There’s been a lot of hesitancy, uncertainty — even outright fear — among many in the Chicago performing arts community, ...

A cinematic fixture in Decatur is shutting the doors. The Avon Theater, which first opened in 1916, played host to Vaudeville ...

New guidelines for the National Endowment for the Arts encourage works about American history and AI — and include strong ...

The lawsuit, announced with fanfare, may be on shaky ground legally, but it carries a message about the Trump ...

One of Decatur's last family-owned theaters is closing and ending its over 100-year history, following the death of the venue's owner.

The Penny Dreadful Players, a historic RSO at the University, offers a variety of ways for all members and fans of theater to ...

Directing a play about a pair of high school students seems like a natural fit for Lincolnshire resident Scott Shallenbarger.

We thought the best way to get into the conversation was to bypass all of the stereotypical conversations that people imagine having with people serving long-term sentences and really dive into ...

Playwright Gab Reisman, an Urbana native who got her start at the theater, tells a story of family obligations, unfulfilled ...

Back in early 2009, Chicago’s storied Second City comedy theater created a satirical musical spoof of a former governor of ...