Manual Cinema’s 10th Anniversary Retrospectacular, launched this week, will bring back four of the company’s most inventive shows from the past 10 years. The four productions will be shown on multi-camera, high-definition […]
Plans for the 7th annual Physical Theater Festival were full steam ahead when the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic in March and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a […]
Winter seems to be the season for stage fests in Chicago (Rhinofest, Musical Theater Festival, Pegasus’ Young Playwrights Festival, Fillet of Solo) and Gift Theatre, one of our fine storefront companies, adds […]
Andares is a lively and poetic narrative about the lives, ancestral myths and culture of the indigenous people who live in remote corners of Mexico. Presented by the Makuyeika Colectivo Teatral of […]
Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents Isango Ensemble’s effervescent musical memoir, A Man of Good Hope, as part of its Worldstage series, in a limited run through October 13. The 20-member company returns to CST […]
The 2019 Chicago Writers Bloc New Plays Festival will feature staged readings of 19 new plays by 14 Chicago-area playwrights. Presentations will take place at 7:30pm each Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evening […]
It will be the 6th year for Physical Theater Festival Chicago (May 31–June 8, 2019), and as in previous years, they are bringing acclaimed international shows to Chicago stages, but this year […]
It’s been a pretty epic April and May for anyone who belongs to the “nerd” tribe. We had a great (if overstuffed at times) C2E2, Star Wars Celebration at McCormick Place to […]
Pink Floyd sang about “Us and Them”: Haven’t you heard it’s a battle of words The poster bearer cried “Listen son”, said the man with the gun There’s room for you inside […]
The Rhinoceros Theatre Festival, created for the 30th year by Curious Theatre Branch and Prop Thtr, is presenting a full schedule of 41 plays in a six-week performance marathon in its home […]
Michigan Avenue holds a lot of history in Chicago. Some of the most memorable and historic buildings populate the busy street–from Symphony Center to the Cultural Center and the Art Institute. Rarely […]
Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion is a week-long festival running October 28 through November 4 that brings together cabaret performers from the U.S. and France to explore the artistry and history behind cabaret singing, […]
