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Recent Posts:
- 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
- Bros do Prose take two-man ‘Peter Pan’ to Mercury Theater for the holiday season
- Alex Sanchez’s ‘Sweet’ production brings Charity Hope (and faith) to Marriott Theatre patrons
- E. Faye Butler as Mama Rose leads the cast announcement for Porchlight’s fall production of ‘Gypsy’
- ‘Love, Chaos & Dinner’ premieres in Chicago, launching this spring in new Cambria Hotel venue
- Full ‘Yas! Fest’ lineup announced for free Millennium Park event, Sept. 22
- A new year’s tradition of singing and dancing, with European singers, dancers, and full orchestra, comes to Symphony Center, Dec. 30
- Goodman Theatre launches its 2018-19 season with musical memoir, ‘We’re Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time,’ written and performed by Obie winner David Cale
- Mercury Theater Chicago stages cabaret ‘Pippin’ in new Venus space, beginning in October
- Blank Theatre Company’s inaugural production, ‘Spring Awakening,’ has patrons believing in the spectre of expectation
- Everyone’s favorite ogre is back at Marriott as ‘Shrek’ appears for young audiences this October
- Curious Theatre Branch’s ‘(Not) Another Day’ puts unwilling audiences through the agony of writer’s block
- Broadway in Chicago brings internationally-acclaimed ‘STOMP’ back to Chicago this December
- Omigod you guys, Paramount’s ‘Legally Blonde’ like totally outshines Apple
- ‘Million Dollar Quartet,’ ‘Footloose,’ Darling Grenadine,’ ‘Something Rotten!’ and ‘Oliver’ announced as Marriott headliners in 2019
- Casting announced for ‘The Second City’s 107th Mainstage Revue’
- Broadway in Chicago announces a digital lottery for ‘Tootsie’ tickets, beginning Sept. 10
- ‘Matilda,’ ‘An American in Paris,’ ‘The Color Purple’ and ‘Mary Poppins’ heading to Drury Lane’s stage in 2019-20
- Get tickets for late fall touring production of Broadway in Chicago’s ‘Miss Saigon’ beginning Sept. 7
- Jeff Award nominee Matthew Huston to perform ‘It’s Been a F*cking Year’ cabaret Monday, Sept. 24
- Broadway in Chicago announces applications for Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards
- Attend the Equity Jeff Awards on Oct. 22 at Drury Lane
- Medinah’s Overshadowed Theatrical Productions opens ‘Tale of Two Cities’ on Sept. 14, announces auditions for ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ on Sept. 22
- COLLABORACTION announces new collaboration with Wu Tang Clan and an homage to Amanda Williams’ ‘Color(ed) Theory’ for September’s ‘PEACEBOOK Festival’
- Greenhouse Theater Center announces plans for major renovations
- Third Eye presents’ ‘Patience & Sarah: A Pioneering Love Story ‘ at Theatre Wit in October
- Nominees for 2018 Joseph Jefferson Awards announced, winners to be named Oct 22
- Ken Ludwig’s ‘Night Before Christmas’ returns to Broadway Playhouse for the holidays
- Zephyr’s space SITE/less announces first full season of performances, collaborations and installations
- Broadway-bound ‘Tootsie’ to open in Chicago, Sept. 11
- Join in to see the ‘Stars of Lyric Opera at Milennium Park,’ free on Sept. 7
- Firebrand teams with Timeline to present ‘Caroline or Change’
- Obstacles in Writers Theatre’s love/war story ‘Vietgone’ leave audiences wanting more
- One of eight National Theater Creation and Touring Awards goes to Lucky Plush for ‘Rink Life’
- Lucky Plush Productions brings ‘Better Half’ back to Steppenwolf this fall
- Lyric Opera of Chicago presents the original ‘RENT,’ ‘La Boheme’ in October and January
- Darryl Maximilian Robinson to star in St. Sebastian Players’ ‘The Mystery of Edwin Drood’ this fall at St. Bonaventure Church
- Tickets for 2017 Best Musical Tony-winner ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ on sale, Sept. 9
- Angela ingersoll becomes Judy Garland in Music Theater Works’ next production
- In part because the world has gone mad today, Music Theater Works’ ‘Anything Goes’ is a must-see before its Aug. 26 close
- Marriott Theatre to present ‘Sweet Dreams of You: Katie Deal Sings Patsy Cline’ for two performances on Sept. 2
- Stage 773 announces lineup for Seventh Annual Chicago Women’s Funny Festival, Aug. 23-26
- Murphy, Slater and Smith as ‘We Three’ belt out a fundraising tribute to Rachel Rockwell, Sept. 17 at the Marriott
- To celebrate Fremont’s seventh anniversary, Rachelle Kates flies into Palatine as ‘Mary Poppins’ this September
- Chicago Theatre Workshop puts ‘Disaster’ on the big screen, Sept. 22
- Black Ensemble theatre extends ‘Rick Stone the Blues Man’ through Sept. 9
- Theatre at the Center announces cast, creatives for September opening of ‘Ghost The Musical’
