Theatrical Outfit Announces 50th Anniversary Season
by Marissa Faith Curley - May 10, 2026
Theatrical Outfit has announced their 50th Anniversary Season with 5 mainstage productions of classics and modern works, 4 new plays, 3 special anniversary events, 2 productions with new and returning community partners and 1 brand new commission.
Previews: Midnight Company Celebrates the Third Anniversary of their Runaway Hit JUST ONE LOOK
by James Lindhorst - Feb 22, 2026
When Kelly Howe and Joe Hanrahan take the stage at Blue Strawberry on Friday, March 13, 2026, the pair will be celebrating a special anniversary. Their long running hit Just One Look premiered 3-years ago on the exact same stage.
Just One Look is the first, and most successful, of Midnight Company’s scripted cabaret shows. The show blends cabaret performing with storytelling. It’s not exactly a club act or a Broadway musical, but a nostalgic look at one of the most successful female rock artists of all time.
When Hanrahan and Howe, announced this collaboration in early 2023, Broadway World called the show featuring Linda Ronstadt’s songbook “the most anticipated theatrical event of the new season.” It’s clear from the show’s success that Ronstadt’s chart-topping music is still as popular today as it was a half-century ago.
ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914 Begins At Playhouse On Park
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 5, 2025
Playhouse on Park is presenting All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, the a cappella music-theatre piece by Peter Rothstein, Erik Lichte, and Timothy Takach. The production, directed by Sasha Brätt with music direction by Benjamin Rauch, tells the story of the World War I Christmas truce through historical text and song.
BWW Q&A: Rodolfo Nieto Talks ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914 at Asolo Repertory Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Dec 2, 2025
The Western Front. Christmas. A German soldier sets down his rifle and steps into No Man’s Land, singing “Silent Night”. Thus begins an extraordinary night of fellowship, music, and peace, told in the words and the songs of the men who lived it. Peter Rothstein’s salute to unsung heroes of The Great War returns to the Historic Asolo Theater after a sell-out run last season.
An In-Depth History of the Orpheum Theatre
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Feb 9, 2025
Some of the shows that the Orpheum has been best known for are Stomp, which ran there for an astounding 29 years, from 1994 to 2023, and the original production of Little Shop of Horrors which spent over five years at the theater from 1982 to 1987.
Unique House Festival Honors Chicago Literary Classic in Song
by Stephi Wild - Aug 6, 2024
The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame and Working In Concert invite you for three different spoken word and song programs in a 2-weekend festival celebrating this iconic work from the 1910s, and featuring some of Chicago's finest singers and actors.
Diamanda Galás Shares New Single 'La Llorona' Ahead of Live Album
by Josh Sharpe - May 15, 2024
Diamanda’s “La Llorona”is the legend of a mestizo woman who has been abandoned by her Spanish lover, who deserted her for a 'purebred' woman. Faced with the threat of having her children stolen by their father, she takes the children to the river and kills them to destroy her faithless lover’s bloodline. She lives on, a haunted and disdained outcast who walks each night by the river, gathering weeds and hoping to find her children again. Listen to the single!
Review: THE HELLO GIRLS at Terrace Theater/Kennedy Center
by Mary Lincer - May 9, 2024
What did our critic think of THE HELLO GIRLS at Terrace Theater/Kennedy Center? The Hello Girls tells the notable story of the 223 female telephone operators who served in the Army Signal Corps during World War I.
Centre Stage Announces ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914 And WONDERFUL CHRISTMASTIME
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 7, 2023
Experience the remarkable true story of 'All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914' on the Western Front during World War I. Amidst the chaos and conflict, a profound silence is followed by a heartfelt song, marking the start of an extraordinary night of camaraderie, music, and fleeting peace. Don't miss this powerful production by Peter Rothstein, running Dec 1-17, 2023.