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Full Cast Announced For ASSASSINS
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2023
Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's Assassins will be brought to Chicagoland by Wee Productions in Fall 2023.
Winifred Haun & Dancers Presents THE LIGHT IN SPRING At Unity Temple
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2023
Winifred Haun & Dancers returns to Unity Temple on May 5 & 6 to present The Light in Spring: Dance & Music at Unity Temple. This will be the Company's third appearance at Frank Lloyd Wright's celebrated architectural masterpiece.
Honey West to Host NEW FACES SING BROADWAY 1984 at Porchlight Music Theatre
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2023
Porchlight Music Theatre will present New Faces Sing Broadway 1984, hosted by Honey West, directed by Tommy Novak with music direction and arrangements by Micky York.
Comedian Chris Redd to Perform at The Den Theatre in June
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2023
The Den Theatre will present comedian Chris Redd for five stand-up performances June 8 – 10, 2023.
Review: THE COMEDY OF ERRORS at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by Rachel Weinberg - March 17, 2023
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Artistic Director Barbara Gaines cleverly marries play and production concept in THE COMEDY OF ERRORS for her final production.
Roseland Community Hospital Hosts Spring Health Fest This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2023
The Roseland Community Hospital on the Far South Side of Chicago at 45 W. 111th Street, will kick off their Spring Health Fest on March 19 from 1-3PM. This event aims to mitigate resource insecurity through providing free community resources, health screenings and food to residents of the greater Roseland community.
Review: TINA- THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL at James M. Nederlander Theatre
by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - March 16, 2023
What did our critic think of TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL at James M. Nederlander Theatre?
Joffrey Ballet Mounts Chicago Premiere Of John Neumeier's THE LITTLE MERMAID
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2023
The Joffrey Ballet closes its 67th season with the long-awaited Chicago premiere of John Neumeier's beautifully haunting interpretation of The Little Mermaid. A gripping tableau of shadows and colors, Neumeier's world-renowned production of Hans Christian Andersen's 1837 tragic folktale follows the tormented mermaid heroine on a journey between the divergent worlds of land and sea—one utterly complex, the other magnificently serene.
Shakespeare & Company to Hold Chicago Actor Training Intensive This Month
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2023
Shakespeare & Company's Center for Actor Training will hold a Weekend Intensive Friday, March 31 through Sunday, April 2 in Chicago, Ill.
Video: First Look at DESCRIBE THE NIGHT at Steppenwolf Theatre
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2023
Get a first look at footage of the Chicago premiere of Describe the Night at Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
A&A Ballet Announces its Spring Performance of COPPELIA and the World Premiere of SLEEPOVER AT THE MUSEUM
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2023
Experience an afternoon pajama party like no other. Enjoy the magical journey of music, dance and storytelling with A&A Ballet's upcoming performance of the famous Coppélia and the world premiere ballet of Sleepover at the Museum!
Cast Announced For Beverly Theatre Guild's THE WIZARD OF OZ
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2023
We're off to see the Wizard! The Beverly Theatre Guild will present The Wizard of Oz, the final show of its 60th Anniversary Season. This timeless tale, in which a Kansas farm girl travels over the rainbow to discover the magical power of home, has entertained audiences for generations.  
Karen Mason Returns to Davenport's With KAREN MASON'S BACK...AND ALL THAT JAZZ
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2023
Davenport's Piano Bar & Cabaret, 1383 North Milwaukee  Ave., currently celebrating its 25th Anniversary, hosts the return of Broadway actress and multi-award-winning cabaret performer Karen Mason for four nights only with her critically-acclaimed show of the music of John Kander and Fred Ebb, KAREN MASON'S BACK…And All That Jazz!
American Ballet Theatre Returns to Chicago in April
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2023
​​​​​​​American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the greatest dance companies in the world, returns to the Auditorium Theatre (Chicago's landmark stage at 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive) with a diverse mixed rep program featuring both classics and contemporary works, for three performances only Friday-Sunday, April 14-16, 2023. 
Oak Park Festival Theatre Announces 2023 Season
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2023
The Oak Park Festival Theatre, Oak Park’s premiere Equity theatre and the oldest professional classical theatre in the Midwest, has announced its summer show, William Shakespeare’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, opening July 15 and running through August 19 at Austin Gardens (167 Forest Ave., Oak Park), with previews July 13 and 14.
BEING SEEN Starring Will Clinger and Kelly Anne Clark To Have Chicago Premiere This June
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2023
Voted “Fan Favorite” (one of 12 out of 180+ productions so honored) at the New York International Fringe Festival, Being Seen, written and directed by Richard Gustin and starring Will Clinger and Kelly Anne Clark makes its Chicago premiere, June 14 - July 2, in the Crosby Theatre at The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave.  
The Second City Announced Cast For 111th Mainstage Revue
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2023
Legendary Chicago comedy institution The Second City has announced the cast and crew of The Second City Mainstage's 111th Revue.
Cast Announced for The Second City Mainstage's 111th Revue
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2023
Legendary Chicago comedy institution The Second City has announced the cast and crew of The Second City Mainstage’s 111th Revue.
Seven Blasts From the Pop Music Past to Play Aurora's Paramount Theatre This August
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2023
Pop music fans can party like it’s 1999 - or 1969 - when Aurora’s Paramount Theatre presents Purple Reign: The Prince Tribute Show, Friday, August 11, at 8 p.m., or the return of The Happy Together Tour.
Review: LAYALINA at Goodman Theatre
by Rachel Weinberg - March 15, 2023
Martin Yousif Zebari’s LAYALINA is a heartwarming multigenerational family play that spans from Baghdad to Skokie. While Zebari doesn’t shy away from portraying the family’s trauma and the challenges of their immigrant experiences, LAYALINA is the opposite of many other family plays. It’s about how the central family tries to reconnect and find commonalities, despite their generational and cultural differences.
Edge Of The Wood Theatre Presents Moss Hart's LIGHT UP THE SKY
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2023
The Resident Theatre at Edge of the Wood presents Light Up the Sky, Moss Hart's valentine to the theatre and the eccentric but lovable artists that craft it.
The Den Hosts Vocalist Natalie Weiss: Live In Chicago Next Week
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2023
The Den Theatre will host vocalist Natalie Weiss: Live In Chicago, the singer's first Chicago solo concert in over a decade on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 7 pm on The Heath Mainstage, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Lifeline Thatre Presents FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA, A Co-production With Pegasus Theatre Chicago
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2023
Lifeline Theatre presents From the Mississippi Delta, based on the autobiography of and written by Dr. Endesha Ida Mae Holland.
The Conspirators Present Their Annual JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR DO-IT-YOURSELF MESSIAH COMPLEX
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2023
The Conspirators have announced the return of the Jesus Christ Superstar Do-It-Yourself Messiah Complex (JCSDIYMC), an evening of variety and sing-along in love and adoration of the ALBUM version (1970) of the Tim Rice/Andrew Lloyd Webber rock opera, one night only, Easter Sunday, April 9 at 7 P.M. CDT at The Conspiratorium, 755 N. Ashland Ave. (at Chicago Ave.) in Chicago.
Circesteem Invites The Uptown Community to Pay Their Respects to The Previously-owned Alternatives Inc Mural
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2023
On April 15th at 2PM, CircEsteem invites the Uptown Community to come pay their respect to the previously-owned Alternatives Inc Mural. 

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