Review: 42ND STREET at Drury Lane

Review: 42ND STREET at Drury Lane

With screaming guitars and poignant diversity, Michael Heitzman has reinvented “42nd Street” with spectacular results.

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Chicago Theater Artists Come Together For An Evening Benefiting Three Charitable Organizations

Chicago Theater Artists Come Together For An Evening Benefiting Three Charitable Organizations

Pictured: Scott Weinstein, Hannah Dawe, and Jermaine Hill. Under the direction of Scott Weinstein and Hannah Dawe with Music Direction by Jermaine Hill, members of the Chicago theater community will come together for LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE: A CONCERT BENEFITING PLANNED PARENTHOOD, THE TREVOR PROJECT, AND THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW...

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SMOKEY JOE’S Delivers Chicago History and Non-Stop Talent

SMOKEY JOE’S Delivers Chicago History and Non-Stop Talent

Turning west on Maxwell and then north on Halsted Street, a neighborhood miraculously transforms into street storefronts, with crooners and music lovers hugging the corners as shoppers moved tightly up and down the market.

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André De Shields’ CONFESSIONS OF A P.I.M.P. Returns to Victory Gardens Theater

André De Shields’ CONFESSIONS OF A P.I.M.P. Returns to Victory Gardens Theater

A Chicago legend, known nationally for his show-stopping Broadway turns in THE WIZ, AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’, PLAY ON! and THE FULL MONTY, De Shields holds three Jeff Awards, an Emmy and an OBIE.

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Porchlight’s Memorable DREAMGIRLS Will Never Leave You

Porchlight’s Memorable DREAMGIRLS Will Never Leave You

In Donica Lynn, Porchlight’s DREAMGIRLS has certainly found its own star. Lynn sings the hell out of the famous Act One showstopper “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going.”

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