Photos: FUN HOME Opens at Porchlight Music Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2025
Porchlight Music Theatre is presenting Tony Award-winning and Pulitzer Prize-nominated musical Fun Home at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts. Check out opening night photos here!
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2025
Porchlight Music Theatre is presenting Tony Award-winning and Pulitzer Prize-nominated musical Fun Home at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts. Check out opening night photos here!
DANCES FROM THE HEART Comes to Emergence Dance Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2025
Emergence Dance Theatre will present the popular and romantic Dance Chicago program, Dances From the Heart next month. Learn more about the performance here!
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2025
Emergence Dance Theatre will present the popular and romantic Dance Chicago program, Dances From the Heart next month. Learn more about the performance here!
EVANSTON SALT COSTS CLIMBING Comes to Rogue Machine
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2025
Pulitzer Prize finalist Will Arbery confronts humanity’s darkest fears with humor, warmth, and the fortitude of municipal public servants in this play about climate and change.
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2025
Pulitzer Prize finalist Will Arbery confronts humanity’s darkest fears with humor, warmth, and the fortitude of municipal public servants in this play about climate and change.
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT Opens Marriott Theatre 50th Anniversary Season
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2025
Marriott Theatre officially kicks off its 50th Anniversary Season with one of the most enduring and beloved musicals of all time, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, previewing on Wednesday, February 5, opening on Wednesday, February 12 at 7pm and running through March 30.
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2025
Marriott Theatre officially kicks off its 50th Anniversary Season with one of the most enduring and beloved musicals of all time, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, previewing on Wednesday, February 5, opening on Wednesday, February 12 at 7pm and running through March 30.
Lyric Opera of Chicago to Hold Chorus Auditions for the 2025/26 Season
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2025
Lyric Opera of Chicago is holding auditions for all voice categories for singers who are prepared for professional careers. Learn more and see how to audition.
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2025
Lyric Opera of Chicago is holding auditions for all voice categories for singers who are prepared for professional careers. Learn more and see how to audition.
Marilyn Manson to Perform at The Hard Rock Casino in Gary
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2025
Marilyn Manson is coming to Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana's Hard Rock Live venue. Tickets go on sale on Friday, January 24 at 10 a.m. Central Time. Learn more.
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2025
Marilyn Manson is coming to Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana's Hard Rock Live venue. Tickets go on sale on Friday, January 24 at 10 a.m. Central Time. Learn more.
Full Cast Set for YOU WILL GET SICK at Steppenwolf Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2025
Steppenwolf Theatre Company has revealed the full cast for Noah Diaz’s whimsical, wild and heartbreaking Chicago premiere of You Will Get Sick, directed by Artistic Director Audrey Francis. Learn more.
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2025
Steppenwolf Theatre Company has revealed the full cast for Noah Diaz’s whimsical, wild and heartbreaking Chicago premiere of You Will Get Sick, directed by Artistic Director Audrey Francis. Learn more.
FAT HAM Chicago Premiere Extended at Goodman Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2025
It’s opening night for Tyrone Phillips’ Chicago premiere-production of James Ijames’s Pulitzer Prize-winning, five-time Tony Award-nominated play Fat Ham—which extends by popular demand with eight additional performances. Learn more.
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2025
It’s opening night for Tyrone Phillips’ Chicago premiere-production of James Ijames’s Pulitzer Prize-winning, five-time Tony Award-nominated play Fat Ham—which extends by popular demand with eight additional performances. Learn more.
Review: JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by Rachel Weinberg - January 21, 2025
With JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING, Jocelyn Bioh pulls off a challenging theatrical feat: She makes a slice-of-life play consistently engaging and entertaining. Set in Harlem at a hair salon of the same name, JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING follows a group of West African immigrant women working there — along with some of their customers. Bioh has populated her play with a cast of big personalities and peppers in just enough of the stylists’ backstories to allow us to learn more about them.
by Rachel Weinberg - January 21, 2025
With JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING, Jocelyn Bioh pulls off a challenging theatrical feat: She makes a slice-of-life play consistently engaging and entertaining. Set in Harlem at a hair salon of the same name, JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING follows a group of West African immigrant women working there — along with some of their customers. Bioh has populated her play with a cast of big personalities and peppers in just enough of the stylists’ backstories to allow us to learn more about them.
Joyce Piven, Co-Founder of the Piven Theatre, Dies at 94
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2025
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Joyce Piven, co-founder the Piven Theatre and mother of Jeremy Piven, has died at age 94. Read her full obituary here.
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2025
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Joyce Piven, co-founder the Piven Theatre and mother of Jeremy Piven, has died at age 94. Read her full obituary here.
MANIA: THE ABBA TRIBUTE Comes to the Raue Center
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2025
Raue Center For The Arts will welcome the return of the original tribute from London’s West End and fan-favorite, Mania: The Abba Tribute to downtown Crystal Lake.
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2025
Raue Center For The Arts will welcome the return of the original tribute from London’s West End and fan-favorite, Mania: The Abba Tribute to downtown Crystal Lake.
Theatre L'Acadie Returns With IN BLOOM, New Works Reading Series
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2025
Theatre L'Acadie will open its 5th theatrical season, starting with the popular New Works Series, In Bloom. Learn more about the upcoming performances here!
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2025
Theatre L'Acadie will open its 5th theatrical season, starting with the popular New Works Series, In Bloom. Learn more about the upcoming performances here!
The Factory Theater's Overtime Series Returns With GREETINGS
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2025
Currently in their 30th Season of producing world premiere productions by Chicago playwrights, The Factory Theater has announced the 2025 return of their Overtime Series.
