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BWW Review: It's a One-Man METHTACULAR! Indeed

August 29, 2014

The doors outside About Face & Justin Brill's production of METHTACULAR! should warn audiences of the show's nudity.

Michigan Shakespeare Festival Expands to Canton in 2015

June 13, 2014

The Village Theater at Cherry Hill is teaming up with the Michigan Shakespeare Festival (MSF) to expand its theatrical offerings by bringing special performances to Canton, MI next year.

BWW Reviews: Connecting With The Second City's DEPRAVED NEW WORLD

April 2, 2014

The six performers who wrote and star in the Second City's new revue know how the hit an audience where it counts: 50% heart and 50% brain.

BWW Interviews: Mitchell Jarvis of 4 a.m. Productions' IT COULD BE WORSE

April 7, 2013

It's the Q&A you've been waiting for about the 'dark comedy you've been waiting for.

Photo Coverage: Third Annual BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards at The Call

January 12, 2013

BroadwayWorld Chicago invited all winners, nominees, past winners and nominees, theater folk, superfans, board members and everyone else to the third annual BroadwayWorld Awards Celebration on January 9, 2013 at The Call nightclub in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood.

BWW Reviews: MY ONE AND ONLY Tappa Taps Through the Schmaltz at the Marriott

December 3, 2012

There's something so utterly intoxicating about a skilled tap dancer decked out in a spiffy tuxedo - top hat, tails, and all - commanding the audience's attention for a brilliantly exhausting routine.

'The Original Grease:' No Longer Just the Danny & Sandy Show

May 4, 2011

For anyone who's ever lived in Chicago, has a fond spot in their heart for any incarnation of 'Grease,' or eaten a Whoopercheesie, American Theater Company's 'The Original Grease' is the show to see this summer.

Cirque Éloize 'iD' a Chicago? C'est Tres Bon!

April 27, 2011

With Robert Massicotte and Alexis Laurence's eye-popping 3D video projection design bringing Massicotte's blank urban landscape design to life, the urban dances and circus acts in 'iD' are resoundingly funky, fresh, and beautifully mesmerizing.

Reminder: Tony Winner Alice Ripley is Answering YOUR Questions

April 1, 2011

In anticipation of 'Next to Normal's' upcoming Chicago stint (as well as her Chicago concert debut!), Alice Ripley is taking YOUR questions, BroadwayWorld.

Alice Ripley is Taking YOUR Questions

March 28, 2011

In anticipation of 'Next to Normal's' upcoming Chicago stint (as well as her Chicago concert debut!), Tony Award winner Alice Ripley is taking YOUR questions, BroadwayWorld.

Liz Callaway Q and A: Chicago, Sondheim, iPhones, & More

February 7, 2011

Liz Callaway and I chatted about her career, Chicago, da Bears, barking technology, & a love for all things Stephen Sondheim and William Finn.

'9 to 5' National Tour: A Well-Earned 7

January 21, 2011

'9 to 5' is a campy evening of harmless fun and 15 original toe-tapping ditties supplied by Miss Parton herself.

Video Footage: Parton Visits '9 to 5' National Tour

January 22, 2011

Here's a video package featuring Dolly Parton's arrival at the Bank of America Theatre, as well as her pre- and post '9 to 5' curtain call speeches.

'Boobs and Goombas:' Burlesque for the Digital Age

January 16, 2011

In all, the detailed attention to all the Mario Bros.

Liz Callaway is Taking YOUR Questions!

January 15, 2011

Save $ome Dough: A Handful of Chicago Rush Policies

January 8, 2011

While not every theatre in Chicago offers Student, General, or other Rush programs, a good handful offer tickets at a severely discounted rate to patrons who don't mind waiting until the day of performance.

Entire Cast Keeps '...VIRGINIA WOOLF?' Feeling Brand New

December 18, 2010

Amy Morton is neither bawdy or large in Edward Albee's 'WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?,' but I'll go out on a limb in saying she delivers the most reinvented interpretation of a classic character Chicago has ever seen.