Q&A with World Premiere of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s SUGAR HILL: Nutcracker
byDuke Ellington once remarked about Strayhorn: “Billy Strayhorn was my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head,…
Duke Ellington once remarked about Strayhorn: “Billy Strayhorn was my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head,…
“PERSONALITY” is a musical about the life and legacy of Lloyd Price. His story is somewhat unknown, yet this trailblazer’s contributions to music are…
Chicago native Ny’ajai Ellison has always been an artist at heart. Though she may have somewhat suppressed her thespian dreams over the years while…
As a playwright, tv writer, screenwriter, educator, and all-around creative, the prolific Christina Anderson is known as an artist’s artist. Her award-winning plays such…
Jimalita Tillman wears many hats: Mother, Daughter, Friend, Writer, Producer, Executive Producer, Global Director of Programs and Operations, and the list goes on. The…
“The Devil Wears Prada.” I read the book. I saw the movie. Now, I’ve seen the Broadway musical play! The 2003 book was an…
There is a move afoot to ban books and suppress stories that deal with race. Education writer Julie West Johnson called out this alarming…
August Wilson, described as the theater’s Poet of Black America, is the playwright that Goodman Theatre brings to the stage in his first installment…
Broadway in Chicago brings one of the most riveting plays of the year to the stage with Paradise Square. From the creators of another…
Collaboraction is known for its fearless approach to theatre, eliciting social change, and being on the cusp of innovation. Trendsetting since its inception in…
In response to the growing epidemic of police shootings of Black people, Timeline Theatre presents a story that is bold and conceptual and demands…
One of Chicago’s finest directors, theater legend Ron OJ Parson, is currently directing playwright Lydia R. Diamond’s play Stick Fly, which runs through March…