AMC & IFC Pick Up Variety Series SHERMAN'S SHOWCASE for a Second Season
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 18, 2020 AMC and IFC announced today the renewal of the Critics' Choice Awards-nominated variety series Sherman's Showcase for a second season ahead of the show's one-hour “Black History Month Spectacular” premiering this Friday, June 19th at 10PM ET/PT on AMC and 11PM ET/PT on IFC. Six all-new, 30-minute e... 
MCA Chicago to Spotlight Black Creativity This August
by Julie Musbach - July 31, 2019 This August, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago presents three innovative performances celebrating black creativity in music and dance, from jazz and gospel to step and social dancing.... 
Chicago Dancemakers Forum Invites Proposals From Chicago's Dancemakers For Its 2019 Grant Programs
by Julie Musbach - November 26, 2018 Chicago Dancemakers Forum announces $110,000 in grant support to Chicago's choreographers in 2019. Up to ten Chicago-based dancemakers will be selected to receive cash grants combined with mentorship as they research and develop new work. ...
Ensemble Kicks Of 2019 With The Award Winning A RAISIN IN THE SUN
by A.A. Cristi - January 07, 2019 ENSEMBLE THEATRE kicks off the New Year, continuing its 39th season- THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT- with the Award winning masterwork: A RAISIN IN THE SUN by Lorraine Hansberry Directed by Celeste Cosentino at MainStage Theater,... 
City Theatre Set to Open New Philip Chosky Production Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 13, 2019 Since 1991, when City Theatre moved to its current location on Bingham Street on the South Side, the production artisans behind the nearly 170 shows seen on its two stages during this time have endured a type-of performance of their own: nicknamed the 'City Theatre Shuffle,' scenery and props have b... 
THE DAILY SHOW WITH TREVOR NOAH Launches New Podcast Miniseries
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 20, 2019 Comedy Central announced today that The Daily Show with Trevor Noah is launching The Daily Show Podcast Universe, a new and original five-episode miniseries, as part of its growing Global Podcast Network on January 13, 2020. The limited series will parody a variety of popular podcasts and will feat... 
Chicago Artists 21 and Under To Debut New Works at Collaboraction's The Light Youth Theater Fest
by Stephi Wild - July 08, 2019 See The Light - 16 world premiere short pieces of theater, dance, music and spoken word created by Chicago youth 21 and under - and you'll see what's really on kids' minds these days, growing up in Chicago.... 
Flying Lotus Shares Shinichiro Watanabe Directed Video for MORE feat. Anderson. Paak
by Tori Hartshorn - May 13, 2019 Last week, Flying Lotus dropped 'More' featuring Anderson .Paak alongside a slew of North American dates for his award winning live 3D show. On Saturday night, we premiered the visual directed by the iconic animator Shinichiro Watanabe (of Cowboy Bebop fame) via Toonami on Adult Swim. Flying Lotus a... 
Comedy Central and Paramount Network Announce 2020 SXSW Events
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 11, 2020 Comedy Central and Paramount Network are returning to Austin for the 2020 SXSW Festival to present a series of events, including an immersive presentation by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah correspondent Jaboukie Young-White; a moderated panel with Phoebe Robinson (untitled upcoming Comedy Central S... 
Cheryl Frazier, Michael Lewis and More to Star in Invictus Theatre's A RAISIN IN THE SUN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 09, 2020 Invictus Theatre Company has announced the cast and production team for the second production of its first full season - the seminal American drama, A RAISIN IN THE SUN, by Lorraine Hansberry.... 
Comedy Central Announces Late Night Series with David Spade, Second Season of THE OTHER TWO, and More
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 12, 2019 Comedy Central, the #1 brand in comedy, today announced a new late night series with David Spade; the return of Crank Yankers; a second season order for new, hit scripted series The Other Two; the first look at new scripted comedy South Side; and scripted projects in development with Naomi Ekperigin... 
Hyde Park School Of Dance Presents AMIRA, A CHICAGO CINDERELLA STORY
by A.A. Cristi - February 07, 2020 This Chicago-centric retelling of the Cinderella story is staged by HPSD Founding Artistic Director August Tye, ballet mistress and choreographer at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Amira is the story of a young girl forced to leave her native country without her mother, arriving in Chicago and strugglin...
