A GREAT PLAY (BASED ON SOMETHING) Though little happens and nothing is resolved in the Pulitzer-nominated Thom Pain (based on nothing), the play is oddly and intensely captivating. Will Eno'…
Nick Offerman, star of "Parks and Recreation" on NBC, will headline the Chicago Theatre Oct. 3, according to the Chicago Tribune.
NETworks Presentations, LLC announced July 16 that the Broadway musical Elf, based on the film of the same name, will offer a holiday tour around the country beginning in November.
Vibrant and trendy hotspot aria bar, 200 North Columbus Drive, invites diners and guests to celebrate Thursday nights with an all-new happy hour, "Life Begins at 5 o'clock." Taki…
Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park, 200 North Columbus Drive, offers a variety of packages that will allow guests to enjoy luxurious accommodations and explore the best of the Windy City all …
Nick Offerman, the former Off-Loop actor who went on to play Ron Swanson on the NBC comedy "Parks and Recreation," now apparently is a big-enough name to headline the Chicago Theatre.&nbs…
Edward Albee, three-time Pulitzer Prize and two-time Tony Award-winning playwright, will be recognized with the 2013 Chicago Tribune Literary Prize for lifetime achievement. The prize will b…
Nikka Graff Lanzarone, who has been seen on Broadway in Chicago and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, will offer a solo show entitled Keep Me Posted (a live rock documentary) Aug. 2…
Drury Lane Theatre will present the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal, starring Jeff Award nominee Susie McMonagle as the bipolar matriarch Diana, beginning Aug. 15, prior to an …
Edward Albee has won the 2013 Chicago Tribune Literary Prize.
Successful magic is both art and science, and in terms of both, Dennis Watkins, as Harry Houdini, should win the Nobel Prize. The House Theatre is one of Chicago's most groundbreaking compan…
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Becker Entertainment is redefining Chicago's Division Street scene with their newest venture, FAME; an art-centric bar bringing nationally acclaimed artists' work to one of the city's mos…
Harry Groener will star in the title role of Cyrano de Bergerac at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
It's not Chicago's longest running yet, but it's on its way. The Chicago production of "Million Dollar Quartet" at the Apollo Theater (2540 N. Lincoln Ave.) will play its 2000th performance …
Age & Hometown: 40; Richmond, California Current Role: Listening to Matilda Wormwood's illuminating and precocious stories as Mrs. Phelps, an encouraging and excitable librar…
ISOLATION AND INSANITY There's a good reason for no intermission in this devilishly deceptive Belleville. It's taut to a torque as it depicts a young American couple's disintegration in an e…
Leading lady Amy Spanger is putting the spark back into the long-running musical Chicago. Spanger has been delighting Broadway audiences for years, with memorable star turns in Kis…
As executive director of Skokie's Northlight Theatre, Tim Evans is no stranger to the Herculean artistic and economic task that is mounting a successful theatrical season.
Hilarious and heartfelt, Hedwig is an indelible character, and Ryan Lanning is a marvel to watch and hear. Not only will this music stick with you days after the performance, but so too will…
Things are pretty hot these days at the Ambassador Theatre, with talk show diva Wendy Williams making her Broadway debut in Chicago as Matron "Mama" Morton! But the long-…
Trisha Jeffrey, whose Broadway credits include Rent, Little Shop of Horrors and All Shook Up, will star as Celie in The Color Purple beginning Aug. 14 at the Mercury Theater in Chicago.
Mercury Theater Chicago, 3745 N Southport Ave., presents the Broadway musical THE COLOR PURPLE, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker, previewing August 14, opening…
THE ENSEMBLE IS HOT, THE PLOT IS NOT Sam Shepard loves to level, if not to topple, his characters. In the treacherous course of True West, two brothers exchange identities: The Hollywood hot…
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) presents Cyrano de Bergerac directed by Penny Metropulos September 24"November 10, 2013 inCST's Courtyard Theater. The stars have aligned to …