3,996 stories from Newcity Stage
madeleine george's modern-day Greek comedy "Hurricane Diane" could not have come at a better time.
Parodic pageantry of buffoonish characters dealing in quirks, quips, double-entendres… maybe even murder.
Among other compelling reasons to see "Choir Boy" is the power and musicianship on songs sung by the young men who play the students in the choir at the Black, Christian Charles R. Drew Scho…
July dance takes place all across the city, indoors and out, on the ground and in the air.
The brilliance of this musical about the family and circle of a self-help guru manifests from so many directions that the show sweeps one magically, whimsically, sometimes tragically, in a w…
An eclectic month of performances culminates with the Broadway-bound "The Devil Wears Prada"
Though "Godspell" was first produced fifty years ago, its lessons could not be more timely. Now is the time to come together in peace and love.
The one-night-only show is part of Muntu's 50th anniversary season, which the company is commemorating with a revival of the DanceAfrica Chicago festival.
For fellow nineties nostalgia seekers, "Cruel Intentions" is one of those quintessential teen drama romps. Chock full of nineties music you will be compelled to sing along (but seriously ple…
If any working comedian has the ideal skillset to walk that fine line of finding the funny in geopolitical turmoil, it's Kondabolu.
Moore's show is set in Englewood, mostly at the fictional Black Women's Health Initiative, inspired loosely by an amalgamation of real-life events back in 2011 that she covered as a journali…
Each year, Visceral Dance Chicago invites a group of Chicago-based choreographers to create a solo for each member of the company.
We need to laugh at the peculiar social and political currents of our time, at the purely silly and absurd and at dick and vagina jokes.
"Skates," the creation of Chicago native Christine Rea (book and lyrics) and her husband Rick Briskin (music and lyrics) has its heart in the seventies, at a South Side roller rink called Wi…
The current Music Theater Works' production offers a rare opportunity to see the show professionally staged.
"Hand to God" is a deeply funny, foul-mouthed play about grief and the necessity of devils.
The Chicago-based comedian and storyteller is the creator and host of the popular weekly comedy show "Blackout Diaries" which focuses on drinking stories and "hilarious misadventures" peopl…
A music-infused month of theater
Rarely do you get such rich storytelling in just over ninety minutes.
There are over thirty songs here that include anthems, arias, dances, choruses, duets and trios. The variety is eclectic and run the gamut with a well-assembled and powerful cast and ensembl…
Hold on to your halter little birdie, the Fly Honeys are back!
"Lookingglass Alice" reveals the beauty in change and unexpected lessons, while acknowledging their pain.
Some of the best bits on "Black Superman" are about the trials of fatherhood.
This supersonic super sonic musical journey through The Temptations' lives and the hits catalog of this Motown megagroup is riveting fun.
