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Executive produced by Robert Redford and Laura Michalchyshyn of Sundance Productions, and award-winning filmmakers Marc Levin and Mark Benjamin of BCTV, Chicagoland is a non-scripted, eight-part original series about a heartland American city. The series will explore where politics and policy meet real people's lives -- in a city generating change and innovation in social policy, education, and public safety -- to meet national and local challenges.

VIDEO: Get A First Look At MAMMA MIA! at the Drury Lane Theatre Photo VIDEO: Get A First Look At MAMMA MIA! at the Drury Lane Theatre
by Alan Henry - February 22, 2019

Drury Lane Theatre concludes its 2018/2019 season with the international megahit Mamma Mia!, with music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, some songs with Stig Anderson, and book by Catherine Johnson. Originally conceived by Judy Craymer, Mamma Mia! is directed by Artistic Director Wil...


Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment Announces Upcoming Live Radio Show One Night Only Photo Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment Announces Upcoming Live Radio Show One Night Only
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2019

Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment will perform their next series of LIVE podcasts in February. LIVE Presents: LIVE at First Sight! will take place today, February 12th at 7:30p.m., at Stage 773 in the Cabaret Theater. Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment (LIVE) is a theatrical podcast company based in ...


David Cromer to Direct NEXT TO NORMAL at Writers Theatre; Full Season Announcement Photo David Cromer to Direct NEXT TO NORMAL at Writers Theatre; Full Season Announcement
by Julie Musbach - March 01, 2018

Writers Theatre Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma announce the company's 2018/19 six-show season. Closing the season in the Nichols Theatre will be the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal, with music by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, ...


Writers Theatre Opens 2018/19 Season With VIETGONE Photo Writers Theatre Opens 2018/19 Season With VIETGONE
by Stephi Wild - June 20, 2018

Writers Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma, opens its 2018/19 season with Qui Nguyen's Vietgone, featuring original music and music direction by Gabriel Ruiz, choreographed by Tommy Rapley and directed by Lavina Jadhwani. Vi...


Mila Kunis Kicks Off Chicago Cubs Partnership with JIM BEAM GAME 7 BATCH
by Marina Kennedy - April 24, 2017

Kicking off their first season as Official Bourbon of the Chicago Cubs, Jim Beam Bourbon is releasing Jim Beam "Game 7 Batch," a limited edition expression and commemorative label featuring bourbon that completed its 4 years of barrel maturation the history-making date of the Cubs' Game 7 World Cham...


Raue Center And Sage Studio Present A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A HOLIDAY PANTOMIME Photo Raue Center And Sage Studio Present A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A HOLIDAY PANTOMIME
by Julie Musbach - November 20, 2018

Start a new tradition this December! Join Raue Center For The Arts and Sage Studio this holiday season for Sage on Stage's special production of "A Christmas Carol: A Holiday Pantomime."  This interactive and fun holiday experience runs December 28 - 30, 2018!...


Hey Nonny Celebrates Its Official Grand Opening Weekend In Arlington Heights With Eri Photo Hey Nonny Celebrates Its Official Grand Opening Weekend In Arlington Heights With Eric Lindell Concert
by Stephi Wild - October 26, 2018

Chicagoland's newest music venue and gastropub, Hey Nonny, 10 S. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights, has officially opened to the public. Kicking off its grand opening celebration on Friday, October 26, Hey Nonny will present two shows by well-known Chicago singer-songwriter Andrew Belle, the 2009 MTV Chi...


Ross Lehman's SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY opens April 26th at Citadel Theatre Photo Ross Lehman's SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY opens April 26th at Citadel Theatre
by Sarah Hookey - March 12, 2019

Citadel Theatre Company will close its 2018-19 season with the world premiere of a "musical remembrance" written and performed by one of Chicago's best-loved actors, Ross Lehman....


Rusted Root Front Man And Other Notable Acts Set To Perform At Hey Nonny This Novembe Photo Rusted Root Front Man And Other Notable Acts Set To Perform At Hey Nonny This November
by Stephi Wild - October 24, 2018

"Send Me on My Way"… to Hey Nonny for some killer performances! The newest live music destination and gastropub in Chicagoland, Hey Nonny, 10 S. Vail Ave, proudly adds three amazing acts to its November lineup. Front man for the multi-platinum group Rusted Root, Michael Glabicki, is set to rock out ...


NBC Sports Presents 2017 VERIZON INDYCAR CHAMPIONSHIP, 9/17 Photo NBC Sports Presents 2017 VERIZON INDYCAR CHAMPIONSHIP, 9/17
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2017

The 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series championship will be decided this weekend on NBCSN at the IndyCar GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET, as Josef Newgarden (Penske) looks to win his first-ever title and hold off a wide array of challengers in the tightest points battle atop the stan...


Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment Announces Upcoming Live Radio Show One Night Only Photo Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment Announces Upcoming Live Radio Show One Night Only
by A.A. Cristi - April 02, 2019

Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment will perform their next series of LIVE podcasts April. LIVE Presents: We?re Over the Hill! will take place on Friday April 5th at 7:30p.m., at Stage 773 in the Thrust Theater, as a celebration of their 41st show!...


Chicagoland Students to Make Goodman Debut in PlayBuild Youth Intensive and Musical T Photo Chicagoland Students to Make Goodman Debut in PlayBuild Youth Intensive and Musical Theater Intensive
by Julie Musbach - August 07, 2018

More than 60 Chicagoland students make their Goodman Theatre debut on the mainstage to conclude summer programming-PlayBuild Youth Intensive and Musical Theater Intensive-on August 10 and 11 at 7pm. The free programs were taught over a course of seven-to-eight weeks in the Alice Rapoport Center for ...


