WASHINGTON " Aerospace giant Boeing Co. is giving the John F. Kennedy Center for the ... The post Chicago-based Boeing gives Kennedy Center $20 million for expansion appeared first on Chicag…
Ten-time Tony Award-winner Tommy Tune will perform "Taps, Tunes and Tall Tales," his one-man show, as the headliner at Chicago Human Rhythm Project's 25th anniversary Jubalee Gala to be held…
You’ve got to hand it to Cirque du Soleil. Founded in 1984 by two Montreal ... The post In search of another dimension in Cirque du Soleil’s ‘KURIOS’ appeared first o…
In a Chicago summer marked by an unusual number of outstanding shows, the most remarkable one of all is "Feast." A unique celebration of the role food plays in the lives of this city's immig…
Chicago premiere of "Unspeakable," the "dramatic fantasia inspired by the life of the comedic legend," is headed to the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut for a limited…
"Shakespeare's Greatest Hits," is this summer's touring show in the city's parks. It's full of talent and energy, but all the sampling and cut-and-paste techniques seem designed for short at…
The Theater Wit production of Joshua Harmon's comedy of cross-cultural manners - which not only enjoyed a successful initial run in its Chicago premiere, and is virtually sold-out for its su…
John Rubinstein was 26 when he made his Broadway debut and created the title role in the 1972 Broadway musical, "Pippin." Now he's playing Pippin's father, Charlemagne, in the national tour …
DANCING WITH THE STARS Brother/sister pro dancers Julianne and Derek Hough bring their “Move Live ... The post The Mix: Van Halen (and 7 more cool things to do in and around Chicago t…
Plans have been announced for a memorial service for Abena Joan Brown, the pioneering force in the arts, who focused her energy and zeal on nurturing Chicago's black artists. It will be on T…
In Terrence McNally's "A Perfect Ganesh" - the second of three plays that comprise Eclipse Theatre's current season devoted to the work of the prolific playwright - two middle-aged women ...…
BY VERENA DOBNIK | ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK " Writer E.L. Doctorow, who wryly reimagined ... The post E.L. Doctorow, author of 'Ragtime,' dies in New York at 84 appeared first on Chica…
Kelly Leonard, one of the top creative voices at Second City in recent decades, will ... The post Second City exec Kelly Leonard steps aside to launch production company appeared first on Ch…
Donny and Marie Osmond today announced the postponement of their Aug. 12-16 engagement at the ... The post Donny & Marie Osmond postpone Aurora shows appeared first on Chicago Entertain…
The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) today announced the full lineup for ... The post Chicago World Music Festival 2015 lineup announced appeared first on Chicago En…
Kokandy Productions' latest effort - and it's a beauty - is "Loving Repeating," a quirky, moving chamber musical that probes the heart and mind of modernist writer Gertrude Stein. The post &…
By Mark Kennedy | Associated Press NEW YORK Â " Theodore Bikel, the Tony- and Oscar-nominated ... The post Actor, singer Theodore Bikel dies at 91 appeared first on Chicago Entertainm…
They’ve dubbed it “Carnaval 2015,” and the title aptly suggests the celebratory nature of the ... The post “Carnaval 2015″ to showcase eight new works by Latina…
There was lots of buzz at the iO Theatre the other night as actor, filmmaker and Chicago native Bob Balaban was spied happily watching "Improvised Shakespeare" at the improv mecca, while "S…
RED HOT Taylor Swift rolls into Soldier Field on Saturday with her 1989 World Tour in ... The post The Mix " Taylor Swift (and 7 more) cool things to do around Chicago this weekend appear…
The Joffrey Academy of Dance, official school of The Joffrey Ballet, has announced a national call for ALAANA (African, Latino(a), Asian, Arab and Native American) artists to submit applicat…
As is usually the case, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announcement Wednesday of its honorees for 2015 cover a wide and diverse range of artistic genres, from "Star Wars"…
Without question, director-choreographer Rachel Rockwell's enchanting production of Disney's "The Little Mermaid," now at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, has enough enthralling visual magic…
American Theater Company (ATC) has scheduled a public memorial for its late artistic director, PJ Paparelli, who died in May from injuries due to a car accident in Scotland. It will be held …
As anyone familiar with the Black Ensemble Theater will tell you, there have been many moments when a performer has arrived on the company's stage bringing such an uncanny sense of the spiri…