Monday, 19 February 2024 13:08
Trap Door Theatre presents: Nana, Opening Thursday, April 11th 2024
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Trap Door Theatre is thrilled to close its 30th anniversary season by celebrating the past with a reimagining of our hit production of Nana. Adapted for the stage from Emile Zola's scandalous novel by Olwen Wymark, Nana will be directed by Resident Choreographer Miguel Long, and Nicole Wiesner, who originated the role of Nana in 2002. Nana will play April…
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Wednesday, 14 February 2024 12:37
Cirque Du Soleil’s first-ever acrobatic performance on ice, CRYSTAL, returns to Chicagoland area
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Cirque du Soleil's CRYSTAL – a one-of-a-kind production that brings the circus arts to the ice for the very first time, returns to NOW Arena (5333 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates) from March 22-24, 2024. Tickets are available for purchase online at cirquedusoleil.com/crystal. With seven jaw-dropping traditional circus acts all thrillingly adapted for Cirque du Soleil's…
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Thursday, 15 February 2024 12:31
Congo Square's HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED is On Sale
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Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce that individual tickets for the Chicago premiere of Congo Square Theatre Company's HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED, August Wilson's autobiographical show will go on sale tomorrow, Friday, February 16. Ticket prices will range from $45.00 to $65.00 with a select number of premium…
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Saturday, 17 February 2024 14:59
Alex Edelman’s ‘Just for Us’ at Steppenwolf unbelievably funny and painfully relevant
Written by Bree Samani
Imagine being Jewish and attending a White Nationalists meeting undercover. Sounds crazy, right? In the award-winning comedian Alex Edelman’s acclaimed Broadway Solo Show, Just for Us you get to hear the story of how Edelman does the unthinkable by putting himself in an extremely uncomfortable situation among White Supremacists. It…
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Sunday, 18 February 2024 12:12
Review: Blade Runner in Concert at Auditorium Theatre
Written by John Accrocco
Blade Runner Live? Don’t worry, it’s not a musical adaptation of Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi classic. It’s the inaugural film in The Auditorium Theater’s new series, Auditorium Philms, in which five films will be live scored by the Chicago Philharmonic. Performances are scheduled throughout the year and include a special…
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Saturday, 17 February 2024 14:03
Review: 'The Band's Visit' at Writers Theatre
Written by John Accrocco
There are but a few evenings in life that can ultimately change your destiny, David Yazbek’s The Band’s Visit tells the story of one such evening in the lives of those residing in a small Israeli town. When a lost bus drops off an Egyptian Police Band, a community offers…
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Thursday, 15 February 2024 13:52
Broadway in Chicago’s 'GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY' Features Standout Vocalists and Touching Story
Written by Lauren Katz
“May God bless and keep you always May your wishes all come true May you always do for others And let others do for you May you build a ladder to the stars And climb on every rung May you stay forever young May you stay forever young” For many,…
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Court Theatre culminates its "Oedipus Trilogy" with a captivating production of "Antigone," marking an exhilarating conclusion. For those who witnessed the illuminating "Oedipus Rex" and the soulfully performed "Gospel at Colonus," the profound experience of "Antigone" brings a bittersweet moment of reflection. A fitting finale to the house of Oedipus.…
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Thursday, 15 February 2024 12:56
'A Home What Howls' Nails the Way Things Work for People in the Margins
Written by Bill Esler
Matthew Paul Olmos is a playwright on the rise, and under the direction of Laura Alcalá Baker we have a chance to see a beautiful production of an exceptional work in its world premiere at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre. As the vernacular title suggests, “A Home What Howls (or the house…
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After half an hour into Loy Webb's "Judy's Life's Work," I found myself silently reciting the dialogue, though not necessarily every line, as the familiar narrative unfolded predictably before me. The tale revolves around a classic trope: a familial feud over inheritance. While it pays tribute to the themes of…
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Monday, 12 February 2024 17:49
AN EVENING WITH LESLIE ODOM, JR. coming to Chicago for One Night Only
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CHICAGO (February 12, 2024) – Broadway In Chicago is excited to announce that LESLIE ODOM, JR. will be returning to Chicago for one night only in concert at the CIBC Theatre (18 W. Monroe) on Saturday, April 20 at 7:30 pm. Ticket prices will range from $60 - $115, with a select…
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Tuesday, 13 February 2024 17:32
In One-Woman “Love Songs Are Weird” Comedic Singer Rachel Silvert Goes for the Laughs
Written by Bill Esler
Rachel Silvert plumbs the lyrics of a dozen of Broadway’s classic romantic songs, in “Love Songs Are Weird—and other reasons I’m single,” a one-woman cabaret show at Davenport’s Piano Bar on Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. Silvert often begins the numbers by singing pieces straight up, then breaks between stanzas or…
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Friday, 09 February 2024 16:02
Timeline Theatre NOTES FROM THE FIELD is a Deeply Moving and Unforgettable Experience
Written by Lauren Katz
Why do we learn about history? This question has been asked for ages and is often met with the response: So that history does not repeat itself. When it comes to plays about history, that question is often met with some version of the same answer. We witness historical events…
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