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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.

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

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

Check out a first look at production photos from Paramount Theatre's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, running through October 15!

Get a first look at the cast of Aurora’s Paramount Theatre's 12th Broadway Series opener, the beloved, doo-wop R&B sensation Little Shop of Horrors, running August 30-October 15. 

Aurora’s Paramount Theatre - the nation’s largest musical theater subscription house - has revealed the cast and creative team for its 12th Broadway Series opener, the beloved, doo-wop R&B sensation Little Shop of Horrors.

In case you weren't excited enough for your yearly live music pilgrimage to Brisbane's Fortitude Valley Live Music Precinct for a sensory overload of music, BIGSOUND Festival has shown all its cards, dropping all the tools you need today to choose your own sonic adventure. 

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Monday night's Jeff Awards at the Drury Lane, and 'Amazing Grace' at the BOAT! Plus 2014's other Broadway In Chicago shows, The Grinch at the Chicago Theatre, local productions of 'Parade,' 'Camelot' and 'Mary Poppins,' the new 'A Christmas Memory,' and the sold-out Humanities Festival tribute to the Tonys!

Broadway In Chicago and Emerald City Theatre have announced casting for the World Premiere of HANSEL & GRETEL: A WICKEDLY DELICIOUS MUSICAL TREAT, with music and lyrics by GRAMMY-nominated Justin Roberts and a book by Emerald City Theatre Artistic Director Ernie Nolan.

The Theatre School at DePaul University will present A FREE MAN OF COLOR, at the new Theatre School building, located at Racine and Fullerton on the Lincoln Park Campus. The Fullerton Stage Theatre is a 250-seat thrust theatre located on the first floor of the school. John Guare's A FREE MAN OF COLOR is directed by Phyllis E. Griffin, premieres on Friday, January 31, and runs through Sunday, February 9, 2014. Performances are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 2 PM. Previews are tonight, January 29 and the 30th, at 7:30 PM.

The Theatre School at DePaul University will present A FREE MAN OF COLOR, at the new Theatre School building, located at Racine and Fullerton on the Lincoln Park Campus. The Fullerton Stage Theatre is a 250-seat thrust theatre located on the first floor of the school. John Guare's A FREE MAN OF COLOR is directed by Phyllis E. Griffin, premieres on Friday, January 31, and runs through Sunday, February 9, 2014. Performances are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 2 PM. Previews are on January 29 and 30, at 7:30 PM.

The Theatre School at DePaul University's New Playwrights Series presents A TRIBUTE TO THICK LEONARD, by Gilbert Tanner, and directed by Shade Murray. A TRIBUTE TO THICK LEONARD opens tonight, May 10, and runs through Sunday, May 19, 2013, at the Greenhouse Theater Center, located at 2257 N. Lincoln Ave., in Chicago.

The Theatre School at DePaul University's New Playwrights Series presents A TRIBUTE TO THICK LEONARD, by Gilbert Tanner, and directed by Shade Murray. A TRIBUTE TO THICK LEONARD opens Friday, May 10, and runs through Sunday, May 19, 2013, at the Greenhouse Theater Center, located at 2257 N. Lincoln Ave., in Chicago.

The Theatre School at DePaul University's Showcase Series of Contemporary Plays and Classics presents ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART TWO: PERESTOIKA by Tony Kushner and directed by Jane Drake Brody. The production premieres tonight, February 8, and runs through Sunday, February 17, 2013, at DePaul's historic Merle Reskin Theatre.

The Theatre School at DePaul University's Showcase Series of Contemporary Plays and Classics presents ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART TWO: PERESTOIKA by Tony Kushner and directed by Jane Drake Brody. The production premieres on Friday, February 8, and runs through Sunday, February 17, 2013, at DePaul's historic Merle Reskin Theatre.

The Theatre School at DePaul University's Showcase Series of Contemporary Plays and Classics presents SPRING AWAKENING, book & lyrics by Steven Sater, music by Duncan Sheik, based on the play by Wedekind, with musical direction by Mark Elliot, and directed by Damon Kiely. This rock musical premieres on Friday, September 28, and runs through Sunday, October 7, 2012, at DePaul's historic Merle Reskin Theatre. Performances are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 2 PM. Previews are on September 26 and 27, at 7:30 PM.

The Guthrie is proud to welcome Odds Bodkin and John Berquist as the next artists in Studio Stories.