Amid the tidal wave of turnovers at theaters large and small in Chicago the last two years, we also learned this past February that Deb Clapp, the longtime executive director […] The post …
The real magic of this show are the songs by composer Stephen Flaherty and lyricist Lynn Ahrens. Terrence McNally (book), Flaherty and Ahrens are the same triptych that gave us "Ragtime," an…
Career politicians are stepping down, and there's now an opportunity for new"and possibly progressive"Black leaders to take the reins. The post Will the 2023 election push the Chicago Alder…
Remarkable things happen in the cramped basement of the Chopin Theatre in Wicker Park. What a thrilling Chicago-style musical!
Skybell, who will also be seen in the November return of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, reprises his award-winning work as Tevye"in English.
The Stephen Schwartz-John Caird musical tells the biblical stories of Adam and Eve and Noah's Ark.
Fiddler's universal power emerges from how the show portrays the details that are particular to the lives of the characters.
The Roaring 20s… Prohibition… Speakeasies… Flappers… Jazz… Dance… …and a world of crime, corruption, sex, and murder, all of which
Longtime journalist and editor Enrique Limón has been named editor in chief of the Chicago Reader, the city's 51-year-old alternative newspaper, after a national search. Limón will sta…
The category is... Broadway! Screen star and human rights advocate Angelica Ross made her debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago, becoming the first openly trans woman to play a leading role in a Br…
The Tony-Winning Revival also welcomed Brandon Victor Dixon and Amra-Faye Wright.
150+ sites. 20+ neighborhoods. Endless discoveries. Open House Chicago is back October 15-16 for another year of architectural discoveries and delights. Organized by the Chicago Architecture…
See first look photos at the new cast of Chicago on Broadway featuring Angelica Ross as Roxie Hart, Amra-Faye Wright as Velma Kelly, Brandon Victor Dixon as Billy Flynn,…
The 25th anniversary non-equity tour of Chicago will launch next month, with complete casting now confirmed.
Chicago rappers Tony Santana and Aubry know that all the talent in the world can't make a hip-hop duo work if the MCs don't click. As Stranded Civilians, Aubry and […] The post Stranded Ci…
Cast and tour stops have been announced for the upcoming 25th Anniversary tour of Chicago. The Chicago tour will be making stops in Melbourne, Fl, Pensacola, FL, Atlanta, GA, Austin, TX, …
The non-Equity tour will launch in October in Utica, New York.
The apparent dryness of Tsai's films is but a facade, a layer under which a body of water"perhaps, like in one of his films, a river"is waiting to be found. The post Tsai Ming-liang (finally…
It's day one of the Chicago House Music Festival and Conference, which runs through Sunday 9/18. Today's the symposium portion of this free four-day event. At the Logan Center for […] The …
Kehlani's fans discuss the queer R&B artist's music and impact. The post Blue water road to Chicago appeared first on Chicago Reader.
"Leonardo!" adapts two acclaimed children's books by former Sesame Street animator Mo Willems. The books and the play feature two young monsters who fail at scaring children.
The A Chorus Line Tony winner will also perform at the theatre company's annual gala.
If you've spent any time immersed in Chicago's classical music scene, you know that one of its hardest working and most visionary leaders is conductor Mina Zikri, the founder and […] The p…
Award winning gospel artist, David Phelps, and internet singing sensation, Sam Tsui, will be joining the staged concert presentation of Stephen Schwartz and John Caird's CHILDREN OF EDEN�…
Marissa Lynne Ford takes over for Deb Clapp, who left her position at the end of last month.