Curtain Call Chicago with Paul Lisnek

An in-depth new look at the classic movie: It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World!

"Comedy Is a Grim Business: The Making of It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" by James Curtis is a richly researched behind-the-scenes history of the 1963 comedy classic. I

Matching Minds with Sondheim: The Puzzles and Games of the Broadway Legend by Barry Joseph

Matching Minds with Sondheim: The Puzzles and Games of the Broadway Legend by Barry Joseph is a biography-meets-puzzle anthology that explores Stephen Sondheim’s lesser-k

Broadway in Chicago’s New Season Offers: Jekyll & Hyde, Dirty Dancing and Operation Mincemeat

Curtain Up: Broadway In Chicago spotlights the stars of the city’s first shows of the new season. Hearfrom the producer and director of Jekyll & Hyde (Sept. 8–Nov. 8), an

“Making Rent” book and interview with the author: Timothy Weil

Making Rent by Tim Weil is a backstage memoir about how the hit musical Rent came together and how its music helped reshape Broadway. Drawing on Weil’s experience as the

Lucy and Desi: Setting the Record Straight; A Conversation with their Granddaughter, Kate Luckinbill

A conversation with Kate Luckinbill, granddaughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Kate discusses what life is like growing up with legendary grandparents and talks about

4 Chairs Production of David Lindsay-Abaire's “Good People” plays at Theater Wit through August 23rd

Good People follows Margaret (Margie) Walsh (played quite convincingly by Jodi Kingsley), a middle aged single mother in South Boston who loses her low wage Dollar Store

Grease Sing-a-Long comes to Ravinia on Sunday evening August 23rd at Ravinia with Emcee Paul Lisnek

Join the audience under the stars at Ravinia on August 23rd for a high-energy Grease sing-along that invites you to relive the iconic film in full voice. With on-screen

Alex Edelman: What are You Going to Do? at Steppenwolf August 12-16

Alex Edelman’s What Are You Going To Do is a sharp, hourlong, narrative standup show in which Alex looks at his own life—family, faith, and politics—for fast jokes and un

Adam Rapp's musical adaptation of S.E. Hinton's "The Outsiders" returns to Chicago

Adam Rapp co-wrote the book for The Outsiders, bringing a playwright’s sharp sense of character and emotional tension to the award winning musical’s adaptation of S.E. Hi

'Don’t Suck' - Season 2 of Web Series with Tyler Isaac Martin and David F. Gow

Don’t Suck is a sharp, heartfelt queer dramedy about a young aspiring actor and singer-songwriter trying to make it in New York City while balancing messy relationships,

*NSYNC's Joey Fatone stars in "& Juliet"

"& Juliet" is a jukebox musical that flips Shakespeare’s tragedy on its head: instead of dying for Romeo, Juliet gets a second chance at life, love, and self-discovery.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Catalyst Ranch through July 26th

Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Catalyst Ranch is a bold, genre-defying staging of John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask’s cult rock musical. Part rock concert, part stre

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at the McGrath Performing Arts Center July 17–26

Directed by Catherine Davis, Beautiful tells the inspiring true story of Carole King’s rise from teenage songwriter to one of the most celebrated solo artists in music hi

Misha Brown and His Book "Be Your Own Bestie."

Misha Brown is a social media creator who took the country by storm and now has a massive following, with his sassy, heartfelt content that helps people talk to themselve

Shaina Taub's SUFFS brings the story of suffragettes to Broadway

Created by Shaina Taub, the first woman to ever independently win Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Score in the same season, this new musical boldly explores the triump

"Catch as Catch Can" at Steppenwolf until July 12

When a prodigal son returns to blue collar New England, his homecoming sets off a spiraling crisis for two families, threatening not only their relationships but their ve

Theo Ubique’s Damn Yankees is a high-energy revival of the Tony Award-winning musical

Damn Yankees blends romance, comedy, and classic songs like “Heart” and “Whatever Lola Wants” into a playful, fast-moving night at the theater Joining in the conversatio

Run away to the circus in "Water for Elephants"

The national tour of Water for Elephants is a high-energy musical set in the world of a traveling circus, following a young man who finds love, purpose, and a new home af

'Laurel and Hardy: After the Laughter'; last laughs of comedy legends Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy

Laurel and Hardy: After the Laughter is a deeply researched book that chronicles the final years of comedy legends Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, from their curtailed 1954

Explore the mind of David Byrne in 'Theater of the Mind' through August 30th

'Theater of the Mind' is an interactive experience that bends the mind and bends the definition of theatre from the brilliant minds of Mala Gaonkar and David Byrne (front