical concert in which Willis stars.
Broadway in Chicago filled in the gaps of its 2015-16 season on Tuesday.
This week's Theater Loop Showcase is "The Royale," a new play by Marco Ramirez (a writer of "Orange Is The New Black") at American Theater Company.
Casting was announced on Thursday for the Broadway production of Steppenwolf Theatre Company's "Airline Highway," which ended its Chicago run on Valentine's Day.
Casting was announced on Thursday for the Broadway production of Steppenwolf Theatre Company's "Airline Highway," which ended its Chicago run on Valentine's Day.
Murder most foul, strange and musical.Â
Film star Evan Rachel Wood will join the cast of the upcoming "For The Record: Dear John Hughes," a theatrical concert centered around the soundtracks of director Hughes' movies, Broadway in…
Film star Evan Rachel Wood will join the cast of the upcoming "For The Record: Dear John Hughes," a theatrical concert centered on the soundtracks of director Hughes' movies, Broadway in Chi…
The Hypocrites will begin its new season with the Green Day musical "American Idiot" this fall, the theater company announced on Monday.Â
The Palace Theater, the relatively new dinner theater in the Wisconsin Dells, announced its 2015 season on Thursday.
Actor Colm Feore stopped by Tribune Tower this week to chat with theater critic Chris Jones about the upcoming cinematic release of the Stratford Festival's "King Lear," in which Feore plays…
This week's Theater Loop Showcase video is wordless. It's pianist Austin Cook from Porchlight Music Theatre's revue "Sondheim on Sondheim," currently playing Stage 773.
Casting complete. The Goodman Theatre filled in the remainder of its 2014-15 casting gaps on Wednesday.Â
TimeLine Theatre Company announced its 2015-16 season on Wednesday. Three of the four plays " all of of which are very much in TimeLine's wheelhouse of historical, socio-political work " hav…
Dancer-actor Lucas Segovia, who plays Bernardo in Drury Lane Theatre's production of "West Side Story," stopped by Tribune Tower last week to teach reporter Jenniffer Weigel some mambo moves…
More casting was announced on Wednesday for Lyric Opera's spring production of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II"s musical "Carousel."
Actors Alec Baldwin, Alfre Woodard and hip-hop composer Ali Shaheed Muhammad will take the stage of the Black Ensemble Theater to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Louder Than A Bomb, the an…
"A Steady Rain" playwright Keith Huff will premiere a new play at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin, a spokesman for the production said on Wednesday.Â
Two new works by choreographer Twyla Tharp will be performed in Chicago this fall as part of a multi-city tour celebrating Tharp's 50-year career, it was announced on Tuesday.
The musical comedy "First Date" opens at the Royal George Theatre on Thursday, February 12.
Newsman Anderson Cooper and late-night host Andy Cohen will take the Chicago Theatre stage this spring for a friendly talk, a representative for the tour said Monday.