The Christmas Schooner, the much-beloved musical will set sail into its 12th – and final - annual presentation at Chicago’s Bailiwick Repertory, 1229 W Belmont Avenue, in the Mainstage Theater starting November 17.  This humorous, poignant musical was inspired by the historical story of the German and Swiss immigrants who sailed on ships.... Read More

Jackie Taylor announced the Black Ensemble Theater will present the Second Annual Black Playwrights Festival, November 13-20, 2006. The Black Playwrights Festival, produced by Black Ensemble Theater Founder and Executive Director Jackie Taylor and award-winning actor and writer David Barr III, promises to be an exciting week of new works by up-and-coming as well as .... Read More

Some of the most crucial work in Chicago’s theater community is being done off the map, where few theatre reviewers or members of the Jeff Committee ever venture. 

I’m not talking about a company of young geniuses producing avant garde multi-media theatre in someone’s garage off Division Street.  I’m talking about shows like.... Read More

Do you ever come out of a Victory Gardens Theater production with an itch to be on stage yourself? Or do you love to sing in the shower, but wish you had a larger audience? Then bid your way to musical theater stardom at Victory Gardens' 25th Casting Auction, always one of Chicago's most unique benefit.... Read More

The Chicago production of Wicked has a new Glinda starting October 24th. Erin Mackey joins the Chicago production and succeeds Stacie Morgain Lewis as the popular Glinda.  

Mackey was previously with the touring production of Wicked.  In April of 2006, she joined the Chicago company, in which she was the understudy for the.... Read More

You can experience the spectacular tale of Jason and the Argonauts at the Lookingglass Theatre as ensemble member and Tony Award winning director Mary Zimmerman returns to her home theater to direct her world premiere adaptation, Argonautika.
 
An older story and stranger than the Odyssey, Argonautika recounts the.... Read More

Acclaimed playwright, screenwriter and film director Neil LaBute discusses his current productions Fat Pig and Wrecks with Theatre In Chicago’s Anne Nicholson Weber.  The critically acclaimed Fat Pig is now enjoying an extremely successful run at the Profiles Theatre, while Wrecks, staring Ed Harris, recently opened in New York.  The full.... Read More

With Halloween almost here what better way to get into the Halloween spirit than see one of the many Halloween-ish shows now haunting many Chicago theatres.

This year theatergoers have a variety of different choices to choose from ranging from the dark to the more traditional.

For the more traditional you can check out Frankenstein playing at.... Read More

Jewish Community Centers of Chicago (JCC) will hold its annual Benefit Concert, featuring Tony Award-winning actress and Broadway sensation Patti LuPone – in her triumphant one-woman show, Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda – with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. at Symphony Center, 220 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago

"JCC is proud to.... Read More

Wicked, Chicago’s record-breaking musical telling the untold story of the Witches of Oz, celebrates its second Wicked Day in the windy city with a spell of citywide events.  Wicked-ness will again be found throughout Chicagoland from Daley Plaza’s, “Chicagoween”, the State Street Halloween Happening Parade, suburban shopping centers, and of course every night.... Read More

Veteran actor Gene Janson, age 72, passed away on October 4th at Lincoln Park Hospital in the company of family members. He collapsed on stage during a matinee performance. He was taken to the Lincoln Park Hospital by ambulance escorted by several of his fellow cast members.

Gene Janson was co-starring as Ex-President.... Read More

Menopause the Musical, the smash hit which has had an open run at the Apollo Theater has announced a close date of November 19. Menopause is the highest grossing show in the Apollo Theater's 28-year history. It’s also the second longest running show in the theater’s history. When it closes, the production will have run 175.... Read More

Beethoven, a new play by Hershey Felder, will have its world premiere at Chicago’s Royal George Theatre. Performances begin on February 9, 2007.  Hershey Felder is currently appearing at San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre in a critically and popularly acclaimed run of the two previous movements of his “Composer Sonata,” George Gershwin.... Read More