January 14, 2013
Troika Entertainment and Nullarbor Productions Ltd present the international hit, Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical. Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical launched its national tour on January 8 in Minneapolis, MN at the Orpheum Theatre. BroadwayWorld is excited to premiere show highligh...
January 09, 2013
BWW is excited to spend a year on the road on the bus with the cast of PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT! In this sneak preview of our On the Road series, meet some of the cast as they celebrate opening night in Minneapolis. Check it out below and tune in later for more episodes as the cast journeys acr...
December 14, 2012
The Rat Pack is Coming to Town in this brand NEW Holiday Extravaganza! 'Someday at Christmas' starring Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack! Happy Holidays! Producers Sandy Hackett (son of legendary comedian Buddy Hackett) and Lisa Dawn Miller bring the poignant and touching lyrics of Ron Miller (Lisa's father)...
December 12, 2012
Chicago Shakespeare Theater brings to the stage the Midwest premiere of David Ives' comedy The School for Lies, adapted from The Misanthrope by Moliere. Ives' play, Venus in Fur, was a 2012 Tony Award® nominee for Best Play; and his previous work with Chicago Shakespeare includes the CST-commission...
December 07, 2012
THE CHRISTMAS SCHOONER returns to the Mercury Theater (3745 N. Southport, Chicago), now through December 30, 2012. The whole family will enjoy this heart-warming story of the first Christmas tree ship and the family who risked their lives to fill Chicago with the Christmas spirit. This critically ac...
December 03, 2012
Porchlight Theatre presents BEST MUSICAL! Holiday Edition! through December 19. Conceived by Second City veteran Matthew Loren Cohen, BEST MUSICAL! Holiday Edition plays at Stage 773, 1225 West Belmont Ave. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the show below....
December 03, 2012
Porchlight adds a new holiday family event to the Christmas calendar with the Chicago premiere of The Gifts of the Magi, directed by Mark Lococo with lyrics by Mark St. Germain and Randy Courts, now playing through December 23. Drawn from two short stories by the immortal O. Henry, 'The Gift of the ...
November 28, 2012
The Department of Theatre at Millikin University in Decatur, IL, will present the Shakespearean tragedy MACBETH starting December 5 thru 9 at the Albert Taylor Theatre. Watch the video below for a behind-the-scenes peek at the rehearsal period!...
November 27, 2012
It's a Wonderful Life: Live at the Biograph!, directed by ABT Ensemble member Marty Higginbotham, is now playing through December 30 at Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue. BroadwayWorld has a first look of highlights below!...
November 19, 2012
Court Theatre Artistic Director Charles Newell and Executive Director Stephen J. Albert present James Joyce's "The Dead," with book by Richard Nelson, music by Shaun Davey, lyrics conceived and adapted by Richard Nelson and Shaun Davey, and directed by Charles Newell with musical direction by Doug P...
November 09, 2012
The 2012 Ravinia Festival season was a major milestone for the wonderful ladies of our Women's Board. This marked their 50th Anniversary, and numerous Ravinia artists from Patti LuPone to Jim Belushi showed their support. In the video below, Patti LuPone, Ann Hampton Callaway, and more chat about th...
October 31, 2012
Victory Gardens continues its 2012-13 season with the World Premiere of Failure: A Love Story, written by VG Ensemble Playwright Philip Dawkins and directed by Seth Bockley. The production runs November 16 - December 30, 2012 in the Richard Christiansen Theater at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theate...
October 30, 2012
Riverfront Theater, Chicago's newest entertainment destination presents the new Chicago-based a cappella group Gentleman's Rule-produced by Dan Ponce, creator of Straight No Chaser, and Charlie Blum, executive producer of Under The Streetlamp. Performances run November 13 - 25, 2012 at Riverfront Th...
October 24, 2012
JEKYLL & HYDE, the international musical sensation will return to Broadway in Spring 2013 following a 25-week National Tour. The tour launched at San Diego's Civic Theatre in San Diego, California on October 2, and stars Tony Award nominee Constantine Maroulis in the title dual role of Dr. Henry Jek...
October 23, 2012
Theatre4humanity, in association with Collaboraction Theatre, will present the Chicago Premiere of 'QED' by Peter Parnell, a day in the life of maverick physicist Richard Feynman. Featuring Rob Riley as Feynman, 'QED' opens Wednesday, October 24 at 8 p.m. at Collaboraction Theatre, 1579 N. Milwaukee...
October 18, 2012
BroadwayWorld has a first look at footage from the production!...
October 17, 2012
The World Premiere of Kinky Boots, the new musical brings together four-time Tony® Award-winner Harvey Fierstein (Book) and Grammy® Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper (Music & Lyrics). Directed and choreographed by Tony® Award-winner Jerry Mitchell, Kinky Boots is currently playing the Bank of ...
October 16, 2012
In Pigeon House by Honor Molloy opens tomorrow night, October 17th and runs through November 18th, 2012 at the Den Theatre (1333 N. Milwaukee Avenue) in Chicago. Get a preview of the show in the video below!...
October 12, 2012
Stephen Sondheim's SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE is part of Chicago Shakespeare Theater's upcoming season, currently running through November 11, 2012. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below....
October 12, 2012
An original production by First Folio Theatre's Executive Director David Rice, THE MADNESS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE: A LOVE STORY, recently opened and runs through November 4th, directed by Michael Goldberg and stars Christian Gray as 'Edgar Allan Poe'. Watch the video below for a behind-the-scenes look a...
October 31, 2012
A few weeks ago, we premiered Donny Osmond and Susan Boyle singing 'This is the Moment' and we're back to bring you another exclusive first listen to a second highly-anticipated duet from her upcoming album - 'The Music of the Night!' Featuring original Phantom star Michael Crawford himself alongsid...
October 08, 2012
Lookingglass Theatre Company opened its 25th Anniversary Season with Metamorphoses, based on the Myths of Ovid, written and directed by Lookingglass Ensemble Member Mary Zimmerman. The return of Lookingglass' seminal production, coinciding with the 10th Anniversary of the Broadway run, will open at ...
October 08, 2012
Black Ensemble Theater announces the World Premiere of One Name Only (A Different Kind of Reality Show), written and directed by Black Ensemble Associate Director Rueben Echoles. One Name Only is presented at the new Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, 4450 N. Clark Street in Chicago, now throug...
October 04, 2012
Stephen Sondheim's SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE is part of Chicago Shakespeare Theater's upcoming season, currently running through November 4, 2012. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production highlights below....
October 02, 2012
The World Premiere of Kinky Boots, the new musical brings together four-time Tony® Award-winner Harvey Fierstein (Book) and Grammy® Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper (Music & Lyrics). Directed and choreographed by Tony® Award-winner Jerry Mitchell, Kinky Boots plays the Bank of America Theatre...