Rashada Dawan has been cast as Chaz Ebert alongside the previously announced Kevin Pollack as ... The post Rashada Dawan cast as Chaz Ebert in Black Ensemble Theatre musical appeared first o…
It could have been a whole lot worse. There were no casualties. But less than a week after a three-alarm fire that began in the Adobe Grill restaurant - and resulted in the destruction of pa…
Back in 1987 I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Oliver Sacks, the neurologist and author who died Sunday at the age of 82. Here, in remembrance, is a reprint of my story in which he dis…
Yes, it's true. SpongeBob, the high energy, high-spirited sea sponge who lives in a sea pineapple, loves his job as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab, and has a pet snail, Gary, who meows like a…
The Second City announced this morning that performance spaces and shows will most likely reopen Sept. ... The post Update: Second City plans to re-open Sept. 7 appeared first on Chicago …
America is about to get its first extended look at the cable version of “Teachers,” ... The post Chicago comics’ ‘Teachers’ series gets TV Land sneak peek tonig…
First things first. It is time to declare actor Mike Nussbaum the Eight Wonder of the World. Watch the 91-year-old actor as he moves through TimeLine Theatre's gripping revival of "The Price…
"October Sky," the world premiere musical that rocketed straight into the hearts of Wednesday's opening night audience at the Marriott Theatre, tells a story that is familiar in many ways. L…
1. ​ROCKIN' WRIGLEY The Foo Fighters headline Wrigley Field on Aug. 29. Cheap Trick, Naked ... The post The Mix " The Foo Fighters (and 7 more cool things to do in and around Chicago …
The Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co., a long-lived, emblematic Off Loop company that thrived on a spirit of experimentation, provocation and the hippie ethos of its longtime artistic director, Richa…
She is, without question, a piece of work - the kind of woman who should wear a "Danger" sign around her neck. And in moving her from Victorian era Sweden (where she was born in August Strin…
Timeline Theatre, newly teamed with top bidder Svigos Development, named top choice for redevelopment of Andersonville area's Trumbull School. The post TimeLine Theater closes in on new home…
Pegasus Theatre Chicago has announced that it will open its 2015 – 2016 season with ... The post Premiere by Nambi E. Kelley to open Pegasus Theatre’s 2015-2016 season appeared f…
Chicago Dramatists has officially named Meghan Beals as its new artistic director. Beals had been ... The post Chicago Dramatists names its new artistic director appeared first on Chicago En…
Haven't been able to make it to London to see that guy named Benedict Cumberbatch play Hamlet? Or to Broadway to see Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II in "The Audience"? Despair not. This F…
Black Ensemble Theater has announced veteran Chicago actor Kevin Pollack will star as Roger Ebert ... The post Chicago’s Kevin Pollack to star as Roger Ebert in Black Ensemble Theater …
Scan the list of the season's just announced Jeff Awards Equity nominations - honoring excellence in productions that opened between Aug. 1, 2014 and July 31, 2015 - and there can be only on…
Sex, race, social class, political activism, the changing roles of women and the issue of abortion. This might sound like a bucket list of contemporary themes. But in "Dirty Dancing - The Cl…
THE BOYS ARE BACK Those power-popsters One Direction (sans Zayn Malik) bring their world tour ... The post The Mix " One Direction (and 5 more cool things to check out this weekend in Chicag…
Thodos Dance Chicago has enjoyed formidable local and national success with two recent full-length “dance ... The post Thodos Dance’s next “story ballet” full of Chic…
Years before the U.S. put a man on the moon for the first time, and ... The post Engineering ‘October Sky,’ a rocket-propelled new musical set for Marriott Lincolnshire appeared …
Chicago actor and playwright Tracy Letts, whose scheming CIA director on “Homeland” often is compared to ... The post Tracy Letts spoofs Dick Cheney in Funny or Die shorts app…
The Chicago Humanities Festival today announced the full schedule for its 26th annual extravaganza, running Oct. ... The post Ta-Nehisi Coates, Nigella Lawson, Elvis Costello join Chicago…
The 9th annual Chicago Dancing Festival is shining a special spotlight on "Modern Women" as part of its week-long programming at three Chicago venues. The post A spotlight on ‘modern w…
The nine-time Tony Award-winning musical “The Book of Mormon” will return to Chicago next summer ... The post ‘The Book of Mormon’ to return to Chicago in 2016 appear…