At its typically festive and buoyant Non-Equity Awards Ceremony at the Park West, the Jeff Awards Committee gave out 27 Non-Equity Jeff Awards in 23 categories, in addition to a Special Award honoring Michael Menendian and JoAnn Montemurro of Raven Theatre for their lifelong contributions to Chicago theatre, in an event emceed by.... Read More

Theatre Mir's remarkably assured production of David Edgar's The Prisoner's Dilemma launches a promising new company onto the Chicago theatre scene.  But this is not a scrappy company of 20-somethings fresh out of theatre school.  Artistic Director Rob Chambers, currently a faculty member at DePaul, has been directing for 30 years while pursuing.... Read More

This week is the last chance for Chicago audiences to catch Russian On The Side before it is taken to Broadway.  The Broadway producer, Michael Alden, wanted to open the show in Chicago before taking it to Broadway because "Chicago audiences are diverse, smart and discerning.  From downtown musicals to daring new.... Read More

Lookingglass Theatre Company announced casting for its 21st season, including participation from more than 20 company members including former star of the TV sitcom "Friends" David Schwimmer who will play the lead in the production of Our Town. Other ensemble members include Eva Barr, Mara Blumenfeld, Thomas Cox, Christine Dunford, Laura Eason, Raymond Fox, Doug.... Read More

Million Dollar Quartet, a new musical inspired by a famed 1956 recording session that brought together four of the most legendary figures in the history of music - Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley - will make its Midwest debut at Goodman Theatre and be directed by Eric Schaeffer.... Read More

The musical Legally Blonde, based on the hit film by the same title, will be coming to Chicago's Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre for a short-run May 12 - 31, 2009.

The musical - highly popular with the 'tween crowd, thanks in part to its television debut on the MTV network.... Read More

The fifth consecutive year of LeapFest begins soon with LeapFest 5 and will bring audiences "what’s next" in Chicago theatre. The five new plays will all be performed at the Stage Left Theatre at 3408 N. Sheffield in Chicago and promise to be entertaining, compelling stories about our world today.

LeapFest is an annual series of.... Read More

Strawdog Theatre Company of Chicago announced their 21st anniversary season of presenting "the whole wide world in a little black box," with the three mainstage plays, including Karel Capek's R.U.R.-Rossum's Universal Robots, Arthur Miller's All My Sons, and Peter Barnes' Red Noses.  These productions, plus on-going late night offerings, will be held at Strawdog's.... Read More

Steppenwolf Theatre Company concludes its 32nd season with the world premiere Superior Donuts by ensemble member and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts and directed by ensemble member Tina Landau.  The production will run June 19 - August 17, 2008 in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theatre. 

Ensemble member Tracy Letts received the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for.... Read More

Victory Gardens Theater wraps up its 2007-2008 season with Relatively Close, running June 6 through July 13. Relatively Close is a new work by James Sherman and tells the story of three Chicago sisters, now grown, who return to the family's old vacation home on Lake Michigan where they spent their childhood summers..... Read More

Goodman Theatre prepares for its 4th biennial Latino Theatre Festival, curated by Resident Artistic Associate Henry Godinez, which will run August 8 - 24, 2008. Chicago companies participating in the festival include Albany Park Theater Project, Teatro Luna, Teatro Vista and Aguijon Theater Company. Tickets go on sale May 29.

"This summer's Latino.... Read More

The Chicago company of Wicked will play its final performance on Sunday, January 25, 2009, at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre.  Upon closing, the record-breaking production will have played exactly 1,500 performances and grossed over $200 million at the box office.

Wicked /Chicago started performances on Friday, June.... Read More

Michael Menendian, Producing Artistic Director, and JoAnn Montemurro, Co-Artistic Director, of the 25-year-old Raven Theatre will receive a Special Award at the 35th Annual Non-Equity Jeff Awards Ceremony on June 9, 2008, honoring their contributions to Chicago theatre.

Michael Menendian and JoAnn Montemurro founded Raven Theatre in 1983 with a mission to establish itself.... Read More

In a major announcement expanding the landscape of Chicago’s theater scene, Theater Producer Walter Stearns announced plans to open The Lincoln Park Theater, 1425 W. Fullerton Ave., in the fall of 2009.  The venue, formerly the Fullerton State Bank Building, will undergo a multi million dollar renovation and will include a 299-seat state-of-the-art.... Read More

Walkabout Theater Company and NeighborSpace announced the world premiere of War Garden, a comic and historic theater production and event celebrating Chicago's history of community gardening. Beginning June 13 in Grant Park, the production features larger-than-life historical figures, patriotic songs, vegetable warfare and audience participation and travels to five additional community gardens in Chicago.... Read More

Love Chicago theatre and can't stop talking about it? Or perhaps new in town and want a valuable insider's perspective on the scene? The Sun-Times is there for you. Hedy Weiss, theatre and dance critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, is host of a new video web chat session direct from the Sun-Times newsroom. "Stage Right.... Read More

Steppenwolf Theatre Company's critically-acclaimed American play August: Osage County by Steppenwolf ensemble member Tracy Letts, directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro, was nominated for seven 2008 Tony Awards including: 

As it approaches its third anniversary of residence in the Downtown Theatre District, the record-breaking Chicago company of Wicked will enable a new block of tickets for purchase. Tickets for performances July 29 - November 2, 2008 will go on-sale to the public on Friday, May 9 at 10 a.m. .... Read More