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Recent Posts:
- Goodman and Disney team up to allow 200-plus students from five Chicago schools to perform for classmates
- Broadway in Chicago bringing ‘Anastasia’ to the Windy City in 2019
- Black Ensemble Theatre’s ‘A New Attitude: In Tribute to Patti LaBelle’ proves to be the perfect show to take in with mom
- Lincoln Center production of ‘Falsettos’ coming to Chicago next May
- Pride’s ‘Flies! the Musical’ flies in the face of ‘The Lord of the Flies’ in an unauthorized parody
- ChicagolandMusicalTheatre.com contributor Christopher Thomas nominated for Best Director as BiC announces nominees for 2018 Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards
- Theatre at the Center’s staid ‘Forever Plaid’ looks and sounds terrific
- Zachary Stevenson channels Buddy Holley in American Blues Theatre’s magnificent production of ‘Buddy’
- Chicago Children’s Theatre announces first participants in artistic leadership program, issues call for summer camp registration
- Undderscore announces cast and creative team for summer’s ‘Haymarket’
- Immersive, sensory production of ‘The Little Big Princess’ graces North Park University this weekend only
- For 22nd season, Remy Bumpo Theatre Company announces move to Theatre Wit
- New block of ‘Hamilton’ tickets goes on sale May 8
- Hershey Felder’s Great American Songbook Sing-Along set for May 12 at The Royal George Theatre
- Sixth Annual Pivot Arts Festival offers 10 days of innovative performances, beginning June 1
- Broadway in Chicago announces details for Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards, June 4
- Companies announced for 27th annual Dance for Life, Aug. 18
- Firebrand Theatre announces ‘Change’ and partnership to open season two
- Everything’s not just fine, but sublime, about Lyric Opera of Chicago’s magnificently insightful production of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’
- Ovation and Comcast Honor Collaboraction Theatre Company with inaugural Stand for the Arts Award, ceremony May 7 at the Broadway Playhouse
- Saltbox Theatre Collective to open ‘Pirates of Penzance’ at Stage 773 on June 22
- Remounted ‘Striking Out’ swings for the fences and connects for a home run at The Annoyance
- E. Faye Butler lays down the law as Children’s book, ‘Last Stop on Market Street,’ whines to life at Chicago Children’s Theatre
- First regional theatre production of ‘Once’ is absolute gold in Paramount’s cast’s and creatives’ care
- Hock-a-doo not miss Porchlight’s spectacular production of ‘Memphis’
- Theo Ubique’s ‘Last Call’ summer retrospective cabaret cancelled
- Chris’ Birthday Beltfest celebrates its fourth anniversary on May 14 at Uptown Underground
- Kokandy’s dazzling costumes and high energy numbers can’t make up for ‘Grand Hotel’’s weak book
- Brown Paper Box opens season with ‘An Existential Cabaret,’ May 4 and 5 at Mary’s Attic
- Lucky Plush to make Kennedy Center debut with ‘Rooming House’ in May 2019
- Pride Films and Plays announces ‘Nominee Night’ concert to spotlight Jeff Award-nominated musical theatre performers, May 21
- 2018 non-Equity Best Musical Jeff will go to Kokandy’s ‘Bonnie & Clyde,’ BoHo’s ‘Marie Christine,’ Griffin’s ‘Ragtime,’ Theo’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ or Griffin’s ‘Violet’ on June 11
- Chicago Theatre Workshop’s understudies help keep opening night its fully-intentioned ‘Disaster!’
- Marriott’s strong, contemplative ‘Oklahoma!’ is deeper than any fringe-covered surrey
- Patrons must heed Bali Ha’i’s clarion to feel the warm breeze of Drury Lane’s ‘South Pacific’
- Garage rock and kitchen-sink drama converge in Red Orchid’s ’33 to Nothing’
- Broadway in Chicago announces complete casting for ‘The Cher Show’ in its pre-Broadway preview run, starring Stephanie J. Block
- ‘Chorus Line,’ ‘Forum’ and ‘Buddy’ highlight Metropolis’ newly announced season
- Naperville’s BrightSide Theatre announces cast and creative team for summer ‘Hairspray’ production
- Hershey Felder’s ‘Our Great Tchaikovsky’ is a beautifully immersive artistic experience
- Come to the new Venus Cabaret for the cake, but stay for the Sondheim
- Haven’s new season to include Lili-Anne Brown-directed musical, ‘The Total Bent’
- An abundance of vocal spark ignites Firebrand’s ‘9 to 5’ to shine like the sun, despite outmoded stereotypes
- ‘Flies! The Musical!’ to premiere at Pride Arts Center, beginning May 11
- Jenifer French honors a country legend in ‘Honky Tonk Girl—A Tribute to Loretta Lynn’ at Davenport’s, May 5
- Submissions invited to City Lit’s 11th annual festival of stage adaptations of non-dramatic literature
- Michael Weber and Nancy Voigts to star when Porchlight revisits ‘Do Re Mi,’ May 22-24
- Accomplished composer/playwright Hershey Felder opens up to ChicagolandMusicalTheatre while restaging ‘Our Great Tchaikovsky’ at Steppenwolf through May 13
- Musical ‘Little Women’ leads Brown Paper Box Co.’s 2018/2019 season
- BoHo continues season with announcement of cast, creatives for Sondheim’s ‘A Little Night Music’ to open in May
