Actor MIKE IVESON on the evolution of Heidi Schreck’s Tony Award nominated and Pulitzer Prize finalist play What the Constitution Means to Me now touring […]
SHOWBIZ CHICAGO NEWSDESK
Interview with Congo Square Theatre Company’s Founding Artistic Director DERRICK SANDERS
Founding Artistic Director DERRICK SANDERS on reimagining Douglas Turner Ward’s groundbreaking 1965 play Day Of Absence to commemorate Congo Square Theatre Company’s 20th Anniversary season. […]
National Book Award Winner TA-NEHISI COATES To Headline 36th Annual Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago
Printers Row Lit Fest, the largest free outdoor literary showcase in the Midwest, returns for its 36th year with 100% free programming for book lovers, […]
Black Ensemble Theater Announces World Premiere of Jackie Taylor’s Legends the Musical: A Civil Rights Movement, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Black Ensemble Theater opens its 2020 Season: Season of Change with Legends the Musical: A Civil Rights Movement, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, written and directed by Black Ensemble Theater Founder […]
Chicago Humanities Festival Announces 2020 Theme: A Year of Vision
The Chicago Humanities Festival is honored to announce its annual theme, Vision, bringing together leaders from politics, arts, sciences, and beyond, who challenge us to […]
Goodman Theatre Announces World Premiere of graveyard shift
Rising stars playwright korde arrington tuttle and director Danya Taymor reunite for the world premiere production of graveyard shift, following its appearance as a developmental production […]
Royal Shakespeare Company Returns To Chicago After 25 Year Absence
Chicago Shakespeare Theater is proud to welcome the return of the world-renowned Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) to Chicago for the first time in nearly 25 years. Chicago Shakespeare will present […]
Congo Square Theatre Company To Stage Rarely Performed DAY OF ABSENCE
Congo Square Theatre Company, well known for its powerful portrayal of African American classics and gripping new works, commemorates its 20th Anniversary season with a rare […]
SHOWBIZ CHICAGO PODCASTS
Actor MIKE IVESON Discusses What the Constitution Means to Me
Actor MIKE IVESON on the evolution of Heidi Schreck’s Tony Award nominated and Pulitzer Prize finalist play What the Constitution Means to Me now touring […]
Interview with Congo Square Theatre Company’s Founding Artistic Director DERRICK SANDERS
Founding Artistic Director DERRICK SANDERS on reimagining Douglas Turner Ward’s groundbreaking 1965 play Day Of Absence to commemorate Congo Square Theatre Company’s 20th Anniversary season. […]
Interview with Actor/Writer/Humorist ROBERT DUBAC
ROBERT DUBAC on his latest production THE BOOK OF MORON and the exploration of critical thought in today’s polarized society. Robert Dubac’s BOOK OF MORON […]
Interview with Actor/Comedian AMADEO FUSCA
MEN ARE FROM MARS – WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS LIVE! star AMADEO FUSCA returns to discuss how the show and his performance have evolved over […]
REVIEWS
Milwaukee Rep’s Spectacular A CHRISTMAS CAROL Retains Dickens’ Message of Morality
Thrilling, grand-scale entertainment. A sweeping, heartwarming tale told with dazzling special effects, festive music and dance, and a superb cast. Milwaukee unwrapped its first gift […]
Cirque Du Soleil’s ‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE… Delivers Multi-Sensory Holiday Magic
Over one hundred years before Superman was spotted flying over a New York City sky another airborne gentleman donned in red took the world by […]
Skylight Music Theatre’s Electrifying NEWSIES Proves The Power of Youth
The mark of any great musical is when a cast performs its material with such a high degree of passion and energy that it sweeps […]
Milwaukee Rep’s NUNSENSE Is Heaven Sent
Forgive me, my brothers and sisters, for dipping into my bag of holy- or nun-related terms a little too often with this review of a […]