Spotlight: A RAISIN IN THE SUN at Theatre Squared
by BWW Special Offer - August 20, 2024 Enjoy 𝘼 𝙍𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙪𝙣: See T2's Timely Classic First... 
THE CHI to Return to Showtime This Summer
by Michael Major - April 19, 2022 Season five cast includes Jacob Latimore (Like a Boss), Alex Hibbert (Moonlight), Yolonda Ross (Treme), Shamon Brown Jr., Michael V. Epps, Birgundi Baker, Luke James and Curtiss Cook (West Side Story). Kandi Burruss, La La Anthony, Jason Weaver and Iman Shumpert are set to return as guest stars.... 
Photos: First Look at the McOnie Company's NUTRACKER at the Tuff Nutt Jazz Club
by Stephi Wild - November 03, 2023 All new photos have been released from the McOnie Company's Nutcracker at the Tuff Nutt Jazz Club. Check out the photos here!... 
Video: A RAISIN IN THE SUN's Toussaint Battiste & Camden McKinnon are On the Rise!
by Candace Cordelia - November 17, 2022 Meet the younger Youngers of A Raisin in the Sun! In this video, Toussaint Battiste and Camden McKinnon tell us all about playing Travis Younger off Broadway at the Public Theater.... 
What You Need to Know About THE FACTOTUM World Premiere at Lyric Opera of Chicago
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 12, 2022 Opera gets a dramatic remix by Lyric Opera of Chicago with the world premiere of the new soul opera The Factotum created by Will Liverman and DJ King Rico, presented at Chicago’s Harris Theater for five performances, February 3–12, 2023.... 
Court Theatre Names Gabrielle Randle-Bent New Associate Artistic Director
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 10, 2022 As Associate Artistic Director, Randle-Bent will work closely with Newell and other members of the artistic team. She will advise in season planning, manage the development of new work, and - as a part of Court theatre’s new engagement division - help set and articulate strategies for engagement wit...
What You Need to Know About THE FACTOTUM World Premiere at Lyric Opera of Chicago
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 12, 2022 Opera gets a dramatic remix by Lyric Opera of Chicago with the world premiere of the new soul opera The Factotum created by Will Liverman and DJ King Rico, presented at Chicago’s Harris Theater for five performances, February 3–12, 2023.... 
Kenny Leon, Issa Rae & More Winners of 53rd NAACP Image Awards
by Michael Major - February 23, 2022 Last night, the NAACP celebrated the second night of the 53rd NAACP Image Awards announcing the next round of winners in the non-televised award categories, which featured categories short form series, directing and writing across film and television, as well as the esteemed Activist of the Year Awa... 
Raven Theatre Company Announces Cast And Production Team For THE PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
by A.A. Cristi - February 01, 2024 Chicago's Raven Theatre Company has announced the cast and production team for the final show of its 41st season, THE PRODIGAL DAUGHTER. ... 
Video: Watch THE CHI Expanded Season 6 Trailer
by Michael Major - July 18, 2023 Created and executive produced by Emmy winner Lena Waithe under her Hillman Grad banner (Twenties, Master of None) and executive produced by Academy Award and Emmy winner Common (Selma), THE CHI is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago. Watch the... 
Lyric Opera of Chicago to Produce Film Version of World Premiere THE FACTOTUM
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 07, 2023 Due to its limited run and the high interest in the production, Lyric will release the film of The Factotum.... 
VIDEO: WE tv Drops KOLD X WINDY Supertease
by Michael Major - December 08, 2022 “Kold” Wise (Sh’Kia Augustin, Black Lightning)'s group member Renee “Windy” Johnson (Nijah Brenea, Rap Sh!t), is a rapper dedicated to the city streets. As Malika’s career begins to ignite, the challenges she faces start to stack up. Her credit card fraud catches up with her, and rival artists view ... 
Deeply Rooted Productions' Creative Communities Story Bridge Will Perform FERTILE GROUND Series
by Stephi Wild - July 10, 2024 Deeply Rooted Productions’ Creative Communities Story Bridge program, in collaboration with Blacks In Green, will present Fertile Ground, a series of free community performances August 9–11 at St. Benedict the African, 6547 South Stewart Avenue, Chicago.... 