Chicago Dancemakers Forum Invites Proposals From Chicago's Dancemakers For Its 2019 Grant Programs
by Julie Musbach - November 26, 2018 Chicago Dancemakers Forum announces $110,000 in grant support to Chicago's choreographers in 2019. Up to ten Chicago-based dancemakers will be selected to receive cash grants combined with mentorship as they research and develop new work. ... 
Comedy Central to Premiere New Episodes of DRUNK HISTORY and CORPORATE
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 13, 2018 Comedy Central's Drunk History and Corporate are both back with new episodes beginning Tuesday, January 15 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT and 10:30 p.m. ET/PT respectively.... 
VIDEO: Showtime Releases First Look At Award-Winning Documentary RINGSIDE
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 08, 2020 SHOWTIME has released a first look at its upcoming award-winning documentary RINGSIDE, premiering on Friday, June 12 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT.... 
City Theatre and City of Asylum Collaborate to Present South Side Theater's Momentum Festival
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - May 14, 2020 City Theatre and City of Asylum are collaborating to present South Side Theater's annual Momentum Festival starting Wednesday, May 13, Pittsburgh-Post Gazette reports.... 
Deeply Rooted Plans For Its Future On Chicago's South Side
by A.A. Cristi - December 13, 2018 Deeply Rooted Dance Theater (DRDT) announces significant funding support from the Reva & David Logan Foundation and the Arts Work Fund to support institutional capacity building that will facilitate the first steps of a major initiative: creating a vision for a potential new center for African-Ameri... 
Ida Mae Announces Debut US Headlining Tour & Support Tour with Rodrigo Y Gabriela
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 23, 2019 Ida Mae have released a new video for their beautifully effortless track, 'Love Is Still A Long Road.' Directed by Tom Cowles, the video features footage of husband-and-wife duo Chris Turpin and Stephanie Jean as they travel across the US on tour. Ida Mae writes that ''Love Is Still A Long Road' is ... 
Fox Cancels THE GIFTED and REL
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 18, 2019 Variety reports that Fox canceled Marvel drama “The Gifted” after two seasons and Lil Rel Howery comedy “Rel” after one season.... 
The Raconteurs Unveil Two Amazon Original Recordings & Behind-the-Scenes Footage
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 17, 2019 The Raconteurs - Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence, and Patrick Keeler – have announced today's premiere of Amazon Original versions of “I'm Your Puppet” and “Now That You're Gone,” recorded August 23, 2019 at Muscle Shoals, AL's legendary FAME Studios and available now only on Amazon Music.... 
Joywave Release Music Video with Kodak Films; Touring with Bastille
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 22, 2019 Joywave have released the video for their new single, “Obsession,' directed by Laura Gorun, Cooper Roussel, Dimitri Basil (Kings Of Leon, Vance Joy) and shot entirely on analog film with the support of Kodak, an iconic industrial staple of the band's hometown of Rochester, NY. The video, a montage... 
The Revival Announces HYDE TOP FADE This Spring
by A.A. Cristi - January 10, 2019 The Revival is excited to announce the original sketch comedy revue - HYDE TOP FADE.... 
IFC, Mad Decent Partner to Release Songs from SHERMAN'S SHOWCASE
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 23, 2019 IFC announced today that the network has partnered with Mad Decent to drop the official soundtrack for its upcoming variety sketch series Sherman's Showcase, premiering Wednesday, July 31st at 10pm ET/PT. Sherman's Showcase (Original Soundtrack), featuring full-length versions of the songs from the ... 
Comedy Central Renews SOUTH SIDE For Second Season
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 28, 2019 Comedy Central today ordered a 10-episode second season of hit series South Side, the aspirational, scripted comedy set in and around the working class neighborhood of Englewood on the South Side of Chicago.... 
Court Theatre Announces New Live Stream THE LIMINAL SPACE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 30, 2020 Court Theatre has announced The Liminal Space, which offers a space for quiet contemplation, as the theatre live-streams their empty stage to allow viewers to remember and contemplate all that has transpired between their theatre's walls and their own ambitions for what theatre can be in the future.... |
Videos
Recommended For You
Get TV's #1 Newsletter
Get the best news & discounts for TV & beyond.
