On Tuesday, Steppenwolf announced that two-time Tony-winner Christine Ebserole will be a part of its upcoming LookOut Series. On July 30, Ebserole joins Seth Redetsky, creator of "Disaster!"…
The Second City is offering a two-fer of what it calls "diverse new voices" for the weekend of June 6-9. The comedy mainstay will host the fifth annual Bob Curry Fellowship Showcase, featuri…
Odysseus is depressed. Home from the war, he stares into his bathroom mirror and quietly bemoans his broken bath, a perfect reflection of how PTSD ravages what should be his return to normal…
On Thursday, Chicago Shakespeare Theater announced the casting for its upcoming staging of "Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure," based on the classic, high-flying tale about the boy who refused …
On Tuesday, A Red Orchid Theatre announced its 2018-19 season lineup, including two Chicago premieres and a production one of Eugene Ionesco's final plays. Things kick off in the late fall w…
On Monday, the Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists announced that the National Asian American Theater Conference and Festival, aka ConFest, will be held in Chicago August 13-18…
On Monday, First Folio Theatre announced its lineup of 2018-19 shows, including the remounting of its most beloved show, "The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe." An original play by executive direc…
On Friday, the Dance Center at Columbia College Chicago announced the lineup for its 2018-19 season, including Donald Byrd's Spectrum Dance and Hedwig Dances. The programming will mark the c…
The House Theatre of Chicago has announced its lineup of 2018-19 shows, marking the company's 17th season. Along with classics like "The Nutcracker," there will be three world premieres. "Bo…
On Wednesday, Steppenwolf announced the complete lineup for its summer 2018 Lookout series, featuring more than 20 different artists from an array of performance-based media including standu…
On Wednesday, Broadway in Chicago announced that 'Anastasia,' the musical inspired by the 1997 animated film, will have a two-week engagement during the BIC's 2018-19 season. The production …
On Tuesday, Broadway in Chicago announced that 'A Bronx Tale' will make its Chicago debut at the Oriental Theatre next spring during BIC's 2018-19 season. It will play for a limited engageme…
On Tuesday, Tony Award-winning actor Len Cariou, Starry Night Productions and Aruba Productions announced the Chicago staging of "Broadway and the Bard: an Evening of Shakespeare and Song," …
The bad henna tattoos. The flimsy, "personalized" keychains. Jimmy Buffett. The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Jimmy Buffett. The droves of hormone-addled high school students away from their parents…
On Monday, the Goodman announced casting for its upcoming world premiere of "Support Group for Men" by Ellen Fairey. The comedy, which tackles shifting gender norms and social paradigms thro…
On Monday, Broadway In Chicago announced that the first national tour of the Lincoln Center's "Falsettos" will run for a limited engagement during BIC's 2018-19 season. The Tony Award-winnin…
On Wednesday, the Chicago Children's Theatre announced programming for its 2018-19 season, including a handful of shows produced with sensory sensitivities in mind. Kicking things off will b…
On Wednesday, the Windy City Playhouse announced the shows included in its 2018-19 season, which begins with an extension of Leslie Liautaud's "Southern Gothic" that runs until December 9. T…
On Tuesday, the Second City announced a June run for "Let's Make It Perfectly Queer: a Salute to Pride," a sketch show performed by an entirely LGBTQIA cast. The program marks the comedy mai…
Dance for Life Chicago announced the lineup of companies for their August 18 benefit performance, marking the event's 27th annual staging. The partner dance companies that perform each year …
On Monday, Sideshow Theatre Company announced casting for its world premiere of Kristiana Rae Colon's 'Tilikum.' Directed by Lili-Anne Brown, the show will feature Sideshow ensemble member M…
On Friday, the Goodman Theatre announced the cast for its Chicago premiere of "Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3)" by Suzan-Lori Parks. The show was a 2015 finalist for the Pul…
On Friday, Underscore Theatre and the Den Theatre announced casting for a new staging of "Haymarket," a folk- and blues-infused musical that chronicles the fallout of the 1886 Chicago Haymar…
On Friday, City Lit announced its 2018-19 season, with a roster of five different shows. Starting things off in the fall will be George Bernard Shaw's "Arms and the Man," directed by Brian P…
Broadway in Chicago announced on Thursday that a new 20-week block of tickets for "Hamilton" will go on sale May 8 at 10 a.m. The tickets will be available for performances from September 4 …