GODSPELL to Take the Bethel College Stage
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2017 A powerful and timely musical, Godspell, will kick off the 2017-2018 season through the Bethel College Department of Theatre's Studio Series, a program that provides theatre-making opportunities for students, while offering audiences thought-provoking theatre. Godspell will be performed at the Bethe... 
The Great Frederick Fair Announces 2018 Entertainment Line-Up
by Macon Prickett - May 17, 2018 'The Great Frederick Fair continues to bring the best entertainment to Frederick County,' explains Jim Grimes, Chair of the Entertainment Committee. 'This year we are expanding our entertainment to include the sensational Darci Lynne and Friends LIVE and a young female ventriloquist who received mor... 
Season Nine of SHAMELESS Gets 14-Episode Order from SHOWTIME
by TV News Desk - August 07, 2018 SHOWTIME has announced that the ninth season of its hit comedy series SHAMELESS will expand to a 14-episode order, and will air in two parts – this fall and in winter 2019. The first seven episodes will begin airing on Sunday, September 9 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, with a midseason finale on Sunday, October 2... 
Chi Phil Presents SIDE BY SIDE At Piotrowski Park
by Stephi Wild - September 17, 2018 After a summer of unprecedented popularity, Side by Side with the Chicago Philharmonic returns for the Columbus Day long weekend at Piotrowski Park, presented as a part of the Chicago Park District's Night Out in the Parks series. Chi Phil is proud to bring this unique music opportunity to students ... 
Lyric Opera Hosts EMPOWER an Original Opera from EmpowerYouth
by Julie Musbach - April 19, 2018 Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Chicago Urban League's collaborative program, EmpowerYouth! Igniting Creativity through the Arts, is excited to present Empower, an original opera developed with local African-American high-school students. Tickets are $10-20 and are available here for the one-night-on... 
Showtime Announces Fall Comedy Premieres of SHAMELESS and New Series KIDDING on September 9
by Macon Prickett - June 07, 2018 SHOWTIME has announced its new fall comedy line-up with the ninth season of its hit series SHAMELESS, starring Oscar® nominee and Emmy® and SAG Award® winner William H. Macy and Golden Globe® nominee Emmy Rossum, premiering on Sunday, September 9 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, followed by the series premiere of t... 
VIDEO: First Look - PBS Presents Documentary on A RAISIN IN THE SUN Playwright Lorraine Hansberry
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2018 One week after the anniversary of her death, American Masters -- Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart premieres nationwide Today, January 19 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) and will stream the following day at pbs.org/americanmasters and PBS apps. Check out the trailer below!...
Chicago Dancemakers Forum Invites Proposals From Chicago's Dancemakers For Its 2019 Grant Programs
by Julie Musbach - November 26, 2018 Chicago Dancemakers Forum announces $110,000 in grant support to Chicago's choreographers in 2019. Up to ten Chicago-based dancemakers will be selected to receive cash grants combined with mentorship as they research and develop new work. ... 
Court Theatre Welcomes New Director Of Education And Casting Director
by Julie Musbach - April 12, 2018 Court Theatre, under the continuing leadership of Charles Newell, Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director, Court Theatre welcomes Patrese D. McClain as Director of Education and Becca McCracken as Casting Director.... 
City Theatre Announces Special Event: A Holiday Homecoming
by A.A. Cristi - October 25, 2018 City Theatre is excited to welcome the musical theater writing team of Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond back to Pittsburgh for A Holiday Homecoming. The pair met while studying at Carnegie Mellon and the cabaret marks their City Theatre debut. Fresh off the success of their work on the Disney C...
Iggy Azalea Announces North American Tour With Special Guest Cupcakke
by A.A. Cristi - September 11, 2018 Today, multi-platinum and Grammy nominated hip-hop sensation, Iggy Azalea announces her first North American headlining run in four years with, The Bad Girls Tour, featuring special guest CupcakKe. The tour announcement comes a few short weeks after the release of her EP Survive the Summer featuring... 
December Events Announced at the Revival
by A.A. Cristi - November 20, 2017 The Revival, Hyde Park's comedy theater, announces its lineup of shows and events playing in December 2017. Inspired by the legacy of the Compass Players, The Revival brings improvisational comedy back to the same corner where it was invented in 1955! Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.the-re... 
