Review: Bel Canto (Lyric Opera of Chicago)
Sung in eight languages and featuring a diverse cast, Bel Canto is a stellar world premiere of an unusual but tragically lovely contemporary opera that explores the effects of mob rule, the …
Sung in eight languages and featuring a diverse cast, Bel Canto is a stellar world premiere of an unusual but tragically lovely contemporary opera that explores the effects of mob rule, the …
A troupe of giant puppets will not be roaming the streets of Chicago next year after all. After two years of work and months of negotiations, the city notified event organizers Thursday that…
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Hubbard Street Dance is living, breathing proof of how athletic artists can be. Lithe and muscular, they perform daring feats with their own and each others' bodies. Exploring themes of iso…
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"Mr. Burns" offered an intellectual thrill inspired by Bart Simpson. A Tupperware musical could not contain itself. A "Godot" arrived. No question there was a "Doubt." "Twisted Melodies" pla…
"Mr. Burns" offered an intellectual thrill inspired by Bart Simpson. A Tupperware musical could not contain itself. A "Godot" arrived. No question there was a "Doubt." "Twisted Melodies" pla…
CHICAGO - "Bel canto," Italian for "beautiful singing," is a phrase that gave its name to both a style of singing and a variety of 19th century Italian opera. It's the title of the award-win…
Famed comedic actress Carol Burnett has added a second Evening of Laughter and Reflection to the Chicago Theatre. Originally announced as a one-night-only engagement May 20, 2016, th…
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As part of Roundabout Theatre Company's 50th Anniversary Season, Broadway In Chicago and Roundabout Theatre Company are pleased to announce casting for the national tour of Sam Mendes (Spect…
Somewhere in clothesline heaven, assorted long fibers are giving thanks for the existence of the Neo-Futurists. Because the adventurous Chicago troupe has elevated the status of the entire s…
Roundabout Theatre Company has announced casting for the national tour of Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall's production of "Cabaret," including Chicago actress Shannon Cochran. The tour of John K…
"Hamilton," the Broadway musical written and composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, is launching its first national tour in Chicago, it was announced this week. The show is about the first secretar…
"Is this some new genre?" whispered my companion about David Ives' verse adaptation of Jean-François Regnard's eighteenth-century farce, "Le Légataire universel." Perhaps Pomo Eroticism …
"The Heir Apparent," David Ives' "update" of a 17th century comedy by Jean-Francois Regnard (now at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater), is simply far too much about far too little. A cautionar…
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Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce Original Broadway Cast member Jackie Burns (If/Then, Wicked, Hair), Tamyra Gray (American Idol Season One Finalist, Rent), and Matthew Hydzik (Sid…