 On March 7, winemakers and owners head to Chicago to spread the great tradition of Willamette Valley wines. Following popular road show events in Seattle, New York and San Francisco, …
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announced today two upcoming productions: the American premiere of Othello: The Remix, created by the Q Brothers, March 12"April 28, 2013 in …
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THE LADY OF THE GARDENIAS Thanks to Lanie Robertson’s bedrock-basic script, Rob Lindley's dedicated staging and the utter effacement of a good vocalist into a great one, courtesy of Al…
American Theater Company presents the world premiere of the revised columbinus, including material devised from recent interviews with survivors of the Columbine High School shootings, famil…
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo Who: By Rajiv Joseph, directed by Heidi Stillman. What: Two United States Marines and an Iraqi translator are thrust into a world of greed, mystery and betra…
CHICAGO (AP) " A federal agency said Tuesday it is investigating the injury of a fire-blowing stilt-walker who was burned during a dress rehearsal at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
CHICAGO (AP) " A Lyric Opera of Chicago performer was burned after his head caught on fire during a dress rehearsal of a production of "Die Meistersinger von Nurenberg."
Throughout Reginald Edmund’s “Southbridge,” which opened in a world premiere on Saturday night at Chicago Dramatists, my mind repeatedly wandered to author Toni Morrison. M…
Musical legends Nas, Stevie Wonder, Kanye West, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Ziggy Marley and Smokey Robinson have already led standing ovations at Fela!, a musical that has thrilled audiences acro…
"The Book of Mormon," "Chicago" and "American Idiot" highlight the 2013-2014 Gexa Energy Broadway at the Hobby Center season in Houston. In addition, the extensive schedule includes "Peter a…
SOMEWHAT SOUTH OF WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE Chicago Dramatists' world premiere is a tale of murder, spirituality, and heartbreak: A black man named Stranger, after being accused of the murder of …
After curtain call, Cathy Rigby flies over the audience. Two seats down from me, a little girl reached her arms up to catch the shower of sparkles. When the lights went up, I (the jaded crit…
READY FOR HER CLOSE-UP, MR. DEMILLE From the start it seemed strange that anyone would make a musical out of a movie that embodies its medium so completely. Yes, the film All About Eve deser…
SAD TRIUMPH OF HOPE OVER EXPERIENCE It’s like kicking a puppy dog to dislike Charity Hope Valentine. Charity is the cloyingly-named heroine of the 1966 musical by Cy Coleman, Dorothy F…
American Theater Company presents the world premiere of the revised columbinus, including material devised from recent interviews with survivors of the Columbine High School shootings, famil…
Drury Lane Theatre's new Chicago-area production of Sunset Boulevard opens Feb. 1 following previews from Jan. 24. Christine Sherrill is faded silent-film star Norma Desmond and Wil…
Minsk, 2011: A Reply to Kathy Acker Written by Natalia Kaliada and Nicolai Khalezin D…
RECOMMENDED “You can’t put your hands together in Minsk. You can’t drum.” How can that be true? The element that most bores into the audience at Chicago Shakespeare T…
Chicago Opera Theater (COT) offers more opportunities to look inside its operas through its new initiative, Viewpoints. These collaborations with Chicago cultural institutions will …
Luis Carreon, a Chicago-based magician, has announced two performances of his original solo show, Bending Minds and Bending Dreams, at one of the most renowned magic shops in the country, Ma…
A CRY TO CARE The 85-minutes of this electrifying protest play begin with a lone microphone suddenly erupting in an ear-splitting feedback. The noise is intolerable, no less than what it ush…
THEATER REVIEWS: "Successors" at Signal Ensemble Theatre ★★★ and "Stadium Devildare" at Red Tape Theatre ★½ NINA METZ reviews "Successors" at Signal Ensemble Thea…
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Chicago, which ended a 15-year run in the West End last year, is to receive a brand-new production in the UK at Leicester's Curve, beginning performances Nov. 29 prior to an official ope…