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FROM MYTHS TO MOVEMENTS A kind of Mulan among major works of 19th-century ballet (it celebrates a young nymph's coming of age), Leo Delibes' Sylvia is not as famous as his simple…
A MARRIAGE MADE IN CHICAGO Lyric Opera's season-opening production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro celebrates love and beauty with vibrant colors, light-hearted laughter and sublime music…
A CINDERELLA FOR ALL AGES You might think you know the story if you've seen Disney's animated version, but Rossini's Cinderella (or La Cenerentola, literally "little girl of the cinders") is…
Rumer Willis is currently raking in the chips in Chicago and she stopped by The Today Show on October 15 to talk about making her Broadway debut. Did she always want to be play Roxie Hart? &…
ProducersDori BerinsteinandBill Damaschkeannounced today the complete cast forGotta Dance, the new Broadway-bound musical about professional basketball's first ever aged 60-and-older dance t…
WHAT'S GOOD FOR OTTO ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR GIFT Seldom have I sat through such a long-winded play (nearly three hours!) that said so little. I struggled in vain to find some deeper meaning i…
LUCIO SILLA REVELS IN YOUTH'S BEAUTY Mozart's early chamber opera Lucio Silla, written at the precocious age of sixteen, is an excellent example of the bel canto style. Not only is the singi…
OSCAR'S JUKEBOX It's a title to win a crowd on the spot: The revue Hollywood's Greatest Song Hits just requires the right arrangements for a cabaret showcase of four solid talents. Add to th…
CAPTURES EVERYTHING BUT THE COMEDY Two big ironies attach to the new show at the Broadway Playhouse in Water Tower Place. First, it's called Unspeakable but it's not afraid to say anything: …
I'M FEELING UNLUCKY The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence is Theatre Wit's latest local premiere by Madeleine George, author of Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England, a 2014 pro…
THE OLD TESTAMENT MEETS THE NEW WORLD A saga of American origins, John Steinbeck's most ambitious novel was published in 1952 and, three years later, starred James Dean and Julie Harris in a…
BREAD AND BOXING Raw as realism requires, good plays about boxing are more than just Rocky slugfests. Like Clifford Odets' seminal Golden Boy, they transform an atavistic popular distraction…
I DID IT FOR THE DAUGHTERS Does evil alter when it switches sexes? Right now the Storefront Theatre is hosting No Beast So Fierce, adaptor/director Max Traux's gender-bending exploration …
Chicago Shakespeare Theater's spectacle-oriented production of "The Tempest," seen in prior versions at American Repertory Theater and a couple of other regionals, achieves what many staging…
As he stands in front of a group of more than 30 people, Stuart Carden looks down at his laptop and reads a quote from author and spiritualist Andrew Harvey. "'If you're really listening, if…
1. MUSIC MAN Pop star Josh Groban headlines the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State in ...
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There's much talent involved with this production, and Lord knows, they haven't been afraid to take risks. But in a week where we saw one more instance of young people being killed before th…
Columbia College Chicago is proud to announce an exciting career and professional development opportunity for theater professionals. They will be offering the first and only Master's level …
"Unspeakable" by James Murray Jackson, Jr. can be summed up in one word: inexplicable. Sure, the play is loosely based on the life story of Richard Pryor. Sure, Jackson's portrayal of Pryor …
Many artists across the city engage with the Chicago Park District's cultural programs and events. From Park Cultural Instructors who offer over 3,000 annual arts classes in all disciplines…
Stage and screen starBryant Batt recentlytookDonald Trump parodies toa whole new level when he sang as the business-mogul-turned-presidential-candidate channelingBilly Flynn from Broadway's …
The first national tour of the critically acclaimed and Tony Award-winning musical, "Fun Home," is to play Chicago, the presenter and landlord Broadway in Chicago announced on Tuesday.
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The national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical Fun Home will play Chicago's Bank of America Theatre in November 2016. The engagement was announced as part of the Broadway in Chi…
Broadway In Chicago today announced the full line-up for its 2016 season. The lineup will ...
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