CHICAGO (WLS) -- Just around the corner from the ABC 7 studios, the Goodman Theater has been home to Chuck Smith for decades. He spoke to Eyeywitness News about how he came to love theater and his ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chuck Smith is a Bronzeville baby who grew up in the Ida B. Wells projects. His entire life's passion is the stage and his hometown theater family. "I'm a bit biased. I've been ...

Inspired by the play "Ashland Avenue" — which is centered around a beloved, but struggling local business — the Goodman Theatre later this month will host a celebration of real Chicago legacy ...

It’s all inside your head. But is any of it real? Co-created by Academy, Grammy and Tony Award-winning artist David Byrne and writer Mala Gaonkar, and presented by The Goodman, Theater of the Mind is ...

DESERT ROCK Concert is Coming to Raue Center For The Arts ROCK ’N’ ROLL NEVER FORGETS: BOB SEGER TRIBUTE BAND Will Play Raue Center For The Arts Sci-Fi Reimagining Of The Tempest PROSPERA is Coming to ...

The Goodman Theatre is celebrating 100 years in show business by giving back to its supporters. This weekend marked the first performance of the theatre's centennial season, which kicked off with the ...

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Paramount Theatre, which has had a difficult month after the City of Aurora cut its funding of the multi-venue organization causing layoffs and cancellations, got some good news with the arrival of ...

Michael Cotey was in rehearsal, assistant directing a show at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, when he heard the ...

Aerie Williams as Shug Avery (L) and Brittney Mack as Celie in The Color Purple at the Goodman Theatre Credit: Brett Beiner Photography “If God ever listened to a poor colored woman, the world would ...

Paramount Theatre was riding high in 2025. The year began with the Aurora theater’s regional premiere of “Frozen” emerging as ...