Chicago Theater Review: YELLOW MOON (Writers' Theatre in Glencoe) by Tony Frankel

ALMOST A FULL MOON The theater has been sorely affected by electronic communication. Since the advent of the internet, at least, the cumbersome amount of news bits and twittering has infecte…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:48am on April 26, 2013☆⚑

Jazz Artist GERALD CLAYTON Performs at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago, May 23rd-26th by Michael J. Roberts

Over the course of eight years, with three albums as a leader, several studio projects as a sideman, and countless worldwide performances, pianist and composer Gerald Clayton has estab…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 7:13pm on April 25, 2013☆⚑

Chicago Theater Review: PAJAMA GAME (The Music Theatre Company in Highland Park) by Lawrence Bommer

WHEN UNIONS RULED THE EARTH Outrageously overdue for revival (the last one was at Marriott Theatre in 2004), this irresistible 1954 Broadway classic harks back to a time when producers could…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 4:46pm on April 25, 2013☆⚑

Review: María de Buenos Aires (Chicago Opera Theater) by Scotty Zacher

With Maria de Bueanos Aires, repurposing the original plot"with its more overt religious themes and fantastical elements"into a work of social and political commentary without changing a wor…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 4:25pm on April 25, 2013☆⚑

Women in Chicago by American Theatre Wing and Sdcf

On Tuesday, December 4, 2012, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society hosted a panel on women directors and choreographers in Chicago with panelists Rachel Rockwell, Joanie Schultz, K…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 2:53pm on April 25, 2013☆⚑

The House Theatre of Chicago Announces A Season of Spectacular, Original Myths by Michael J. Roberts

The House Theatre of Chicago announces its 12th Season creating Amazing Feats of Storytelling. The five programs in the 2013-14 Season are all written and helmed by Company Members of The Ho…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:31pm on April 25, 2013☆⚑

Chicago theater openings for the week of April 26-May 2

Picking the upcoming opening nights Picking the upcoming opening nights.    

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:17pm on April 25, 2013☆⚑

PHOTO CALL: Jimmy Buffett and Bruce Vilanch Visit Big Fish in Chicago by Krissie Fullerton

Jimmy Buffett and his Parrothead Productions partner Frank Marshall, along with Emmy winning comedian Bruce Vilanch, checked out a performance of Big Fish in Chicago on April 23. The trio ma…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:23am on April 25, 2013☆⚑

Heat rises at Porchlight in this most Chicago of musicals by Chris Jones

THEATER REVIEW: "Pal Joey" by Porchlight Music Theatre ★★★ THEATER REVIEW: "Pal Joey" by Porchlight Music Theatre ★★★ ... You only had to be sitting in S…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 5:13pm on April 24, 2013☆⚑

Showbiz Chicago Spotlight: Jimmy Buffet & Frank Marshall Catch BIG FISH by Michael J. Roberts

  Legendary musician Jimmy Buffet and film producer Frank Marshall dropped in to see the April 23rd performance of the pre-Broadway smash musical BIG FISH currently playing through May …

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 2:05pm on April 24, 2013☆⚑

Broadway In Chicago Announces Individual Tickets For BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY Go On Sale Friday, April 26, 2013 at 10am. by Michael J. Roberts

Broadway In Chicago has announced that individual tickets for the musical BUDDY – THE Buddy Holly STORY go on-sale to the public Friday, April 26, 2013 at 10 a.m. Based on the li…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 1:55pm on April 24, 2013☆⚑

Disney's 'Jungle Book' Readies for Chicago Bow by David Rooney

World-premiering at the Goodman Theatre, Mary Zimmerman's production stars 10-year-old newcomer Akash Chopra as "man cub" Mowgli.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 1:00pm on April 24, 2013☆⚑

'Just For Laughs' lineup set for Chicago by Chris Jones

Bill Maher, Seth Meyers and Bob Newhart are among the old school-new school headliners of TBS Just for Laughs Chicago, the Chicago franchise of the Montreal-based comedy festival. It's slate…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:00am on April 24, 2013☆⚑

