Barbara Gaines News

In anticipation of Chicago Shakespeare Theater's (CST) world premiere production Othello: The Remix at this summer's Globe to Globe Festival for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, CST will host a delegation of leaders from Shakespeare festivals across Europe, February 21-25, 2012. Representatives from Spain, Germany, Romania, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and the United Kingdom will join CST Artistic Director Barbara Gaines and Executive Director Criss Henderson to discuss upcoming projects and the possibility for future cross-cultural collaborations.

It's an early Valentine's Day treat on the LATE SHOW when the cover of this year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue, along with the identity of the 2012 cover model, is revealed on the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, Monday, Feb. 13 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

It's an early Valentine's Day treat on the LATE SHOW when the cover of this year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue, along with the identity of the 2012 cover model, is revealed on the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, Monday, Feb. 13 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announced today casting for its 25th Anniversary Season production of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by CST Associate Artistic Director Gary Griffin (CST's Follies, Broadway's The Color Purple) and featuring a celebrated company of artists that includes stage and screen actor Ron Orbach as Nick Bottom, former Saturday Night Live funnyman Tim Kazurinsky as Peter Quince, and veteran CST actors Tracy Michelle Arnold as Hippolyta/Titania and Timothy Edward Kane as Theseus/Oberon. Performing the role of Puck is Elizabeth Ledo.

Super Bowl XLVI MVP and New York Giants Quarterback Eli Manning talks about the thrilling victory of "Big Blue" over the New England Patriots in Sunday's big game when he visits the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, Monday, Feb. 6 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Howard Stern helps David Letterman mark an historic 30 years in late night television when the radio star visits CBS's LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, Wednesday, Feb. 1 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT).

Chicago Shakespeare Theater brings the National Theatre of Scotland back to Chicago for CST's World's Stage Series on the heels of its acclaimed production of Black Watch, presented by CST at the Chicago Park District's Broadway Armory. See photos from LONG GONE LONESOME below!

Chicago Shakespeare Theater brings the National Theatre of Scotland back to Chicago for CST's World's Stage Series on the heels of its acclaimed production of Black Watch, presented by CST at the Chicago Park District's Broadway Armory.

Howard Stern helps David Letterman mark an historic 30 years in late night television when the radio star visits CBS's LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, Wednesday, Feb. 1 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT).

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announced today casting for its 25th Anniversary Season production of The Feast: an intimate Tempest, an original CST commission and artistic collaboration with Redmoon.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announced today the return of British film and stage actor Simon Callow to Chicago for CST's 25th Anniversary engagement of his acclaimed Being Shakespeare-a virtuosic solo performance that weaves together excerpts from William Shakespeare's plays and poems, breathing new life into his unforgettable characters and the real man behind the legend.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater's (CST) 25th Anniversary Season includes Elizabeth Rex, directed by CST Artistic Director Barbara Gaines and playing in CST's Courtyard Theater now through January 22, 2012. Set in Shakespeare's time, Timothy Findley's Elizabeth Rex is a fictional drama based on an obscure historical fact: on the eve of the beheading of her court favorite and rumored lover, the Earl of Essex, Queen Elizabeth was entertained with a royal command performance by William Shakespeare and his company. Findley's daring and original play imagines the troubled Queen's impassioned confrontation with an ailing actor-who dares to reveal the woman buried beneath the role of the 'Virgin Queen.'

CBS announces its upcoming guests on LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN for the weeks of 12/27-1/6 Monday through Friday, 11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT.

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney returned to CBS' LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN last night and delivered another Top 10 list. entitled, 'Things Mitt Romney Would Like to Say to the American People':

2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will present the Top Ten List on the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, Monday, Dec. 19 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will present the Top Ten List on the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, Monday, Dec. 19 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

CBS has announced that the 2011 Heisman Trophy winner will present the Top Ten List on the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, Monday, Dec. 12 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The recipient of the prestigious award, which honors this year's most outstanding college football player, will be announced Saturday, Dec. 10.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announced today the casting for its 10th annual concert collaboration with The Chicago Chamber Musicians (CCM), Witches, Wizards, Spells and Elves: The Magic of Shakespeare, introducing families and children to the joys of live performance-through music performed by CCM ensemble members, and through the plays of Shakespeare brought to life by CST actors.