- ‘Southern Comfort’ by ‘Trevor’ writers Dan Collins and Julianne Wick Davis is musical highlight in PRIDE Films and Plays new season
- Chicago’s top jazz musicians join Broadway and West End artists in Lyric Opera of Chicago’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’
- Black Button Eyes Productions to present musical ‘Evil Dead’ in early 2019 as part of next season
- American Blues Theatre presents cast and creative team for ‘BUDDY – The Buddy Holly Musical,’ opening with first preview on April 27 at Stage 773
- Cast and creative team announced for Theatre at the Center’s production of ‘Forever Plaid,’ May 3 to June 3
- Victory Gardens to host ‘Town Hall: #NeverAgainChicago’ to end gun violence, April 15
- Tickets on sale April 6 for Broadway in Chicago’s Elvis-inspired ‘Heartbreak Hotel’
- Red Tape Theatre’s visceral ‘Round Heads and Pointed Heads’ is Brecht as it’s meant to be
- Samantha Barks dazzles as Vivian in stage musical version of too-true-to-the-movie-script ‘Pretty Woman’
- E. Faye Butler is at the helm of Chicago Children’s Theatre’s world premiere musical, ‘Last Stop on Market Street’
- New Hot Tix website offers first-time features for ticket-bargain hunters, fee free Friday on April 6
- Newly launched Stage 773 discussions on community and having a voice in the Chicago arts scene begin April 2
- Everyone will want a piece of what Refuge Theatre Project’s got cooking at ‘The Spitfire Grill’
- Broadway in Chicago’s ‘Taste of Things to Come’ highlights unstoppable girl power
- Broadway in Chicago’s ‘On Your Feet’ transports audiences from Randolph Street to Cuba to concert venue
- Rasaka’s and Vitalist’s ‘Merchant on Venice’ offers a view into a magical theatrical birthing
- Walkabout perches patrons on the brink of existence to heighten their senses
- Barrel of Monkeys get ‘Grandma’ to ‘Groove’ with their 2018 musical set
- Mary Zimmerman’s revival of ‘The Music Man’ is the musical highlight of Goodman’s newly announced lineup
- Broadway in Chicago brings back ‘Dirty Dancing’ U.S. tour for late spring stop in the Windy City
- Puppet sex comes to Arlington Heights with Metropolis’ opening of ‘Avenue Q’ in May
- Robert Cuccioli and Samantha Hill lead the cast of Drury Lane’s ‘South Pacific,’ beginning April 5
- Metropolis Performing Arts Centre sets annual fundraiser at Arlington Park, April 28
- Mercury Theater’s new Venus Cabaret venue premieres with Sondheim’s ‘Company,’ starring David Sajewich as Bobby
- Paramount announces cast, creative team for ‘Once,’ with previews beginning April 25
- Broadway in Chicago announces annual Millennium Park free summer concert to be held Aug. 13will
- Third Eye Ensemble announces third season celebrating women, love, authenticity
- Lifeline presents a saucy ‘Tooth Fairy’ musical tale for kids and those who bring them
- Broadway in Chicago begins ticket sales for ‘Cher Show’ on March 23
- Neverly Brothers offer patrons a tribute to rock ‘n’ roll in Arlington Heights on April 27
- Jennie Sophia and Brandon Springman lead ‘Oklahoma!’ cast at Marriott Lincolnshire, beginning April 11
- Cheyenne Jackson steps in for Laura Benanti to headline March 18 Chicago Theatre Workshop fundraiser, tickets still available
- Musical theatre patrons don’t know jack about ‘Sweeney Todd’ until they see it done the Theo way
- 2018-19 Chicago Shakespeare season includes new ‘Peter Pan’ and ‘Bedknobs and Broomsticks’ musicals
- Tickets on sale April 9 for ‘DJEMBE! The Show’ in its US Premiere at the Apollo Theater in Chicago, beginning in June
- Metropolis School of the Performing Arts to entertain audiences with ‘Sensational Soundtracks’ on April 22
- Design team for Broadway in Chicago’s ‘Cher Show’ includes legendary Costume Designer Bob Mackie, Set Designers Christine Jones and Brett Banakis, Lighting Designer Kevin Adams, Sound Designer Nevin Steinberg
- Metropolis hosts ‘Tapestry: The Carole King Concert Experience’ on April 21
- New ‘Joseph’ production highlights Lake Forest’s Citadel Theatre’s new season
- Stage 773 announces diversity program offering free performance services and facilities
- Chicago Children’s Theatre teaches some science with its interactive ‘Epic Tale of Scale’
- Chicago ‘Hamilton’ star Treco headlines Akvavit Theatre benefit, hosted by Pazdernik, April 9
- Initial details released for 6th annual Pivot Arts Festival in June
- Firebrand Theatre announces cast and creatives for spring production of ‘9 to 5,’ country cabaret benefit on March 19
- Brandon Bennett enters Metropolis’ Artists’ Lounge April 19 with ‘Elvis My Way’
- Stage 773 announces appointment of new top execs
- Seventeenth production of ‘Wonderful Life’ and new staging of ‘Spitfire Grill’ are musical offerings in American Blues Theater’s newly announced season
- Lyric Opera of Chicago’s ‘Faust’ leaves audiences thinking with fantastical interpretation
- Road trip to Mellen’s Whitewater ‘Street Scene’ elicits appreciation of largesse while pondering its future
- Black Ensemble Theatre opens season of movers and shakers with dynamic ‘Hail, Hail Chuck’
