HAYMARKET TRIUMPHS WITH TELEMANN RARITY Closing out their fourth season with Georg Philipp Telemann's Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Camacho (Don Quixote at the Wedding of Camacho), Haym…
With so many dance troupes lying somewhere on the broad spectrum of classical contemporary dance, it can be hard to pin down style and mission for any of them. More to the point is the quali…
RECOMMENDED After a one-year production hiatus, Chicago Dramatists returns with a compelling and important world premiere penned by Rohina Malik, "The Mecca Tales." Four American Muslim wome…
Opening night for pre-Broadway shows in Chicago can be fun. The excitement both real (will this be the next "The Producers" or "Kinky Boots"?) and manufactured (red carpets, Klieg lights and…
STRIPPING DOWN TO BASICS Charged with unforced sympathy and unpolemical solidarity for plucky underdogs, The Full Monty, like the Fox movie that inspired this musical make-over, fits the …
The long-running, Tony-winning revival of Chicago welcomes Tony nominee John Dossett to the cast at the Ambassador Theatre at the March 14 matinee.
Balanchine-gone-wild by way of Spanish choreographer Gustavo Ramirez Sansano. The nature of male and female eroticism and ritual by way of that European master, Jiri Kylian. A knockout solo …
LITERAL LEVITY On display through this weekend at Millennium Park's Harris Theater for Music and Dance, the Spring Series from Hubbard Street Dance Chicago consists of five offerings t…
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A lawsuit filed Thursday blames the collision that killed Chicago stage actor Bernie Yvon last year on a semitrailer driver who, according to the filing, was speeding in a vehicle that wasn'…
A lawsuit filed Thursday blames the collision that killed Chicago stage actor Bernie Yvon last year on a semi-trailer driver who, according to the filing, was speeding in a vehicle that wasn…
The premiere of the new Broadway-bound musical First Wives Club opened last night, March 11, 2015 at the Oriental Theatre 24 West Randolph St. and runs through March 29, 2015. Sean Cullen, M…
Talk about worlds apart. It’s “Star Wars”-meets-Shakespeare in E.D.G.E. Theatre’s production of “MacSith,” gets its Chicago reboot ... The post Shak…
In 1995, Doug Zook was a business agent for Local 1 of the Service Employees International Union. Many of the employees at Chicago cemeteries were represented by that union, including Homewo…
The Court Theatre Chicago has announced the cast for its production of Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon's The Secret Garden to be directed by award-winning artistic director Charles Newe…
ANOTHER SCHOOL FOR WIVES It's a huge reversal. For generations the sole route for a successful show was from Broadway to Hollywood–from musical to movie. For young theatergoers today t…
RECOMMENDED Pass through the ornate 1918 façade of the Chopin Theatre, bounce down a few generously carpeted stairs, and you'll find yourself in the gregarious Pregnant Buffalo Lounge. Ch…
St. Patrick's Day officially arrives March 17, but here are some ways to celebrate the green scene this weekend. The post Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day weekend— Chicago-style appea…
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The Iron Stag King RECOMMENDED If “Game of Thrones” took the Arthurian high fantasy genre and dragged it off its clean white pedestal down into the muck, then The House Theatre's…
The Chicago premiere of the new Broadway-aimed musical First Wives Club officially opened March 11 at Chicago’s Oriental Theatre. The new musical stars Faith Prince, Carmen Cus…
The classic Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green musical Wonderful Town, directed by Tony winner Mary Zimmerman, will be part of the Goodman Theatre's 2015-16 season.
Broadway In Chicago will soon welcome Tony Award nominee Annaleigh Ashford Kinky Boots, Chicago production of WICKED, You Can't Take It With You and Masters of Sex as she makes her solo Chic…
FRIDAY | "The Mecca Tales": In Rohina Malik's drama, five American Muslim women meet for the first time during a pilgrimage to Mecca. Through April 12 at Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W. Chicago …
Dossett will take over the role of Billy Flynn from Alexander Gemignani.