Some directors hide on opening nights. Not PJ Paparelli, the artistic director of American Theater Company (ATC), who died Thursday, at the age of 40, in a car accident in Scotland. Earlier …
THE LAST VICTIMS An urban massacre grabs headlines for days, then burns out as quickly as it erupted. There's always the next shock of the known to deal with: Without meaning to be cruel, we…
“The subject is sensitive, awkward and uncomfortable but also, a growing priority for even the most established theater companies in Chicago, many of which are still relatively new at …
JERSEY BOYS cast members met with Order of Canada recipient and internationally renowned Famous PEOPLE Players founder Diane Dupuy and her mother, Mary Thornton after the May 21st perform…
“Both Paparelli and his theater company " the two were inseparable " were at their creative peak. During Paparelli’s seven-year tenure, ATC produced a slew of highly regarded wor…
P.J. Paparelli, director of the innovative American Theater Company in Chicago, died May 21 of injuries suffered earlier this week in a car crash in Scotland, where he was vacationing, accor…
Chicago's Kokandy Productions has announced the casting for its upcoming summer show, Loving Repeating, composer Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime) and director-adaptor Frank Galati's mu…
The world premiere of Sense and Sensibility, Paul Gordon's musical adaptation of the beloved Jane Austen beloved novel, is now playing at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Megan McGinnis, Wa…
By Mary Kroeck Emjoy Gavino, Michael Patrick Thornton and Chay Yew are familiar names in the Chicago theater circuit. Gavino is a teaching artist with Barrel of Monkeys, ensemble member of R…
Monday, June 22, 6 - 8 p.m.Steppenwolf Yondorf Hall, 758 W. North Ave.The Chicago Theatre Intern Networking Event is the only event of its kind to help interns and apprentices make new profe…
Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks has announced it will present Shakespeare's Greatest Hits this summer, an original touring production that will visit 17 Chicago park districts throughou…
Broadway star and recording artist Chester Gregory recently returned to Chicago to receive the highest honor from his alma mater, Columbia College Chicago BFA Musical Theatre, '95. For his p…
Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks has announced its show and schedule for summer 2015. The title may not appear in the Bard's First Folio, but don't let that detract from its outdoor entertai…
Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks has announced its show and schedule for summer 2015. The title may not appear in the Bard's First Folio, but don't let that detract from its outdoor entertai…
The Old Town School of Folk Music presents Iron Heart Chicago, a new festival celebrating the international range of Chicago's local musical heroes, with a series of free concerts performed …
The Chicago Dramatists leader nurtured generations of playwrights with weekly readings. They in turn formed the family that gathered around him as his health declined.
Even after 50 years, Americans still question who shot JFK and why. Investigative reporter and author Hillel Levin reveals the most persuasive proof to date " and sheds light on the Wi…
DEAF, DUMB, BLIND–AND FABULOUS! Right now there's a lot of noise in the attic–Mary's Attic in Andersonville. The uproarious occasion is Miracle!, a gender-bending, cross-dressing…
A METAPHORICAL MESS "The truth can be cruel." That's the twisty motto of the interactive quiz show within Quiz Show, a maddeningly metaphorical one-act from Strawdog Theatre Company. The U.S…
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Zunino will star opposite Brandy Norwood as Roxie Hart.
Broadway's Tony-winning, long-running revival of John Kander, Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse's Chicago will welcome the return of Latin-American star Marco Zunino in the role of …
The Broadway company of the Tony Award-winning, record-breaking hit musical Chicago will welcome back Latin-American star Marco Zunino in the role of that silver-tongued prince of the courtr…
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