“The Best of Second City” to Return to The Mac this February
The Second City will return to the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) just in time for Valentine’s Day weekend with the
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Shattered Globe Theatre Named Recipient of $20K Grants for Arts Projects Award
Shattered Globe Theatre has announced it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants
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Five Broadway Stars Headline Illinois Conservatory for the Arts ‘A Night of Broadway’ Gala
Illinois Conservatory for the Arts (ICA), a non-profit arts education institution in the Western suburbs, will host its 3rd annual
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Gaylord Foundation Awards Over $1.58M to Small Chicago Arts Organizations
The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation (GDDF) has announced it awarded more than $1.58 million in grants to 59 of
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Buffalo Theatre Company Capping 2024-2025 Season with “Native Gardens”
Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE), the professional Equity theater company in residence at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC), completes its 2024-2025
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Chicago’s Court Theatre Presents, “A Raisin in the Sun,” January 31 – March 2, 2025
Chicago’s Court Theatre recently announced its newest production, Lorraine Hansberry’s masterpiece A Raisin in the Sun, winner of a Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award nominee for Best Play, and the first play written by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway.
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League of Chicago Theatres Presents its Holiday Theatre Guide and Brings Back Half-Priced Holiday Tickets
This holiday season, Chicago theatres will present a wide variety of festive plays, musicals, dance, and comedy offerings. In support, the League of Chicago Theatres has again created a comprehensive Holiday Theatre Guide and announced the return of Half-Priced Holidays, via the League’s discount ticket program, Hot Tix.
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Lookingglass Theatre Welcomes Founding Ensemble Member David Schwimmer and Chicago Attorney James Oh to its Board
Chicago’s Tony-Award winning Lookingglass Theatre Company recently announced two new Board members as it prepares to reopen January 30, 2025: founding ensemble member, actor and director David Schwimmer and Chicago employment and healthcare attorney James (Jimmy) Oh.
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Lookingglass Theatre Company Announces Cast and Creative Team for World Premiere of “Circus Quixote,” January 30 – March 30, 2025
Chicago’s Tony Award-winning Lookingglass Theatre Company, in association with The Actors Gymnasium, proudly announces the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Circus Quixote (January 30 – March 30, 2025). Simultaneously, the renovated lobby, bar, and café of the Lookingglass’ Joan and Paul Theatre at Water Tower Water Works will reopen on January 30, 2025, with menu and programming details to be announced in the coming months.
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The Four Phantoms Bringing Revue of Beloved Theater Favorite to The Mac this Fall
The McAninch Arts Center presents “The Four Phantoms in Concert” for one performance only, Saturday, Dec. 7. Veteran “Phantom of
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