Laura Sportiello

Photos: Inside The Beautiful City Project's THAT'S WHAT SHE SANG

The Beautiful City Project's October cabaret, THAT’S WHAT SHE SANG, was held at the picturesque Den Theatre, the evening featured an all-femme cast, singing comedy songs from the musical theatre canon. Check out photos from the event. 

Cast Set for THAT'S WHAT SHE SANG All-Femme Cabaret at The Den Theatre

The Beautiful City Project revealed the cast for THAT'S WHAT SHE SANG, an all-femme cabaret at The Den Theatre. Learn more about the event and see how to purchase tickets.

Photos: Inside The Beautiful City Project's A SECRET GARDEN PARTY

The Beautiful City Project's May Fundraiser, a A SECRET GARDEN PARTY, was a memorable Memorial Day event, held at the home of Dan Ratner & Genevieve Thiers.

Photos: Blank Theatre Company Presents ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY will be Blank's eighth full-length production and runs May 10th - June 9th. See photos from the production.

The Beautiful City Project Will Host A SECRET GARDEN PARTY in May

The Beautiful City Project has announced the cast of its unique May fundraising cabaret. A SECRET GARDEN PARTY will feature over a dozen songs about gardens and flowers, bringing gorgeous tunes to life. This VIP-level event will raise funds for TBCP's upcoming production of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, whose proceeds will go to the fantastic organization Intentional Sports.

Full Cast & Creative Team Set For ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY At Blank Theatre Company

Blank Theatre Company has announced the cast and creative team for the first show of their 2024 season, ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, music by Cy Coleman, book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green.

Review: ASSASSINS at Theo

Although it debuted off-Broadway more than thirty years ago, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s ASSASSINS remains a thrilling, bone chilling, brilliant, and immensely taut musical. Drawing on the United States history of successful and would-be presidential assassins, ASSASSINS is an astounding exploration of disillusionment and infamy. The musical feels remarkably prescient in the era of TikTok influencers and an epidemic of mass shootings in America; ASSASSINS unnervingly pre-dates both of these phenomena and yet is a real immediate reflection of them. When the ensemble sings in “The Gun Song” that “all you have to do is move your little finger/ and you can change the world,” it’s absolutely terrifying in a 2023 context. Sondheim and Weidman present a cast of historical characters that feel disenfranchised and disillusioned by American ideals, and modern America certainly hasn’t been disabused of this notion.

Photos: The Beautiful City Project's OSCAR NIGHT, Honoring A Year's Worth Of Charities & Non-Profits

The Beautiful City Project's OSCAR NIGHT was an evening of songs that have won the coveted award of 'Best Song' at the Oscars, and paid tribute to the numerous organizations that TBCP have raised funds an awareness for over the past year. Hosted by Stephen Schellhardt & Devin DeSantis, the show featured performances across a span of 9 decades, and included top Chicago musical theatre talent, a 12-piece orchestra, and 12-person choir.

Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre Unveils Cast and Creative Team for ASSASSINS

Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre has revealed the cast and production team of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's provocative musical Assassins.

PROJECT MOONFALL, Hosted By Lorenzo Rush, Jr, Will Raise Funds and Awareness For The Night Ministry On Halloween Night

The Beautiful City Project has announced the cast of its Halloween fundraising cabaret PROJECT MOONFALL, with proceeds to benefit The Night Ministry, an incredible Chicago organization that compassionately provides housing, health care, outreach, spiritual care, and social services to adults and youth who struggle with homelessness, poverty, and loneliness.

BWW Review: ONCE UPON A MATTRESS at Theo Ubique

Theo Ubique brings to life the classic The Princess and the Pea with a modern (and saucy!) twist.

Cast Announced for Theo Ubique's ONCE UPON A MATTRESS

Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre’s third show of the 2021-’22 season will be the hilarious musical comedy ONCE UPON A MATTRESS – a rowdy and mildly adult twist on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Princess and the Pea.”

Photo Flash: Underscore Theatre Company Presents CHICAGO MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL

Underscore Theatre Company is pleased to present its 6th annual CHICAGO MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL, created to showcase and support the growing field of musical theatre creators from Chicago and beyond.

Underscore Theatre Company Presents its 6th Annual CHICAGO MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL

Underscore Theatre Company will present its 6th annual CHICAGO MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL, created to showcase and support the growing field of musical theatre creators from Chicago and beyond. The 2020 Festival features full productions of eight new musicals, plus two pay-what-you-can staged readings and a showcase of 10-minute musicals. The Festival will be performed simultaneously on two stages from February 3 - 23, 2020 at The Edge Theater: the Broadway (5451 N. Broadway) and the Off Broadway (1133 W. Catalpa Ave.) in Chicago Edgewater neighborhood. Each full production will receive at least five performances during the Festival. Tickets are currently available at www.cmtf.org. The press 'Sneak Preview,' featuring a sampling of songs from the 2020 Festival, is Monday, February 3 at 8 pm.

WONDER WOMEN: THE MUSICAL Announces Cast and Creative Team

Direct from hit engagements at the 2018 Atlanta Musical Theatre Festival and a 2019 workshop at Studio Tenn in Nashville, TN, Wonder Women: The Musical arrives in Chicago as part of Underscore Theatre Company's 2020 Chicago Musical Theatre Festival, running February 8-20, 2020 at The Edge Theatre, 5451 N. Broadway. Tickets available now at CMTF.org.

Photo Flash: Opening Night Photos from Porchlight Music Theatre's SUNSET BOULEVARD

Sunset Boulevard stars Hollis Resnik and is directed by Michael Weber, choreographed by Shanna VanDerwerker and music directed by Aaron Benham.  The regular run performance schedule is Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 3:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. with additional performances Wednesday, Nov. 6; Nov. 13 and Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. and Thursday, Oct. 24, Nov. 14 at 1:30 p.m. and Friday, Nov. 29 at 3:30 p.m. and an added performance Sunday, Nov. 24 at 6 p.m. Tickets are $39 - $66 and are available at PorchlightMusicTheatre.org or by calling the Porchlight Music Theatre box office, 773.777.9884. 

TV: Hollis Resnik Sings 'With One Look' In SUNSET BOULEVARD At Porchlight Music Theatre

Porchlight Music Theatre presents Sunset Boulevard at The Ruth Page Center for the Arts. Featuring music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics and books by Don Black and Christopher Hampton, Sunset Boulevard stars Hollis Resnik and is directed by Michael Weber, choreographed by Shanna VanDerwerker and music directed by Aaron Benham.

Photo Flash: First Look At SUNSET BOULEVARD At Porchlight Music Theatre

Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to announce Sunset Boulevard at The Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn Street, has been extended through Sunday, Dec. 8.

Photo Flash: A CHORUS LINE Plays Metropolis Performing Arts Centre

Metropolis presents nine time Tony Award-winning dance musical A Chorus Line through November 3, 2018. A stunning theatrical classic that captures the spirit and tension of a Broadway audition. Exploring the lives and poignant ambitions of professional chorus dancers; those overly dedicated, underpaid, highly trained performers. A Chorus Line takes the audience through the final grueling audition for a new Broadway musical.

Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Presents A CHORUS LINE

Metropolis presents nine time Tony Award-winning dance musical A Chorus Line September 20 - November 3, 2018.