109 stories by "Jerald Pierce"
If you're looking to enjoy some comedy, and perhaps see someone you haven't caught live before, here are 10 comics stopping by the Chicago area.
"The movement allows you to hear the music in a new way, and the music allows you to see the movement in a new way."
The first 312 Comedy Festival will include performers such as Hannibal Buress, Craig Robinson, Nicole Byer and Mary Lynn Rajskub.
There's a wonderful goofiness to the production, directed by Tommy Rapley.
In a fall season packed full of comedians, highlights include D.L. Hughley, Ben Schwartz, Gabriel Iglesias and Trevor Noah.
"I want people who are fans of him to have a great time and I want people who never listen to Michael Jackson to have a great time."
This list, with stops in Chicago and just beyond, should help those looking to experience theater in a way only summer can provide.
If you're looking for more ways to celebrate Pride this June, these artsy options spanning theater, comedy, music and visual art are just the picks for you.
Grab a lawn chair or blanket and head outside to catch these performances from companies offering everything from Shakespeare to contemporary dance.
From season announcements and the Tony Awards to more leadership changes, there's plenty to look forward to as theater's 2023-24 season starts to take shape.
Playwright Hansol Jung's captivating play receives a caring, heartfelt production in Seattle that will stay with you long after you've left the theater.
This world-premiere nostalgia trip quickly turns into a trap as playwright Christian St. Croix covers difficult topics with a teen sitcom sheen.
From local playwrights to national names, these May productions feature writers who are trying to explore stories you may not have seen on stage before.
Featuring stunning designs, this production of "Sweeney Todd" highlights the fantastic, the odd and everything in between in Sondheim's murderous musical.
Huertas premieres his musical "Lydia and the Troll" during a three-production stretch that sees him heading Off-Broadway and working with The Kennedy Center.
The audience is placed in the middle of an ideological battle between a Black university student and a white professor in Eleanor Burgess's intense 2018 play.
Two decades after the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright himself performed it at Seattle Rep, Wilson's autobiographical "How I Learned What I Learned" returns.
The star of stage and screen has long considered music to be his original gift. He now marks a return to mainstream music with a tour kicking off in Seattle.
Seattle Opera's "A Thousand Splendid Suns" seemed like a smart step in offering more diverse stories. But local Afghan community leaders raised concerns.
From new works to classics, adventurous takes on Shakespeare to open-hearted looks at Wilson, there's an abundance of theater options around Seattle this April.
Playwright Arlene Hutton takes you back to the 1800s to watch as a Shaker community is faced with newcomers bringing a new form of worship.
In this co-production of a 1963 musical, clever directorial choices created opportunities for new meaning as well as new obstacles to overcome.
As she returns home, Sara Porkalob reflects on her time on Broadway, the fallout from her "1776" interview and the projects she has yet to share with the world.
With its unique blend of puppetry, live music and film, Chicago-based Manual Cinema final brings its retelling of Mary Shelley's legendary story to Seattle.
This season, many theaters, including a couple in the Seattle area, are celebrating the works of legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim.
