Spirit Adrift Releases '20 Centuries Gone'
by Michael Major - August 19, 2022 Spirit Adrift expand their prolific catalog with 20 Centuries Gone, a collection of two new original songs and six cover songs that span the timeline of the band’s most foundational influences. Featuring artwork by Brian Mercer (Lamb of God, High on Fire, Mastodon), and mixed by Zeuss (Overkill, Cro...
Loon Town Share 'Doesn't Matter'
by Michael Major - October 25, 2022 Loon Town have shared the opening song “Doesn’t Matter” from their forthcoming debut LP Slow Space and reveal the interactive soundmap of the band’s fictional shared hometown (Loon Town) that the LP narrates. Loon Town tour Canada this November and December. Check out the full list of tour dates now...
BOULEVARD OF BOLD DREAMS Comes to Timeline Theatre
by Stephi Wild - December 15, 2022 TimeLine’s 2022-23 subscription season returns February 1 – March 19, 2023 with the world premiere of Boulevard of Bold Dreams by LaDarrion Williams, a Los Angeles-based playwright new to Chicago audiences, with a story about dreamers overcoming obstacles and fighting for recognition amidst the raci...
Review: CONTEMPT, VAULT Festival
by Cindy Marcolina - March 19, 2023 While the writing is gripping and Gabrielle Nellis-Pain’s performance is excellent, there’s something missing. Catherine’s colleagues are ancient ghosts through the hallowed corridors as she puts on a sleazy, raspy voice to portray them against her well-spoken main character. ...
JOHN & JEN Starring Rachel Tucker and Lewis Cornay to Stream on BroadwayHD
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 13, 2021 BroadwayHD will be bringing a brand new digital capture of Andrew Lippa and Tom Greenwald’s musical John & Jen, an intimate look at the complexities of familial relationships in a changing America, exclusively to the platform globally on December 15th....
Photos: First Look at TimeLine Theatre's World Premiere of RELENTLESS
by Marissa Tomeo - January 29, 2022 Chicago playwright and TimeLine Theatre Company Member Tyla Abercrumbie weaves a mother’s past with her daughters’ present in Relentless, a centuries-spanning tale of family, legacy, and progress set in the Black Victorian age, receiving its world premiere after a nearly two-year delay. TimeLine Com...
Review: ENGLISH at Studio Theatre
by David Friscic - January 18, 2023 Is learning a new language a hindrance to your heart’s love of your cultural heritage, is it purely functional, or is it a means of gaining enrichment and new understanding? Is precise pronunciation meant to trip lightly off the tongue in any language or is it best to take pride in your original acc...
Photos: Ben Vereen Visits the Museum Of Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 27, 2022 See photos of Legendary Broadway (and film, TV, and concert) star Ben Vereen making a holiday visit to see the new Museum Of Broadway!...
Managing Director Kate Liberman to Depart Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 26, 2022 The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival announced today that Managing Director Kate Liberman will depart the company on August 15, 2022. Over the coming months, HVSF will be conducting a thorough search for its next Managing Director....
JOHN & JEN Starring Rachel Tucker and Lewis Cornay to Stream on BroadwayHD
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 13, 2021 BroadwayHD will be bringing a brand new digital capture of Andrew Lippa and Tom Greenwald’s musical John & Jen, an intimate look at the complexities of familial relationships in a changing America, exclusively to the platform globally on December 15th....
Indie Rock Trio Dentist Announces New Album
by Michael Major - August 09, 2022 The band is gearing up for a one off performance with The Wallflowers at The Vogel in Red Bank, NJ next week as well as a couple festival performances including Sea.Hear.Now Festival and The Philly 10K. The album is now available for pre-save in addition to preorder on both limited edition pink viny...
Shannen Moser Releases New Single 'Oh My God' Ahead of New Album
by Michael Major - September 20, 2022 The Philadelphia-based artist Shannen Moser released a new single “Oh My God” from their forthcoming album The Sun Still Seems To Move that will be released via Lame-O Records. Moser will celebrate the album’s release with shows in Philadelphia on 9/30 and in Brooklyn on 10/7 with support from Greg ...
VIDEO: Backstage at the Museum of Broadway on CBS SUNDAY MORNING
by Stephi Wild - November 07, 2022 This weekend, CBS Sunday Morning aired a segment on the Museum of Broadway, which opens next week. In the segment, correspondent Rita Braver pays a visit to the museum, and talks with Broadway legend Joel Grey, the Tony-winning star of the landmark musical 'Cabaret.'...