- Broadway in Chicago’s ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ prequel, ‘Heartbreak Hotel,’ extends through Oct. 28
- Audience favorite ‘Haymarket’ restaging by Underscore extends again
- Stage 773 announces call for entries to annual Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival
- Hip-hop star Desiigner (“Panda”) announced as headliner for YAS! Fest
- Broadway in Chicago’s ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ cast to honor Elvis Week with free concert, Aug. 16
- Citadel to inaugurate new Theatre for Young Audiences with the musical, ‘Elephant and Piggies’ We are in a Play’
- Second City to co-host women’s health fair with Howard Brown Health on Sept. 6
- Anne Horak as Charity Hope Valentine leads the Marriott cast of ‘Sweet Charity,’ opening Sept. 12
- Cast and creatives announced for Blank Theatre Company’s inaugural production of ‘Spring Awakening’ in September
- Music Theater Works opens ‘Anything Goes’ in Evanston, Aug. 18
- Chicago Theatre Workshop brings back ‘Disaster’ for one night sing-along, Sept. 22
- Libertyvile High School graduates Ian Liberto and Cassie Austin Taylor named to ensemble of touring ‘Hello Dolly,’ starring Betty Buckley and coming to Chicago this October
- Kokandy launches search for new producing artistic director to replace departing Hendrix
- Theatre, music and dance students among 35 young artists receiving 2018 Rising Star honors in conjunction with Chicago’s Year of Creative Youth
- Chicago Fringe Festival, including many musicals, celebrates year nine in Jefferson Park, Aug. 30 – Sept. 3
- Goodman Theatre youth program participants commemorate 1968 historical events, musical theatre students perform Aug. 11
- Refuge Theatre Project announces Aug. 15 cabaret fundraiser, led by Justin Brill and Donica Lynn
- Omigod! Paramount announces Chicago newcomers Casey Shuler and Gerald Caesar to lead Trent Stork-directed ‘Legally Blonde,’ beginning in September
- Jeff Awards presents public intimacy design panel with acclaimed designers and directors, Aug. 14
- Broadway in Chicago begins individual ticket sales Aug. 10 for Betty Buckley in ‘Hello Dolly,’ coming in October
- Casting announced for tour of Cameron Mackintosh’s new ‘Miss Saigon,’coming via Broadway in Chicago this November
- Rapture musical ‘Left Behind’ begins run at The Annoyance Theatre & Bar on Aug. 19
- Santino Fontana to tease ‘Tootsie’ at Broadway in Chicago’s free summer concert on Aug. 13
- Chicago Shakes brings Columbia Circus Troupe Circolombia’s Acéléré to The Yard at Navy Pier this fall
- Meccury extends ‘Avenue Q’ into November, adds special events
- Collaboraction announces artists and locations for third annual ‘Peacebook Festival’ this September
- Metropolis prepares the singular sensation of ‘A Chorus Line’ for fall performances
- Writers Theatre announces details for August debut of Qui Nguyen’s ‘Vietgone’
- Tony winner Robert Falls to direct musical ‘We’re Only alive for a Short Amount of Time’ at Goodman this fall
- Broadway in Chicago announces arrival of ‘Anastasia’ tour to the Oriental Theatre in April 2019
- ‘Rick Stone Blues Man’ embraces brotherhood, hospitality and blues while blowing the roof off the Black Ensemble Theatre
- American Music Theatre Project’s reworked Knute Rockne musical, ‘Something in the Game’ has a delightful songbook but needs more focus to become bowl eligible
- Manual Cinema’s ‘End of TV’ searches for the core of humanity through shadow puppets
- Metropolis’ ‘Beehive’ takes patrons back to the ’60s in a showcase of local young talent
- Broadway in Chicago’s ‘The Color Purple’ unapologetically promotes black powerhouse feminism from beginning to end
- Marriott Lincolnshire TYA’s ‘Pinkalicious’ sure to tickle pink patrons of all ages
- The King lives but the book dies in Broadway in Chicago’s ‘Heartbreak Hotel’
- Northwestern hosts world premiere of Knute Rockne-inspired musical, July 20 – Aug. 5
- Black Ensemble Theatre opens ‘Rick Stone the Blues Man’
- Music Theater Works announces cast and creatives for its August production of ‘Anything Goes’
- Broadway in Chicago brings 10-time Tony winner, ‘The Band’s Visit,’ to Cadillac Palace in Sept. 2019
- ‘Quartet,’ ‘Dames,’ ‘Tavern,’ ‘Pajama’ and ‘White Christmas’ announced as new season titles at TATC
- ‘Hamilton: The Exhibition’ sets new opening date of April, 2019 for Northerly Island
- ‘Wasteland: A Night of Mandolin, Happiness and Others’ to open July 19 at The Annoyance Theatre
- Precise design, clever direction, passionate performances highlight struggling premiere of Shakespeare reimagination, ‘Shrew’d,’ at First Folio
