Steppenwolf Announces Summer LookOut Lineup
Photo: Anne Sheridan Smith, Rob Lindley, and Allison Bazarko Kirk are the vocal trio Foiled Again. Steppenwolf Theatre has announced the summer lineup for its LookOut series, including 20+ artists and groups performing stand-up, theater, concerts, a live podcast, and more. Highlights include Asian American comedy troupe Stir Friday Night,...
Circle Announces THE VIEW UPSTAIRS Cast and Designers
Circle Theatre has announced the complete cast and crew for the Chicago premiere of THE VIEW UPSTAIRS.
Nothing Without a Company Announces Cast of NOT ONE BATU
The company says that NOT ONE BATU is the first full-length Hawaiian Pidgin-English play to be produced in Chicago.
Tony Award-Winner Len Cariou Brings BROADWAY & THE BARD to Stage 773
Broadway star Len Cariou will bring “Broadway and the Bard: An Evening of Shakespeare & Song” to Stage 773 June 6-10. Written by Cariou, Barry Kleinbort and Mark Janas, “Broadway and the Bard” had its Off-Broadway premiere in 2016. Cariou conceived the idea for the show during his Broadway debut...
Brown Paper Box Co. Announces Cast and Production Team for EVERYBODY By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Brown Paper Box Co. has announced the cast and production team for the regional premiere of EVERYBODY by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.
Review: “columbinus” from The Yard at Steppenwolf
The death count since Columbine pulses underneath Moe’s production, which begs us (the adults) to join our young people in conversation.
Goodman Announces SUPPORT GROUP FOR MEN Cast and Production Team
Photo: Anthony Lee Irons, Jeff Louis Kurysz, and Keith Kupferer in the 2016 New Stages Festival production of SUPPORT GROUP FOR MEN. Goodman Theatre has announced the cast for the premiere of SUPPORT GROUP FOR MEN, a new comedy by Ellen Fairey. The play, which was developed in the Goodman’s...
National Poetry Slam Takes over Chicago This Fall
The world’s largest performance poetry event will return to Chicago for the first time in 15 years.
Review: FLIES! THE MUSICAL! at Pride Films and Plays
Sometimes, a show comes along that’s so charming, so honest to goodness loveable that you can’t help but cast aside your cynicism and get swept along for the ride.
Review: SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER at Raven Theatre
The consistently excellent cast, with urgent and fearless direction from Jason Gerace, spill secrets and relationships and activities that give this short yet intense play all the gravity and dimension of a script twice its length.