Passion and Energy abound in Eclectic’s MAKE ME A SONG
MAKE ME A SONG: The Music of William Finn, is a fast-paced, delightful, and fun night at the theater.
Mesmerizing HUMAN TERRAIN Is a Story That Needs to Be Told
Shozzett Silva and Kim Boler. Photo by Matthew Freer. Review: HUMAN TERRAIN at Broken Nose Theatre By Abigail Trabue Every so often a play falls into the right company at the right time and becomes the example of what Chicago storefront theater is all about. That play is HUMAN TERRAIN and that...
About Face Reimagines I AM MY OWN WIFE with Transgender Actor for 16-17 Season
Traditionally a solo piece, I AM MY OWN WIFE will feature three actors.
New About Face artistic associates announced.
THE MARVIN GAYE STORY – a Powerful and Nostalgic Tribute
I have the utmost respect for the foundation established by Jackie Taylor and her ability to produce stories that people genuinely gravitate towards.
No Stakes Announces ‘Actor Initiative’
Artistic Director Erin Shea Brady says “we’re opening up a door to actors who want to explore roles outside of their traditional “type”. We want to know – what is the role you want to learn from? Where do you want to go from here? How can this role help you learn the thing you need to learn to get to your next step?”
THADDEUS AND SLOCUM Wows at Lookingglass
It is highly likely that THADDEUS AND SLOCUM will be the most delightful entertainment you’ll see this summer. Stacked and packed with song and dance numbers, the new Lookingglass production explores racial inequalities in showbiz at the turn of the 20th century through heartfelt laughter and with vaudevillian proportions.
DIVINE SISTER is Divine at Hell in a Handbag
Chicago theater boasts no shortage of pop cultural parody shows, but Hell in a Handbag’s production of THE DIVINE SISTER rises above this description. In the grand camp tradition, playwright Charles Busch’s witty and raunchy send-up celebrates the peculiar fascination Hollywood held with nuns in the 1960s. And what better subjects could there be for female impersonation? Cloisters of chaste, devout, dramatic, beautiful characters ripe for fictional scandal. Busch’s script takes advantage of every nun cliche in the canon—visions from God, desperate campaigns to build a new school for the children (the children!) and of course, sexual liaisons between the sisters.
Silk Road’s Gillani on being Gay and Muslim in the Daily News
Malik Gillani and his husband Jamil Khoury. In the aftermath of the Orlando massacre, Silk Road Rising’s Executive Director, Malik Gillani, was asked to put down his thoughts and personal reactions in an article in the New York Daily News. Gillani reached out to PerformInk in hopes of sharing his...
Profiles Theatre to Close
Profiles Theatre, the 28-year-old storefront, announced late Tuesday night that they’ll be shutting down, effective immediately. This sudden, but much called for announcement posted to their Facebook page comes amidst a stinging backlash from the Chicago community over a Chicago Reader exposé documenting allegations against Darrell W. Cox for sexual misconduct, physical and psychological...