Photos: Music Theater Works' Hosts PRODUCERS GALA ALL THAT JAZZ
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2024
Music Theater Works’ annual gala, the Producers Gala, All that Jazz. was held Saturday, May 11 at 6 p.m., at the Kenilworth Club at 410 Kenilworth Avenue. See photos from the event.
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2024
Music Theater Works’ annual gala, the Producers Gala, All that Jazz. was held Saturday, May 11 at 6 p.m., at the Kenilworth Club at 410 Kenilworth Avenue. See photos from the event.
RACHEL BLOOM: DEATH, LET ME DO MY SHOW is Coming to Steppenwolf
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2024
Steppenwolf Theatre will present Rachel Bloom’s sell-out off Broadway hit Death, Let Me Do My Show, playing a limited engagement.
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2024
Steppenwolf Theatre will present Rachel Bloom’s sell-out off Broadway hit Death, Let Me Do My Show, playing a limited engagement.
Lyric Opera Of Chicago Names Karen Slack As Its Newest Artist-in-Residence
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2024
Karen Slack has joined Lyric Opera of Chicago as the newest Artist-in-Residence, bringing her acclaimed talent and experience to the renowned opera company. Learn more about Slack!
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2024
Karen Slack has joined Lyric Opera of Chicago as the newest Artist-in-Residence, bringing her acclaimed talent and experience to the renowned opera company. Learn more about Slack!
THE SWAN Comes to Theatre L'Acadie in July
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2024
Theatre L'Acadie will present its 4th theatrical season with Elizabeth Egloff's psycho-sexual fever dream, The Swan, directed by TL Co-Artistic Director Erin Sheets, running from July 12, 2024 at Facility Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2024
Theatre L'Acadie will present its 4th theatrical season with Elizabeth Egloff's psycho-sexual fever dream, The Swan, directed by TL Co-Artistic Director Erin Sheets, running from July 12, 2024 at Facility Theatre.
THE AUDIENCE Comes to Drury Lane Theatre in August
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2024
Drury Lane Theatre will continue its 2024/25 Season with The Audience. Masterfully blending the personal and the political, The Audience gives a glimpse into the woman behind the crown and the leaders she outlasted.
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2024
Drury Lane Theatre will continue its 2024/25 Season with The Audience. Masterfully blending the personal and the political, The Audience gives a glimpse into the woman behind the crown and the leaders she outlasted.
Chicago Tap Theatre Will Present CAN YOU HEAR US NOW: THE QUEER TAP DANCE REVOLUTION
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2024
Chicago Tap Theatre will continue its 21st season with the world premiere of Can You Hear Us Now: The Queer Tap Dance Revolution, June 20 - 23 at The Edge Theater.
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2024
Chicago Tap Theatre will continue its 21st season with the world premiere of Can You Hear Us Now: The Queer Tap Dance Revolution, June 20 - 23 at The Edge Theater.
Chicago Pride To Kick-Off Urban Queer Art Show + Market In June
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2024
Celebrate LGBTQ+ creativity at the Chicago Pride Kick-Off Urban Queer Art Show + Market from June 5-9, featuring diverse artists and vendors.
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2024
Celebrate LGBTQ+ creativity at the Chicago Pride Kick-Off Urban Queer Art Show + Market from June 5-9, featuring diverse artists and vendors.
Strawdog Theatre Announces Cast And Crew Of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2024
Strawdog Theatre has announced the cast and crew for THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, running from June 6-30, 2024.
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2024
Strawdog Theatre has announced the cast and crew for THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, running from June 6-30, 2024.
Nothing Without A Company Announces Staged Readings And More for 2024 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2024
Nothing Without a Company has announced its first season after COVID, featuring innovative performances and new works running from July to December 2024.
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2024
Nothing Without a Company has announced its first season after COVID, featuring innovative performances and new works running from July to December 2024.
Free Joffrey Ballet Performance Set for Pritzker Pavilion in June
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2024
The Joffrey Ballet has announced the programming for the Joffrey for All free performance, which will feature a mixed repertory program in Millennium Park by Joffrey Company Artists and students from the Joffrey Academy of Dance Community Engagement programs.
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2024
The Joffrey Ballet has announced the programming for the Joffrey for All free performance, which will feature a mixed repertory program in Millennium Park by Joffrey Company Artists and students from the Joffrey Academy of Dance Community Engagement programs.
THE CHOIR OF MAN To Return To Chicago's Apollo Theater This Fall
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2024
International sensation The Choir of Man has announced a second season following the completion of its initial run on May 26, 2024. The Chicago production will return to the Apollo Theater stage in September 2024 to resume performances at the start of Chicago's fall theater season.
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2024
International sensation The Choir of Man has announced a second season following the completion of its initial run on May 26, 2024. The Chicago production will return to the Apollo Theater stage in September 2024 to resume performances at the start of Chicago's fall theater season.
ROYKO: THE TOUGHEST MAN IN CHICAGO To Open In Chicago In September
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2024
Toughest Man Productions and producers Lecy Goranson and Beth Kligerman have announced the world premiere of Royko: The Toughest Man In Chicago at Chopin Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2024
Toughest Man Productions and producers Lecy Goranson and Beth Kligerman have announced the world premiere of Royko: The Toughest Man In Chicago at Chopin Theatre.
