For most parents, the death of a child is the most devastating occurrence imaginable. So what playwright William Donnelly suggests in "No Wake," now in its Midwest premiere by Route 66 Theat…
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the MacArthur Fellows Program - more familiarly known as "the genius grants." And the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation plans to celebrate…
In addition to the musicals produced as part of its standard season, Porchlight Music Theatre presents shows under the umbrella title "Porchlight Revisits," which features three-night-only c…
Lyric Opera of Chicago today announced that Tony Award-nominated Kate Baldwin and Broadway actor Paolo Montalban ... The post Kate Baldwin, Paolo Montalban to star in Lyric Opera’s …
World-renowned mentalist Marc Salem is bringing a Chicago-centric version of his interactive “Mind Over” series ... The post Renowned mentalist Marc Salem bringing stage show to …
Thodos Dance Chicago's world premiere work, "Sono's Journey," was a great moment in living dance history, fabled ballerina Sono Osato, frail but still elegant at the age of 96, made the trip…
A play that imagines what it might have been like had Marilyn Monroe, Albert Einstein, Joe DiMaggio and Sen. Joe McCarthy met in a hotel room in 1953 will make its New York debut next month …
By Selena Fragassi | For the Sun-Times The laughs keep coming at the Chicago Sketch ... The post The laughs are right on track at Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival appeared first on Chicag…
Director Robin Witt has a special gift for bringing vivid, pulsating life to lesser-known British plays from the mid 20th century, including "Men Should Weep" and "Flare Path." Now she is st…
Bartlett Sher, the director whose recent Broadway productions have included acclaimed revivals of both “A ... The post Broadway’s Bartlett Sher to direct Lyric’s “Rom…
Composer, lyricist, librettist, rapper and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda, currently starring on Broadway in the impossible-to-get-tickets-for ... The post ‘Hamilton’ group tickets on-…
Jennifer Bielstein, who forged her career as a theater administrator in Chicago, and has served as the managing director of Actors Theatre of Louisville since 2006, has been named the new ma…
The Young Playwrights Festival - which encourages Chicago high school students to pen plays, and ultimately selects three of them for a professional production - is the most enduring element…
At the very same time the world premiere of David Rabe's "Good for Otto" continues its hugely successful extended run at The Gift Theatre through Feb. 7, the company has gathered a winningly…
Group tickets for "Hamilton" in Chicago go on sale Jan. 5. The post Group sales about to begin for “Hamilton” in Chicago appeared first on Chicago Entertainment - Chicago Sun-Tim…
The North American touring production of Disney's "The Lion King," directed by Julie Taymor, has broken the record for highest-grossing week in Chicago theatrical history. The post “Th…
Chicago artists never rest, whether in the dead of Winter or at the first signs of Spring. Nor do their audiences. Here (in chronological order) is a dramatically abridged look at 16 excitin…
Light Opera Works' production of "Guys and Dolls," the Frank Loesser musical that easily ranks among the very best musicals of the "Golden Age" of Broadway, has just three performances remai…
Think of "Gotta Dance" as "A Chorus Line" reconfigured for the AARP set and freshly sealed with a "lite and lively" label. In fact, that is all you really need to know about this new musical…
Sunday afternoon marked a poignant moment in the history of the Joffrey Ballet as the company "retired" its beloved version of Robert Joffrey's "The Nutcracker" on the stage of the Auditoriu…
The tenor voice reaches to heaven, and the bass is rooted deep in the earth. So what about the baritone? That is the voice of mortal men - those caught up in the chaos and passion of "real l…
The Joffrey Ballet’s beloved production of “The Nutcracker” was chosen as the year’s best out ... The post Joffrey Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ named year…
By Mark Kennedy | Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) " Another milestone has fallen thanks ... The post ‘Hamilton’ stage musical garners more than 1 million tweets appeared firs…
When "Men of Soul" rocked the stage of the Black Ensemble Theater (BET) this past season, the backup ladies in the cast made it clear they would be demanding equal time in the very near futu…
Redmoon Theater, the Chicago company know for the ill-fated Great Chicago Fire Festival and other ... The post Redmoon Theater flames out, will shut down operations appeared first on Chicago…