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Recent Posts:
- Cast and details announced for Gary Griffin-directed ‘Into the Woods’ opening Writers Theatre’s new season in August
- Circle around to Black Button Eyes’ ‘Ghost Quartet’ for a hauntingly bizarre delight
- Marriott’s ‘Junie B. Jones: the Musical’ is an illustration of just how children’s theater should be
- American Blues’ terrific cast delivers the emotion needed from ‘The Spitfire Grill’
- Here’s all anyone needs to know to plan attending Broadway in Chicago’s annual free summer concert
- Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Leryn Turlington leads a loving cast in a splended summer production of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ on Navy Pier
- ‘Now and Then’ Productions’ tender tunes prove a pensive, prideful summer gem
- Emerald City Theatre brings beloved production of ‘Corduroy’ to Broadway Playhouse for the holidays
- Broadway in Chicago puts out the real catwalk for opening night of ‘Cats,’ July 17
- Music Theater Works readies its Evanston stage for a visit from ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’
- Everyone should hear these people sing in Broadway in Chicago’s stunning, reorchestrated Les Misérables
- Broadway in Chicago announces digital lottery for ‘Cats’ beginning July 16
- You’ve got to give Mary Zimmerman’s Iowa a try as ‘The Music Man’ respectfully delights Goodman audiences
- Marriott’s ‘Darling Grenadine’ is shaken, not stirred—and a profound story of addiction and recovery
- Broadway in Chicago announces digital lottery for run of ‘Les Misérables,’ July 9-27
- Greenhouse Theater Center and Proxy Theatre announce casting for ‘Midsummer’ play with songs, opening in September
- Den Theatre to host new musical ‘The One: the Matrix Parody Musical,’ beginning in August
- Unnecessary plot doesn’t mask universality of Pride Films and Plays’ hookup app opera, ‘Grindr’
- TimeLine Theatre announces selection of HGA as architect of its future dreams
- Lincoln Center production of ‘My Fair Lady’ graces Chicago’s Cadillac Palace, beginning March 2020
- Marriott Lincolnshire announces casting for summer YA production, ‘Junie B. Jones, The Musical’
- Goodman to parade 76+ trombones through the Loop, Friday afternoon, June 28, to kick of celebration of ‘The Music Man’
- Chicago Shakespeare Theater raises $1.2 million at gala to benefit community outreach and education
- Who’s who of Chicagoland musical theatre gather as ‘Second City Divas’ Sept. 9 at Mercury to benefit Season of Concern
- Fremont Street announces its cast for production of ‘Legally Blonde’ in September
- Theo’s ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ beckons patrons to make themselves whole in Evanston
- Chester Gregory brings ‘Higher and Higher,’ rock shindig to Marriott Lincolnshire on Aug. 25
- Strawdog’s 32nd season dedicated to truth features a return of ‘Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins’
- Popularity causes Goodman to extend Mary Zimmerman’s ‘Music Man’ revival even before it opens
- The only thing wrong with Underscore’s hilarious ‘Ballad of Lefty & Crabbe’ is its inevitable ending
- Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents 75-minute ‘Wizard of Oz’ July 6–August 25
- Theo Ubique to return to a four-production season for second year in new home
- Black Button Eyes Productions presents the Chicago premiere of ‘Ghost Quartet’ beginning July 12
- BrightSide Theatre’s ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ gives audiences what they want
- Music Theater Works puts out a timeless, gleeful rendition of ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’
- Firebrand Theatre’s stunning, scattered ‘Queen of the Mist’ does the best it can with little source material
- Glencoe’s Writers Theatre announces casting for August opening of Sondheim’s ‘Into the Woods’
- Marriott Lincolnshire announces cast and creatives for July opening of new musical, ‘Darling Grenadine’
