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Billy Corgan Brings “Mellon Collie” to the Lyric Opera: A Monumental Opening Night in Chicago

Billy Corgan Brings “Mellon Collie” to the Lyric Opera: A Monumental Opening Night in Chicago

Nov 22, 2025 admin_bitlc Features, Music News, Musical Theatre, Reviews 0

By James Currie On a brisk November evening that felt made for nostalgia and reinvention, Billy Corgan stepped onto the Lyric Opera of Chicago stage and delivered one of the […]

Just In Time For Halloween, A Gothic Horror Revival Of Jekyll & Hyde Returns To The Chicago Stage After 15 Years

Just In Time For Halloween, A Gothic Horror Revival Of Jekyll & Hyde Returns To The Chicago Stage After 15 Years

Oct 21, 2025 admin_bitlc Features, Music News, Musical Theatre, Reviews 0

Just in time for Halloween, Kokandy Productions embraces gothic horror with a revival of Jekyll & Hyde – the first Chicago staging of the macabre musical in over 15 years. Directed by...

Theatre Review: Teatro Zinzanni Chicago: A Spirited Collision of Cirque, Cabaret, and Culinary Delight

Theatre Review: Teatro Zinzanni Chicago: A Spirited Collision of Cirque, Cabaret, and Culinary Delight

Oct 20, 2025 admin_bitlc Features, Music News, Musical Theatre, Reviews 1

By Kelly Clausen There’s dinner theater — and then there’s Teatro Zinzanni, a full-throttle sensory explosion that turns a night out into an all-encompassing fever dream of acrobatics, music,...

REDTWIST THEATRE ANNOUNCES CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM FOR WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S TITUS ANDRONICUS, DIRECTED BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT DUSTY BROWN

REDTWIST THEATRE ANNOUNCES CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM FOR WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S TITUS ANDRONICUS, DIRECTED BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT DUSTY BROWN

Feb 10, 2025 admin_bitlc Features, Music News, Musical Theatre, Reviews 0

Anne Sheridan Smith Plays the Renowned General in this Original Adaptation by Brown and Jordan Gleaves CHICAGO – Award-winning Redtwist Theatre is proud to announce the cast and...

Redtwist Theatre World Premiere THE TOTALITY OF ALL THINGS This Weekend.

Redtwist Theatre World Premiere THE TOTALITY OF ALL THINGS This Weekend.

Dec 02, 2024 admin_bitlc Features, Music News, Musical Theatre, Reviews 0

REDTWIST THEATRE ANNOUNCES CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM FOR ITS INAUGURAL TWISTED PLAYFEST AND HEADLINING PRODUCTION TOTALITY OF ALL THINGS, DECEMBER 5, 2024 – JANUARY 19, 2025, AND PLAYS,...

TJ & Dave Bring Their Ecstatic Show To The Goodman

TJ & Dave Bring Their Ecstatic Show To The Goodman

Jul 19, 2024 admin_bitlc Features, Music News, Musical Theatre, Reviews 0

By Peter Thomas Ricci In the liner notes for a remastered edition of Miles Davis’ epochal LP “Kind of Blue,” the late, great Robert Palmer described the album’s influence on […]