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Recent Posts:
- ‘Hamilton’ announces Chicago closing date of January 5, 2020
- Theatre Nebula announces details for ‘Broadway Backwards’ cabaret fundraiser to be held May 17
- Broadway in Chicago ‘Cats’ revival tour returns in July, tickets on sale beginning May 16
- Broadway in Chicago announces digital lottery and rush tickets for Ramones-inspired ‘Four Chords and a Gun’
- Underscore Theatre Compoany announces cast, creatives and details for June opening of ‘The Ballad of Lefty & Crabbe’
- Vendafreddo-directed Chicago Artists Chorale presents ‘Songs of the British Isles’ on May 28
- Traditional, maximalist, resplendent ‘West Side Story’ graces Lyric’s stage
- Refuge Theatre Project announces search to replace Pazdernik as artistic director
- Broadway in Chicago’s new tour of ‘Chicago’ with NFL star Eddie George leaves audiences panting
- American Blues Theater announces casting, creatives for its Chicago summer revival of ‘The Spitfire Grill’
- Paramount’s world premiere of ‘August Rush’ establishes Aurora as a solid contender for musical tryouts
- Electric ‘Dames’ Felthous, Todd and Schnack and TATC’s cast, creatives overcome ‘Sea”s regressive plot to thoroughly entertain
- Broadway In Chicago announces recipients of eighth annual Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards
- Annoyance brings back ‘Steamworks’ this summer with added songs and characters
- Angela Ingersoll sings Judy Garland at the Venus Cabaret June 20-30
- Barrel of Monkeys’ ‘That’s Weird Grandma’ annual musical edition is a treat for the kid in all of us
- God on high—summer tickets for Broadway in Chicago’s Les Misérables tour on sale May 10
- Agents Mulder and Scully come to The Annoyance Theatre in musical ‘X-Files’ starting May 9
- Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda’ waltzes into Oakbrook Terrace and wins Drury Lane’s patrons’ hearts
- Will Lidke to lead cast of ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch,’ opening this June at Theo UbiqueNCH, opening to the press June 17
- Digital lottery and rush tickets announced for 20th anniversary tour of ‘RENT,’ May 10-19
- BiC’s ‘American Girl Live’ brings the brand and its many memories to positive life
- Palatine’s Fremont Street Theatre announces auditions for summer production of ‘Legally Blonde’
- Details announced for world premiere Cubs musical, ‘Miracle,’ opening at the Royal George with previews beginning May 8
- Broadway in Chicago announces digital lottery and rush tickets for ‘Chicago,’ beginning May 6
- Porchlight Music Theatre reinstates a lost song into revisit of ‘Minnie’s Boys’ while welcoming Larry Grossman for a free special event
- Firebrand Theatre announces details for the Chicago premiere of ‘Queen of the Mist,’ opening May 25
- Pride Films and Plays announces performers announced for annual ‘Nominee Night,’ May 13
- Brown Paper Box’s ‘Holding On: A Community Cabaret’ set for May 5 and 6 at Under the Gun Theater
- Star-studded cast, creatives announced for Zimmerman’s ‘Music Man’ at Goodman this summer
- Black Ensemble Theater Announces sixth annual ‘The Soul of a Powerful Woman,’ benefit
- Apollo’s ‘DJEMBE the Show’ is a participatory theatrical spectacle for the whole family
- City Lit Theater’s ‘Two Days In Court’ retries cold cases
- New musical ‘Now and Then’ explores love between two men across four decades, beginning July 10 at Pride Arts Center
- Ross Lehman single-handedly takes Citadel Theatre patrons down the path of his poignant, personal ‘Sentimental Journey’
- Heggie and Scheer’s ‘Moby Dick’ helps make Chicago Opera Theater even more secure in its reputation as the place to go for operatic adventure
- Caterpillars, rabbits, bears and more… Chicago Children’s Theatre announces titles for its newest season
- Broadway in Chicago announces digital lottery and rush ticket policy for ‘American Girl Live’
- Black Button Eyes preparing Stage 773 for summer production of ‘Ghost Quartet’
- Ensemble Español to host three ‘Flamenco Passion’ performances in Skokie this June
- ‘Rock of Ages’ 10th anniversary tour offers a sweet trip down memory lane of the 1980s
- Ballet Hispánico presents all-Latina choreographers program, May 11
- Annoyance Theatre hosts new Brandon Sherman work, ‘Space Scum: The Musical’
- Music Theater Works announces summer musical theatre workshops for kids
- ‘Hamilton: The Exhibition’ will make its world premiere in Chicago on April 27
- Nominations announced for Non-Equity Jeffs, to be awarded June 3, top musicals include Theo’s ‘Bridges,’ BoHo’s ‘Bright Star,’ Kokandy’s ‘Grand Hotel,’ Underscore’s ‘Haymarket’ and Haven/About Face’s ‘Total Bent’
- Porchlight’s ‘A Chorus Line’ proffers a powerfully poignant reminder of what people do for love
- Let’s hear it for the boys, girls and their mentors showing patrons a splendid time at Marriott’s ‘Footloose’
- Broadway in Chicago announces ‘Rock of Ages’ digital lottery and rush ticket policy
- Victory Gardens’ ‘Cambodian Rock Band’ poignantly asks, What would you do to survive?
