Liz Lauren
Interview: 'This Show is The Gift That Keeps On Giving': Actor Ben Rappaport on Returning to GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR at The Barbican (Jul 18, 2025)
Review: FUN HOME at Porchlight Music Theatre (Jan 31, 2025)
Photos: FUN HOME at Porchlight Music Theatre (Jan 19, 2025)
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Paramount Theatre presents the nothing-but-a-good-time, 80s glam rock musical Rock of Ages as its 10th Anniversary Broadway Series finale, April 13-May 29, 2022. For tickets and information, visit ParamountAurora.com, or call the Paramount box office, (630) 896-6666. Credit: Liz Lauren
From: Photos: First Look at Paramount Theatre's ROCK OF AGES
Christy Lockhart (Sydney Morton, upper deck) and Brantley Foster (Billy Harrigan Tighe, below, blue sweater) enjoy a funny, romantic ride on the Staten Island Ferry in Paramount Theatre’s world premiere The Secret of My Success. This hilarious new musical about corporate culture, mistaken identity and making your own way in life is based on the 1987 hit film starring Michael J. Fox. Performances are February 12-March 29, 2020 at Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Photo by Liz Lauren
From: Photo Flash: First Look at THE SECRET OF OUR SUCCESS at Paramount Theatre
Billy Harrigan Tighe takes flight as Brantley Foster in Paramount Theatre’s world premiere of The Secret of My Success, a wildly funny new musical about corporate culture, mistaken identity and making your own way in life based on the 1987 hit film starring Michael J. Fox. Performances are February 12-March 29, 2020 at Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Photo by Liz Lauren
From: Photo Flash: First Look at THE SECRET OF OUR SUCCESS at Paramount Theatre
Christy Lockhart (Sydney Morton, standing) knows how to deliver a persuasive Power Point in The Secret of My Success, Paramount Theatre’s world premiere musical about corporate culture, mistaken identity and making your own way in life, based on the 1987 hit film starring Michael J. Fox. Her co workers are played by (from left) George Keating, Jake Morrissy, Brandon Dahlquist, Dara Cameron, Jonathan Schwart, Madison Kauffman and Alexis J. Roston. Performances are February 12-March 29, 2020 at Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Photo by Liz Lauren
From: Photo Flash: First Look at THE SECRET OF OUR SUCCESS at Paramount Theatre
(from left) Brandon Dahlquist, Dara Cameron, Billy Harrigan Tighe, Alexis J. Roston, Madison Kauffman and Jonathan Schwart in Paramount Theatre’s world premiere of The Secret of My Success. This wildly funny new musical about corporate culture, mistaken identity and making your own way in life is based on the 1987 hit film starring Michael J. Fox. Performances are February 12-March 29, 2020 at Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Photo by Liz Lauren
From: Photo Flash: First Look at THE SECRET OF OUR SUCCESS at Paramount Theatre
Billy Harrigan Tighe plays Brantley Foster in Paramount Theatre’s world premiere of The Secret of My Success, a wildly funny new musical about corporate culture, mistaken identity and making your own way in life based on the 1987 hit film starring Michael J. Fox. Performances are February 12-March 29, 2020 at Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Photo by Liz Lauren
From: Photo Flash: First Look at THE SECRET OF OUR SUCCESS at Paramount Theatre
Sydney Morton plays rising corporate exec Christy Lockhart and Jeremy Peter Johnson (back) is Christy’s boss Piers Johnson in Paramount Theatre’s world premiere of The Secret of My Success, a wildly funny new musical about corporate culture, mistaken identity and making your own way in life, based on the 1987 hit film starring Michael J. Fox. Performances are February 12-March 29, 2020 at Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Photo by Liz Lauren
From: Photo Flash: First Look at THE SECRET OF OUR SUCCESS at Paramount Theatre
Billy Harrigan Tighe plays Brantley Foster in Paramount Theatre’s world premiere of The Secret of My Success, a wildly funny new musical about corporate culture, mistaken identity and making your own way in life based on the 1987 hit film starring Michael J. Fox. Performances are February 12-March 29, 2020 at Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Photo by Liz Lauren
From: Photo Flash: First Look at THE SECRET OF OUR SUCCESS at Paramount Theatre