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2025
Currently in their 30th Season of producing world premiere productions by Chicago playwrights, The Factory Theater has announced the 2025 return of their Overtime Series.
Photos: FUN HOME at Porchlight Music Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2025
Porchlight Music Theatre is presenting the Tony Award-winning and Pulitzer Prize-nominated musical Fun Home, now playing through March 2, at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts. Check out photos here!
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2025
Porchlight Music Theatre is presenting the Tony Award-winning and Pulitzer Prize-nominated musical Fun Home, now playing through March 2, at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts. Check out photos here!
Review: JEKYLL & HYDE IN CONCERT at BrightSide Theatre
by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - January 19, 2025
This is the moment – when Dr. Henry Jekyll decides to try an experiment. Jekyll and Hyde in Concert is the newest production from BrightSide Theatre.
by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - January 19, 2025
This is the moment – when Dr. Henry Jekyll decides to try an experiment. Jekyll and Hyde in Concert is the newest production from BrightSide Theatre.
THE SMUGGLER Now Playing Through Late January at Jackalope Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2025
Jackalope Theatre Company’s remount of The Smuggler, is now playing through late January. The production is directed by Gus Menary. Learn more about the performance and see how to purchase tickets.
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2025
Jackalope Theatre Company’s remount of The Smuggler, is now playing through late January. The production is directed by Gus Menary. Learn more about the performance and see how to purchase tickets.
BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY Comes to Circa '21
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2025
Rock Island's Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse will welcome 2025 with the whodunit BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY. Learn more about the show here!
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2025
Rock Island's Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse will welcome 2025 with the whodunit BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY. Learn more about the show here!
Broadway Stars Shine Spotlight on Pulmonary Fibrosis in Star-Studded Benefit Performance
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2025
The stars of Broadway will perform show tunes in the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation’s (PFF) 15th annual Broadway Belts for PFF! in March at SONY Hall. Learn more here!
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2025
The stars of Broadway will perform show tunes in the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation’s (PFF) 15th annual Broadway Belts for PFF! in March at SONY Hall. Learn more here!
Harold Pinter's BETRAYAL Begins Performances At Goodman Theatre In February
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2025
Goodman Theatre will present Artistic Director Susan V. Booth's new production of Harold Pinter's Nobel Prize-winning drama, Betrayal. Starring Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Helen Hunt, Tony Award winner Robert Sean Leonard, and Tony Award nominee and Outer Critics Circle Award winner Ian Barford.
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2025
Goodman Theatre will present Artistic Director Susan V. Booth's new production of Harold Pinter's Nobel Prize-winning drama, Betrayal. Starring Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Helen Hunt, Tony Award winner Robert Sean Leonard, and Tony Award nominee and Outer Critics Circle Award winner Ian Barford.
Kalliope & Co. Presents THE LAST FIVE YEARS By Jason Robert Brown
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2025
The Last Five Years, written and composed by Jason Robert Brown, will run for a limited engagement of twelve performances, directed by Brent Ervin-Eickhoff, with music direction by Harper Caruso and Kyle Anne Grendys as associate director.
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2025
The Last Five Years, written and composed by Jason Robert Brown, will run for a limited engagement of twelve performances, directed by Brent Ervin-Eickhoff, with music direction by Harper Caruso and Kyle Anne Grendys as associate director.
Facility Theatre Announces Cast & Crew For PUSSY SLUDGE
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2025
Chicago's Facility Theatre has announced the cast and production team for PUSSY SLUDGE, written by Gracie Gardner and directed by Ava Calabrese Grob. The production runs March 6 - April 5, 2025.
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2025
Chicago's Facility Theatre has announced the cast and production team for PUSSY SLUDGE, written by Gracie Gardner and directed by Ava Calabrese Grob. The production runs March 6 - April 5, 2025.
Photos: FOOL FOR LOVE In Rehearsal At Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2025
Steppenwolf Theatre Company has released photos from inside rehearsal for Sam Shepard’s Fool for Love, directed by Jeremy Herrin, playing January 30 – March 16, 2025 in Steppenwolf’s Downstairs Theater.
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2025
Steppenwolf Theatre Company has released photos from inside rehearsal for Sam Shepard’s Fool for Love, directed by Jeremy Herrin, playing January 30 – March 16, 2025 in Steppenwolf’s Downstairs Theater.
THE DA VINCI CODE Regional Premiere to be Presented at Drury Lane Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2025
Drury Lane Theatre will open its 2025/26 with the Chicago Regional Premiere of The Da Vinci Code, based on the novel by Dan Brown. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2025
Drury Lane Theatre will open its 2025/26 with the Chicago Regional Premiere of The Da Vinci Code, based on the novel by Dan Brown. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Lyric Opera of Chicago to Hold Auditions for 2026/27 Ensemble Singers and Pianists
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2025
Applications are now open for singers and pianists for Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2026/27 Ensemble. Learn more about the company and see how to apply for the positions.
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2025
Applications are now open for singers and pianists for Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2026/27 Ensemble. Learn more about the company and see how to apply for the positions.
The Second City Reveals Recipients of its Tenth Annual Bob Curry Fellowship
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2025
The Second City has announced the recipients of its tenth annual Bob Curry Fellowship, a transformative program designed to empower actors of color through a 15-week, tuition-free master’s course in comedy.
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2025
The Second City has announced the recipients of its tenth annual Bob Curry Fellowship, a transformative program designed to empower actors of color through a 15-week, tuition-free master’s course in comedy.
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