- Broadway in Chicago announces nominees for Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards
- Black Ensemble to premiere’ Style and Grace: In Tribute to Lena Horne and Nancy Wilson,’ beginning in May
- Writers Theatre concludes its 2018/19 season with May’s production of ‘Next to Normal’
- Haven Theatre announces new leadership with Ian Damont Martin and Angela Salinas
- Arlington Heights’ Metropolis announces its 2019-20 season, beginning in September
- BrightSide Theatre beings ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ to Naperville this June
- Broadway in Chicago announces digital lottery for ‘Tap Dogs’
- Overshadowed Theatrical Productions announces ‘Newsies’ auditions in May for production this summer
- Greenhouse Theater Center announces new season featuring Midwest premiere of ‘Midsummer’
- Strawdog Theatre Company closes its 31st season with world premiere of ‘Take Me’
- Chicago Shakespeare Theatre announces its 2019/20 season lineup
- Teatro ZinZanni brings ‘Love, Chaos & Dinner’ to the Cambria Hotel, tickets on sale April 12
- Barrel of Monkeys readies its annual musical edition for May production
- ‘Watsons Go to Birmingham’ author Curtis to sign books at CCT’s performance of his work on April 13 and 14
- Broadway in Chicago’s ‘Cruel Intentions: The 90’s Musical’ offers patrons an infectious dose of comic, come-hither campiness
- Citadel Theatre’s 2019-2020 season to explore the meaning of family
- Short return of hit ‘Jersey Boys’ (just through April 7) is the show to see if looking to exclaim, ‘Oh, What a Night!’
- Chicago Children’s Theatre’s ‘The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963’ is a tender ode to family, perseverence
- Kokandy Productions Announces the Chicago Premiere of Go-Go’s-musical ‘Head Over Heels’ based on ‘The Arcadia’ by Sir Phillip Sidney, in July
- Theo Ubique extends exquisite production of ‘Bridges of Madison County’ through May 5
- Theatre at the Center announces May-opening ‘Dames at Sea’ cast, starring Kelly Felthous
- Mercury Theater’s highly acclaimed ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ production extends through June 30
- The sun absolutely shines on BoHo’s spring regional premiere of Martin/Brickell musical ‘Bright Star’
- The Goodman’s 2019-20 season to feature world premiere musical adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s ‘The Outsiders’ directed by Liesl Tommy
- ‘Get Happy: Angela Ingersoll Sings Judy Garland’ slated for Lincolnshire’s Marriott Theatre on June 8 and 9
- Digital lottery announced for two-week run of ‘Cruel Intentions’ at Broadway Playhouse
- Broadway in Chicago brings ‘The Simon & Garfunkel Story’ to Water Tower in November
- Many talented hands don’t keep patrons of touring ‘Anastasia’ from wishing this musical reached its full potential
- Cerda readies ‘The Golden Girls’: The Lost Episodes, Vol. 3′ for patrons’ fun beginning in April and lasting all summer long
- Broadway in Chicago announces digital lottery and rush tickets for ‘Jersey Boys’
- Storied Lookingglass Theatre Company Announces its 32nd season
- Broadway star Abby Mueller to lead Chicago Shakespeare Theatre’s production of now musical ‘Six,’ opening in May
- Hell in a Handbag again turns disaster genre upside down with restaging of musical ‘Poseidon Adventure’
- Marriott Lincolnshire announces deets for ‘Footloose the Musical,’ opening in mid-April
- Kennedy Center YA tour brings ‘Jane Goodall’ musical to Glen Ellyn’s McAninch Arts Center, April 25
- Chicago Opera Theater caps season with critically-acclaimed production of ‘Moby Dick,’ April 25 and 28
- Paramount announces cast for world premiere of ‘August Rush: The Musical,’ with previews beginning April 24
- Powerful Court Theatre production of ‘For Colored Girls…’ celebrates women and the opportunity for renaissance
- Cast, creatives announced for Drury Lane’s spring regional premiere production of ‘Matilda’
- Metropolis offers something for everyone in upcoming production of ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’
- Paramount announces production team for world premiere of ‘August Rush: The Musical,’ opening April 24
- Production team of band ‘7th Heaven’ announces open casting call for ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ worldwide audience
- Refuge Theatre Project’s brilliant creatives shine in ‘Hands on a Hardbody,’ though acoustics in the pop-up space detract
- Broadway in Chicago new season tickets go on sale April 7, featuring ‘Mean Girls,’ ‘Once on this Island,’ ‘Summer,’ ‘Frozen’ and more
- Full casting announced for Lyric Opera of Chicago’s ‘West Side Story,’ opening May 3
- Silk Road Rising’s ‘Detour Guide’ offers a trip through the Arab world
- BiC’s Illinois High School Theatre Awards set for May 6
- Broadway in Chicago’s familiar ‘A Bronx Tale’ dwells on the choices we make
- Facility Theatre’s ‘The Ruse of Medusa’ provides some monkeying around in the salon
- World Premiere of Ross Lehman’s one-man show, ‘Sentimental Journey,’ comes to Citadel in April
