Article | By Emily McClanathan | December 26, 2024
Following an 18-Month Pause, Chicago's Lookingglass Theatre Prepares to Reopen
The theatre has new leadership, business model, lobby, and hope for a successful comeback
Article | By Margaret Hall, Andrew Gans | December 18, 2024
Read the Reviews for Whoopi Goldberg in Annie at Madison Square Garden
Hazel Vogel stars in the title role of the Tony-winning musical, now playing the Theater at Madison Square Garden.
Article | By Andrew Gans | December 13, 2024
Photos and Video: Whoopi Goldberg Is Miss Hannigan in NYC Run of Annie Tour
Hazel Vogel stars in the title role of the Tony-winning musical now playing the Theater at Madison Square Garden.
Article | By Andrew Gans | December 10, 2024
Watch the Cast of the New Annie Tour Perform 'It's the Hard-Knock Life' on GMA
The tour of the Tony-winning musical is currently playing the Theater at Madison Square Garden.
Article | By Margaret Hall | November 19, 2024
Chicago-Based Theatre Critic Kris Vire Has Died at 47
A highly respected arts and culture journalist, Mr. Vire privately battled multiple forms of cancer throughout the last year of his life.
Article | By Andrew Gans | November 15, 2024
Watch Hazel Vogel, Star of New Annie Tour, Belt Out 'Tomorrow' on The View
Vogel and View co-host Whoopi Goldberg also chatted about their roles in the current production, which will play Madison Square Garden in December.
Article | By Andrew Gans | November 13, 2024
Photos: Get a 1st Look at New Annie Tour
The 2024-2025 tour, now in Chicago, will play Madison Square Garden in December before continuing on to visit more than 20 cities.
Article | By Andrew Gans | November 1, 2024
Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for New Annie Tour
Whoopi Goldberg will be Miss Hannigan in the NYC stop of the family-friendly, Tony-winning musical.
Article | By Andrew Gans | October 16, 2024
See Who's Starring in New Annie Tour
Whoopi Goldberg will be Miss Hannigan in the NYC stop of the family-friendly, Tony-winning musical.
Article | By Margaret Hall | October 4, 2024
The Outsiders Is Selling Out Chicago, But It Isn't the Musical
In light of the success of the Broadway musical, a much-older play adaptation is finding a new life at the Athenaeum Center.
Article | By Andrew Gans | August 7, 2024
Whoopi Goldberg Will Be Miss Hannigan in NYC Stop of Annie Tour
The Tony-winning musical will play Chicago before arriving in New York and then tour to more than 25 cities.
Article | By Margaret Hall | August 2, 2024
Abby Thompson and Filament Theatre Receive 2024 Samuel G. Roberson Jr. Resident Fellowship
The annual fellowship is awarded to a Black theatre artist to fund a residency or collaboration with a Chicago-area non-profit organization.
Article | By Andrew Gans | July 22, 2024
Off-Broadway Hit Titanìque Will Dock in Chicago
The hit send-up of the blockbuster film Titanic is preparing to sail into the Windy City.
Article | By Molly Higgins, Logan Culwell-Block | June 26, 2024
Reviews: Critics Sound Off on Steppenwolf's Little Bear Ridge Road
Laurie Metcalf stars in the already extended world premiere, with Joe Mantello directing.
Article | By Logan Culwell-Block | June 23, 2024
Joe Mantello is directing the previously untitled work, about a family struggling to figure out how to deal with other people.
Article | By Meg Masseron | April 3, 2024
The Chicago theatre company will also present a world premiere from Jordan Harrison, directed by David Cromer.
Article | By Molly Higgins | March 14, 2024
The season's programming begins in September at the Chicago theatre company.
Article | By Margaret Hall | December 29, 2023
In Memoriam: A Look at the Theatre Artists We Lost in 2023
Playbill remembers the actors, directors, playwrights, and other familiar faces of the stage who died this year.
Article | By Margaret Hall | December 28, 2023
Des McAnuff Among Winners of Chicago's 2023 Heartstring Awards
The awards honor the ingenuity and creativity in the Chicago theatre market.
Article | By Meg Masseron, Margaret Hall | December 12, 2023
Video: See the Larger-Than-Life Queen of Hearts in Lookingglass Alice, Set to Air on PBS
The 90-minute circus spectacular follows Alice through a Wonderland of music and movement.
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