Saturday, 22 February 2025 15:35
Review: ‘Hedda Gabler’ at The Artistic Home at The Den Theatre
Written by John Accrocco
‘Hedda Gabler’ has mystified audiences for generations, as this was certainly Ibsen’s intention when creating this endlessly fascinating character. The Artistic Home transforms the Den Theatre into 1890s Norway for their production of Irish playwright Mark O’Rowe’s 2015 adaptation of ‘Hedda Gabler’. Under Monica Payne’s direction, this contemporary-voiced retelling is…
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Saturday, 22 February 2025 10:59
Get It While It’s Hot: Waitress now serving at Paramount Theatre
Written by Kendall Royzen
Sugar, butter, flour…beneath the flaky layers and buttery crusts of pies lay these three simple ingredients. They’re mixed and blended together to form the foundation of endless possibilities to what it could become, pecan, blueberry, or apple pies, cutie pies, sweetie pies, or humble pies. It’s nice to remember that…
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Thursday, 20 February 2025 14:35
RIVERDANCE 30 - THE NEW GENERATION On Sale February 21st
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Broadway In Chicago is excited to announce individual tickets for RIVERDANCE 30 – THE NEW GENERATION will go on sale on Friday, February 21. RIVERDANCE 30 – THE NEW GENERATION will play Broadway In Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 W. Randolph St.) for a limited one-week engagement, April 22 - 27. RIVERDANCE 30 –…
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Wednesday, 19 February 2025 15:33
Rivendell Theatre launches 30th Season with world premiere of No Such Thing
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Rivendell Theatre Ensemble (RTE), Chicago's only women-centered Equity storefront theatre, ushers in its 30th Anniversary Season with the world premiere of No Such Thing by Rivendell Ensemble Member Lisa Dillman and directed by Malkia Stampley. No Such Thing runs March 22 – April 27, 2025, with a press opening on Tuesday, April 1 at 7pm. Tickets are now available at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, 5779…
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Wednesday, 19 February 2025 15:31
Full Casting Announced for Steppenwolf Theatre's THE BOOK OF GRACE - Chicago Premiere!
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation's premier ensemble theater company, is pleased to announce full casting for the Chicago premiere of The Book of Grace, an incendiary family portrait by Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks (Topdog/Underdog), directed by Steve H. Broadnax III. The Book of Grace will feature ensemble member Namir Smallwood (Steppenwolf: Bug, True West–also Galway Festival, Seagull. Broadway/Off-Broadway: Pass Over. TV: American Rust) with Jerome…
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Tuesday, 18 February 2025 15:26
Avalanche Theatre makes its Chicago debut with world premiere of Time is a Color and the Color is Blue by Melanie Coffey May 1–24, 2025
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Avalanche Theatre announces its Chicago debut with the world premiere of Time is a Color and the Color is Blue by Chicago playwright Melanie Coffey, May 1–24, 2025 (Press Opening May 4) at Bramble Arts Loft, 5545 N. Clark Street. This is Avalanche’s first full production following several years developing new plays with Chicago playwrights. Time…
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Monday, 17 February 2025 15:24
A new "cult" classic: Missy Mazzoli's The Listeners comes to Lyric Opera, Mar 30
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Do you hear it? The haunting hum of Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek's The Listeners will transfix audiences at Lyric Opera of Chicago from March 30 to April 11, 2025. Conducted by Music Director Enrique Mazzola and presented in the world-premiere production of Lileana Blain-Cruz revived by Mikhaela Mahony, The Listeners is a theatrical…
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Sunday, 16 February 2025 15:21
Northlight announces cast for Prayer for the French Republic in a co-pro with Theater Wit
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Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, continues its 2024–2025 season with Joshua Harmon's celebrated play Prayer for the French Republic, directed by Jeremy Wechsler in a co-production with Theater Wit. Prayer for the French Republic runs April 10 – May 11, 2025, at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie. The press opening is Thursday,…
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Saturday, 15 February 2025 15:18
Chicago Shakespeare Theater announces the cast of its NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Production Sunny Afternoon
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announces today the cast and creative team of its highly anticipated North American Premiere musical event Sunny Afternoon. Based on the music of The Kinks and featuring a soundtrack of their own chart-topping songs, this Chicago Shakespeare production comes to the stage directed by Artistic Director Edward Hall, March 21–April…
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Thursday, 20 February 2025 12:57
'Clue' The Hilarious Whodunit Brings Mystery Mayhem to CIBC Theatre
Written by CJ Burroughs
I’m not a fan of board games. I’ve never finished a full game of Monopoly. Risk? No, thanks. But Clue? I’ve loved it since I saw the ‘80s film version as a kid. And ever since, the movie and the game have been inseparable and intertwined in my mind. The…
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Monday, 17 February 2025 16:04
Reaching New Heights: Radvanovsky is Radiant at the Lyric Opera
Written by Kendall Royzen
Do not believe the hype. AI will not replace the arts. By its very definition it is artificial, the antithesis of reality; false, an illusion, an imitator. Every day we are inundated with the advent of AI, how it will not only automate manual tasks, but how it will soon…
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Wednesday, 12 February 2025 13:10
Delightful ‘Circus Quixote’ Marks Lookingglass Triumphant Return to Water Tower
Written by Bill Esler
“Don Quixote of La Mancha” is considered the oldest European novel, but it gets a fresh and exciting new treatment in “Circus Quixote." This is Lookingglass Theatre’s inaugural reopening after a year off while it retooled its much loved Water Tower Pumping Station location at Michigan and Pearson in Chicago.…
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Saturday, 15 February 2025 00:43
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical - How a nice Jewish girl from Brooklyn gave us the songs that defined a generation
Written by Kimberly Katz
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is a captivating tribute to the extraordinary journey of Carole King, tracing her path from a teenage songwriter to an iconic solo artist. The production delves into her personal and professional evolution, highlighting the creation of timeless classics like "It Might As Well Rain Until…
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- Drury Lane
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- Andrew MacNaughton
- Rebekah Ward
- Michael Lawrence Brown
- Jane Lanier
- Gerry McIntyre
- Carolyn Brady
- Alana Lovely
- Maxwell J DeTogne
- Lydia Burke
- Ryan Michael Armstrong
- THe Monkees
- The Shirelles
- The Righteous Brothers
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