Earlier this month, Ta-Nehisi Coates appeared on "The Late Show," where he seemed to rattle Stephen Colbert by refusing to say that he had hope for the United States. As Coates rightly point…
Friday "Marisol": Promethean Theatre Ensemble presents Jose Rivera's absurdist tale about a New Yorker who finds herself in the middle of a battle to save the universe. Through Nov. 26 at Ra…
Griffin Theatre Company announced its 30th season Monday. First up is "Violet" (Nov. 26-Jan. 13), the rock-folk-gospel-infused musical about a young disfigured woman who boards a bus and hea…
Broadway legend Chita Rivera is coming to Chicago as part of Steppenwolf's LookOut Series, the company announced Monday. Rivera, a two-time Tony winner, will appear in concert with pianist a…
A former Julliard fellow, the New York-based writer Janine Nabers clearly is well acquainted with the years when former students of prestigious schools hit New York City and find out a few h…
No "Dracula," no "True Blood." But Bram Stoker's uber-vampire yarn still is centered on a creepy, fanged stalker who likes nothing more than to recruit an exposed female neck. How do you tur…
"The thrill is gone?" read the headline on a Tribune story about playoff tickets at Wrigley Field going for "under face value." True. Thanks to the Chicago Cubs' poor performance in the firs…
The comic foils of the story are scheming innkeeper Thenardier and his wife played so perfectly here by J. ANTHONY CRANE and ALLISON GUINN!
Do you hear Josh Davis sing? This week's Showcase features one of the many ballads from "Les Miserables," now playing at the Cadillac Palace in a 4-star touring production. In the vid…
"Amarillo" âœâœâœ "What are you staring at?" asks a woman from the stage in "Amarillo," a reflective, 70-minute production from Mexico City's distinguished Teatro Linea de Som…
The Chicago Loop Alliance has commissioned what it describes as Chicago's "first-ever study calculating the estimated economic impact of all arts and culture institutions" located in the Loo…
It's a classic, but not classical. "Giselle" premiered in Paris in 1841, created for the ballerina Carlotta Grisi by choreographers Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot and set to a magnificent sco…
The creative team behind "Trevor" " the new musical about a lovable young teen with a tough road but a passion for Diana Ross " was gathered in the Times Square offices of U Rock Theatricals…
"What are you staring at?" asks a woman from the stage in "Amarillo," a reflective, experiential production from Mexico City's distinguished, 24-year-old theater company Teatro Linea de Somb…
Munster's Theatre at the Center has announced the cast of "A Wonderful Life: The Musical," based on the 1946 Frank Capra film. David Sajewich and Allison Sill will star as George and Mary Ba…
Saturday "Don't Look Back/Must Look Back": Audiences travel through various Uptown locations in this journey inspired by the neighborhood's residents who fled their home countries. Through N…
A troubled family gathers one last time at their ancestral home after the death of the patriarch. Over the course of the play, drinks are guzzled, grievances are aired and revelations are re…
Paramount Theatre has announced the cast of "Elf," the holiday musical based on the hit 2003 Will Ferrell movie about an oversized elf on a Christmas quest. Kyle Adams will star as Buddy wit…
Top Broadway talent who are all excellent! Tara Rubin casts this show and she knows what she is doing. Chicago run mostly sold out. 3 1/2 Stars last time. FOUR (4) **** NOW!
This weekend, Chicago dance artists and venues are opening their doors and inviting the public to stages all over the city to witness excerpts, works-in-progress and studio processes from ou…
Miguel Cervantes, star of Chicago's production of "Hamilton," tearfully opens up about his young daughter's epilepsy on Wednesday's episode of "Rachael Ray." Adelaide was diagnosed with epil…
The Porchlight Music Theatre production of "Billy Elliot," through which I sat Sunday night with misty eyes, is to a great extent what I always hoped this piece would become in Chicago: not …
Strawdog Theatre Company announced the cast for its upcoming production of Henrik Ibsen's "Pillars of the Community" Monday. The production will feature Nicole Bloomsmith, Kamille Dawkins, C…
A public memorial celebrating Mariann Mayberry will be held next month at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, it was announced Monday. The memorial for the ensemble member of 24 years will take pl…
This week's Showcase features a song from the Chicago premiere of Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron's Tony-winning musical "Fun Home," based on Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir, now playing at Vic…