1. COMICS COME HOME The ChiTown Comedy Takeover show at the Chicago Theatre will be ... The post The Mix " Lewis Black (and 5 other cool things to check out this weekend in Chicago) appeared…
There's a nice, positive extra note that R. Kelly will be adding to one of his upcoming Chicago concerts. The post An R. Kelly Chicago show to benefit former vocal coach appeared first on C…
Actor-writer-producer James Murray Jackson, Jr. discovered Richard Pryor for the first time when, as a kid, he caught the actor-comedian's hit movies from the early 1980s, "The Toy" and "Sti…
National Geographic Live is bringing its highly acclaimed speaker series to the Goodman Theatre for ... The post National Geographic Live speaker series set for Goodman Theatre appeared firs…
River North Dance Chicago said farewell to its retiring artistic director Frank Chavez in a ... The post GALLERY: River North Dance bids adieu to retiring Frank Chaves in grand style appeare…
The list of Jeff Award winners honoring excellence in Chicago's Equity contract theaters during the 2014-2015 season are notable for a number of reasons. Check out the list of recipients nam…
Chicago, you can spend part of your New Year’s eve with John Oliver. The comedian has ... The post John Oliver adds fourth Chicago show appeared first on Chicago Entertainment - Chi…
By Kyle MacMillan | For the Sun-Times Few fairy tales are more universal or enduring ... The post Lyric's madcap 'Cinderella' charms with wild costumes, inventive effects appeared first…
There are two solidly dramatic moments in "The BlackWhite Love Play (The Story of Chaz & Roger Ebert)," Jackie Taylor's new show at the Black Ensemble Theater about the 24-year marriage…
At the heart of Willy Russell's heart-wrenching musical, "Blood Brothers" - a show that might well be described as a Greek tragedy of the British working class, and is receiving a superb pro…
Chicago Shakespeare Theater announced Friday that the “cheeky” holiday show, ‘A Q Brothers’ Christmas Carol” ... The post ‘Q Brothers Christmas Carol̵…
The boxing ring is a very particular kind of stage, and when it is lifted onto the platform of a genuine theater it undergoes a fascinating transformation. Yes, the battle for physical domin…
"A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" is pure delicious fun - a superbly crafted musical that, in its sparkling inaugural national touring production, is being delivered with the greatest…
He's cooking up a new show. Alton Brown - the Food Network star and author who has a taste for both culinary chemistry and performance - has created a new show for the live stage. Titled "Al…
The weather forecast indicates it’s gonna be a crisp fall weekend in Chicago. Which only ... The post The Mix " Ariana Grande (and six other cool things to do this weekend in Chicago) …
Within the space of a week, Michael Shannon will be seen on the big screen in two extemely different roles. The post Real life detective helped Michael Shannon capture him for ‘Freehel…
Anthony E. Zuiker, perhaps best-known as the creator of the "CSI" television series franchise, has ... The post ‘CSI’ creator Anthony Zuiker to pen Broadway-bound ‘Soul Tra…
James Maslow (“Big Time Rush,” “Dancing with the Stars”) Â has joined the cast of the ... The post James Maslow, Renee Olstead join cast of ‘Sherlock Holmes&#…
BY MARY HOULIHAN | FOR THE SUN-TIMES A short piece, originally created for a fundraiser, ... The post David Rabe retools ‘Good for Otto’ for world premiere at Gift Theatre a…
They are both widely known, and known primarily within their specific areas of activity. While most of them are based in the United States (including three in Chicago),they also hail from Gh…
The Goodman Theatre certainly has not neglected female playwrights in recent decades. It has produced the work of Rebecca Gilman, Regina Taylor, Tanya Saracho, Mary Zimmerman and many others…
Watch as John Steinbeck’s decidedly tragic 20th century Biblical story, “East of Eden,” unspools on ... The post REVIEW: ‘East of Eden’ a modern Biblical tale a…
Written by an Austrian (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), with an Italian libretto (by Lorenzo da Ponte) based on a French play (by Pierre-Augustin Beaumarchais), "The Marriage of Figaro" - now in a…
By Mark Kennedy | Associated Press They met for the first time across a crowded ... The post Star of ‘A Gentleman’s Guide’ tour thrilled to be dying over and over appe…
"La Revolution Francaise," a musical by Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil (of "Les Miserables" and Miss Saigon" fame), will receive a concert reading featuring its new English langua…