Thursday, March 13, 2014
NEW YORK — Broadway's mostly doomed attempts at capturing the boundless American enthusiasm for professional sports, and the billions of associated dollars, have been handicapped by on…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:23PM[SHARE]The veteran Chicago actor Larry Yando, best known at present for his annual turn as Ebenezer Scrooge at the Goodman Theatre, will play "King Lear" in a new production of William Shakespeare'…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:54PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 12, 2014
On Thursday night, "Rocky the Musical" opened on Broadway. Its reported budget, much of which was spent on a truly (trust me) eye-popping set? $16.5 million.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:58PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Dessa Rose" by Bailiwick Chicago ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Dessa Rose" by Bailiwick Chicago ★★★ ... Lili-Anne Brown, the artistic director of…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:25PM[SHARE]The Goodman Theatre said Wednesday that its 2014-15 mainstage season in the Albert Theatre will begin with a reprise of Anne Kaufman’s hit 2013 production of Noah Haidle’s &ldquo…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:00PM[SHARE]Fred Kaz, the musical director at the Second City comedy theater for 24 years and a legendary personality and talent at the comedy theater, has died at the age of 79, Second City said on Wed…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:20PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Anzevino production makes most of cozy Rogers Park venue
Every time I see "Passion," that ever-wise Stephen Sondheim-and-James Lapine affair probing the decidedly tenuous relationship betwe…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:38PM[SHARE]Court Theatre said Tuesday that its 2014-15 season will employ twice as many artists as the one before, celebrating the Hyde Park theater’s 60th anniversary. “We are taking a str…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:24PM[SHARE]Monday, March 10, 2014
Robert Christen, the resident lighting designer and supervisor at the Goodman Theatre, died on Sunday morning, the Goodman announced Monday. He was 64 and had been suffering from cancer. …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:45PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Ring of Fire - The Music of Johnny Cash" at Theatre at the Center ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Ring of Fire - The Music of Johnny Cash" at Theatre at the Center &…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:56PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "The Gospel of Lovingkindness" at Victory Gardens Theater ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "The Gospel of Lovingkindness" at Victory Gardens Theater ★★ύ…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AM[SHARE]BROADWAY REVIEW: "All the Way" at the Neil Simon Theatre
BROADWAY REVIEW: "All the Way" at the Neil Simon Theatre ... Since the White House is, in essence, the biggest stage in the world, i…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AM[SHARE]Friday, March 7, 2014
Outside the Dublin airport, there's a savvy sign: "Welcome home," it reads. It's both balm for the weary Irish traveler and a pitch, both comforting and savvy, aimed at visitors who trace at…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 6, 2014
After the scaled-back current season, the Victory Gardens Theater will return to full producing strength during the 2014-15 season — which features five shows, including two world prem…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:48PM[SHARE]David Ives' "Venus in Fur," a hit Broadway show in 2011, is a very self-aware and theatrical study of the intersection of power and eroticism. It features a relationship between a director a…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:39PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Jeffrey Fauver, the press representative for the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, is leaving the high-profile Chicago theater at the end of the month.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:19PM[SHARE]Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company will produce the world premiere of a new play by Lisa D'Amour ("Detroit"), directed by Joe Mantello, during its 2014-15 season, the theater announced We…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 4, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'Seminar' by Haven Theatre ★★★½
THEATER REVIEW: 'Seminar' by Haven Theatre ★★★½ ... If you have ever taken a writing workshop, Ther…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:13PM[SHARE]Billy Zane, the actor best known for his work in the hugely popular movies “Titanic” and “Back to the Future” will star as Captain Von Trapp in the upcoming Lyric Ope…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:16AM[SHARE]Monday, March 3, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: "Leveling Up" by Steppenwolf for Young Adults ★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Leveling Up" by Steppenwolf for Young Adults ★★ ... In the moments before "Leveling…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:50PM[SHARE]Sunday, March 2, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'Joe Frank in Murdered by the Mind' at Steppenwolf Theatre
THEATER REVIEW: 'Joe Frank in Murdered by the Mind' at Steppenwolf Theatre ... Joe Frank, the monologuist, storyte…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 07:49PM[SHARE]Friday, February 28, 2014
The Paramount Theatre will stage a season of big-name musicals during its 2014-15 season, the historic venue announced Friday, including "Cats" (Sept. 10-Oct. 12), "Mary Poppins" (Nov. 26-Ja…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:48AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 27, 2014
Back in 1998, "Riverdance" was grossing close to half a billion dollars a year. That's a heck of a lot of money. It was even more impressive 16 years ago.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:59PM[SHARE]Harold Ramis, the actor-writer-director who died last Monday, was greatly beloved. The extraordinarily voluminous outpouring of attention and affection—which extended all the way up to…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:58PM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 26, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: "Chicago the Musical" at the Bank of America Theatre ★★★½
If you have a show that has been touring pretty much continuously for 17 years — and we'…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:48PM[SHARE]American Blues Theater will restage its hit production of “Hank Williams: Lost Highway” in its home at the Greenhouse Theater Center in Lincoln Park this summer, as a precursor t…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:43PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 25, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: "Golden Boy" at Griffin Theatre ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Golden Boy" at Griffin Theatre ★★½ ... In Clifford Odets' "Golden Boy," the issue with the…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:23PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Miss Marx" by Strawdog Theatre ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Miss Marx" by Strawdog Theatre ★★½ ... Eleanor Marx, youngest daughter of a fellow named K…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:22PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "The Language Archive" at Piven Theatre ★★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "The Language Archive" at Piven Theatre ★★★½ ... So here's a thought. …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AM[SHARE]Friday, February 21, 2014
If you watched the nervous opening monologue of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," you could not have missed this line: "I'm Jimmy Fallon. I'll be your host, for now." Hmm. …
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