Aurora Lays Out Massive $35M Arts Project, Including Apartments and School for Paramount
The City of Aurora’s announced a tax credit award worth over $15 million from the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) toward the development of the Aurora Arts Center at the former Waubonsee Community College Building downtown.
Chicago’s HAMILTON Gets $10 Digital Lottery – How to Enter
Producer Jeffrey Seller and Broadway In Chicago have announced a day-of-show digital lottery for fourty-four tickets to each performance of Chicago’s production of HAMILTON, launching September 27.
Bri Sudia – Crafting Her Own Path in Chicago Theater
“I wasn’t really going to be an actor,” Bri Sudia insists. When I got a chance to interview her over the phone, she was fresh from rehearsal, stretching out after a long day at the Goodman, where she stars as Ruth Sherwood in the Mary Zimmerman-directed WONDERFUL TOWN.
Jackie Taylor Recieves Fifth Star Award
Jackie Taylor, founder and CEO of Black Ensemble Theater, was honored with the Fifth Star Award from the City of Chicago and Allstate Insurance Company, at a ceromony held earlier this evening at Millennium Park. Hosted by the Q Brothers, the event featured tribute performances by Black Ensemble Theater and...
Albany Park Theatre Project and Third Rail Projects – Developing LEARNING CURVE
LEARNING CURVE, an immersive, original show about Chicago public schools, seems a natural fit for Albany Park Theatre Project. But why now?
Jacqueline Stone and the Future of Emerald City Theatre
If you were to ask Jacqueline Stone, the new artistic director of Emerald City Theatre, why she makes theatre for young audiences, she would likely tell you about a deep-set sense of civic and artistic responsibility.
Spiel Chicago Episode Six: Burlesque Part 2.3
This week we bring you part two of our interview with three local burlesque producers.
Tortured Genius or Underemployed Professional?
Is the harsh reality of trying to make a living as an artist responsible for the mental health issues that actors, dancers, and musicians sometimes experience?
Jeff Awards Announces 2016 Equity Nominations
Six world premiere plays and four new adaptations were among those receiving nominations by The Jeff Awards Committee today.
Doing Too Much
I am recently back from vacation and under the spell cast by days of few interruptions and simple choices. I am, in short—relaxed. And as sometimes happens after a period of decompressing and unplugging, I wonder how I can’t do a better job of holding on to this feeling upon my return.