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Andrew Lloyd Webber's masterpiece, The Phantom of the Opera, will come to the stage of the beautiful, newly renovated Reilly Arts Center in Ocala, Florida, Nov. 19-21, 2015. Talented vocal p…
Broadway In Chicago is pleased to announce that the Tony Award® winning smash-hit CHICAGO will return to Chicago to play the Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 W Randolph) for a limited one-wee…
The Loop Players, the acclaimed 40-year-old theatre company, presents The Woolgatherer by William Mastrosimone, a delicate, comical "dramedy" about what draws some people together. Rose,…
The Black Excellence Awards, a program produced by the African American Arts Alliance of Chicago, announces the 15th Annual Awards Ceremony, an elegant evening at the DuSable Museum, 740 E. …
Clockwise Theatre presents Breaking the Shakespeare Code, Boston playwright John Minigan's 2014 witty, smart, fast-paced comedy-drama detailing an extraordinary student-mentor relationshi…
Theatre Communications Group (TCG) is pleased to announce the publication of Danai Gurira's Eclipsed. The world premiere of Eclipsed was in the fall of 2009 at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company…
SHOWBIZ NATION LIVE! Interview with BAT BOY’S Kenny Howard, Chris Yakubchik, Rebecca Fisher, Jennafer Newberry & Ricky Cona from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo. Director KENNY HOWARD, As…
McCallum Theatre Institute, the education division of the McCallum Theatre, is pleased to announce its annual Call for Entries for OPEN CALL TALENT PROJECT 2016! This always highly-anticipat…
The McCallum Theatre announced today that legendary singer/songwriter Paul Anka will headline its annual fundraising gala to be held on Thursday, December 3rd, accompanied by his 15-piece or…
Riders In The Sky return to the McCallum Theatre on Sunday, November 15, at 3:00pm for a thrilling ride to yesteryear as they salute western movie, music and TV star Roy Rogers, King of the …
From Krasnoyarsk, Russia, World Touring brings the National Dance Company of Siberia with a new program “My Siberia” to the McCallum Theatre on Tuesday, November 17, at 7:00pm. T…
Jeanne Robertson charms audiences with her humorous observations about life around her. This former Miss North Carolina, standing tall at 6'2", has an infectious personality and sense of hum…
The McCallum Theatre and Fitz's Jazz Café at the McCallum present Al Jarreau on Saturday, November 21, at 8:00pm. Al Jarreau's innovative musical expressions have made him one of the mos…
The City of Rancho Mirage and the McCallum Theatre present The Kingston Trio on Sunday, November 22, at 3:00pm. In 1957, America was ready for a new style of music. Just out of college, B…
Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin will now begin performances on Friday October 30th, 2015 in Felder's Chicago theatrical home, the Royal George Theatre , 1641 N. Halsted Street, Chic…
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: REVIEWED BY: MICHAEL J. ROBERTS There are those rare moments in theatre when a production works on every level. Â Director Kenny Howard's intelligent and emotionally ja…
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED REVIEWED BY: MICHAEL J. ROBERTS There are those rare moments in theatre when a production works on every level. Â Director Kenny Howard’s intelligent and emotional…
Broadway In Chicago and producers Dori Berinstein and Bill Damaschke announced today the complete cast for Gotta Dance, the new Broadway-bound musical about professional basketball's firs…
Griffin Theatre Company is pleased to launch its 2015-16 season with the Midwest premiere of Samuel D. Hunter's heartbreaking comedy POCATELLO, directed by ensemble member Jonathan Be…
Nov 15 @ 3pm –TERRY EVANS, photographer Changing Landscapes: from virgin prairie to fracking. Photographer Terry Evans shows her 35 years of unique photographic explorations that revea…
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announces today the release of the Chicago Shakespeare cast recording of the highly acclaimed world premiere production Sense and Sensibility, a music…
Dead Writers Theatre Collective presents a chamber benefit reading of David Grimm’s hilarious  satire “The Learned Ladies of Park Avenue”, directed by Michael Graham,…
Elements from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo. Elements Contemporary Ballet’s Managing Director JOSEPH CARUANA discussing this unique dance company as well as their upcoming production AYA, A…
Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, announces five additional performances for the World Premiere of Bruce Graham's…
The hilarious, interactive dinner theater experience "We Gotta Bingo," at the new Chicago Theater Works (1113 W. Belmont), has just announced an Oktoberfest Promotion Offer for all performan…