Barbara Gaines News

First Lady Michelle Obama will present the Top Ten List on the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, tonight, Sept. 5 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

First Lady Michelle Obama will visit the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, tonight, August 29 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

In keeping with the trans-Atlantic relationship, Chicago Shakespeare and Scotland's theater community are engaged in a cultural exchange-one CST production, The Q Brothers' Othello: The Remix, is now playing to wildly enthusiastic response at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the very festival that launched two critically acclaimed National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) productions that are slated for Chicago Shakespeare's fall 2012 World's Stage series: The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, and the return engagement of Black Watch.

First Lady Michelle Obama will visit the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, Wednesday, August 29 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

The LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN goes for the gold when it features medal-winning U.S. Olympic athletes on the broadcast through Thursday, August 16 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

The entire U.S. Women's Olympic Gymnastics team, who took home the first team all-around gold medal for the U.S since 1996 at the 2012 Summer Olympic games in London, will visit the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN tonight, Aug. 14

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announces casting for the 2012 Fall Season. The Tony Award® and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, Sunday in the Park with George by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine will be staged by CST Associate Artistic Director Gary Griffin, September 26-November 4, 2012 in CST's Courtyard Theater. The season continues with The School for Lies by David Ives, adapted from Moliere's The Misanthrope and staged by CST Artistic Director Barbara Gaines, December 4, 2012-January 20, 2013 in CST's Courtyard Theater.

The entire U.S. Women's Olympic Gymnastics team, who took home the first team all-around gold medal for the U.S since 1996 at the 2012 Summer Olympic games in London, will visit the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN Tuesday, Aug. 14

Tonight, July 9, 10 members of the American League All-Star Team will present the Top Ten List on the LATE SHOW via satellite from Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City where the 2012 All-Star Game will be played the following evening (Tuesday, July 10).

On Monday, July 9, 10 members of the American League All-Star Team will present the Top Ten List on the LATE SHOW via satellite from Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City where the 2012 All-Star Game will be played the following evening (Tuesday, July 10).

Enchanting audiences of all generations worldwide, Disney's Beauty and the Beast casts its spell in Chicago Shakespeare's Courtyard Theater on Navy Pier June 28 to August 26, 2012. Tickets are $18-$25 with special discounts available for groups of 10 or more. All patrons receive a 40 percent parking discount at Navy Pier garages. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Chicago Shakespeare Theater's Box Office at 312.595.5600 or visit the Theater's website at www.chicagoshakes.com.

LeBron James, 2012 NBA Finals MVP from the world champion Miami Heat, will talk about the team's exciting victory Thursday over the Oklahoma City Thunder when he visits the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, tonight, June 26 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees will visit the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, tonight, June 26 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees will visit the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, Tuesday, June 26 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST), concluded its 25th Anniversary celebration on June 11 with Gala 2012 at its home on Navy Pier. Three hundred and fifty of Chicago's civic and cultural leaders attended the event benefiting the Regional Theatre Tony Award recipient's far-reaching education and civic engagement programs. Through the leadership of Gala 2012 Lead Sponsors Northern Trust, Donna Van Eekeren Foundation and Food For Thought Catering, the support of the Gala 2012 Host Committee and the advocacy of CST's Board of Directors, the Theater raised nearly $1 million for its continuing work as a partner in literacy for Chicago Public Schools.

On last night's LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, actor Alec Baldwin set the record straight about a recent run-in he had with a Daily News photographer. In the clip below, Baldwin explains exactuly what he was saying to the man who had just stuck a camera in his face. Check it out below!

Route 66 Theatre Company presents its newest world premiere collaboration, a one-of-a-kind original musical by local sensation Diana Lawrence (of Diana and the Dishes, and currently musical director of TICK, TICK, BOOM at Porchlight Music Theatre). NEXT STOP runs Monday and Tuesday nights at 7:30pm, tonight, June 18 through June 26, at Theater Wit, 1229 West Belmont Ave, Chicago IL.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST), Chicago Park District and The Boeing Company announced today plans to bring Shakespeare, FREE FOR ALL, to community parks across the City of Chicago this summer. From Portage Park to Humboldt Park and Austin to South Shore, this summer from July 29 to August 19, Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks will break down barriers to arts participation and give Chicagoans direct access to their City's cultural resources by bringing free Shakespeare performances into their neighborhoods.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) concludes its 25th Anniversary season with Gala 2012 tonight, June 11 at its home on Navy Pier. Funds raised will benefit the Regional Theatre Tony Award recipient's education and civic engagement initiatives, including Team Shakespeare, which serves over 40,000 students and teachers annually across the Midwest. Through the generosity of Gala Lead Sponsors Northern Trust, Donna Van Eekeren Foundation and Food for Thought Catering, the support of the Gala 2012 Host Committee, and the advocacy of CST's Board of Directors, the Theater anticipates raising $1 million in support of its continuing work as a partner in literacy for Chicago Public Schools.

First Lady Michelle Obama presented the "Top Ten Fun Facts About Gardening" on the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN last night, Tuesday, June 5. Mrs. Obama taped the appearance from the Map Room at the White House. View the appearance below!