Sing For Your Seniors brought cast members from 'The Cher Show,' 'Chicago The Musical' and 'Cats The Musical' to Encore Community Services in midtown on June 25th.
Producers John Frost and Suzanne Jones have announced that iconic Australian entertainer Tom Burlinson will join the cast of the multi-award winning, record breaking musical Chicago for its …
Late in the evening of July 1, say Chicago police, seven people tagged with white spray paint the Anish Kapoor sculpture Cloud Gate in Millennium Park. The tags were cleaned off by 10:30 the…
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Japanese superstar Ryoko Yonekura returned to Broadway's CHICAGO last night for a two week stint through July 14th.
Ryoko Yonekura, the multi-talented original star of the Japanese-language production of Chicago, returns to the Broadway revival as Roxie Hart on July 1. Yonekura will play a limited 16-perf…
Yonekura again plays Roxie Hart before joining the U.S. touring company in Japan.
The Tony-winning director visits the critics and breaks down his artistic process on 'The Waverly Gallery' and 'The Band's Visit,' and explains his love affair with the Windy City.
When he became CEO of the city's natural history museum in 2012, it was in enough financial trouble that its debt was on the verge of being downgraded. Then there was the "cringeworthy" Nati…
A letter from eight of the 13 departing board members noted that two leading candidates for CEO of the theater withdrew after meeting with the president of Roosevelt University (which owns t…
"Alright, come on," comedian Hannah Gadsby said to the uproarious applause that greeted her when she walked abruptly out onto the stage of the Chicago Theatre Sunday night, eschewing an open…
Sunday "Ada and the Engine": During the start of the Industrial Revolution, Ada sees the unlimited potential in Charles Babbage's invention of the first mechanical computer. This play with m…
A LITERAL STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS Only 65 minutes long, British playwright Jez Butterworth's spell-casting The River manages, as few plays have, to simulate a dream on stage. Heraclitu…
THESE CASCADING CRISES ARE NOT SOON FORGOTTEN Sometimes, given the right writing, a seemingly small struggle can defy and define supposedly close kinfolk " and even stamp a society: The futu…
FRIDAY "If I Forget": Before Sept. 11, three siblings clash when reunited to celebrate their father's 75th birthday. Will they negotiate how much of their past, family secrets, and long-held…
Producers have announced that Australian superstar Jason Donovan will be playing the role of the cunning and charismatic lawyer Billy Flynn in Chicago this December in Melbourne. He joins Na…
And a new exhibit at Gerber/Hart Library and Archives provides the visual aids. When the annual Pride Parade steps off from the intersection of Broadway and Mon…
It is sleek, sharp, and cool. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's Summer Series performed at the Harris Theater June 6 through 9 was a sleek and futuristic vision: t…
Australian producers John Frost and Suzanne Jones have announced that Australian superstar Jason Donovan will be joining the cast of the multi-award winning, record breaking musical Chicago …
"As part of the Courtroom Artist Residency, artists may sit among the friends and family members of defendants waiting to be tried at Cook County's Criminal Court and witness the brisk flow …
If Chicago Tap Theatre (CTT) is known for one thing outside the dance world, it's probably their Pride-themed extravaganzas. Tap dancing, beloved LGBT arts organizations like the Chicago Gay…
Thirteen out of 34 members of the board of directors, including chairman John Svoboda, resigned this week following a disagreement with Roosevelt University, which owns the building, over th…
The actor concluded her run in the long-running hit revival June 3.
FRIDAY "Sweet Texas Reckoning": Kate comes home to Texas with her African American wife. Artemisia Theatre at the Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave.; www. artemisiatheatre.org SATURDAY "Get…