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Thomas Murphy Molony and Dana Delany in "Highway Patrol" at the Goodman Theatre.

Review: In ‘Highway Patrol’ at Goodman Theatre, a brave Dana Delany meets a mysterious fan

January 31, 2024 at 7:44 p.m.

Dana Delany is an actress with guts, that's for sure.

Linda Reiter (front) as Edith and H.B. Ward as Darren in "Flood" by Shattered Globe Theatre.

Review: ‘Flood’ by Shattered Globe Theatre stays underwater

January 31, 2024 at 12:23 p.m.

In the grim drama "Flood," Mashuq Mushtaq Deen has written an environmentalist allegory with absurdist underpinnings.

<p>Perhaps the most popular children's movie of the millennium, "Frozen" debuted in 2013. The animated film, which tells the story of princess sisters, has spawned a sprawling franchise, including an ice show and a sequel.</p>

Paramount Theatre will stage Disney’s ‘Frozen’ as part of its upcoming season

January 29, 2024 at 11:27 a.m.

Aurora's ever-growing Paramount Theatre has been granted the rights this fall to what's likely to be a hot-selling musical: Disney's stage version of "Frozen," famous for its singalong score, including...

Brian d'Arcy James and Kelli O'Hara in "Days of Wine and Roses" on Broadway at Studio 54 in New York. (Joan Marcus)

Review: In ‘Days of Wine and Roses’ on Broadway, locked in a booze-soaked marriage

January 28, 2024 at 9:00 p.m.

It's a good thing Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel's melodious and meticulous musical "Days of Wine and Roses," which opened Sunday night at Broadway's Studio 54 under the skilled direction...

The company of "Champion" at Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Review: ‘Champion’ at Lyric Opera delivers the full force of a boxer’s painful story

January 28, 2024 at 1:21 p.m.

Three different singers play the welterweight boxer Emile Griffith in Lyric Opera's visceral production of Terence Blanchard's 2013 jazz opera "Champion." That's not uncommon in biographical stories, especially one that...

Dana Delany, currently starring in "Highway Patrol" at the Goodman Theatre, on Jan. 24, 2024.

Actress Dana Delany corresponded with a fan on Twitter. What happened next is ‘Highway Patrol’ at Goodman Theatre.

January 26, 2024 at 5:30 a.m.

Dana Delany insists she is rarely recognized today. Sitting in a corner of a bar in Chicago, she shrugs off any suggestion she is. She's been walking around frigid Chicago...

Ronnie Marmo is returning to Chicago with two shows, including "I'm Not a Comedian ... I'm Lenny Bruce."

Ronnie Marmo plans to bring the Richard Christiansen Theatre back to life

January 26, 2024 at 5:15 a.m.

After years of darkness induced by both a pandemic and an internal crisis at the Victory Gardens Theater Company, the Richard Christiansen Theatre inside Chicago's historic Biograph Theatre is finally...

Shubshri Kandiah as Belle and Brendan Xavier as Beast in the Australian touring cast of the Disney musical "Beauty and the Beast."

‘Beauty and the Beast’ musical will launch new tour in Chicago

January 25, 2024 at 9:37 a.m.

Disney Theatrical Group said Thursday that it plans a major new 30th anniversary tour of "Beauty and the Beast," set to officially open at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago's...

Roche Schulfer, the executive director and CEO of the Goodman Theatre, in the Albert Theatre on Dec. 4, 2023.

Roche Schulfer will step down at Goodman Theatre, with managing director John Collins taking over leadership

January 26, 2024 at 1:14 p.m.

Roche Schulfer said Wednesday that he plans to retire from his job as executive director of the Goodman Theatre, effective Aug. 31. "For everything there is a season," Schulfer said...

Ricky Ubeda, center left, and Ben Cook, seated, rehearse on Jan. 10, 2024, in Manhattan with other cast members for the upcoming production of the new musical "Illinoise." It's based on Sufjan Stevens' album "Illinois."

All things grow: Justin Peck is transforming Sufjan Stevens’ album into ‘Illinoise,’ a different kind of stage musical

January 24, 2024 at 7:38 a.m.

The choreographer Justin Peck shot to theatrical fame with the 2018 Broadway revival of "Carousel," then for Steven Spielberg's 2021 movie "West Side Story," and in this New York rehearsal...

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