Chicago Shakespeare Announces 2020-21 Season
The season will feature a mix of virtual and in-person offerings, including solo shows and streams from the Bristol Old Vic.
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If You Build It, Will They Come?
Theatre architects look ahead to designs for a post-pandemic world.
You Should See Them in a Crown: The Dope Queens of ‘Six’
A British concert musical about Henry VIII’s wives comes to Broadway on a wave of ‘Hamilton’-worthy buzz.
Chicago’s Equity Jeff Awards Announce 2019 Winners
The annual Chicago theatre awards honored Remy Bumppo Theatre Company and Court Theatre with five awards each,
Jeanine Tesori Feels the Pull of Opera
With ‘Blue’ opening this week at Glimmerglass, the composer reflects on her approach to music and meaning, and leaks her ambition to make a musical film.
Chicago Shakes to Speak ‘The King’s Speech,’ Debut New Tesori Opera
Also on next season’s slate: ‘As You Like It’ with Beatles songs and a production from Mexico’s Makuyeika Theatre Collective.
Rachel Rockwell, A Ride to Remember
In just a dozen years, the performer-turned-director/choreographer’s creativity and leadership made a profound impact on Chicago and beyond.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Announces 2018-19 Season
The lineup will include the world premiere musical ‘Bedknobs and Broomsticks.’
Featured Contributors, July/August 2017
Theatre architecture’s cyclical history, and the newest state-of-the-art space at Chicago Shakes.
The Yard Beyond the Bard
A new lakefront flexible space gives Chicago Shakespeare Theater the room to expand, and not just physically.
