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Recent Posts:
- Theo’s ‘Jacques Brel’s Lonesome Losers of the Night’ hits all the right, though gloomy, notes
- Lookingglass takes epic novel ‘Moby Dick’ to epic proportions with this whale of a production
- Pride Arts Center to host pre-Pride Parade breakfast and rally on Sunday, June 25
- Chicago Opera Theater welcomes Lidiya Yankovskaya as the company’s new music director
- Tickets for Broadway in Chicago’s Jimmy Buffet musical comedy ‘Escape to Maragaritaville’ go on sale June 20
- Broadway in Chicago’s ‘King and I’ is something wonderful at the Oriental Theatre
- ‘Crystal,’ Cirque du Soleil on ice, coming to the Sears Centre Arena in November
- WWII love story musical ‘Yank!” among the offerings of Pride Films and Plays’ new season
- New York and Chicago musical stars headline Metropolis’ new ‘Artists Lounge Live’ season
- Broadway in Chicago brings ‘The Color Purple’ to town next July, promos the production at this summer’s free concert
- Sara Bareilles’ musical ‘Waitress’ is hitting the Windy City in July 2018, joins ’17 summer concert lineup
- Chicago Opera Theater brings student performances to the Studebaker Theater on June 15
- With an eye toward self-improvement, Jeff Awards announces research project; Taproot + to perform work pro bono
- BrightSide’s ‘Guys & Dolls’ sufficiently rocks the boat in Naperville
- Broadway in Chicago announces winners of the sixth annual Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards
- ‘My Little Pony’ cult comedy, ‘The Antelope Party,’ ‘Women Laughing Alone With Salad’ and ‘This Way Outta Santaland’ make up Theatre Wit’s 2017-18 season
- Rachel Kraft to exit Lookingglass; company begins search for new artistic director
- 2017’s Non-Equity Jeffs for musicals awarded to Refuge’s ‘High Fidelity,’ Lifeline’s ‘Northanger Abbey,’ Adams, Danielson, Garza, Manni, McGinniss, Nasca, Ramey and Collette Todd x 2
- Music Theatre Works is up to the task of injecting zip, fizz and sparkle into its ‘Candide’
- Griffin Theatre’s ‘Ragtime’ strikes timely chords amidst current national discord
- Presales begin for Broadway in Chicago’s ‘Escape to Margaritaville’
- Annoyance Theatre stages ‘Drag Party Party’ for Pride month
- Don’t let this Writers Theatre production of Jason Robert Brown’s impeccably scored ‘Parade’ pass you by
- Black Button Eyes announces cast, creative, deets for August’s ‘Shockheaded Peter’ with music by the Tiger Lillies
- Goodman Theatre’s Disney grant to fund 10 elementary schools’ musical productions
- Lookingglass and TodayTix partner to offer $25 lottery tickets for ‘Moby Dick’
- Kathy Voytko, Nathaniel Stampley announced as leads for Marriott’s ‘Bridges of Madison County’ this summer
- PRIDE readies ‘The Nance’ for July run, announces cast and creatives
- Theatres’ rep, lifestyles communication firm Heron Agency announces additions to its team
- MCL Chicago’s third annual ‘Premier Premieres’ has lineup of five new musical comedies, June 22-24
- Abortion debate musical ‘Choice’ to premiere at Premier Premieres on June 23
- Metropolis’ tender ‘Hair’ puts the resilient child back in Flower Child
- ‘Elimination…will be felt’—Chicago Humanities Festival’s statement on President Trump’s proposed elimination of federal arts and humanities funding
- Jess Godwin sings Elton John at Metropolis’ Artists Lounge Live, July 6
- PRIDE’s fourth ‘Broadway at the Broadway’ is set for June 8
- A Red Orchid Theatre hosts ‘Angels in America’ reading with music direction by Doug Peck
- Second City grads Josh and Sheri Flanders schedule June performances, including the debut of ‘Choice – The Musical’ on June 23
- Drury Lane casts favored musical theatre couple Paula Scrofano and John Reeger to star in ‘The Gin Game’
- Heather Headley and Jessie Mueller headline Chicago Shakes’ GALA 2017 on June 9
- Hypocrites take ‘Pirates’ to the Big Apple this fall
- PRIDE CAMP kicks off a new summer educational program at Pride Arts Center
- Music Theatre Works opens new season with new name; cast, creatives announced for ‘Candide’
- Chicago Children’s Theatre announces new season, including three world premieres, all at the Station in the West Loop
- Teatro Vista extends ‘La Havana Madrid’ additional two weeks at new venue
- Tony and Emmy winner Kristin Chenoweth, ‘Wicked”s original Glinda, perfoms one-night concert at Aurora’s Paramount in November
- Metropolis announces cast and creatives for summer production of ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’
- Dark, raunchy, funny ‘Musical Therapy’ puts Death & Pretzels’ world premiere on the map
- Chicago Theatre Workshop’s superficial ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ sags too often despite its game cast
