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FAT HAM & BETRAYAL Extend at Goodman Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 6, 2025

Goodman Theatre will present additional performances for both of its current productions: James Ijames' Fat Ham and Susan V. Booth’s major revival of Betrayal. Learn more!

Review: FAT HAM Presented by Goodman Theatre and Definition Theatre
by Zac Thriffiley - Jan 24, 2025

The Goodman’s FAT HAM is an intelligent, uproarious adaptation that explores and celebrates Black joy and resilience. The co-production with Definition Theatre has already been extended through March 2.

FAT HAM Chicago Premiere Extended at Goodman Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 21, 2025

It’s opening night for Tyrone Phillips’ Chicago premiere-production of James Ijames’s Pulitzer Prize-winning, five-time Tony Award-nominated play Fat Ham—which extends by popular demand with eight additional performances. Learn more.

Photos/Video: FAT HAM at the Goodman Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2025

Photos and video have been released from James Ijames’s Pulitzer Prize-winning, five-time Tony Award-nominated play Fat Ham at the Goodman Theatre. Check out the photos and video here!

Photos & Video: FAT HAM Chicago Premiere at Goodman Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 15, 2025

James Ijames’s Pulitzer Prize-winning, five-time Tony Award-nominated play Fat Ham is now playing at The Goodman Theatre. See photos from the production here!

Pulitzer Prize-Winning FAT HAM Makes Its Chicago Premiere This Weekend
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2025

With an all-Chicago cast led by Trumane Alston, previews begin this weekend for the Chicago-premiere of James Ijames's Pulitzer Prize-winning, five-time Tony Award-nominated play Fat Ham.

Cast Set for FAT HAM at Goodman Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 30, 2024

James Ijames’s Pulitzer Prize-winning, five-time Tony Award-nominated play Fat Ham will make its Chicago debut with an all-Chicago cast led by Trumane Alston. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Review: BOBBY WEIR AND WOLFPACK at Mershon Auditorium
by Paul Batterson - Sep 28, 2023

Bobby Weir and the Wolfpack proved that the spirit of the Grateful Dead is not just slightly alive, but being reinvented

Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros Featuring the Wolfpack to Ring in 2024 With Three Nights in Fort Lauderdale
by Michael Major - Sep 21, 2023

The theme for these special shows will be based on the Year of the Dragon. Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros will once again be joined by The Wolfpack, the string and brass quintet of Alex Kelly, Brian Switzer, Adam Theis, Mads Tolling and Sheldon Brown to perform selections from the expansive catalog of Grateful Dead, Bobby’s solo albums and more.

Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros Confirm September Tour Dates; Joining Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival for Seven Shows
by Michael Major - Jul 18, 2023

The band will once again be joined by The Wolfpack, a string and brass quintet which features Alex Kelly, Brian Switzer, Adam Theis, Mads Tolling and Sheldon Brown, along with Barry Sless on pedal steel performing the expansive catalogue of Grateful Dead, Bobby's solo albums and more. Check out upcoming tour dates!

Review Roundup: A SOLDIER'S PLAY Launches National Tour
by Stephi Wild - Dec 21, 2022

Roundabout Theatre Company has officially launched its national touring production of the 2020 Tony Award-winning Best Revival of the 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning A Soldier's Play. Read the reviews for A Soldier's Play here!

Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros Confirm Winter 2023 Tour Dates
by Michael Major - Dec 5, 2022

The band will once again be joined by The Wolfpack, a string and brass quintet which features Alex Kelly, Brian Switzer, Adam Theis, Mads Tolling and Sheldon Brown, along with Barry Sless on pedal steel performing the expansive catalogue of Grateful Dead, Bobby's solo albums and more. Check out the full list of tour dates now!

Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros Confirm Three Shows With Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
by Michael Major - Nov 14, 2022

Following a successful fall tour and much lauded four-night sold out run with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center earlier this fall, Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros—consisting of Bobby Weir, Don Was, Jay Lane and Jeff Chimenti— will play three nights alongside the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at the Atlanta Symphony Hall.

Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros: Live in Colorado Vol 2 Debuts #1 on Americana/Folks Album Sales Chart
by Michael Major - Oct 18, 2022

Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros: Live in Colorado Vol. 2—the latest vinyl collection of recorded material on Third Man Records from Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros—has made its debut at #1 on the Americana/Folk album sales chart. Remaining fall tour stops include Los Angeles, Seattle, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Denver and more. Check out upcoming tour dates!

Versatile Jazz Artist Omar Sosa Comes to the Overture Center
by Stephi Wild - Sep 7, 2022

Overture Center for the Arts and the Sessions at McPike Park present Cuban composer and pianist Omar Sosa, one of the most versatile jazz artists on the scene today, and his Quarteto Americanos on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Capitol Theater.

VIDEO: Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros Share 'Ripple' Live Performance
by Michael Major - Aug 4, 2022

Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros— Bobby Weir, Don Was, Jay Lane and Jeff Chimenti—are set for the release of their second vinyl collection of recorded material, Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros: Live in Colorado Vol. 2. Vol. 2 also features songs recorded live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre and the Gerald R. Watch the new video and check out upcoming tour dates!

Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros Featuring the Wolf Pack Confirm Fall 2022 Tour Dates
by Michael Major - Jul 25, 2022

Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros—consisting of Bobby Weir, Don Was, Jay Lane and Jeff Chimenti—are heading out for a run of fall tour dates, kicking off September 30 at Waterbury, CT’s Palace Theater and concluding November 5 at Denver’s The Mission Ballroom, with stops in 13 cities including three nights. Check out the complete list of tour dates now!

Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros Featuring the Wolfpack Announce Back-To-Back Las Vegas Performances
by Michael Major - Jul 25, 2022

Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros — consisting of Bobby Weir, Don Was, Jay Lane and Jeff Chimenti — have announced their back-to-back performances at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, part of Curio Collection by Hilton, on October 28-29, 2022 as part of their fall tour in celebration of Weir’s 75th birthday.

Omar Sosa to Bring Quarteto Americanos to Overture This Fall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 20, 2022

Seven-time Grammy Award nominee Omar Sosa is a Cuban-born pianist and composer who has developed an earthy and graceful signature sound that blends elements of jazz, world, hip hop, electronica and classical music with his Afro-Cuban roots and is a joy to see in concert.

Steppenwolf's World Premiere Adaptation of Eve L. Ewing's 1919 Expands Public Performances
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 15, 2021

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will open its new in-the-round Ensemble Theater in Honor of Helen Zell with the Steppenwolf for Young Adults world premiere adaptation of Eve L. Ewing's 1919, adapted by J. Nicole Brooks and directed by Gabrielle Randle-Bent and Tasia A. Jones, February 2 – March 6, 2022.