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Review Roundup: LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD Opens On Broadway with Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 31, 2025

Find out what the critics are saying about the Broadway production of Little Bear Ridge Road, starring Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock, with direction by Tony Award winner Joe Mantello, 

Photos and Video: Laurie Metcalf Shines in LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD
by Stephi Wild - Oct 24, 2025

Production photos showcase Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock in LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD, opening October 30 at Booth Theatre.

Photos: Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock in LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD
by Stephi Wild - Oct 8, 2025

Performances are underway for Little Bear Ridge Road, the new Broadway play by Samuel D. Hunter, starring Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock, with direction by Tony winner Joe Mantello. Get a first look at the show on stage in the photo preview.

Meet the Cast of LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD, Now Playing on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Oct 7, 2025

Performances are now underway for Little Bear Ridge Road, starring Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock. Meet the cast of Little Bear Ridge Road and learn more about the show here!

LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD Launches Lottery and Rush Policies
by Stephi Wild - Oct 6, 2025

Ahead of their first performance on Broadway tomorrow evening, Little Bear Ridge Road, the new play by Samuel D. Hunter starring Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock, announced digital rush and lottery policies.

Review: TRUE WEST at Copley Theatre, Aurora IL
by Tina St. Angelo - Jul 31, 2025

Part of the dialogue from the current production in the BOLD series at Paramount’s Copley Theatre. The late, great Sam Shepard’s 1980 play True West is running through August 31. There is a reason this series is called BOLD. This is an intense, dark and, at times, funny play. There are moments of holding your breath, gasping out loud and, sometimes, laughing.  

Photos: Sam Shepard's TRUE WEST At Paramount Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 24, 2025

Paramount Theatre in Aurora will kick off the fourth season of its BOLD Series with Sam Shepard’s True West, running from July 16 through August 31, 2025, at the intimate Copley Theatre in downtown Aurora. See photos of the production.

Photos: Meet the Stars of Sam Shepard's TRUE WEST at Paramount Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 27, 2025

Sibling rivalry collides with the American dream in Sam Shepard’s American classic True West, the hot start to Paramount Theatre’s fourth BOLD Series. See photos from the production.

Sam Shepard's TRUE WEST Will Kick Off Paramount's Fourth BOLD Series
by Stephi Wild - Jun 3, 2025

Sibling rivalry collides with the American dream in Sam Shepard's American classic True West, the hot start to Paramount Theatre's fourth BOLD Series.

Jack Ball Wins $100,000 Ramsay Art Prize 2025
by A.A. Cristi - May 30, 2025

The Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) has announced Jack Ball as the winner of the 2025 Ramsay Art Prize, the nation’s most prestigious and generous visual art prize for Australian artists under 40.

$100,000 Ramsay Art Prize Winner Will Be Announced This Week
by Stephi Wild - May 27, 2025

The winner of the Ramsay Art Prize 2025, a $100,000 acquisitive prize for contemporary Australian artists under the age of forty, will be announced this Friday 30 May at the Art Gallery of South Australia.

Review: FALSETTOS presented by Court Theatre and TimeLine Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - Nov 25, 2024

FALSETTOS, originally written as two-one act musicals set in 1979 and 1981, respectively, feels simultaneously dated and prescient. In this co-production from Court Theatre and TimeLine Theatre Company, director Nick Bowling leads a first-rate ensemble that preserves the musical as a period piece but also makes it feel utterly alive. Lauren Nichols’s set design evokes a 1970s retro roller rink and Theresa Ham’s costume designs also use extremely ‘70s colors (and each character wears a signature color). But many of the show’s central themes hit now as ahead of their time and eerily relevant. In particular, the musical’s reverence for Jewish culture and tradition and its unabashed embrace of queer love are especially moving at a time when anti-Semitism and homophobia seem tragically on the rise in America.

Cast Set For FALSETTOS at Court Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 9, 2024

Court Theatre and TimeLine Theatre Company will present William Finn and James Lapine’s Falsettos, a tribute to family and its many forms; a playful interrogation of faith and identity; and a celebration of the beauty, complexity, and necessity of love.

Video: First Look at Milwaukee Rep's THE COAST STARLIGHT
by Joshua Wright - Sep 11, 2024

Get a first look at Milwaukee Repertory Theater's The Coast Starlight by Keith Bunin in the Stiemke Studio now through October 6, 2024. Check out the cast in action!

FALSETTOS to be Presented by Court Theatre & TimeLine Theatre This November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 10, 2024

Court Theatre and TimeLine Theatre announced their collaboration on FALSETTOS, set to run this November. The production will bring the Tony Award-winning musical to Chicago audiences.

Review: Milwaukee Rep's COAST STARLIGHT: A Train Worth Taking
by Kelsey Lawler - Sep 9, 2024

It’s a new season of theater in Milwaukee, and the Milwaukee Rep is kicking it off with The Coast Starlight, written by Keith Bunin and directed by Mark Clements. Direct from Lincoln Center, this funny and heartfelt 90-minute, no-intermission play tells the stories of six travelers on an overnight train from Los Angeles to Seattle. Each has their past and future to reckon with—to varying degrees of intensity. But for the hours aboard the Coast Starlight, the outside world can wait.

THE COAST STARLIGHT to be Presented at Milwaukee Repertory Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 30, 2024

Milwaukee Repertory Theater will kick off the 2024/25 Season with The Coast Starlight by Keith Bunin in the Stiemke Studio. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Artspace Announces Ten Of 350 One Year Studio Program Artists
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 19, 2023

Artspace has announced the first ten artists of its One Year Studio Program,  who will move into brand new dedicated spaces in Woolloomooloo's The Gunnery  when it reopens from Friday 15 December 2023.

Sneak Peek! LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Now Playing at Paramount Theatre
by Team BWW - Sep 27, 2023

Aurora’s Paramount Theatre - the nation’s largest musical theater subscription house – is now performing Little Shop of Horrors.

Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Paramount Theatre Aurora, IL
by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - Sep 9, 2023

What did our critic think of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Paramount Theatre?