- Liz Chidester as namesake leads knockout cast of ‘Lizzie’ in Firebrand Theatre’s inaugural production, set for November opening
- Refuge’s ‘Things to Ruin’ brings down the house at Exit
- Cavalia announces final extension for ‘Odysseo,’ show to close following June 3 performances
- Barrel of Monkeys announces annual free ‘Celebration of Authors’ is set for June 13
- Tickets for BiC’s ‘An American in Paris’ go on sale May 19
- BET’s ‘Black Pearl’ is a whirlwind tour through the life of an icon
- Hell in a Handbag’s David Cerda to receive 2017 non-Equity special Jeff honoring his theatrical and charitable work
- Chicago Artists Chorale share special Mother’s Day ticket price for concert on Tuesday
- Chicago Shakes announces casting for summer family production of ‘Madagascar’
- Broadway in Chicago announces nominees for sixth annual Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards
- Chicago Shakes extends ‘Shakespeare in Love’ through June 18
- Internationally acclaimed soprano Renée Fleming to receive Arts Alliance Illinois’ inaugural Creative Voice Award
- Abortion musical ‘Choice!’ to premiere in Chicago this June at MCL Theatre
- Spectacular Odysseo horse show in tent at Soldier Field extends to May 28, offers Mother’s Day promo
- PRIDE Films and Plays hosts numerous live events through May and June
- Original ‘Tony n’ Tina’ cast members return to Chicago for silver wedding anniversary in June
- Broadway in Chicago’s ‘Something Rotten’ tickets on sale May 12
- TATC’s impeccably cast ‘Cabaret’ shouts Willkommen to Munster
- Brown Paper Box announces casting for summer production of ‘They’re Playing Our Song’
- Marriott’s ‘She Loves Me’ is a timelessly perfect spring treat
- Underscore hits all the right notes with premiere of ‘My Name is Annie King’
- Writers Theatre announces cast, creatives, details for summer production of ‘Parade’
- Nashville Rep vet Lauren Shouse joins Northlight as artistic associate
- ‘A New Brain,’ ‘Altar Boyz’ and ‘Finian’s Rainbow’ plus a retrospective cabaret are the titles for Theo’s final season at the No Exit Cafe
- ‘Aladdin”s Adam Jacobs leads workshop for Broadway in Chicago’s sixth annual BiC awards for high schoolers
- ‘House of Cards’ composer Jeff Beal performs with Apollo Chorus, hosts discussion
- Chicago Artists Chorale extends invitation to no lyrics concert on May 16
- Evanston’s newly-named Music Theatre Works stages ‘Candide’ in June
- Broadway in Chicago’s ‘RENT’ 20th Anniversary Tour announces rush tickets
- Otherwise loverly ‘Lady’ somewhat lost at Lyric’s location
- Naperville’s Brightside Theatre announces its 2017-18 season lineup
- Creatives and details announced for Griffin Theatre’s production of ‘Ragtime,’ with previews starting May 27
- Premiere ‘Chicago’ regional production brings ghosts and shimmy shakes to Drury Lane
- BiC’s ‘RENT’ cast announces ‘Season of Love Benefit Concert’ to be held May 5
- Details announced for Theo’s ‘Jacques Brel’s Lonesome Losers of the Night’ revue in June
- Paramount’s ‘Superstar’ Jesus spreads the love to his cast-church-family
- PRIDE Plays and Films hosts two cabarets in May
- No Stakes puts an intriguing spin on the high stakes of ‘Cabaret’
- Removing luster from the Bard’s halo makes ‘Shakespeare in Love’ musical short on the love of Shakespeare
- 5,000 students in three cities attend ‘Hamilton’ today, courtesy of the production’s celelebrated education program, supported by Google
- Non-Equity Jeff nominations announced: Refuge’s ‘High Fidelity,’ Theo’s ‘Most Happy Fella,’ Lifeline’s ‘Northanger Abbey,’ BoHo’s ‘Urinetown’ and Kokandy’s ‘Wiz’ vie for top musical production
- Underscore Theatre Company and MusicalTheaterSongs.com team to gain exposure for Chicagoland songwriters
- Chicago Opera Theater’s ‘Perfect American’ brings American icon Walt down to earth
- Doubting Thomas, find your resurrected ‘Superstar’ at the Church of the Blessed Paramount
- Teatro Vista’s tremendous ‘La Havana Madrid’ refuses to let its stories be erased
- Nomad Theatre Company announces numerous musical theatre offerings for kids this summer
- Kokandy Productions announces cast, deets for ‘Little Fish’
- Original musical based on obscenity trial, ‘Naked Lunch,’ to play limited engagement, June 1-3
- Up and Coming Theatre announces auditions for ‘Sweet Charity’
- Gather your friends and family and get one jump ahead of the ticket line for Broadway in Chicago’s gloriously resplendent ‘Aladdin’
- Chris’ annual Birthday Belt Bash on May 15 to feature duets, benefits Howard Brown Health
- Brown Paper Box announces executive changes; Schutz to become executive director
