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Video: 'Rocks in My Bed' from PLAY ON! at Signature Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Sep 3, 2025

Watch Wesley J. Barnes and Derrick D. Truby Jr. perform 'Rocks in My Bed' from PLAY ON!  Signature Theatre is now presenting Play On!, a musical based on Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night, set to the syncopated soundtrack of Duke Ellington’s greatest hits. Performances run through October 5, 2025 in Signature’s MAX Theatre.

Review: PLAY ON! at Signature Theatre
by David Friscic - Aug 23, 2025

Twenty-three songs from the catalogue of the legendary composer and musician Duke Ellington creatively exploding with swinging energy or calming with mellow moods are enough to make one’s mind spin ---but combine this with a creative book by Cheryl L. West (the project was conceived by Sheldon Epps) that is based on playwright William Shakespeare’s famous comedy Twelfth Night, and you have hit the merriment mother lode courtesy of the Signature Theatre. 

Video: First Look At PLAY ON! At Signature Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 22, 2025

A delightful musical based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and set to the syncopated soundtrack of Duke Ellington’s greatest hits, Play On! is now running through October 5, 2025. See brand-new video of the show!

Photos: PLAY ON! at Signature Theatre First Look Images
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 20, 2025

Signature Theatre is now presenting Play On!, a musical based on Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night, set to the syncopated soundtrack of Duke Ellington’s greatest hits. Get a first look at photos here! 

Video: Watch the Trailer For PLAY ON at Signature Theatre
by Michael Major - Aug 20, 2025

Signature Theatre has released the trailer for Play On!, a musical based on Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night and set to the syncopated soundtrack of Duke Ellington’s greatest hits. Watch the new video now!

Video: Signature's PLAY ON Cast Rehearses 'Take the A Train'
by Michael Major - Aug 6, 2025

Signature Theatre has a video inside rehearsals for Play On!, with the cast rehearsing 'Take The A Train.' Play On! is a musical based on Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night and set to the syncopated soundtrack of Duke Ellington’s greatest hits. 

Cast and Creative Team Set for PLAY ON! at Signature Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 16, 2025

Signature Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team for Play On!, conceived by Sheldon Epps. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets here!

Step Afrika! to Present Chicago Premiere of THE MIGRATION Next Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 7, 2024

Step Afrika! announced the Chicago premiere of their work 'Migration' for a one-night-only performance on October 19. The event will take place at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance.

Review: THE MIGRATION at Arena Stage
by Itai Yasur - Jun 8, 2024

Step Afrika! brings paintings, and their history, to life in radically thrilling display.

Review: DESPERATE MEASURES at Constellation Theatre
by Jake Bridges - Feb 22, 2024

DESPERATE MEASURES, now playing at DC’s Constellation Theatre, takes Shakespeare’s MEASURE FOR MEASURE, adds a slew of songs, and reimagines the story in America’s Western territory of present-day Arizona in the late 1890s.

IN Series Celebrate DC-Legends Chuck Brown & Eva Cassidy Through Their Only Album Together
by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2023

IN Series Opera closes their 2022-23 season with CHUCK AND EVA, an evening celebrating the Great American Songbook through Chuck Brown and Eva Cassidy's only album: The Other Side. CHUCK AND EVA performances are June 1- 2 at the True Reformer Building and June 24 at the Baltimore Theatre Project.

Review: Kate Baldwin and Aaron Lazar Throw a Casual Party in Cocktail Attire in ALL FOR YOU at 54 Below
by Ricky Pope - Apr 13, 2023

It would be hard to think of a Broadway pairing who are capable of such bravura singing and are so at ease in each other's company. The evening they have created is a casual party in cocktail attire. It feels like a throwback to the days of after-show supper clubs where the elite came to meet and mingle with mere mortals. Baldwin and Lazar do serious work with the lightest touch.

Phillipa Soo, Steven Pasquale, Ali Ewoldt And More Nominated for Helen Hayes Awards
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 31, 2023

Nominations have been announced for the 37th Helen Hayes Awards, which will be presented on Monday, May 22. Nominees include productions from Arena Stage, Signature Theatre, GALA Hispanic Theatre and more.

Alabama Shakespeare Festival to Present JUBILEE, An A Cappella Celebration of the Fisk Jubilee Singers
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2023

Alabama Shakespeare Festival will present Jubilee written by Tazewell Thompson with composer and lyricist Dianne Adams McDowell, Jan. 5 - 29 on the Festival Stage.

Lincoln Theatre to Present Central State University Chorus's SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS in November
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 29, 2022

The Lincoln Theatre will host the return of the highly acclaimed Central State University Chorus in “Sounds of Blackness: A Celebration of African American Music,” highlighting the contributions of African American composers and arrangers.

BWW Review: GIRLS OF MADISON STREET at Creative Cauldron
by Ken Kemp - Feb 21, 2022

This well crafted, world premiere piece by Iyona Blake is a compelling look into the lives of four African American sisters and the family bonds that help them through the challenges and life changes they face.

Photo Coverage: Paulo Szot Plays Feinstein's/54 Below
by Stephen Sorokoff - Nov 26, 2021

There are many performing arts venues in the country and each one possesses varying degrees of acoustics and sound amplification apparatus. However, you can be certain that whatever place Paulo Szot’s voice is heard in the sound qualities of the room become infinitely elevated.  

Lincoln Theatre Presents The HBCU Chorale Showcase, November 11
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 29, 2021

In elevation of the principle of the commonality of humanity through music, the Lincoln Theatre has curated a special performance of spiritually uplifting music from the celebrated choirs of two historically Black colleges and universities, the Kentucky State University Concert Choir and the Grammy-nominated Central State University Chorus.

BWW Review: AN ENCHANTED EVENING at Feinstein's/54 Below Is Easy When PAULO SZOT Is On The Stage
by Stephen Mosher - Jul 9, 2021

When Paulo is in the house, thrills are on the menu, take that to heart, along with his entire setlist of songs to make you sigh and cry.

Prologue Theatre Launches Workshop Program FOREWORD: A New Works Series
by Stephi Wild - Nov 12, 2020

Prologue Theatre has launched their new workshop program, FOREWORD: A New Works Series. FOREWORD is structured as a series of two-week intensive, virtual workshops during which playwrights are paired with a director, actors, and a stage manager who will help to further develop their play.