Brantley Foster (Billy Harrigan Tighe, center) begins his journey from St. Cloud to New York City with a “32 Hour Bus Ride,” the opening number in Paramount Theatre’s world premiere of The Secret of My Success. This wildly funny new musical, based on the 1987 hit film starring Michael J. Fox, is about corporate culture, mistaken identity and making your own way in life. Performances are February 12-March 29, 2020 at Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Photo by Liz Lauren
From: Photo Flash: First Look at THE SECRET OF OUR SUCCESS at Paramount Theatre
Billy Harrigan Tighe plays Brantley Foster in Paramount Theatre’s world premiere of The Secret of My Success, a wildly funny new musical about corporate culture, mistaken identity and making your own way in life based on the 1987 hit film starring Michael J. Fox. Performances are February 12-March 29, 2020 at Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Photo by Liz Lauren
From: Photo Flash: First Look at THE SECRET OF OUR SUCCESS at Paramount Theatre
Brantley Foster (Billy Harrigan Tighe) and Christy Lockhart (Sydney Morton) take a romantic ride on the Staten Island Ferry in Paramount Theatre’s world premiere The Secret of My Success. This wildly funny new musical about corporate culture, mistaken identity and making your own way in life is based on the 1987 hit film starring Michael J. Fox. Performances are February 12-March 29, 2020 at Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Photo by Liz Lauren
From: Photo Flash: First Look at THE SECRET OF OUR SUCCESS at Paramount Theatre
Billy Harrigan Tighe plays Brantley Foster in Paramount Theatre’s world premiere of The Secret of My Success, a wildly funny new musical about corporate culture, mistaken identity and making your own way in life, based on the 1987 hit film starring Michael J. Fox. Performances are February 12-March 29, 2020 at Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Photo by Liz Lauren
From: Photo Flash: First Look at THE SECRET OF OUR SUCCESS at Paramount Theatre
Billy Harrigan Tighe (left) plays Brantley Foster and Gabriel Ruiz is fellow temp Lester Mann in Paramount Theatre’s world premiere of The Secret of My Success, a wildly funny new musical about corporate culture, mistaken identity and making your own way in life, based on the 1987 hit film starring Michael J. Fox. Performances are February 12-March 29, 2020 at Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Photo by Liz Lauren
From: Photo Flash: First Look at THE SECRET OF OUR SUCCESS at Paramount Theatre
Striking newsboys become above-the-fold sensations in Disney’s Newsies, September 4-October 20, 2019 at Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora, Illinois. Jim Corti directs the fleet-footed family musical based on the 1992 Disney movie inspired by the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Photo by Liz Lauren
From: Photos & Videos from Paramount Theatre's Production of NEWSIES in Aurora
Newsboy Jack Kelly (Alex Prakken) finds refuge on a New York rooftop in Paramount Theatre’s new production of Disney’s Newsies. Performances are September 4-October 20, 2019 at Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora, Illinois. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Photo by Liz Lauren
From: Photos & Videos from Paramount Theatre's Production of NEWSIES in Aurora
Alex Prakken (front and center) is charismatic newsboy Jack Kelly who convinces his fellow newsboys to go on strike in Paramount Theatre’s fleet-footed new production of Disney’s Newsies. Performances are September 4-October 20, 2019 at Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora, Illinois. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Photo by Liz Lauren
From: Photos & Videos from Paramount Theatre's Production of NEWSIES in Aurora
Newsboys go on strike to show a greedy publishing tycoon they’re not going to be tossed into the gutter in Disney’s Newsies, September 4-October 20, 2019 at Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora, Illinois. Jim Corti directs the fleet-footed family musical based on the 1992 Disney movie inspired by the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Photo by Liz Lauren
From: Photos & Videos from Paramount Theatre's Production of NEWSIES in Aurora
High flying Evan C. Dolan is one of the fleet-footed newsboys in Disney’s Newsies, playing September 4-October 20, 2019 at Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora, Illinois. Jim Corti directs the popular family musical based on the 1992 Disney movie inspired by the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Photo by Liz Lauren
