Chicago Children's Theatre Adds One Final Week For THE BEATRIX POTTER DRIVE-IN THEATRE EXPERIENCE
by Stephi Wild - October 21, 2020 Chicago Children’s Theatre has added one more week to its current fall run of The Beatrix Potter Drive-In Theatre Experience, the company’s all-new, outdoor, socially distanced production that has been playing since October 1 to sold out parking lots....
Definition Theatre Announces First Recipients Of Amplify Commissions
by A.A. Cristi - April 13, 2021 Definition Theatre announces the recipients of its Amplify new play commissions. Chosen from feedback from the Definition Theatre ensemble and showcase audience, the commission recipients include Lot 110 by Nora Carroll, Corazones by Luna Dragon Mac-Williams, What a Time to be Alive (You Say That Ev...
The Plot In You Announce Fall 2022 North American Headline Tour
by Michael Major - August 16, 2022 Ohio quartet The Plot In You — Landon Tewers [vocals], Josh Childress [guitar], Ethan Yoder [bass], and Michael Cooper [drums] — will embark on a headline North American tour this fall. The tour kicks off on November 2 in Denver and will run through December 3 in Minneapolis. Support will come from ...
Rebuild Foundation Announces Free Events Every Sunday At Stony Island Arts Bank
by A.A. Cristi - March 02, 2023 Rebuild Foundation, the artist-led, community-based platform for art, cultural development, and neighborhood transformation founded by Theaster Gates, have announced its dynamic line-up of spring programming. =...
Casting Announced For Raven Theatre's THE LAST PAIR OF EARLIES
by A.A. Cristi - August 30, 2021 Raven Theatre, Chicago's newest Equity-affiliated theatre, has announced casting for its world premiere of Joshua Allen's The Last Pair of Earlies, directed by Tyla Abercrumbie....
MUBI Announces March 2021 Film Slate
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 18, 2021 Throughout March, MUBI is proud to present a series dedicated to Keiko Sato, one of the driving forces behind the unique Japanese “pink film” genre and a rare female producer in what was a male-dominated industry....
Photos: First Look at Chicago Children's Theatre's World Premiere CARMELA FULL OF WISHES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 30, 2022 Chicago Children’s Theatre, Chicago’s largest professional theater company devoted exclusively to children and young families, will continue its 2021-2022 “Season of Resilience” with the world premiere of Carmela Full of Wishes, April 23-May 22, 2022....
VIDEO: Tennis Performs on CBS SATURDAY MORNING
by Michael Major - February 13, 2023 Acclaimed indie-pop duo Tennis performed 'Let's Make A Mistake Tonight,' 'One Night With The Valet,' and 'Forbidden Doors,' on CBS Saturday Morning this past weekend. The songs are from the band's recently released sixth studio album, Pollen, (Mutually Detrimental). Watch the video of the performanc...
Chicago Humanities Festival Announces September Events
by Stephi Wild - August 09, 2022 This September, Chicago Humanities Festival kicks off fall with a month-long celebration of the arts through a series of experiential events featuring famed Chicago artists, acts, and locations....
Fourteen Chicago Artists to Present Performances at the Green Line Performing Arts Center in Washington Park
by A.A. Cristi - June 02, 2022 Arts + Public Life welcomes fourteen multidisciplinary Chicago artists and organizations as 2022-23 Performance Residents at The Green Line Performing Arts Center. Alyssa Gregory, Chris 'Mad Dog' Thompson, Chio Cabrera, Tatsu Aoki, Imani Davis, Rachel Gadson, Sharyon Culberson, Mike Atcherson, Marcu...
VIDEO: Showtime Celebrates FRANKSGIVING WEEK With SHAMELESS Trailer Debut
by Sarah Leiber - November 24, 2020 SHOWTIME has released the official trailer and poster art for the 11th and final season of hit comedy series SHAMELESS....
Raven Theatre Cancels Full 2020-21 Season; Programming Set To Resume Fall 2021
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 15, 2021 Raven Theatre today announced it will cancel its full 2020-21 Season due the COVID 19 pandemic. Cancelled productions include Beautiful Thing by Jonathan Harvey, directed by Mikael Burke (February 11 – March 28, 2021); the world premiere of Eden Prairie, 1971 by Mat Smart, directed by Henry Wishcamp...