Raue Center To Host Fifth Annual RAUETOBERFEST Photo Raue Center To Host Fifth Annual RAUETOBERFEST
by A.A. Cristi - August 20, 2018

Celebrate Oktoberfest Raue Center style! Raue Center For The Arts is proud to announce the fifth annual Rauetoberfest! This traditional Oktoberfest celebration will feature music, food, beer and fun for the whole family on September 14 & 15, 2018 at Beyond Stable Farms 11129 Illinois Rt. 176 in Wood...


Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment Announces Upcoming Live Radio Show One Night Only Photo Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment Announces Upcoming Live Radio Show One Night Only
by Julie Musbach - November 12, 2018

Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment will perform their next series of LIVE podcasts in October. L.I.V.E. Presents: It's a Hard Knock LIVE! will take place on Friday, November 16th 7:30p.m., at Stage 773 Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment (L.I.V.E.) is a theatrical podcast company based in Chicago, IL....


Roxy Bellows Plays The Den Photo Roxy Bellows Plays The Den
by Stephi Wild - February 05, 2018

An act so hot she'll melt the Winter Games, Chicago improv legend Roxy Bellows returns to the Den for one night only on February 24! It's a night of Gold Medal Improv with a woman who will keep you laughing for hours. Roxy blends classic Chicago improv comedy with some of the wittiest audience inter...


NBC Sports Group Flips Ignition Switch On Fourth Season Of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Photo NBC Sports Group Flips Ignition Switch On Fourth Season Of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Racing This Sunday
by Tori Hartshorn - June 26, 2018

NBC Sports Group launches its 2018 NASCAR season this week with more than 18 hours of trackside coverage from Chicagoland Speedway, culminating with Sunday's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN....


NASCAR On NBC Revs Up For Return To Racing With Comprehensive Consumer Engagement Pla Photo NASCAR On NBC Revs Up For Return To Racing With Comprehensive Consumer Engagement Plan
by Tori Hartshorn - June 28, 2018

NBC Sports Group celebrates the launch of the 2018 NASCAR on NBC Season with a robust consumer engagement campaign that highlights motorsports icon and NBC Sports' newest on-air contributor Dale Earnhardt Jr. The “Same Dale. New View” campaign revs up this week across NBCUniversal's television and d...


Hilary Ann Feldman Brings SONGS THAT ALMOST GOT AWAY to Davenports Cabaret Room Photo Hilary Ann Feldman Brings SONGS THAT ALMOST GOT AWAY to Davenports Cabaret Room
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2018

It was almost over for Over the Rainbow. And Patsy Cline nearly went Crazy before finally agreeing to record her iconic hit. It may be hard to believe, but many of our favorite songs barely avoided oblivion before hitting their musical home runs. Celebrated Chicago cabaret artist, Hilary Ann Feldman...


TV: Witness the Hilarity of THE DOPPELGANGER Photo TV: Witness the Hilarity of THE DOPPELGANGER
by Julie Musbach - April 17, 2018

Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents the highly anticipated world premiere comedy, The Doppelganger (an international farce) written by Chicagoland native Matthew-Lee Erlbach. Directed by ensemble member Tina Landau, this hilarious farce features an 11-member cast led by actor and comedian Rainn Wil...


Hilary Ann Feldman Brings SONGS THAT ALMOST GOT AWAY to Davenports Cabaret Room Photo Hilary Ann Feldman Brings SONGS THAT ALMOST GOT AWAY to Davenports Cabaret Room
by A.A. Cristi - August 30, 2018

It was almost over for Over the Rainbow. And Patsy Cline nearly went Crazy before finally agreeing to record her iconic hit. It may be hard to believe, but many of our favorite songs barely avoided oblivion before hitting their musical home runs. Celebrated Chicago cabaret artist, Hilary Ann Feldman...


Rock Powerhouse ZZ Ward Performs Tom Petty's Hit RUNNIN' DOWN A DREAM In New Show Ope Photo Rock Powerhouse ZZ Ward Performs Tom Petty's Hit RUNNIN' DOWN A DREAM In New Show Open For 2018 NASCAR On NBC
by Tori Hartshorn - June 25, 2018

NBC Sports Group has selected vocal powerhouse and multi-instrumentalist ZZ Ward to record an all-new show open and theme song for the 2018 NASCAR on NBC season. Set to Tom Petty's hit song "Runnin' Down a Dream," the new show open kicks off NBC Sports' fourth season of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Ser...


Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment Announces Upcoming Live Radio Show One Night Only Photo Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment Announces Upcoming Live Radio Show One Night Only
by A.A. Cristi - September 06, 2018

Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment will perform their next series of LIVE podcasts in September. L.I.V.E. Presents: Disorientation! will take place on Sunday, September 9th, 6:30p.m., at Uptown Underground. Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment (L.I.V.E.) is a theatrical podcast company based in Chicago,...


NBCSN Presents First Race of the Monster Energy Nascar Cup Series Playoffs Photo NBCSN Presents First Race of the Monster Energy Nascar Cup Series Playoffs
by TV News Desk - September 13, 2017

NBC Sports Group surrounds the first race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, with more than 17 hours of trackside coverage from Chicagoland Speedway, in Joliet, Illinois....


TREVOR THE MUSICAL Extends for Final Time at Writers Theatre Photo TREVOR THE MUSICAL Extends for Final Time at Writers Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2017

Writers Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma, adds another week of performances to the run of TREVOR the musical....


NBC Sports Presents 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, 9/24 Photo NBC Sports Presents 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, 9/24
by Caryn Robbins - September 21, 2017

NBC Sports Group surrounds this weekend's NASCAR Playoff races with more than 17 hours of NASCAR Cup Series coverage from New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire, and XFINITY Series coverage from Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky....






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