Chicago's Eclipse Theatre Company, the Midwest's only theater company to focus on a single playwright each season, will feature the works of American playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis for its …
George Orwell's classic novel, "1984," now in a stage adaptation designed for the Steppenwolf Young Adults program, remains a formidable catalyst for discussion. The post Steppenwolf for You…
The Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) has announced that "Sense and Sensibility," the award-winning new musical commissioned by the company from Tony Award-nominated composer/lyricist/adapte…
There is much that should not be revealed about the plot essentials in Jordan Harrison's play, "Marjorie Prime," which debuted at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles last year and is about t…
Popular Chicago cabaret star Suzanne Petri will be headlining "Torch, Sass and Swing!" " a musical tribute to the clubs and artists who made major contributions to Chicago's cabaret scene ov…
North Shore native and proud Cubs fan Chris O'Donnell has been back in town for the NLCS series, and was seen dining with a happy group at Chicago Cut Steakhouse. The post Celeb sightings: C…
After a four-year hiatus from U.S. stages, Riverdance is bringing its North American tour back ... The post ‘Riverdance’ returning to Chicago appeared first on Chicago Entertainm…
It will be shaking, rattling and rolling for just 12 more weeks. Now in its eighth year, "Million Dollar Quartet" - the rollicking musical hit about the night in 1956 when rock 'n' roll lege…
With its gloriously full sail world premiere production of "Treasure Island," Lookingglass Theatre has headed out to sea again, riding with abandon on the formidable current generated by its…
Mona Golabek, the concert pianist, writer and actress who enjoyed a hugely successful run of ... The post Golabek returns with a “Willesden Lane” for young audiences appeared fir…
Very few works of international theater make it to Chicago these days. But the Chopin Theatre, located at 1543 W. Division, continually makes a valiant effort to fill the gap with examples o…
In the human nervous system, a synapse is a structure that permits a neuron (or nerve cell) to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another neuron. The term came to mind Thursday as Hubb…
The school year will start in January for the Chicago improv team starring in a ... The post Chicago improv team’s TV show ‘Teachers’ set for Jan. 12 debut appeared first o…
The Theatre School at DePaul University and its dean, John Culbert, have announced the three winners of the 2015 Awards for Excellence in the Arts, to be presented Nov. 9 at the school's gal…
Anyone who still believes that classical ballet is a 19th century art form trapped in amber is advised to take a look at the Joffrey Ballet. As Exhibit A: The altogether stunning production …
Even when one talks to singer Karen Mason on the phone " as I did recently to chat about her upcoming show at Davenport's in Wicker Park " there is a definite musical lilt to the veteran cab…
1. MUSIC MAN Pop star Josh Groban headlines the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State in ... The post The Mix "Â ‘Open House Chicago’ (and more cool things to do in Chicago this weeken…
Here's the crucial problem with "Unspeakable," the fantasia inspired by the life of Richard Pryor that has taken up temporary residence at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place: While …
One thing the latest Dorothy will discover when she gets to Emerald City: some pretty ... The post Yellow brick road leads to high-fashion looks in ‘The Wiz Live!’ appeared first…
Broadway In Chicago today announced the full line-up for its 2016 season. The lineup will ... The post ‘Fun Home,’ ‘Bullets Over Broadway’ among Broadway in Chicago 2…
Choreographer John Neumeier is a passionate man of deep intellect and wide-ranging creativity. You need do nothing more than listen to him talk about "Sylvia," the contemporary reinvention o…
David Rabe has long been acclaimed as the "playwright laureate" of the Vietnam War - a man who captured the profound psychological impact of that conflict in a trilogy that includes "Sticks …
"Ride the Cyclone" the eerie, tragicomic, dizzyingly talent-filled musical vaudeville - born in Canada, and now receiving its U.S. premiere on Chicago Shakespeare Theater's Upstairs stage - …
For her 2003 Jeff Award-winning set design for director David Cromer's Seanachai Theatre production of "Journey's End," Elizabeth Schuch created a World War I trench environment so real it m…
While it is not essential to know that playwright Scott McPherson died of the complications of AIDS at the age of just 33 before heading to the exceptionally winning revival of his play, "Ma…