Jeff Parker News

The Goodman’s summer musical is arriving on stage—Iceboy! Or the Completely Untrue Story of How Eugene O’Neill Came to Write The Iceman Cometh, starring Emmy Award winners Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman.

The Goodman will present a two-week extension for Iceboy! Or the Completely Untrue Story of How Eugene O’Neill Came to Write The Iceman Cometh, starring Emmy Award winners Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman.

Rehearsals are underway for the musical event of the summer: Iceboy! Or, The Completely Untrue Story of How Eugene O‘Neill Came to Write The Iceman Cometh. See photos here! 

Goodman Theatre announced the full cast for ICEBOY!, a new musical comedy starring Emmy winners Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman, alongside Grey Henson, Sarah Stiles, and Cedric Yarbrough, directed by Marc Bruni.

Lyric Opera of Chicago has completed its sold-out world premiere run of safronia, the landmark new opera by Chicago’s inaugural Poet Laureate avery r. young at the historic Lyric Opera House. See photos here!

Lyric Opera of Chicago is presenting the world premiere of safronia, a landmark musical composition commissioned from Chicago’s first Poet Laureate, the interdisciplinary artist avery r. young.

SFJAZZ will present a diverse lineup of jazz performances in February 2026, featuring renowned artists and ensembles. The month-long event will take place at the iconic SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco.

Performance Now Theatre Company will present Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific at the Lakewood Cultural Center. The classic musical explores love, prejudice, and cultural conflict during World War II through two intertwined stories.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater has released first-look production photos for MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, directed by Selina Cadell and running through December 21 in the Jentes Family Courtyard Theater.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare’s wittiest rom-com playing just in time for the holiday season. Learn more!

Chicago is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for May 2025 include Paramount Aurora's CATS and more.

Next Jazz Legacy has revealed the eight emerging improvisers in jazz that make up its 2025 cohort. Learn more about the color and about Next Jazz Legacy!

Drury Lane Theatre has revealed the cast for its thrilling Chicago Premiere of The Da Vinci Code, based on the novel by Dan Brown, adapted by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel, and directed by Elizabeth Margolius. Learn more!

Check out new video of a scene from BETRAYAL starring Hunt (EMMA) and Robert Sean Leonard (JERRY), running through March 30 at Goodman Theatre.

Watch this a video from the Goodman Theatre's starry revival of BETRAYAL, featuring Ian Barford (ROBERT) and Robert Sean Leonard (JERRY). Joining them in the production is Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Helen Hunt as Emma.

Get a first look at Susan V. Booth’s major revival of Harold Pinter’s Nobel Prize-winning drama Betrayal. The trio at its heart are portrayed by Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Helen Hunt as Emma; Tony Award winner Robert Sean Leonard as Jerry; and Tony Award nominee and Outer Critics Circle Award winner Ian Barford as Robert, with Jeff Award nominee Nico Grelli as the Waiter.

It's opening night for Susan V. Booth's major revival of Harold Pinter's Nobel Prize-winning drama Betrayal—which extends a second time by popular demand with eight additional performances.

After three highly regarded albums at the helm of a quartet with Chris Speed, Shane Endsley and Nate Wood (Focus, Anatomy and Ultraviolet), Los Angeles bassist Billy Mohler charts a new course on The Eternal, an impressive all-original set with the renowned and utterly distinctive Jeff Parker on guitar, Devin Daniels on alto saxophone and Damion Reid on drums.

Goodman Theatre will present Artistic Director Susan V. Booth's new production of Harold Pinter's Nobel Prize-winning drama, Betrayal. Starring Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Helen Hunt, Tony Award winner Robert Sean Leonard, and Tony Award nominee and Outer Critics Circle Award winner Ian Barford.

Guitarist Jeff Parker has released The Way Out of Easy, the new album with his long-running ETA IVtet featuring saxophonist Josh Johnson, bassist Anna Butterss, and drummer Jay Bellerose. Listen to it now.