Chicago Dance History Project Announces Interview Marathon Schedule
by A.A. Cristi - January 12, 2021 Chicago Dance History Project (CDHP) has confirmed the lineup and schedule for its Interview Marathon on January 31. Interviewees will appear live from international locations and around the U.S. CDHP Executive/Artistic Director Jenai Cutcher will conduct all the interviews from Chicago's historic A...
Chandler Center for the Arts Brings JABARI DREAMS OF FREEDOM to Area Schools
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 03, 2021 Chandler Center for the Arts will present the acclaimed Chicago Children's Theatre production, JABARI DREAMS OF FREEDOM, for Black History Month. The production is a musical play that tells the story of Jabari, a young Black boy from the South Side of Chicago who loves to paint....
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...
RANDOM ACTS Opens February 17 at 4th Wall Theatre Company
by A.A. Cristi - January 06, 2022 4th Wall Theatre Company, Houston's home for extraordinary performances up close, is proud to present the heart-lifting civil rights era play RANDOM ACTS, written and performed by Renata Hinrichs and directed by Jessi D. Hill. ...
Black Lives, Black Words Theatre Company to Present Two More Virtual Plays In October And November
by A.A. Cristi - October 13, 2020 Black Lives, Black Words, a Chicago-based activist theater company that provides local black creatives with an artistic platform, is bringing its poignant and powerful a?oePlays for the Peoplea?? virtual series to a close with the last two plays to be livestreamed via Zoom in October and November....
Fuse & OUTtv Announce Cast & Premiere Date for SHINE TRUE
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 10, 2021 Fuse, the leading Latino-owned and managed media brand, and OUTtv, the world’s first and Canada’s only LGBTQ2+ television network, have announced today the premiere date and cast for new original series, Shine True. ...
Chicago Human Rhythm Project Presents Dance and Performance Programming
by Marissa Tomeo - May 21, 2022 The Chicago Human Rhythm Project presents programming for the upcoming months. The project hosts Chicago's International Festival of American Tap, featuring performances and education programs in six venues around Chicago. For more information, visit https://www.chicagotap.org/rhythm-world. ...
Chicago Human Rhythm Project to Present JUBALEE GALA in July
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 03, 2022 July 18th at the MCA, Chicago, Chicago Human Rhythm Project will honor Chicago philanthropists and visionaries, Paul Levy & Mia Park and the Broadway sensation Paradise Square with the JUBA! Award for Exceptional Contributions to the Field at its annual gala benefit, Jubalee!...
NORTHSIDE SOUTHSIDE ONESIDE Featuring Dance, Music & More to Take Place at Mayfair Arts Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 15, 2022 Northside Southside Oneside will be a series of monthly events at the new Mayfair Arts Center starting May 15 and running through October 16 featuring more than 20 Chicago-based music, dance and visual artists in free classes and informal performances....
VIDEO: Peacock Debuts Trailer for SO DUMB IT'S CRIMINAL HOSTED BY SNOOP DOGG
by Michael Major - April 14, 2022 The series includes a star-studded group of comedians including Affion Crockett (‘Wild N’ Out’), Deon Cole (‘Black-Ish’), Deray Davis (‘Snowfall’), Diallo Riddle (‘South Side’), Godfrey (‘South Side’), Jay Pharoah (‘Saturday Night Live’), Jim Jefferies (‘The Jim Jefferies Show’), Lewis Belt (‘Are Yo...
HBO Max Renews Comedy Series SOUTH SIDE For A Third Season
by Michael Major - February 08, 2022 SOUTH SIDE follows two friends who just graduated from community college and are ready to take over the world, but until they do, they’re stuck working at Rent-T-Own. Shot on location in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, the show offers an authentic look into what life on the South Side is all about...
Adrian Dunn Leads Chicago Philharmonic In REDEMPTION, Produced In Partnership With Harris Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2021 On June 5, 2021, Chicago Philharmonic will collaborate for the first time with Adrian Dunn for a performance of Redemption, a new collection of spirituals and gospel songs that reimagine and modernize the genre's historical roots, celebrate African American history, and honor victims of systemic inj...
Photo Flash: Garden Theatre Presents A RAISIN IN THE SUN
by A.A. Cristi - March 04, 2021 Central Florida audiences will have the opportunity to see Hansberry’s masterpiece on the Garden Theatre stage as part of the theatre’s 13th season. Directed by Roberta Emerson, the production plays a limited run March 3 - 14, 2021. ... |