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Video: Watch the Trailer For SHORT SHAKESPEARE! HAMLET
by Michael Major - Feb 4, 2026

All of the betrayal, passion, and poetry of Shakespeare’s most famous play—distilled into just 75 minutes. Watch the video trailer for Short Shakespeare! Hamlet at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

Cast Set for MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM at Goodman Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 9, 2026

Ma Rainey and her band return to The Goodman this spring in a major revival—and a reunion of two Chicago theater legends. Goodman Family Resident Director Chuck Smith directs August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom with Associate/Music Director Harry J. Lennix.

Cast Set for Chicago Shakespeare Theater's SHORT SHAKESPEARE! HAMLET
by Gillian Blum - Dec 20, 2025

Chicago Shakespeare Theater announced the cast for Short Shakespeare! Hamlet, an original and accessible 75-minute adaptation directed by CST Artistic Director Edward Hall.

Video: AS YOU LIKE IT Musical Adaptation Gets Midwest Premiere at Writers Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 5, 2025

Writers Theatre will present the Midwest premiere of As You Like It, a musical adaptation of William Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy. Watch video highlights from the show!

AS YOU LIKE IT to be Presented at Writers Theatre This Fall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 26, 2025

Writers Theatre will continue its 2025/26 Season with a musical adaptation of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, adapted by Shaina Taub and Laurie Woolery. Learn more!

Chicago Shakespeare Welcoming Nearly 20,000 Students To Short Shakespeare! A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 14, 2025

In an expanded five-week run of weekday matinees, Chicago Shakespeare Theater is welcoming nearly 20,000 students in grades 4-12 from across the region to Short Shakespeare! A Midsummer Night's Dream, deepening CST's commitment to education programming.

Steppenwolf, Goodman Theatre, and More Take Home Equity Jeff Awards
by Stephi Wild - Oct 1, 2024

The winners have been announced for the 2024 Joseph Jefferson Equity Awards, more commonly known as the Equity Jeff Awards. These awards are given for theatre arts produced in the Chicago area.

Review: HENRY V at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by Zac Thriffiley - Sep 17, 2024

Featuring a strikingly charismatic yet grounded performance from its leading actor, HENRY V presents a compelling study of the excitement and danger inherent in even the best-intended feelings of nationalism.

Video: First Look At HENRY V at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Sep 12, 2024

Get a first look at Chicago Shakespeare Theater's production of William Shakespeare’s Henry V, staged by Artistic Director Edward Hall in the Courtyard Theater, now on stage through October 6.

56th Jeff Awards Nominations Revealed
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 6, 2024

The Jeff Awards revealed nominations for their 56th anniversary, celebrating excellence in Chicago's Equity theaters. Learn more!

Cast and Creative Team Set For HENRY V at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by Stephi Wild - Jul 24, 2024

Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced the cast and creative team for William Shakespeare’s Henry V, staged by Artistic Director Edward Hall in the Courtyard Theater, September 6–October 6.

Review: RICHARD III at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by Zac Thriffiley - Feb 10, 2024

If new Artistic Director Edward Hall's RICHARD III is any indication of what Chicago audiences can come to expect during his tenure, they would do well to cheer, 'Long live the king.' The darkly comic historical thriller runs through March 3 at CST's Courtyard Theater.

Video: Get A First Look At RICHARD III at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Feb 9, 2024

Get a first look at Chicago Shakespeare Theater's production of William Shakespeare’s Richard III, staged by Artistic Director Edward Hall in the Courtyard Theater, February 2–March 3 in all new video!

Photos: Chicago Shakespeare Theater Presents William Shakespeare's RICHARD III
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 8, 2024

Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents William Shakespeare’s Richard III, staged by Artistic Director Edward Hall in the Courtyard Theater, February 2–March 3. Power, greed, ambition. A world where to win is everything. And to win at all costs. This marks the first major US production of Richard III to feature a woman with a disability in the title role.

Video: Go Inside Rehearsals For RICHARD III at Chicago Shakespeare
by Joshua Wright - Jan 26, 2024

Watch as Director Edward Hall and Katy Sullivan (Richard III) discuss reuniting to take on this epic political thriller RICHARD III at Chicago Shakespeare. Tony Award-nominated actor, Paralympic champion, and bilateral above-knee amputee Katy Sullivan makes her Chicago Shakespeare Theater debut in the title role.

Katy Sullivan to Star in RICHARD III at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 29, 2023

Chicago Shakespeare Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for William Shakespeare’s Richard III. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Shattered Globe To Open Season with Arthur Miller's A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE; Cast and Creatives Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 18, 2023

Shattered Globe Theatre opens its 33rd season this fall with Arthur Miller's classic drama A View From the Bridge, reviving a game-changing work from its past with a cast of Shattered Globe ensemble members, veteran Chicago actors and fresh new faces. 

Photos: Go Inside The Exclusive Tonys After Party at The Carlyle Hotel
by Bruce Glikas - Jun 14, 2023

BroadwayWorld takes you inside the annual Tony Awards afterparty at The Carlyle Hotel with all-new photos from inside the exclusive event!

TheatreWorks Streams New Look At PANDORA, September 24-28
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 2, 2020

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will stream a benefit online workshop reading of Pandora, an intriguing new work by acclaimed playwright Laurel Ollstein. TheatreWorks's production of Ollstein's play They Promised Her the Moon, an inventive look at women's early efforts to join the space race that was a hit among audiences and critics, was abruptly closed in March when shelter-in-place orders went into effect.

TheatreWorks Will Stream PANDORA Next Week
by Stephi Wild - May 29, 2020

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will stream a benefit online workshop reading of Pandora, an intriguing new work by acclaimed playwright Laurel Ollstein.