Review: ‘A Strange Loop’ at Raven Theatre is very off-Loop, and breathtakingly good
Michael R. Jackson's musical won the Pulitzer and Tony Awards, but it's just now being...
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‘Now there’s a girls’ club’: Funny is Female fest draws 50 comedians to Oak Park
More than 50 comics from around the country will be performing at the Funny is...
Review: ‘Any Rebellion of Will’ is an absurdist breath of fresh air at Trap Door Theatre
This world premiere, penned by S.L. Daniels and accurately billed as a dark, absurdist comedy...
Milwaukee Rep announces reopening for live theater in April
The Milwaukee Repertory Theatre said Tuesday that it plans to reopen for indoor performances on...
Column: Will people come back to live entertainment in Chicago? About 150,000 people already have.
How much pent-up demand exists for live entertainment that involves leaving your home? Chicago finally...
Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton inspire the new Steppenwolf play ‘Duchess! Duchess! Duchess!’
On April 23, 2018, the former Kate Middleton, now known as the Duchess of Cambridge,...
Second City purchase by private equity firm is finalized
The anticipated purchase of The Second City is a done deal. According to an announcement...
Column: On Second City, private equity and the sad lack of a Chicago comedy savior
A bizarre consequence of the pandemic is that private equity is flush with money. The...
Zanies and Laugh Factory will reopen city comedy clubs
The Zanies Comedy Club on Wells Street in Chicago will reopen starting this weekend, following...
At Court’s ‘Theatre for One: Here We Are,’ audiences are all alone with an actor
"Do not look at me like that," said the actor Xavier Edward King. My head...
Second City nears sale to private equity company ZMC, publisher of ‘Grand Theft Auto,’ even as its teachers plan to unionize
Chicago's famed comedy theater The Second City is reportedly close to a deal that would...
Still have a Chicago Theatre Week? Why not?
Chicago Theatre Week, the annual push to get Chicagoans in theater seats, is now in...
Column: New York just announced a pop-up arts fest with Chris Rock, Amy Schumer and other celebs: 5 things Chicago could learn
New York City has announced "NY PopsUp," a carefully planned, seemingly spontaneous cultural festival, launching...