Colin Donnell Left "Chicago Med" for a Good Reason: His Musical, "Almost Famous," Has Opened to Raves in Pre-Broadway Tryout
Broadway actor Colin Donnell has lately been playing a doctor on "Chicago Med." That is, until they sent him away during the
Broadway actor Colin Donnell has lately been playing a doctor on "Chicago Med." That is, until they sent him away during the
Lyric's 2019/20 season commences in full regalia.
"A conductor has started a youth orchestra on Chicago's South Side to serve many young musicians of color who had to commute long distances to take part in music programs downtown or in the …
"With its title …and other such stories, the third Chicago Architecture Biennial signals its commitment to addressing the histories of displacement, privation and segregation that inform t…
The museum's director, James. Rondeau on why the institution is bringing Barcelona architects Barozzi Veiga on board to rethink the whole campus." " The Art Newspaper
Conchi León and her touring cast and crew had been making Chicago-specific plans since March, building a special traveling set for her Yucatán- set play La TÃa Mariela. It was set t…
A frivolous and ultimately fruitless exercise in film-to-stage adaptation.
"What was the crowning achievement of Stanley M. Freehling, the extraordinary philanthropist, fund-raiser and all-around arts agitator for the State of Illinois? Was it the saving of the Goo…
The long-running hit revival of Chicago will welcome Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne in the role of Roxie Hart beginning on January 6, 2020. Jayne will remain with the prod…
The self-proclaimed "showgirl" is making her Broadway debut.
The long-running Broadway revival of the Kander and Ebb musical Chicago is welcoming a new merry murderess to its ranks. Singer, actress and TV sensation Erika Jayne (Bravo's "The Real House…
The Broadway company of Chicago will welcome singer, actress and TV sensation Erika Jayne (Bravo's a?oeThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsa??) making her Broadway debut in the role of a?oeR…
The performer and TV personality will play Roxie Hart.
At 20, Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre celebrates immigrant, Native, and African American identity in two programs of new work. Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre, founded …
TO BE OR NOT TO BE SARAH BERNHARDT Well, with "Bernhardt" and "Hamlet" sharing the marquee, Goodman Theatre's season-opener must be larger than life if not literature. Sprawling and stuffed …
"In 32 years of annual "most endangered" designations from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Thompson Center is the youngest building ever to make the list. It's also a promi…
Chicago Shakespeare Theater's North American Premiere production of David Seidler's The King's Speech opened last week in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare and runs through October 20, 2019. D…
"When nonbinary actor Rae Hamilton-Vargo first began their career in Chicago, they had two resumes: one with their pronouns, and one without. … These days, Hamilton-Vargo has one resume, a…
MY FAIR MONARCH We love levelling. Mark Twain's prince and the pauper, Queen Victoria and her Scottish and Indian boyfriends, Queen Anne and her favorites, a British schoolteacher and the Ki…
Acres of art and a chance to observe capitalism at its looniest Let's get right to the important stuff: the hot fashion tip from EXPO Chicago 2019, the big inter…
Chicago Shakespeare's production of The King's Speech is now on stage and we've got an exclusive first look at the production!
DANCE OF DIPLOMACY Clandestine and volatile, high-stakes diplomacy can be as taut as any courtroom drama. It's hard to imagine a story more intrinsically theatrical than the real-life crises…
J.T. Rogers' Tony-Award winning play about the back-channel negotiations of the Oslo Accords in 1993 isn't naive about its subject but nevertheless contains a glimmer of hope.
The weirdo-comedy staples perform a sold-out show before heading west. The first Helltrap Nightmare I attended was in 2016, in the bar half of Cafe Mustache. Sar…
The red windmill will soon be spinning in the Windy City when the hit Broadway production Moulin Rouge! The Musical makes its way to Chicago next year. A limited-engagement of the jukebox mu…