AMC & IFC Pick Up Variety Series SHERMAN'S SHOWCASE for a Second Season
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 18, 2020 AMC and IFC announced today the renewal of the Critics' Choice Awards-nominated variety series Sherman's Showcase for a second season ahead of the show's one-hour “Black History Month Spectacular” premiering this Friday, June 19th at 10PM ET/PT on AMC and 11PM ET/PT on IFC. Six all-new, 30-minute e... 
Definition Theatre Announces Programming For Green Line Residency
by A.A. Cristi - October 22, 2020 Arts + Public Life, an initiative of UChicago Arts, and Definition Theatre Company announce Definition as the resident theatre company for Fall 2020/Winter 2021 at the Green Line Performing Arts Center, 329 E Garfield Blvd in Chicago. ... 
THE DAILY SHOW WITH TREVOR NOAH Launches New Podcast Miniseries
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 20, 2019 Comedy Central announced today that The Daily Show with Trevor Noah is launching The Daily Show Podcast Universe, a new and original five-episode miniseries, as part of its growing Global Podcast Network on January 13, 2020. The limited series will parody a variety of popular podcasts and will feat... 
Flying Lotus Shares Shinichiro Watanabe Directed Video for MORE feat. Anderson. Paak
by Tori Hartshorn - May 13, 2019 Last week, Flying Lotus dropped 'More' featuring Anderson .Paak alongside a slew of North American dates for his award winning live 3D show. On Saturday night, we premiered the visual directed by the iconic animator Shinichiro Watanabe (of Cowboy Bebop fame) via Toonami on Adult Swim. Flying Lotus a... 
Comedy Central and Paramount Network Announce 2020 SXSW Events
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 11, 2020 Comedy Central and Paramount Network are returning to Austin for the 2020 SXSW Festival to present a series of events, including an immersive presentation by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah correspondent Jaboukie Young-White; a moderated panel with Phoebe Robinson (untitled upcoming Comedy Central S... 
Hyde Park School Of Dance Presents AMIRA, A CHICAGO CINDERELLA STORY
by A.A. Cristi - February 07, 2020 This Chicago-centric retelling of the Cinderella story is staged by HPSD Founding Artistic Director August Tye, ballet mistress and choreographer at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Amira is the story of a young girl forced to leave her native country without her mother, arriving in Chicago and strugglin... 
City Theatre and City of Asylum Collaborate to Present South Side Theater's Momentum Festival
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - May 14, 2020 City Theatre and City of Asylum are collaborating to present South Side Theater's annual Momentum Festival starting Wednesday, May 13, Pittsburgh-Post Gazette reports.... 
Showtime to Extend the Final Farewell to SHAMELESS with All-New 'Shameless Hall of Shame' Series
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 14, 2020 As the acclaimed series SHAMELESS kicks off its 11th and final season, SHOWTIME will give fans the chance to say a long goodbye to the beloved comedy with an all-new SHAMELESS HALL OF SHAME series.... 
The Raconteurs Unveil Two Amazon Original Recordings & Behind-the-Scenes Footage
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 17, 2019 The Raconteurs - Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence, and Patrick Keeler – have announced today's premiere of Amazon Original versions of “I'm Your Puppet” and “Now That You're Gone,” recorded August 23, 2019 at Muscle Shoals, AL's legendary FAME Studios and available now only on Amazon Music.... 
MCA Chicago to Spotlight Black Creativity This August
by Julie Musbach - July 31, 2019 This August, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago presents three innovative performances celebrating black creativity in music and dance, from jazz and gospel to step and social dancing.... 
Joywave Release Music Video with Kodak Films; Touring with Bastille
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 22, 2019 Joywave have released the video for their new single, “Obsession,' directed by Laura Gorun, Cooper Roussel, Dimitri Basil (Kings Of Leon, Vance Joy) and shot entirely on analog film with the support of Kodak, an iconic industrial staple of the band's hometown of Rochester, NY. The video, a montage... 
City Theatre Set to Open New Philip Chosky Production Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 13, 2019 Since 1991, when City Theatre moved to its current location on Bingham Street on the South Side, the production artisans behind the nearly 170 shows seen on its two stages during this time have endured a type-of performance of their own: nicknamed the 'City Theatre Shuffle,' scenery and props have b... 
