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Eighth Blackbird today has been named Ensemble of the Year by Musical America, adding to the shower of accolades the group has enjoyed throughout its 20th anniversary (2016).

'Winter is coming' a little early this year.

The gala 48th Annual Equity Jeff Awards held at Drury Lane Oakbrook on Monday, October 17, celebrated a season of outstanding productions.

Opening the Theatre Arts Lab Series series is a monster of a show! Charles Addams' weird and wonderful family comes to devilishly delightful life in The Addams Family.

Chicago Opera Theater (COT) blends beer, Shakespeare's sonnets and opera at "Beers & Baritones: A Bar Night with the Bard," at Mad Mouse Brewery (724 W Maxwell St.

Grounded, by George Brant, is the story of a female Air Force pilot who is grounded after becoming pregnant with her first child.

Interrobang Theatre Project opens its 2016-17 Season, exploring 'Flesh and Blood,' with the Midwest premiere drama STILL by Jen Silverman, directed by Co-Artistic Director Georgette Verdin*, playing now through October 30, 2016 at The Athenaeum Theatre (Studio 2), 2936 N.

Raue Center is excited to announce a new addition to their beloved holiday programming as 'Close to You: The Music of The Carpenters' moves to 7 p.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) joins forces with Chicago Youth Shakespeare (CYS) to engage 350 high school students from 40 public, private and parochial schools across the region in the first annual Battle of the Bard (BOTB)-inaugurated as part of the yearlong Shakespeare 400 Chicago.

The Ruth Page Center for the Arts announces its second annual artists in-residence showcase performance Center Stage at Ruth Page at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N.

The Neo-Futurists present world premiere of Neo-Futurist Ensemble Member Tif Harrison's Saturn Returns, A Neo-Lab production, supported by The National Endowment for the Arts, now through November 19, at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N.

Pride Films and Plays is excited to start its fall season with the world premiere of Resolution, opening October 24 at Rivendell Theater, 5779 N.

Broadway In Chicago has just announced its next season line-up: a new Pre-Broadway musical ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE featuring the songs of legendary singer-songwriter-author Jimmy Buffett, Tony Award-winning AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, Tony Award-winning RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S THE KING AND I, the complet

Descended from the Old English sele, or 'hall', the word SALON has come to mean a gathering designed to entertain and enlighten (from BUST magazine).

Gateway for Cancer Research, a non-profit dedicated to funding transformational cancer research, raised $4.

Hell in a Handbag Productions is thrilled to announce their annual benefit, SHOWGIRLS!, an evening of glitz and glamor with a decidedly gaudy Vegas theme featuring an exclusive staged reading of SHOWGIRLS! A MUSICAL, the newest over-the-top production from Artistic Director David Cerda.

CHICAGO, IL - On the morning of October 15, 2016, families throughout the Chicagoland area will come together at DuSable Harbor to support the serious and relevant issues of child abduction and exploitation through Chicago's first annual 5K for Missing Children.

Citadel Theatre is presenting A Christmas Story: The Musical as the second installment of its 14th Season.

Drury Lane Theatre celebrates the holiday season with festive events and fun for the whole family.

Porchlight Music Theatre and Artistic Director Michael Weber are proud to announce the final extension of Porchlight's 22nd season opener, the multi-Tony Award-winning In The Heights, now playing through Saturday, Dec.

Tim Hopper of Steppenwolf Theatre, and theremin player Mysterion (better known as virtuoso violinist Robert Hanford) will join the Chicago Philharmonic on October 30 for Haunted Hearts, a Halloween-themed concert celebrating the spine-tingling sound of the harpsichord, and the dark side of love.

Lyric Opera of Chicago presents the haunting story of a woman in love, her betrayal, and her descent into madness in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor in a new-to-Chicago production with an all-star cast.

Make sure you are on planet earth and at Raue Center For The Arts at 6 p.

Idle Muse Theatre Company announces their 11th Season which will begin in November with the now annual Athena Festival, celebrating plays written and directed by women to be curated by ensemble member Sara Robinson.

Raue Center For The Arts is excited to announce the opening of their new cafe! The quaint and newly renovated cafe is located in the Raue Center lobby at 26 N.