Chicago Public Library Dropped Overdue Book Fines, And Return Of Late Books Jumped By 240%
"It's a big piece of evidence countering a major argument used by those arguing against ditching overdue fines for library books." " Forbes
"It's a big piece of evidence countering a major argument used by those arguing against ditching overdue fines for library books." " Forbes
The characters in Jake Heggie's 2000 opera acquire charisma through the unhappiness of their situations and the obsessions that drive them.
You don't have to be a moron to enjoy John Leguizamo's new one-man show. But it does help to keep an open mind about just how little you might know about Latin American history.
Shpiel Performing Identity produces this eight-day event as part of the Alliance for Jewish Theatre Conference. The attack on Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue…
The full Chicago cast has been announced for the limited holiday engagement of beloved Tony Award-winning musical The Light in the Piazza, for ten performances only, December 14-29, 2019, at…
The musical heads to Chicago's Lyric Opera House in December following London and Los Angeles engagements.
Part hangout, part celebration, part theater of the mind, live podcast recordings are a performance medium all their own. Sometime next month, Action Boyz podca…
Both spoken and signed, this production plays its source material twice, spotlighting the disturbing ventriloquism of romantic relationships.
A part of Destinos, the third annual Chicago International Latino Theater Festival, this short-run production is born in joy, lives in anger, and ends in hope.
THE HURT OF HATE Dirty laundry demands an airing. Given the disunion afflicting our republic, a play like N (short for the "N word") has healing to share. A provocative world premiere …
The cast includes Frank Langella, Mark Rylance, Eddie Redmayne, and Alex Sharp.
AussieTheatre has a double pass to giveaway for Chicago at QPAC Brisbane on Saturday November 2nd. This dazzling production stars Natalie Bassingthwaighte as Roxie Hart, Al…
Deadline reports that Michael Keaton has joined the cast of Aaron Sorkin's upcoming film 'The Trial Of The Chicago 7.' William Hurt and J.C. MacKenzie also joined the cast.
The musicians' walkout in March and April of this year was the key factor in the increase in the CSO's deficit from $900,000 in 2017-18 to $1.1 million in 2018-19. On the other hand, operati…
"Whether traditional black boxes or nontraditional spaces, often in residential neighborhoods, Chicago storefront theatre prides itself on more intimacy, as well as edgier material, than an …
Six is picking up trophies before heading to the Great White Way. The cheered musical was honored with three Equity Jeff Awards this week for its run at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Six too…
The annual Chicago theatre awards honored Remy Bumppo Theatre Company and Court Theatre with five awards each,
Today we welcome Chicago ensemblist Arian Keddell to the Great White Way and learn about her journey to Broadway! …
HATE CRIMES ROCK A SUBVERSIVE COMEDY This show can never be nice: Along with The Taming of the Shrew, a comedy built squarely on misogyny, The Merchant of Venice, a tragicomedy festeri…
A town known for tight acting ensembles and distinctive writers may have another ace in the hole: its directors.
The reality behind Chicago's mythic small-theatre scene: hard work, low pay, burnout---and growing signs of solidarity.
From dramaturgs to directors to teachers, here are 6 Windy City artists to keep on your radar.
Artists of color have had to work hard just to get to work in the Windy City, and in the process they've changed its theatres for the better.
The 51st annual ceremony took place October 21 in the Windy City.