Friday, 30 January 2026 15:38
Chicago Shakespeare Theater welcomed 600 students for a free performance by Sir Ian McKellen One Knight Only!
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Last night, Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) welcomed 600 students, young people, and teachers from the Chicago area to a free performance of One Knight Only! Sir Ian McKellen Onstage with Gandalf, Shakespeare, and YOU! The esteemed actor took the stage in The Yard to share his illustrious 60-year career and reprise some of his most…
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Monday, 26 January 2026 12:37
More than $1.76 million awarded to Chicago's small arts organizations and arts advocacy nonprofits from Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation in 2025, with 27 organizations receiving $30,000 or more
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The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation (GDDF) is pleased to announce it awarded more than $1.76 million in grants to 66 of Chicago's small arts organizations and arts advocacy organizations in 2025. Twenty-seven Chicago area arts organizations received multiyear grants of $30,000 or more. Additionally, GDDF granted $725,000 to the Arts Work…
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Thursday, 11 December 2025 13:29
Playwrights’ group THE VIVERO granted a three-year residency at City Lit Theater
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Award-winning Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to announce the cast for Porchlight in Concert production Follies, starring (in alphabetical order) Michelle Duffy (Broadway's Leap of Faith, Drury Lane's Sister Act) as "Phyllis Rogers Stone," Alexander Gemignani (Broadway's Assassins and Sweeney Todd) as "Buddy Plummer," Angela Ingersoll (Jeff Award winner for…
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Monday, 24 November 2025 14:04
Hell in a Handbag Productions Hosts 2025 Benefit THE HANDBAG FOLLIES Sunday, December 7, 2025 at Ebenezer Lutheran Church
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Join Hell in Handbag Productions for its 2025 benefit, The Handbag Follies, featuring dinner, drinks, entertainment, a raffle, silent auction and more on Sunday, December 7, 2025 from 5:30 – 9 pm at Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 1650 W. Foster Ave. in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood. Tickets ($104 general admission, $129.75*) are available here. *Prices include processing fees. Handbag celebrates…
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Monday, 10 November 2025 15:10
BLACK ARTS & CULTURE ALLIANCE OF CHICAGO (BACA) ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE 2025 BLACK EXCELLENCE AWARDS
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Chicago, IL — The Black Arts & Culture Alliance of Chicago (BACA) has announced the winners of the 2025 Black Excellence Awards, honoring and celebrating Chicago theatre, dance, music, film, literary, and visual artists. The 24th annual event was held on Monday, November 3, 2025, at Black Ensemble Theater, 4450 N. Clark St. in Chicago. Throughout the…
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Friday, 19 September 2025 16:00
With Plan to Take 'Duck Soup' to the Stage, Who Are The Conspirators?
Written by Bill Esler
If you are familiar with the Marx Brother 1933 film “Duck Soup,” it is probably from clips of some of the timeless schtik delivered by the erudite punster Groucho, the womanizing “Italian” Chico, the mute Harpo and the straight man in the bunch, handsome brother Zeppo. So when I first…
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Thursday, 17 July 2025 12:26
Jackie Taylor to Receive 2025 Fuller Award from Chicago Literary Hall of Fame
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Chicago - Jackie Taylor, the author of more than 100 plays and musical bios, thousands of poems, a screenplay, and two books, has been selected as the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame’s 2025 Fuller Award recipient in honor of her lifetime achievements. Taylor will be celebrated at a ceremony on Monday,…
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