Thursday, December 24, 2015
Amy Schumer will appear in a Christmas Eve show scheduled for 9:30 p.m. at Constellation, the venue announced Thursday. The comedian known from "Inside Amy Schumer" and the film "Trainwreck…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:13PMAmy Schumer will appear in a Christmas Eve show scheduled for 9:30 p.m. at Constellation, the venue announced Thursday. The comedian known from "Inside Amy Schumer" and the film "Trainwreck…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:15AMWednesday, December 23, 2015
Before each performance of the "The Nutcracker," the Joffrey Ballet dancers meet for a warm-up class in the Auditorium Building. As they line up along the wall at noon, one head sticks out a…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:31PMCheck out a first look at photos from "Gotta Dance," the new musical currently playing in a pre-Broadway tryout at Broadway in Chicago's Bank of America Theater.
"Gotta Dance," the story …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:31PMCheck out a first look at photos from "Gotta Dance," the new musical currently playing in a pre-Broadway tryout at Broadway in Chicago's Bank of America Theater. "Gotta Dance," the story o…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:18PMBefore each performance of the "The Nutcracker," the Joffrey Ballet dancers meet for a warm-up class in the Auditorium Building. As they line up along the wall at noon, one head sticks out a…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:58AMTuesday, December 22, 2015
Paramount Theatre has announced casting for "Hairspray," the musical based on the 1988 John Waters film. Amber Mak will make her Paramount directorial debut with the story of Tracy Turnblad…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:04PMMerry Christmas from the cast of "Million Dollar Quartet!" In the video, Brandon Bennett, Adam Lee, Colte Julian, Shaun Whitley and Kelly Lamont rock out with "Run Run Rudolph," the holiday …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:57PMKokandy Productions has announced the cast of the original mean-girl comedy "Heathers: The Musical."
The rock update to the 1988 cult film will feature Courtney Mack as Veronica, Jacquelyne…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:56PMParamount Theatre has announced casting for "Hairspray," the musical based on the 1988 John Waters film. Amber Mak will make her Paramount directorial debut with the story of Tracy Turnblad…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:35PMKokandy Productions has announced the cast of the original mean-girl comedy "Heathers: The Musical." The rock update to the 1988 cult film will feature Courtney Mack as Veronica, Jacquelyne …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:39PMMonday, December 21, 2015
This week's holiday Showcase features a sketch about Kwanzaa from The Second City's "Holidazed and Confused" revue.
Do you know the year Kwanzaa began? Can you name one day of the week-lon…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:00PMThis week's holiday Showcase features a sketch about Kwanzaa from The Second City's "Holidazed and Confused" revue. Do you know the year Kwanzaa began? Can you name one day of the week-long…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AMThursday, December 17, 2015
Stand-up comedian and writer Mark Roberts will bring his play "New Country" to Chicago in February 2016.
Ian Streicher will direct Roberts' comedy about a country star's bachelor party gone…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:31PMMichelle Aravena will star as Rosie in "Bye Bye Birdie," Drury Lane Theatre announced Thursday.
The cast of the rock-and-roll musical about a teenage heartthrob who carries out a publicity …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:31PMMichelle Aravena will star as Rosie in "Bye Bye Birdie," Drury Lane Theatre announced Thursday. The cast of the rock-and-roll musical about a teenage heartthrob who carries out a publicity s…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:40PMStand-up comedian and writer Mark Roberts will bring his play "New Country" to Chicago in February 2016. Ian Streicher will direct Roberts' comedy about a country star's bachelor party gone …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:37PMWednesday, December 16, 2015
David Cromer will direct Lucy Prebble's "The Effect" at the Barrow Street Theatre in March 2016, the National Theatre of Great Britain's North American wing announced Wednesday.
"The Effect…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:25PM"Assassination Theater: Chicago's Role in the Crime of The Century" will close earlier than planned after an extended 4-month run.
Hillel Levin's play pinning President John F. Kennedy's sh…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:25PM"Assassination Theater: Chicago's Role in the Crime of The Century" will close earlier than planned after an extended four-month run. Hillel Levin's play pinning President John F. Kennedy's …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:29PMTake a break from watching the Q Brothers' holiday freestyle, writing to Santa for tickets to "Hamilton" in Chicago and decking the halls with Jeff Awards because it is that time of the yea…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:23PMDavid Cromer will direct Lucy Prebble's "The Effect" at the Barrow Street Theatre in March, the National Theatre of Great Britain's North American wing announced Wednesday. "The Effect," win…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:37PMAmerican Theater Company has announced casting for "Bruise Easy," Dan LeFranc's new play about an estranged brother and sister who reconnect in the driveway of their childhood home.
The…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:55AMAmerican Theater Company has announced casting for "Bruise Easy," Dan LeFranc's new play about an estranged brother and sister who reconnect in the driveway of their childhood home. The …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AMTuesday, December 15, 2015
Redmoon Theater has canceled its third annual New Year's Eve event, "Revolution," artistic director Jim Lasko confirmed Tuesday. Redmoon was advertising ticket sales for the event as recentl…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:45PMRedmoon Theater has canceled its third annual New Year's Eve event, "Revolution," artistic director Jim Lasko confirmed Tuesday. Redmoon was advertising ticket sales for the event as recentl…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:50PMCor Theatre, now in its second season, will stage "Christina, The Girl King" and "The Good Person of Szechwan" in 2016.
Linda Gaboriau's translation of Michel Marc Bouchard's "Christina, Th…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:54PMCor Theatre, now in its second season, will stage "Christina, The Girl King" and "The Good Person of Szechwan" in 2016. Linda Gaboriau's translation of Michel Marc Bouchard's "Christina, The…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:41AMMonday, December 14, 2015
Northlight Theatre has announced casting for the remainder of its 41st season.
Steve Scott will direct Terrence McNally's family drama "Mothers and Sons" with a cast that includes Cindy Gol…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:03PM"Gotta Dance," now in previews at the Bank of America theater, will open on Broadway in the fall of 2016. The new musical comedy with a book by Chad Beguelin and Bob Martin, music by Matthew…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:27PMNorthlight Theatre has announced casting for the remainder of its 41st season. Steve Scott will direct Terrence McNally's family drama "Mothers and Sons" with a cast that includes Cindy Gold…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:12PM 