- Northlight Theatre receives major state funding appropriation to kick-off ‘Northlight’s Next Act’ capital campaign in Evanston
- Broadway in Chicago announces casting and ticket details for September arrival of ‘The Band’s Visit’
- ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ to play Broadway in Chicago’s CIBC Theatre in its summer 2020 return
- Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre’s ‘Bridges of Madison County’ cleans up at the 2019 non-Equity Jeffs, ‘Haymarket’ wins Best New Musical, ‘Grand Hotel,’ Bright Star,’ ‘Total Bent’ also take home acrylic
- Goodman Theatre prepares for June 29 opening of Mary Zimmerman-directed, ‘The Music Man’
- Kokandy announces deets for summer production of Go-Go’s musical, ‘Head Over Heels’
- Strawdog’s flabbergasting ‘Take Me’ offers close encounters with conspiracy theory weirdness
- ‘Miracle’ is a drug for Cubs fans looking to relive the 2016 World Series
- Evanston’s Music Theater Works presents ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,’ June 8-16
- Musical theatre powerhouse Meghan Murphy is rocking the Venus Cabaret Theater with two events over five nights in June
- Professionally excellent ‘Falsettos’ tour is at its best in reminding audiences how far we have come
- Acclaimed Broadway Director Kimberly Senior joins Goodman Theatre’s unique artists’ collective
- Third Eye Ensemble announces Chicago premiere of ‘Stitch’ a cappella opera for three women and three sewing machines, June 14-15
- Broadway in Chicago announces ticket sales for ‘Come From Away’ will begin May 31
- Former Goodman Theatre producing coordinator Jorge Silva joins Neo-Futurist Theater as managing director
- ‘It’s Raining Men’ fundraiser for Pride Films and Plays will preview new season, June 11
- A Red Orchid Theatre adds eight new members to its artistic ensemble
- Metropolis delivers all the comedy tonight in its splendid production of ‘A Funny Thing…’
- Spicy girl power intertwines with ‘Hamilton’-like history in North American premiere of electric ‘SIX’ at Chicago Shakes
- Cirque Du Soleil puts artistry into the impossible with its stunning new production of ‘Volta’
- Metropolis brings the golden days of rock & roll to Arlington Heights with ‘Buddy: the Buddy Holly Story,’ beginning in July
- Ensemble Español to hold tribute weekend of ‘Flamenco Passion’ in Skokie , June 14-16
- Ramones’ musical ‘Four Chords and a Gun’ announces free tickets for current and veteran military
- Broadway in Chicago announces digital lottery and rush tickets for ‘Falsettos,’ beginning May 27
- Teatro Vista and Collaboraction bring a night at ‘La Havana Madrid’ back to life, thrilling its numerous aficionados
- Award-winning London hit, seen at 2018 Chicago Musical Theatre Festival, ‘Grindr the Opera’ opens at Pride, June 23
- Goodman Theatre raises more that $800,000 for education programming at ‘Starstruck’ gala headlined by Megan Hilty
- Teatro Vista announces 2019-20 season including Midwest debut of ‘Hope: Part II of a Mexican Trilogy,’ world premiere of ‘The Dream King’ and Godinez-directed ‘American Mariachi’
- Chicago vocalist Robert Rodi resurrects gay icon and jazz age pioneer Sir Noel Coward in ‘Mad About the Boy’ on June 16 at Pride Arts Center
- Drury Lane Theatre announces Family Day June 9 for regional premiere of Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda The Musical’
- Writers Theatre’s subdued ‘Next to Normal’ disquietingly reminds audiences to show compassion to both the ill and the anguished
- Mercury Theater announces opening of Monty Python’s ‘Spamalot’ this August
- New version of award-winning 1993 musical ‘All That He Was’ to open this Aug. at Pride
- Naperville’s BrightSide offers a season of guilty pleasures, including ‘Mamma Mia!’
- Kokandy announces cast, creatives for Go-Go’s musical ‘Head Over Heels’ production this summer
- ‘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
- Black Ensemble’s ‘Style and Grace’ gets Lena Horne and Nancy Wilson out on the stage to do what they do best—sing!
- 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