Review Roundup: THE FAR COUNTRY Opens At Atlantic Theater Company
by A.A. Cristi - December 05, 2022 What are the critics saying about Atlantic Theater Company's world premiere production of The Far Country? Check out the reviews for the Atlantic commissioned play by Guggenheim fellow Lloyd Suh, directed by Obie Award winner Eric Ting....
Paul Shapera Continues The Story Of The Fictional City New Albion In His Latest Concept Album, 'Jill's Psychedelic Sunday'
by A.A. Cristi - October 17, 2022 Paul Shapera writes pulp operas. Just as pulp fiction covered everything from hard boiled detective stories to Buck Rogers, Tarzan to Flash Gordon, Paul's albums fantasy musicals cover a 180 year span of history in the fictional city of New Albion. ...
Photos: Go Inside the Newly-Opened Museum of Broadway
by Jennifer Broski - November 16, 2022 Check out photos from inside the newly opened Museum of Broadway- an immersive and interactive theatrical experience devoted to musicals, plays, and the people who make them. Featuring the work of dozens of designers, artists, and theatre historians, this one-of-a-kind Museum takes visitors on a jo...
Beth Lacke Will Star In TimeLine Theatre's Production Of WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME
by Stephi Wild - March 10, 2023 TimeLine Theatre Company announced that Beth Lacke will return to the TimeLine stage to star as “Heidi” in the fourth production of the company’s 2022-2023 season—the first Chicago-based production of What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck....
Bid Now To Win A Curated Exclusive Tour of The Museum of Broadway, Led by Co-Founder Julie Boardman
by A.A. Cristi - December 19, 2022 You and three guests will enjoy a curated exclusive tour of the newly opened Museum of Broadway led by co-founder Julie Boardman! To commemorate your experience, you will receive a gift bag full of merchandise. ...
Photos: First Look at the Chicago Premiere of THE CHINESE LADY at Theater Wit
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 18, 2022 For its 25th anniversary season finale, TimeLine Theatre is presenting the Chicago premiere of The Chinese Lady, Lloyd Suh’s acclaimed play inspired by the story of the first Chinese woman to step foot in America. ...
VIDEO: Yours Truly Debut New 'Lights On' Music Video
by Michael Major - March 14, 2022 Australia’s Yours Truly are 2022’s must-watch in the alternative scene. Huge international touring credits, media and radio trailblazing and a burgeoning brood of fans are just some of the successes that back this band, but it’s the knack for punchy songwriting and performance deep in their DNA that...
TRU Hosts Community Gathering Via Zoom - Making Musicals Happen, 1: Support During Early Development
by A.A. Cristi - February 16, 2022 A dependable haven for artists in isolation, Theater Resources Unlimited is now into its second year of non-stop weekly Community Gatherings this Friday, having offered to date over 90 conversations and unlimited camaraderie since April 17, 2020. ...
WaterTower Theatre Announces Cast and Creative Team For THE ODD COUPLE
by A.A. Cristi - December 20, 2021 WaterTower Theatre Producing Artistic Director Shane Peterman and Associate Producer Elizabeth Kensek are proud to announce casting and creative details for The Odd Couple, the classic comedy by legendary American playwright Neil Simon....
BWW Review: RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE: WERQ THE WORLD, OVO Hydro
by Natalie O'Donoghue - May 21, 2022 The 2022 Werq The World tour has enlisted Asia O’Hara, Kameron Michaels, Vanessa Vanjie and Yvie Oddly to sashay their way through days past in hopes of getting back to the present....
BWW Review: JEST A SECOND at Cherry Creek Theatre
by Jon Bee - November 19, 2021 Coming out is hardly ever easy. The build up to the reveal, even down to the very second that the words, 'I'm gay' leave your lips can make it feel like as soon as you say it, everything that you built up in your mind will immediately come cascading down like an avalanche. Such a moment is where we ...
Holocaust Museum LA to Present West Coast Debut of Sculptor A. Thomas Schomberg's 'Remembering 9/11'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 22, 2022 Holocaust Museum LA will present 'Remembering 9/11,' a new exhibit featuring A. Thomas Schomberg's powerful 9/11 sculptures. The exhibition of nine vignettes portraying the feelings of horror, anguish and loss following the events of the 9/11 attack on the United States, opens Sept. 11, 2022, and wi... |