Writer, Comedian and Cancer Survivor Jenny Allen to Speak at City Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2017 City Theatre, in partnership with Classic Lines Bookstore, will host writer, comedian, and cancer-survivor Jenny Allen in a one-night-only City Event, Monday, October 2 at 7:00 p.m., with special guest host Kristy Nolen. Allen's latest book, a collection of essays titled Would Everybody Please Stop?...
Chicago Dancemakers Forum Invites Proposals From Chicago's Dancemakers For Its 2019 Grant Programs
by Julie Musbach - November 26, 2018 Chicago Dancemakers Forum announces $110,000 in grant support to Chicago's choreographers in 2019. Up to ten Chicago-based dancemakers will be selected to receive cash grants combined with mentorship as they research and develop new work. ...
Lyric Opera Hosts EMPOWER an Original Opera from EmpowerYouth
by Julie Musbach - April 19, 2018 Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Chicago Urban League's collaborative program, EmpowerYouth! Igniting Creativity through the Arts, is excited to present Empower, an original opera developed with local African-American high-school students. Tickets are $10-20 and are available here for the one-night-on... 
Comedy Central to Premiere New Episodes of DRUNK HISTORY and CORPORATE
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 13, 2018 Comedy Central's Drunk History and Corporate are both back with new episodes beginning Tuesday, January 15 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT and 10:30 p.m. ET/PT respectively....
VIDEO: First Look - PBS Presents Documentary on A RAISIN IN THE SUN Playwright Lorraine Hansberry
by Caryn Robbins - December 04, 2017 One week after the anniversary of her death, American Masters -- Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart premieres nationwide Friday, January 19 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) and will stream the following day at pbs.org/americanmasters and PBS apps. Check out the trailer below!... 
Clairo To Join Dua Lupa on North American + Lollapalooza
by Macon Prickett - April 09, 2018 Singer, songwriter and producer Clairo has announced she will be embarking on her first ever string of tour dates, supporting internationally acclaimed British artist Dua Lipa on her North American tour this summer. Starting on June 5 in Houston, Texas, Clairo will be taking her live band on the ro... 
New York Undie Rockers The Skivvies to Strip Down at City Theatre in SLEIGH MY NAME
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2017 City Theatre is unwrapping something special this holiday season with our favorite New York undie-rock duo The Skivvies in the premiere of Sleigh My Name. Broadway performers Nick Cearley and Lauren Molina return to City Theatre for two nights of mashed-up musical fun with some of Pittsburgh's favor... 
Court Theatre Presents 11th Annual South Side Performance Fest
by Julie Musbach - January 12, 2018 Court Theatre proudly presents the 11th Annual Exelon South Side Youth Performance Fest, featuring the dramatic and design work of area students. The Exelon South Side Youth Performance Fest will be presented Tuesday, January 23, 2018, beginning with a scenic design exhibition in Court's lobby at 6:... 
Deeply Rooted Plans For Its Future On Chicago's South Side
by A.A. Cristi - December 13, 2018 Deeply Rooted Dance Theater (DRDT) announces significant funding support from the Reva & David Logan Foundation and the Arts Work Fund to support institutional capacity building that will facilitate the first steps of a major initiative: creating a vision for a potential new center for African-Ameri... 
Bold Coming-of-Age Drama THE CHI SEASON 1 Arrives on Digital 9/24 and DVD 9/25
by Tori Hartshorn - September 20, 2018 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presents THE CHI SEASON ONE, arriving on Digital September 24th and DVD September 25th.... 
The Revival Announces THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE IMPROVISED!
by A.A. Cristi - September 25, 2017 The Revival (Hyde Park) is excited to announce the Fall sketch comedy revue THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE IMPROVISED!... 
Utopia Opera Debuts Thea Musgrave's THE STORY OF HARRIET TUBMAN
by Julie Musbach - November 05, 2018 Directed by renowned stage director Viktoria I.V. King, the NY Premiere of Thea Musgrave's 'The Story of Harriet Tubman' Opera for Utopia Opera debuts in only 5 days at Hunter College's Ida K. Lang's Theatre.... 
UChicago Opens New Theater On South Side To Support Local Artists And Partnerships
by Julie Musbach - November 02, 2018 The University of Chicago announced today the opening of the Green Line Performing Arts Center, providing a vital new theater venue and rehearsal space to support the arts in the Washington Park neighborhood and across Chicago's South Side.... |
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