Theater
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'Madmen & Prisoners': First Folio keeps the faith with virtual double bill of Poe tales
Oct 16, 2020 6:00 AM - First Folio Theatre in Oak Brook celebrates the season with a virtual double bill featuring a pair of Edgar Allan Poe classics: "The Pit and the Pendulum" and "The Tell-Tale Heart." -
'Jagged Little Pill' leads Tony Awards nominations with 15
Oct 15, 2020 12:16 PM - The sobering musical "Jagged Little Pill," which plumbs Alanis Morissette's 1995 breakthrough album to tell a story of an American family spiraling out of control, earned a leading 15 Tony Award nominations Thursday. -
Steppenwolf veterans star in Kane Repertory virtual reading of new play
Oct 13, 2020 6:05 PM - Steppenwolf Theatre veterans appear in Kane Repertory Theatre's virtual reading of a play about a couple coping with terminal cancer and a potential suicide. -
College of DuPage College Theater to put on 'The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later' Oct. 15-25
Oct 12, 2020 3:23 PM - College of DuPage College Theater will present "The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later" on Thursday, Oct. 15, to Sunday, Oct. 25. COD Theater Department's Connie Canaday Howard said that while the script is powerful on its own, in the midst of COVID-19 it has taken on a whole new importance. "Laramie is not a unique place, and current events underscore that the potential for injustice and violence is, unfortunately, a series of systemic and societal problems with no boundaries. Ultimately, it asks each of us to actively work to create a better world for all of us," Canaday Howard said. -
Halloween happenings: 13 spooky, scary, safe ways to celebrate the season
Oct 15, 2020 10:38 AM - While the coronavirus has curtailed many Halloween celebrations, some venues are delivering seasonal scares while obeying public health guidelines. Here's a sampling. -
Curtain Up Classroom presents sneak preview of 'The Wiz-Dom of Oz' Oct. 15-17 at Glen Ellyn History CenterOct 9, 2020 6:40 PM - On Oct. 15-17, Curtain Up Classroom will present a live sneak preview of an original play, "The Wiz-Dom of Oz," at Glen Ellyn History Center.
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Broadway shutdown due to virus extended again until May 30
Oct 9, 2020 9:34 AM - Fans of Broadway will have to wait a little longer for shows to resume -- until at least late May. Although an exact date for various performances to resume has yet to be determined, Broadway producers are now offering refunds and exchanges for tickets purchased for shows through May 30. -
Neo-Futurist Theater premieres new online show celebrating America's 'First Ladies'
Oct 7, 2020 6:00 AM - Downers Grove native and Neo-Futurist Bilal Dardai discusses the Chicago company's new online show, "45 Plays for America's First Ladies," celebrating women and other marginalized people who have too often been excluded from history's spotlight. -
Passion Projects Theatre to put on 'Into the Woods' Oct. 9-11
Oct 6, 2020 9:13 PM - Passion Projects Theatre Company will present Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's "Into The Woods" for live audiences on Friday to Sunday, Oct. 9-11, at the Wing Park Bandshell in Elgin. -
Chicago's Second City for sale
Oct 6, 2020 4:57 PM - Chicago's Second City, the comedy institution whose alumni include such luminaries as John Belushi, Bill Murray and Tina Fey, is for sale, Variety reports.
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