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- Tatsu Aoki Taiko Legacy 15 and Reduction 6 bring the thunder of the Japanese Taiko Drum to the MCA this December
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- American Blues’ ‘Buddy’ x2 and Marriott’s ‘Ragtime’ take top musicals honors at the 2018 Equity Jeffs, as do their directors, Brown and Bowling
- Lyric’s ‘Idomeneo’ answers some important questions in the aftermath of musicians’ strike
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- ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ musical opens at Theatre at the Center on Nov. 18
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- Underscore launches new season with ‘Wife Material’ in December
- Broadway in Chicago announces ‘Fiddler’ tickets on sale Oct. 19 for performances starting Dec. 18
- Royal George-hosted ‘WaistWatchers The Musical’ wastes a talented cast of women
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- Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre to christen its new Evanston home with ‘The Full Monty’ in December
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- Chicago Opera Theater opens season with Tchaikovsky’s ‘Iolanta,’ Nov. 10, 15 and 18 at Studebaker Theater
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- Music Theater Works notes relevant details for December trek ‘Into the Woods’
- Cast and creatives announced for Brown Paper Box Co.’s January Chicago storefront premiere of ‘Little Women the Musical ‘
- Marriott Lincolnshire announces cast and creative team for seasonal production of ‘Holiday Inn’
- Compania Flamenca Eduardo Guerrero brings ‘Flamenco Passion’ from Spain to Glen Ellyn’s MAC on Oct. 21
- Lyric Opera’s exquisitely sung ‘La bohème’ extols the extremes of love and poverty
- Craziest musical celebration of the season returns with Neo-Futurists’ ’60 Songs in 60 Minutes,’ Dec. 13-15
- 50th Jeff Awards ceremony to honor four Chicagoland theatres more than 50 years old—Goodman, Drury Lane, Court and Second City
- ‘Q Brothers Christmas Carol’ returns to Chicago Shakes stage, beginning Nov. 20, featuring John Hoogenakker as Scrooge
- Music Theater Works’ ‘Come Rain or Come Shine’ illuminates a bravura performance by Angela Ingersoll
- Chicago professional premiere of ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’ leads 2019 Music Theater Works’ season
- Kyle Dougan named producing artistic director designate of Music Theater Works
- American Blues Theatre brings back radio play of ‘Wonderful Life’ for the holiday season
- Broadway in Chicago brings the pure imagination of Willy Wonka to the Oriental Theatre stage
- LUMA8 teams with Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events to present ‘Arts in the Dark’ on Oct. 20
- Keeping it classy, The Annoyance Theatre premieres ‘A Wet Dream on Elm Street: The Musical’
- In time for Halloween, Goodman Theatre to host costume sale on Oct. 20
- Cast and creative team announced for Drury Lane’s ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ opening Nov. 9
- Writers Theatre announces cast for May-June 2019 production of ‘Next to Normal’
- A&E Ballet announces principal cast for ‘The Art Deco Nutcracker’
- Strawdog announces cast and creatives for ‘Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins,’ opening Dec. 1
- Black Button Eyes announces deets for early 2019 production of ‘Evil Dead the Musical’
- Marriott Theatre to host ‘An Unforgettable Nat King Cole Christmas’ on Dec. 18, starring Evan Tyrone Martin
- Follow not-your-parents’ musical ‘Tootsie’ to the Big Apple, laughing all the way to the Tonys
- Compania Flaminca Eduado Guerrero presents ‘Flamenco Passion’ at Glen Ellyn’s McAninch Arts Center, Oct. 21
- ‘You Oughta Know: A Tribute to Firebrands of the ‘90s’ set for Oct. 9 at Elastic Arts
- Historically important ‘Indecent’ allows Victory Gardens to make an important statement about today
- Chicago Shakes’ ‘Nell Gwynn’ deserves critical acclaim via rhyming couplet
- Angela Ingersoll channels Judy Garland in Music Theater Works’ ‘Come Rain or Come Shine,’ Oct. 5-14
- ‘Hamilton”s Jose Maxi Ramos to headline PFP’s 2018 ‘Simply Sensational’ benefit, Nov. 5
- Firebrand Theatre’s ‘Caroline or Change’ shows the power and heart of strong women
- Cease and desist name change ‘Grease 3: Even Greasier’ to ‘Y2Gay: Coming of Age at the End of the World’ at The Annoyance Theatre
- Storefront holiday favorite ‘Yippee Ki-Yay Merry Christmas: A Die Hard Musical Parody’ returns this holiday season at The Den Theatre
- Chicago Shakespeare announces cast and creative team for vibrantly reimagined ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream,’ opening this December
- Golden ticket lottery begins Oct. 1 for Broadway in Chicago’s ‘Chocolate Factory’ production
- See, hear and believe in the singular sensations who come together to form Metropolis’ ‘Chorus Line’
- Emerald City Theatre to present new musical adaptation of ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ at Victory Gardens, opening in December
- Broadway in Chicago puts new block of ‘Hamilton’ tickets on sale, Oct. 1
- Metropolis School of the Performing Arts brings ‘James and the Giant Peach’ to stage in November
- David Cale’s heart-wrenching musical memoir reminds Goodman patrons to focus on redemption in the midst of a short life
- Complete casting named for Chicago Children’s Theatre’s production of ‘Frederick,’ opening Oct. 9
- Theatre at the Center’s ‘Ghost’ breathes some life into a dead-on-arrival musical
- Chicagoland actor Števko takes over off-Broadway instagram, Sept. 22
- DiCostanzo-directed ‘On the Town’ presented by Highland Park Players, Oct. 12 – 28
- ‘Book of Mormon’ heading back to Chicago in November, tickets available Sept. 21
- Broadway in Chicago announces next season sales and off-season specials
- Underscore Theatre Company announces new season of new musicals
- Betty Buckley to receive Sarah Siddons’ Actor of the Year Award, Nov. 12
- Drury Lane’s ‘Little Shop’ brings skid row to Oakbrook Terrace, and it never sounded better
- BoHo closes season and Sullivan tenure with ‘110 in the Shade,’ beginning in November