From: Photos & Videos from Paramount Theatre's Production of NEWSIES in Aurora
Newsboys go on strike to show a greedy publishing tycoon they’re not going to be pushed into the gutter in Disney’s Newsies, September 4-October 20, 2019 at Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora, Illinois. Jim Corti directs the fleet-footed family musical based on the 1992 Disney movie inspired by the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Photo by Liz Lauren
From: Photos & Videos from Paramount Theatre's Production of NEWSIES in Aurora
(from left) Travis Austin Wright, Jarais Musgrove and Evan C. Dolan play fleet-footed newsboys in Disney’s Newsies, September 4-October 20, 2019 at Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora, Illinois. Jim Corti directs the popular family musical based on the 1992 Disney movie inspired by the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Photo by Liz Lauren
From: Photos & Videos from Paramount Theatre's Production of NEWSIES in Aurora
Newsboys go on strike to show a greedy publishing tycoon they’re not going to be pushed into the gutter in Disney’s Newsies, playing September 4-October 20, 2019 at Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora, Illinois. Jim Corti directs the hit family musical based on the 1992 Disney movie inspired by the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Photo by Liz Lauren
From: Photos & Videos from Paramount Theatre's Production of NEWSIES in Aurora
Casey Shuler (center) plays Elle Woods in Legally Blonde. Trent Stork directs. Performances are September 5-October 21, 2018 at Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora. Tickets: ParamountAurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Credit: Liz Lauren
From: Photo Flash: First Look at Paramount Theatre's LEGALLY BLONDE
Casey Shuler (center) plays Elle Woods in Legally Blonde. Trent Stork directs. Performances are September 5-October 21, 2018 at Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora. Tickets: ParamountAurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Credit: Liz Lauren
From: Photo Flash: First Look at Paramount Theatre's LEGALLY BLONDE
Wendy (Elizabeth Stenholt) spars with Captain Hook (James Konicek) as the Lost Boys take on the Pirates in Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure, directed and choreographed by Amber Mak, in the Courtyard Theater, June 27–August 19, 2018. Photo by Liz Lauren
From: Photo Flash: Chicago Shakespeare Theater Presents PETER PAN " A MUSICAL ADVENTURE
Wendy Darling (Elizabeth Stenholt) and Peter Pan (Johnny Shea) become fast friends in Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure, directed and choreographed by Amber Mak, in the Courtyard Theater, June 27–August 19, 2018. Photo by Liz Lauren.
From: Photo Flash: Chicago Shakespeare Theater Presents PETER PAN " A MUSICAL ADVENTURE
Productions
Videos
Photos & Video: FAT HAM Chicago Premiere at Goodman Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2025-01-15 16:46:34
Video/Photos: Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS At Marriott Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - 2024-11-06 18:52:16
Photos & Video: Go Inside Rehearsals for THE LORD OF THE RINGS - A MUSICAL TALE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2024-06-26 17:15:31
Photos & Video: Get a First Look at THE MATCHBOX MAGIC FLUTE at Goodman Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2024-02-19 17:21:41
Photos & Video: First Look at PERSONALITY: THE LLOYD PRICE MUSICAL in Chicago
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2023-06-28 16:48:15
Photo/Video: First Look at Sean Hayes, Ben Rappaport & More in GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2022-03-17 15:02:35
VIDEO: 10 Year-Old Cancer Survivor Paris Strickland Inspires in Goodman Theatre's Annual A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Julie Musbach - 2017-12-10 17:16:40
News
by Kat Mokrynski - Jul 18, 2025
After runs in Chicago and on Broadway, Good Night, Oscar arrives at the Barbican Centre in London this month. The show, starring Sean Hayes as the titular character, follows famed character actor and pianist Oscar Levant on an unforgettable night as a guest star on Jack Paar’s late-night television talk show. Recently, we had the chance to speak with Ben Rappaport, who plays the role of Jack Paar in Good Night, Oscar. We discussed what it’s been like to be a part of the show since 2022, how he has worked on the role and how it feels to be bringing the show to the West End.