THE CHI Returns to Showtime in May For the Second Half of Season 6
by Michael Major - February 08, 2024 Guest stars for season six include Emmy winner Lynn Whitfield, Jill Marie Jones, Kandi Burruss, La La Anthony, Vic Mensa, Carolyn Michelle Smith, Jason Weaver, Iman Shumpert, Nia Jervier, L'lerrét Jazelle, Hannaha Hall, Ahmad Ferguson, Genesis Denise Hale, Joel Steingold, and more. Watch the video t... 
Showtime Picks Up Hit Drama Series THE CHI for Sixth Season
by Michael Major - August 18, 2022 SHOWTIME has picked up the hit drama series THE CHI for a sixth season. Created and executive produced by Emmy® winner Lena Waithe (Twenties, Boomerang) and executive produced by Academy Award® and Emmy winner Common (Selma), THE CHI is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents ... 
THE CHI Sets Season Six Premiere on Showtime
by Michael Major - June 21, 2023 Season six cast includes Jacob Latimore, Alex Hibbert, Yolonda Ross, Shamon Brown Jr., Michael V. Epps, Birgundi Baker, Luke James and Curtiss Cook. Plus, Kandi Burruss, Vic Mensa, Carolyn Michelle Smith, Jason Weaver, Iman Shumpert, Nia Jervier, L’lerrét Jazelle, Hannaha Hall, Ahmad Ferguson, Genes... 
Raven Theatre Presents THE OCTOBER STORM
by Stephi Wild - March 01, 2023 Raven Theatre, Chicago's newest Equity-affiliated theatre, will conclude its 40th Anniversary Season with the Chicago premiere of The October Storm, by Joshua Allen, a follow up to Allen's smash-hit The Last Pair of Earlies. ... 
Court Theatre Announces 2022 South Side Youth Fest, Supporting The Art Of South Side Teens
by A.A. Cristi - January 27, 2022 Court Theatre, under the continuing leadership of Charles Newell, Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director, and Executive Director Angel Ysaguirre, announces Court’s 2022 Southside Youth Fest, inviting South Side teens to make and share original digital stories. ... 
Expansive Theaster Gates Exhibition To Open This May In Chicago At Stony Island Arts Bank
by A.A. Cristi - December 20, 2023 Rebuild Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to artistic innovation and creative practice rooted in Chicago's South Side, will present this spring an exhibition of work by artist Theaster Gates, featuring a suite of new works and showcasing for the first time in totality in the U.S. his “Facsimile Cabi... 
PARADE to Replace ALI in the Next Broadway In Chicago Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 01, 2024 Broadway In Chicago revealed that ALI, originally scheduled for next year, will be postponed until further notice. Parade will take its place. Learn how to purchase tickets.... 
Hyde Park School Of Dance Kicks Off A YEAR OF PERFORMANCES In Honor Of 30th Anniversary
by A.A. Cristi - August 17, 2023 As part of HPSD's 'A Year of Performances' to launch their 30th anniversary year, running from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, productions of 'The Nutcracker' and 'Alice in Wonderland,' as well as the annual Spring Concert showcase.... 
Boston Marathon Bombing Investigation Featured in Paramount+ Series FBI TRUE
by Michael Major - April 06, 2023 The second installment of FBI TRUE starts with never-before-heard details on the search for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects in a two-part edition on the investigation. On April 15, 2013, two homemade explosions went off near the finish line of the marathon, leaving three dead and 280 injured.... 
Chicago's Court Theatre Will Receive 2022 Regional Theatre Tony Award
by Nicole Rosky - May 18, 2022 The Tony Awards® Administration Committee has announced that based on the recommendation by the American Theatre Critics Association, Court Theatre of Chicago will be the recipient of the 2022 Regional Theatre Tony Award. The honor is accompanied by a grant of $25,000, made possible by City National... 
Deeply Rooted Launches Capital Campaign for New Dance Center
by Stephi Wild - July 21, 2023 Deeply Rooted Productions, the umbrella organization for Deeply Rooted's Dance Education programs and Special Projects and operating in conjunction with Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, is officially launching a $15.6 million capital campaign to build the Deeply Rooted Center for Black Dance and Creativ...
Deeply Rooted to Receive Highest Level of Support from the University of Chicago's Community Programs Accelerator
by A.A. Cristi - May 24, 2022 On May 18, the Community Programs Accelerator at the University of Chicago announced that Deeply Rooted Dance Theater is one of two organizations joining the Accelerator's 2022/2023 nonprofit cohort at the Core level. The organization will receive $50,000 in grant funding along with intense, focused... |
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