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‘Sexy Liberal Blue Wave Tour’ to return to Chicago, this time bringing Margaret Cho

May 31, 2019 at 4:41 p.m.

On Thursday, it was announced that Stephanie Miller will return to the Athenaeum Theatre with the all-new “Sexy Liberal Blue Wave Tour.” A follow-up to Miller’s 2017 “Sexy Liberal Resistance...

‘Destinos,’ the Chicago International Latino Theater Festival, to return for another year of ‘new Latino theater’

May 31, 2019 at 4:41 p.m.

The Chicago International Latino Theater Festival, known as “Destinos,” will return for seven weeks this fall, featuring homegrown work running alongside stories from around the world. Produced by the Chicago...

New American Folk Theatre announces casting for world premiere of “Scraps”

May 31, 2019 at 4:42 p.m.

On Wednesday, New American Folk Theatre announced casting for its world premiere of “Scraps,” which tells the story of the Patchwork Girl of Oz after her adventures in the “Oz”...

Janet Ulrich Brooks to play Maria Callas in TimeLine’s ‘Master Class’

May 31, 2019 at 4:41 p.m.

On Tuesday, TimeLine Theatre Company announced casting for its revival of Terrence McNally’s Tony-winning show, “Master Class.” The show follows opera icon Maria Callas as she teaches a series of...

Chicago artist Oscar Chavez struts out in a camp-driven aesthetic mined from the internet’s wardrobe

December 17, 2018 at 4:10 p.m.

Legendary artist Oscar Chavez is 24 — approximately 48 in internet years — making this the prime time for his first retrospective. Enter “Fashion Nova Presents: Carpe DM” showing at...

Robert Falls to direct Goodman’s season opener starring David Cale

May 31, 2019 at 4:41 p.m.

On Friday, the Goodman Theatre announced that artistic director Robert Falls will direct the world premiere of David Cale’s musical memoir, “We’re Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time,”...

AstonRep announces its 2018-19 season lineup

May 31, 2019 at 4:41 p.m.

On Friday, AstonRep Theatre Company announced its 2018-19 Season, under new co-artistic directors Derek Bertelsen and Sara Pavlak McGuire. Starting things off in the fall will be “The Lonesome West”...

The Gift Theatre casts Midwest premiere of ‘Cosmologies’

May 31, 2019 at 4:41 p.m.

On Thursday, the Gift Theatre announced casting for the Midwest premiere of Tony Award-winning playwright and ensemble member David Rabe’s “Cosmologies,” directed by artistic director Michael Patrick Thornton. The show...

In face of ‘unfathomable’ politics, ‘OITNB’ cast sees Season 6 darkness mirroring reality

December 12, 2018 at 10:17 p.m.

“Orange is the New Black” returns to Netflix on Friday, chronicling the fallout of Season 5’s prison riot as the women incarcerated at Litchfield are taken “down the hill” to...

Collaboraction announces lineup for third annual ‘Peacebook’

May 31, 2019 at 4:40 p.m.

On Thursday, Collaboraction announced the lineup for its third annual “Peacebook,” a citywide festival that uses an array of media to advocate for peace in Chicago. 24 “chapters” from over...

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