by Rachel Weinberg - Jan 31, 2025
Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron’s FUN HOME is a musical journey in sketches through the memories of Alison Bechdel. Based on the graphic memoir of the same name — and so called because the Bechdel family business was a funeral home — Porchlight director Stephen Schellhardt’s production brings each scene sharply to life.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 19, 2025
Porchlight Music Theatre is presenting the Tony Award-winning and Pulitzer Prize-nominated musical Fun Home, now playing through March 2, at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts. Check out photos here!
by Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2025
Photos and video have been released from James Ijames’s Pulitzer Prize-winning, five-time Tony Award-nominated play Fat Ham at the Goodman Theatre. Check out the photos and video here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 15, 2025
James Ijames’s Pulitzer Prize-winning, five-time Tony Award-nominated play Fat Ham is now playing at The Goodman Theatre. See photos from the production here!
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 9, 2024
The first locally staged production of Disney’s Frozen the Broadway Musical is receiving its Midwest Regional Premiere at the historic Paramount Theatre in downtown Aurora. See photos here!
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 8, 2024
The Marriage of Figaro returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago for eight performances only, November 9–30, 2024. Check out photos and video of the production.
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 6, 2024
Check out photos and video of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, on stage at Marriott Theatre this holiday season, previewing on Wednesday, October 30, opening Wednesday, November 6 at 7:30pm and running through December 29.
by Rachel Weinberg - Oct 15, 2024
Namir Smallwood’s performance as Kenneth is a real testament to his superb abilities as a performer and the intimacy of PRIMARY TRUST becomes more profoundly emotional thanks to him.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 11, 2024
Photos and video are now available for the Chicago-premiere production of Primary Trust by Eboni Booth——helmed by BOLD Artistic Producer Malkia Stampley, in her Goodman directing debut.
by Rachel Weinberg - Sep 24, 2024
Goodman Theatre’s season-opening production of INHERIT THE WIND centers on a fictionalized version of the 1925 “Scopes Monkey” trial — at its heart, a debate on creationism vs. evolutionism. Though playwrights Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee make it clear they’re on the side of evolution, it’s still a treat to watch this production’s Matthew Harrison Brady (Alexander Gemignani) and Henry Drummond (Harry Lennix) go head-to-head in a verbal spar.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 24, 2024
The jury of its peers finds Inherit the Wind at Goodman Theatre worthy of a one-week extension, adding six more performances of Henry Godinez’s major revival of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s 1955 classic courtroom drama. See photos and video highlights from the production.
by Rachel Weinberg - Sep 20, 2024
It’s a joy to experience GREAT COMET end-to-end, and for musical theater lovers that want to hear a complicated score flawlessly performed, this is the ticket. This GREAT COMET soars.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 4, 2024
Mary Zimmerman will return to Berkeley Rep this fall with The Matchbox Magic Flute. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 31, 2024
Check out production photos for Paramount Theatre's The Fully Monty, running now through October 6, here!
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 31, 2024
See photos of the colorful and interactive The Lizard Y El Sol—Goodman Theatre’s second “Theater for the Very Young Production” that’s developed for audiences under age five and their adult friends and family.
by Rachel Weinberg - Jul 29, 2024
I think LOTR die-hards will appreciate the world-building and the visual spectacle of this production, but the material needs editing and more focus and refinement on key moments and characters.
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 27, 2024
Check out production photos from Chicago Shakespeare Theater's The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale, running now through September 1.
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 21, 2024
Check out production photos for Million Dollar Quartet, custom-produced for Paramount’s new Stolp Island Theatre, here!
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 20, 2024
Check out production photos for Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences's DON'T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! THE MUSICAL! here!
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