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Actors’ Equity Association announced today they have reached a new agreement with the Purple Rose Theatre Company of Chelsea, MI.

WHEN HARRY MET REHAB is running now through January 30 at the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N.

Actors Training Center's now celebrating its 15th Anniversary, has been serving the greater Chicagoland area since 2007 and is the proud recipient of the Illinois Theatre Association's 2019 Award of Honor for excellence in theatre education.

The Theater Lab, a District 214 Community Education program, will return to the stage and announce its cast of the classic play, Our Town.

After viewing my Spotify Wrapped, I noticed how much my music tastes changed from the beginning of the year to now.

Our readers set the nominees, and now voting is open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Porchlight Music Theatre's 27th season continues with a staged reading of Clear, book, music and lyrics by Paul Oakely Stovall+, additional musical contributions by Stew+(additional music,) Bayard Rustin (additional lyrics) and Nikhil Saboo (additional music) and directed by Kenny Ingram+, Monday, J

University of Illinois Springfield & Mammoth announce that 'Weird Al' Yankovic will embark on Second Ill-Advised Tour.

Pegasus Theatre Chicago has announced the authors and plays being presented at the 35th Annual Young Playwrights Festival, streaming Jan.

The Joffrey Ballet will kick off 2022 with the remount of Yuri Possokhov’s fresh interpretation of Don Quixote, the classic story written by Miguel De Cervantes, presented during the Joffrey’s first-ever season at the historic Lyric Opera House in downtown Chicago at 20 North Upper Wacker Dr

Pegasus Theatre Chicago has announced the authors and plays being presented at the 35th Annual Young Playwrights Festival, streaming Jan.

The African American Arts Alliance will host the 20th annual Black Excellence Awards, an evening celebrating Black artists, Black voices, and Black stories across various artistic disciplines, on December 27, 2021 at 7pm Central.

Enjoy classic rock music of the 60’s with Marrakesh Express – a Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young experience at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre January 15, 2022.

As The Gift Theatre embarks on its 20th anniversary, its Board of Directors today announced a change in artistic leadership and plans for a new performance space in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood.

Hell in a Handbag Productions will continue its 20th anniversary season with the return of one of its most popular holiday musicals: Christmas Dearest, featuring book and lyrics by Artistic Director David Cerda*, music by Cerda and Scott Lamberty and direction by Derek Van Barham.

The Music Institute of Chicago Chorale, conducted by Daniel Wallenberg, opens its 2021–22 season with “Song of Songs” Sunday, December 12 at 3 p.

The Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet, announced the recipients of the twelfth annual Winning Works Choreographic Competition: Audrey Ipapo Baran, Joffrey Company Artist Edson Barbosa, Taylor Carrasco, and Derick McKoy.

The Northbrook Symphony, a professional Chicago area-based ensemble led by internationally noted conductor Mina Zikri, has just received an anonymous endowment gift of $1 million, thereby launching the Northbrook Symphony Orchestra Endowment Fund.

Academy of the Arts, a new, west-suburban, non-profit educational institution, is launching its programs just in time for the holiday season with a series of performing arts masterclasses led by accomplished performing artists.

The Den Theatre has announced comedian, writer and podcaster Hari Kondabolu will perform five stand-up performances June 23 – 25, 2022 on The Heath Mainstage, 1331 N.

Carrie Coon reprises her performance as Agnes in Bug.

Babes With BladesTheatre Company’s 2022 season opens with Plaid as Hell, January 22 through March 5, 2022 at The Factory Theater, 1623 W.

The Saint Sebastian Players continues its 40th anniversary season with The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard.

The Beatrix Potter Holiday Tea Party, a seasonal rite of passage for countless Chicago toddlers and their parents, returns to Chicago Children’s Theatre November 20-December 24, marking the return of live performances at Chicago’s largest professional theater devoted to children and families.

Lighthouse Immersive, North America's leading producer of ground-breaking experiential art exhibits, and Maestro Immersive Art announce their newest immersive art installation, FRIDA: IMMERSIVE DREAM.