CHICAGO (WLS) -- The silent partner of the comedy duo Penn and Teller is finally talking about his new role co-directing "Macbeth" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier. Teller is best known ...

Go inside rehearsals for Chicago Shakespeare Theater's presentation of Royal Shakespeare Company's  Hamnet, based on the best ...

Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s new production of “Much Ado About Nothing,” Shakespeare’s wittiest comedy, is a most delightful experience: warm-centered, unpretentious of conceit, caring for its ...

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The actor Sir Ian McKellen, a Shakespearean actor also known as the wizard Gandalf in all three “Lord of the Rings” films, is coming to Chicago Shakespeare Theater for a one-night benefit performance ...

Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew has often drawn modern criticism for its dated portrayals of relationships and gender roles that celebrate domineering men and submissive women. In Chicago ...

The real-life story of a man who floated through the sky in a lawn chair is now on stage at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Entertainment report Vince Gerasole has a look at the uplifting North American ...

A couple travels from Chicago to London to escape the past. But their haunted history catches up. It’s an original story set in the world of the terrifying paranormal activity film franchise Levi ...

CHICAGO — A new year has dawned and Chicago’s energetic new theater season will keep your winter chill away. Here’s a quick look at 10 of the most intriguing shows opening between now and the end of ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The world premiere of the powerful play "Billie Jean" is now at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Acclaimed performer Lily Tomlin loves the story of the tennis champ so much, she ...