Overshadowed Theatrical Productions to Hold Inaugural Season Reveal Event Next Month
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2024
Overshadowed Theatrical Productions will host its inaugural Season Reveal Event on June 15, 2024, featuring a special presentation, refreshments, and a preview of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. Reservation required.
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2024
Overshadowed Theatrical Productions will host its inaugural Season Reveal Event on June 15, 2024, featuring a special presentation, refreshments, and a preview of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. Reservation required.
Black Ensemble Theater to Present THE SALON Beginning Next Month
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2024
Black Ensemble Theater has announced the next production in the 2024 Season of Affirmation: Protection – The Salon, written and directed by Michelle Reneé Bester.
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2024
Black Ensemble Theater has announced the next production in the 2024 Season of Affirmation: Protection – The Salon, written and directed by Michelle Reneé Bester.
A Theater In The Dark to Release New Sci-Fi Online Audio Play BIO-DAD Next Month
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2024
A Theater in the Dark has announced its newest audio play – BIO-DAD, by Chicago actor and playwright Julian “joolz” Stroop. This new play is a story of a young person whose journey to understand their late father takes them across galaxies and leads them to a greater understanding of themself as well as their family.
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2024
A Theater in the Dark has announced its newest audio play – BIO-DAD, by Chicago actor and playwright Julian “joolz” Stroop. This new play is a story of a young person whose journey to understand their late father takes them across galaxies and leads them to a greater understanding of themself as well as their family.
Sanaz Toossi's ENGLISH Extends at Goodman Theatre Ahead of Opening
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2024
Goodman Theatre opens Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer Prize-winning play English in a co-production with Guthrie Theater tonight, May 20, 2024, and adds five performances due to high demand for tickets.
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2024
Goodman Theatre opens Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer Prize-winning play English in a co-production with Guthrie Theater tonight, May 20, 2024, and adds five performances due to high demand for tickets.
Review: DEATH BECOMES HER at Cadillac Palace
by Misha Davenport - May 20, 2024
Move over Witches of Oz. There’s a new pair of Broadway-Bound divas looking to stage a wicked fight for supremacy eight shows a week. And you better best believe the stage becomes her, er, them.
by Misha Davenport - May 20, 2024
Move over Witches of Oz. There’s a new pair of Broadway-Bound divas looking to stage a wicked fight for supremacy eight shows a week. And you better best believe the stage becomes her, er, them.
Chicago Breakout Artist Ben Larose Will Bring NOT AMERICAN to The Den Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2024
Combining drag, storytelling, song and physical comedy, NOT AMERICAN is a tour de force performance. In the span of 90 minutes, writer, director and performer Benjamin Larose portrays seven different characters, each one more unhinged than the previous.
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2024
Combining drag, storytelling, song and physical comedy, NOT AMERICAN is a tour de force performance. In the span of 90 minutes, writer, director and performer Benjamin Larose portrays seven different characters, each one more unhinged than the previous.
JERSEY BOYS Welcomes David Sajewich and Amanda Hanedgan to the Cast
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2024
Mercury Theater will welcome new cast members to the critically-acclaimed, first built-in Chicago Production of Jersey Boys, the Tony Award-winning story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2024
Mercury Theater will welcome new cast members to the critically-acclaimed, first built-in Chicago Production of Jersey Boys, the Tony Award-winning story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.
Cast & Creative Team Announced For CORDUROY, Directed By Amber Mak
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2024
Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced the cast and creative team for CORDUROY, directed by Amber Mak.
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2024
Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced the cast and creative team for CORDUROY, directed by Amber Mak.
Redtwist Theatre To Return with Larry Kramer's THE NORMAL HEART in July
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2024
Redtwist Theatre will present The Normal Heart this summer. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2024
Redtwist Theatre will present The Normal Heart this summer. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
RAIN - A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES Is Now Playing at CIBC Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2024
RAIN – A Tribute to the Beatles, is currently playing in Chicago for two nights only at the CIBC Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets!
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2024
RAIN – A Tribute to the Beatles, is currently playing in Chicago for two nights only at the CIBC Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets!
Spotlight: LAURIE METCALF at Steppenwolf
by BWW Special Offer - May 17, 2024
Laurie Metcalf returns to Steppenwolf for World Premiere
by BWW Special Offer - May 17, 2024
Laurie Metcalf returns to Steppenwolf for World Premiere
'Paul Robeson: Man of the People' Comes to Hamilton Park District in June
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2024
Paul Robeson: Man of the People is a new jazz poetry opera chronicling the life, artistic legacy, and activism of the most important and iconic figure of the twentieth century. This live, multimedia presentation explores the life, creative ethos, and inclusive social vision of concert artist, stage and film actor, athlete, and activist, Paul Robeson.
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2024
Paul Robeson: Man of the People is a new jazz poetry opera chronicling the life, artistic legacy, and activism of the most important and iconic figure of the twentieth century. This live, multimedia presentation explores the life, creative ethos, and inclusive social vision of concert artist, stage and film actor, athlete, and activist, Paul Robeson.
A Red Orchid Theatre Extends TURRET By Two Weeks
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2024
A Red Orchid Theatre has announced that World Premiere play TURRET, written and directed by ensemble member Levi Holloway, will extend its run, adding two weeks of performances to a run that sold out in days. P
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2024
A Red Orchid Theatre has announced that World Premiere play TURRET, written and directed by ensemble member Levi Holloway, will extend its run, adding two weeks of performances to a run that sold out in days. P
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