Johnny Oleksinski

Winter is leaving… in this song from ‘The Secret Garden’

May 23, 2019 at 11:32 a.m.

This week's Showcase video is Aubrey McGrath and Suzanne Gillen from "The Secret Garden," currently onstage at Court Theatre. Based on the classic children's novel, the musical is about a...

Kristin Chenoweth attends the 2015 Tony Awards Meet The Nominees press junket at The Paramount Hotel on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in New York.

Kristin Chenoweth will perform at Chicago Theatre

May 24, 2019 at 2:39 a.m.

Kristin Chenoweth, the Tony Award winner and the host of this year's Tony Awards, will play the Chicago Theatre this fall, the venue said Monday. Chenoweth will perform her concert...

The Chicago Shakespeare Theatre as photographed Dec. 2, 2014 in Chicago.

‘Little Mermaid’ cast announced

May 24, 2019 at 2:39 a.m.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced the cast of its upcoming production of Disney's "The Little Mermaid." In the 75-minute musical, to be directed by Rachel Rockwell, Rachel Eskenazi-Gold will play...

The Broadway Playhouse as photographed Dec. 2, 2014 in Chicago.

‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ will come to the Loop

May 24, 2019 at 2:39 a.m.

You're going downtown, Charlie Brown. "A Charlie Brown Christmas," the stage version of the family-favorite Peanuts TV special, will be performed by Emerald City Theatre Company in the Loop this...

Actor Michael Shannon walks from the Red Orchid Theater to the Old Town Ale House after rehearsal on Tuesday, June 25, 2013.

Michael Shannon back at A Red Orchid next season

May 24, 2019 at 2:39 a.m.

Michael Shannon, the actor known for his roles on HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" and in "Man of Steel" among other screen properties, will return to A Red Orchid Theatre in Old...

Watch Shoshana Bean and Whitney Bashor sing from ‘Beaches’

May 23, 2019 at 11:32 a.m.

This week's Showcase is Shoshana Bean and Whitney Bashor from "Beaches," the new musical about friendship at Drury Lane Theatre being billed as a pre-Broadway production. The show begins performances...

Three premieres in Jackalope’s new season

May 24, 2019 at 2:39 a.m.

Three new plays will make up Jackalope Theatre Company's 2015-16 season, a spokesman for the company said Tuesday. First is "The Raid" (Nov. 4-Dec. 12) by Idris Goodwin. Goodwin's play...

‘Potted Potter’ will return to Chicago

May 24, 2019 at 2:39 a.m.

"Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience — A Parody by Dan and Jeff" will return to Chicago this winter, Broadway in Chicago said Tuesday. Not unlike "The Complete Works of...

A man remembers Chicago public housing

May 23, 2019 at 11:32 a.m.

This week's Showcase video is Kenn E. Head from "The Project(s)," the final play written and directed by American Theater Company artistic director PJ Paparelli, who died last month in...

The Profiles Theatre as photographed Dec. 2, 2014 in Chicago.

‘Jerusalem,’ ‘Jacksonian’ in Profiles’ new season

May 24, 2019 at 2:39 a.m.

Profiles Theatre will perform several new-to-Chicago shows next season. Plays by Jez Butterworth, Beth Henley, Penelope Skinner and Neil LaBute will join Profiles' usual holiday show, "Hellcab" by Will Kern,...

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