FIRST DATE, Broadway's new musical comedy about the most dangerous human endeavor in existence, the dreaded blind date previews at the Royal George Cabaret, 1641 North Halsted, Chicago previ…
Early on in Lisa D'Amour's New Orleans-set play, "Airline Highway," a character is asked whether he has ever been to Jazz Fest, a big-time tourist attraction for the city. After ponderin…
"First Date," the little musical based around the concept of a blind date, is headed to Chicago, beginning previews Feb. 5 at the Royal George Cabaret, 1641 N. Halsted. The post “First…
Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 201415 subscription season with the world premiere production of Airline Highway, written by Lisa D'Amour Detroit, How to Build a Forest and directe…
TimeLine Theatre Company will bring the Apples to the Windy City.
Continuing its 20th Anniversary Season of Sondheim, Porchlight Music Theatre will present the Chicago premiere of Sondheim on Sondheim, the musical exploration of the life and work of the aw…
CST STAGES A FRESH AND FANTASTICAL PERICLES William Shakespeare is a man of many faces. To most, he is quite simply a master of the English language and one of the greatest playwrights who e…
RADVANOVSKY IS REGAL IN ANNA BOLENA With so much filmed and written about the six wives of Henry VIII, the Tudor period is perhaps one of the most familiar eras in English history. Yet Gaeta…
SUGAR PLUMS AND COALS"ALL IN A VERY STUFFED STOCKING Goodman Theatre just got schizoid. On one end of its block-long Dearborn Street lobby is the Albert Theatre, where the sacred cash cow A …
Late in life, when writers are more inclined to take the bigger, sadder, more complicated view of our long haul on this planet, William Shakespeare wrote (or more likely co-wrote) what vario…
In the wake of "The Art of Falling," its groundbreaking collaboration with The Second City, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago has returned to pure dance mode. The post Hubbard Street Dance Chica…
"Pericles," one of the Bard's less frequently produced "romances," is now receiving an elaborate production that might have benefited from some judicious trimming. The post A tempest-tossed …
We Must Breathe: A Response from Chicago Playwrights and Poets will be held at Chicago's Victory Gardens Theater in response to current events and to engage locals in a conversa…
RECOMMENDED Whether you are of the camp that considers "Pericles" a Shakespearean romance or a "problem” play (or both), it is impossible to delve into this dynamic story without ackno…
Jennifer Nettles, who just announced she will be making her Broadway debut as 'Roxie Hart' in CHICAGO, posted two photos from backstage at her photo shoot for the musical. Check out the sult…
FRIDAY | "Newsies": "Headlines don't sell papes, Newsies sell papes." And tickets. This touring musical is based on the Disney movie about the Newsboys Strike of 1899, and has a score by Ala…
Victory Gardens Theater announces We Must Breathe: A Response from Chicago Playwrights and Poets, a special event gathering members of Chicago's artistic community to share their views on di…
Christian Stolte, who stars on "Chicago Fire" as Mouch on the popular NBC drama series, will showcase his comedic chops (which he often does exhibit on "Chicago Fire") as the guest monologis…
HUMOR CAN BE HOLY When, earlier this year, I saw Bluebird Arts' revival of Sarah Ruhl's magically realistic domestic drama, I couldn't grasp the buzz behind her successful whimsy. Yes, it ha…
Grammy winner Jennifer Nettles will make her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in the long-running revival of Chicago at the Ambassador Theater from Feb. 2, 2015 to March 29. She made the announc…
Pegasus Theatre Chicago will be staging its 28th annual Young Playwrights Festival in a new location. This showcase of professional productions of one-act plays penned by four emerging young…
Jennifer Nettles will make her Broadway debut in Chicago for an eight week limited engagement, starting Monday February 2 through Sunday March, March 29, 2015 at the Ambassador Theatre. Visi…
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"Newsies," the Disney Theatrical Productions stage musical based on the 1992 film of the same name, takes audiences back to a pivotal moment in newspaper boy history as it recounts the famou…
Jennifer Nettles is bound from Sugarland to Chicago, via Broadway. The post Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles heads to Broadway via ‘Chicago’ appeared first on Chicago Entertain…