Review: Big Fish (Broadway in Chicago) by Scotty Zacher

Out of all the musical endings I've ever seen, Big Fish is one of the most true. I wasn't manipulated. I was genuinely, completely moved. For all its imperfect lead-up, Big Fish has a perfec…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 12:38am on April 24, 2013☆⚑

Jimmy Buffet catches a 'Big Fish' tonight in Chicago by Doug George

(BY DOUG GEORGE) ... One of the producers of the musical "Big Fish" is none other than Mr. Fins himself, singer Jimmy Buffett. And he's catching the show tonight (Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.) at th…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 6:18pm on April 23, 2013☆⚑

Chicago Theater Review: PAL JOEY (Porchlight Music Theatre at Stage 773) by Lawrence Bommer

CHICAGO CAD MAKES BAD LOOK GOOD Sassy and brassy Pal Joey is a wondrous rouser that spins the tale of a roué gone rotten in Depression-era Chicago. Porchlight Music Theatre gained the ex…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 4:22pm on April 23, 2013☆⚑

Chicago Theater Review: THE HAPPIEST SONG PLAYS LAST (Goodman Theatre) by Lawrence Bommer

SEVEN CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF A PLAY Undernourished as this commissioned play may feel, it is, in fact, the last of the "Elliot Trilogy" by Quiara Alegría Hudes (bookwriter for In the Hei…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 11:55am on April 23, 2013☆⚑

ShowBiz Chicago Podcast with the Cast of THE WHALE by Michael J. Roberts

THE WHALE: VICTORY GARDENS THEATER Cast members Dale Calandra (Hairspray), Leah Karpel, and Cheryl Graeff discuss their roles in Samuel D. Hunter’s critically acclaimed play THE WHALE,…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:37am on April 23, 2013☆⚑

THE CHICAGO PREMIERE OF Mona Golabek in THE PIANIST OF WILLESDEN LANE ADAPTED AND DIRECTED BY HERSHEY FELDER OFFICIALLY OPENS TONIGHT AT THE ROYAL GEO by Michael J. Roberts

Eighty-Eight Entertainment follows its current presentation of Hershey Felder's AN AMERICAN STORY, now through April 14th at Chicago's Royal George Theatre, with the Chicago Premiere of…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 7:16pm on April 22, 2013☆⚑

Review: The Silent Language/TUTA Theatre Chicago by Johnny Oleksinski

TUTA has transformed its Studio Theatre into a bohemian tent draped with patterned fabrics and littered with crates and seemingly discarded light fixtures. Is there any better landscape for …

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 6:35pm on April 22, 2013☆⚑

Chicago Children's Theatre announces 2013-14 season with new musical and 'Frog and Toad' reprise by Chris Jones

The Chicago Children's Theatre will reprise its production of the Broadway musical "A Year with Frog and Toad" as part of a 2013-14 season made up of just one major new production. &nbs…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 3:56pm on April 22, 2013☆⚑

'Chicago' Shares More Beauty Secrets (VIDEO) by Broadway's Best Shows

Chicago’s Cristy Candler tells us how to enhance eyebrows.

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 1:59pm on April 22, 2013☆⚑

Review: María de Buenos Aires/Chicago Opera Theater by Dennis Polkow

RECOMMENDED One of the problems with being the new impresario in town who conducts, directs and simultaneously runs another opera company on the West Coast is catching your breath long enoug…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 1:42pm on April 22, 2013☆⚑

Chicago Theater Review: STILL ALICE (Lookingglass Theatre Company) by Lawrence Bommer

ALICE FALLS THROUGH AT LOOKINGGLASS "I miss myself." That's the plaintive cry from the titular character of Still Alice, adapted from Lisa Genova's book, and presented by Lookinggla…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 1:19am on April 22, 2013☆⚑

Review: The Elephant and the Whale (Chicago Children's Theatre and Redmoon Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

A collaboration between Chicago Children's Theatre and Redmoon Theatre, the creative team of conceivers, designers, and performers work overtime to ensure this adorable story about friendshi…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 5:57pm on April 21, 2013☆⚑