Ida Mae Announces Debut US Headlining Tour & Support Tour with Rodrigo Y Gabriela
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 23, 2019 Ida Mae have released a new video for their beautifully effortless track, 'Love Is Still A Long Road.' Directed by Tom Cowles, the video features footage of husband-and-wife duo Chris Turpin and Stephanie Jean as they travel across the US on tour. Ida Mae writes that ''Love Is Still A Long Road' is ... 
Chicago Artists 21 and Under To Debut New Works at Collaboraction's The Light Youth Theater Fest
by Stephi Wild - July 08, 2019 See The Light - 16 world premiere short pieces of theater, dance, music and spoken word created by Chicago youth 21 and under - and you'll see what's really on kids' minds these days, growing up in Chicago.... 
THE CHI Renewed for Season Four on Showtime
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 08, 2020 SHOWTIME has picked up the hit drama series THE CHI for a fourth season.... 
Chicago Children's Theatre Adds One Final Week For THE BEATRIX POTTER DRIVE-IN THEATRE EXPERIENCE
by Stephi Wild - October 21, 2020 Chicago Children’s Theatre has added one more week to its current fall run of The Beatrix Potter Drive-In Theatre Experience, the company’s all-new, outdoor, socially distanced production that has been playing since October 1 to sold out parking lots.... 
Cheryl Frazier, Michael Lewis and More to Star in Invictus Theatre's A RAISIN IN THE SUN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 09, 2020 Invictus Theatre Company has announced the cast and production team for the second production of its first full season - the seminal American drama, A RAISIN IN THE SUN, by Lorraine Hansberry.... 
IFC, Mad Decent Partner to Release Songs from SHERMAN'S SHOWCASE
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 23, 2019 IFC announced today that the network has partnered with Mad Decent to drop the official soundtrack for its upcoming variety sketch series Sherman's Showcase, premiering Wednesday, July 31st at 10pm ET/PT. Sherman's Showcase (Original Soundtrack), featuring full-length versions of the songs from the ... 
Court Theatre Announces New Live Stream THE LIMINAL SPACE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 30, 2020 Court Theatre has announced The Liminal Space, which offers a space for quiet contemplation, as the theatre live-streams their empty stage to allow viewers to remember and contemplate all that has transpired between their theatre's walls and their own ambitions for what theatre can be in the future.... 
Comedy Central Announces Late Night Series with David Spade, Second Season of THE OTHER TWO, and More
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 12, 2019 Comedy Central, the #1 brand in comedy, today announced a new late night series with David Spade; the return of Crank Yankers; a second season order for new, hit scripted series The Other Two; the first look at new scripted comedy South Side; and scripted projects in development with Naomi Ekperigin... 
VIDEO: Showtime Releases First Look At Award-Winning Documentary RINGSIDE
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 08, 2020 SHOWTIME has released a first look at its upcoming award-winning documentary RINGSIDE, premiering on Friday, June 12 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT.... 
Chicago Dance History Project Announces Interview Marathon Schedule
by A.A. Cristi - January 12, 2021 Chicago Dance History Project (CDHP) has confirmed the lineup and schedule for its Interview Marathon on January 31. Interviewees will appear live from international locations and around the U.S. CDHP Executive/Artistic Director Jenai Cutcher will conduct all the interviews from Chicago's historic A... 
Fox Cancels THE GIFTED and REL
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 18, 2019 Variety reports that Fox canceled Marvel drama “The Gifted” after two seasons and Lil Rel Howery comedy “Rel” after one season.... 
Red Clay Dance Company Relocates to Woodlawn
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 09, 2020 With an eye on the future and a connection to its roots, Red Clay Dance Company (RCDC) is relocating to a newly developed space at Woodlawn Station, 808 E. 63rd Street, Chicago. ... 
VIDEO: Showtime Celebrates FRANKSGIVING WEEK With SHAMELESS Trailer Debut
by Sarah Leiber - November 24, 2020 SHOWTIME has released the official trailer and poster art for the 11th and final season of hit comedy series SHAMELESS.... |
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