(Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Kerastas is the second executive director since then, succeeding Stephanie Pacheco, who now ...

in collaboration with our colleagues at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, they went on to thrill US audiences with the US premiere at the Yard Theatre in Chicago. “Together with Middle-earth Enterprises ...

A seldom-performed work by William Shakespeare has crossed the pond as part of a new international theatrical alliance.

Royal Shakespeare Company’s “Pericles” runs through Dec. 7 in Chicago Shakespeare’s Courtyard Theater on Navy Pier, 800 E. Grand Ave.; 312-595-5600 and www.chicagoshakes.com Chris Jones is ...

Nick Fradiani stars in “A Beautiful Noise,” a musical based on the life of Neil Diamond. Julieta Cervantes Share “A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical” is the true story of how a ...

Australian scientists have tested an old adage claiming that a monkey could eventually write Shakespeare if given unlimited time. Getty Images It’s a midsummer’s pipe dream. Chimpanzees might ...

Tis time to fear,” Pericles observes on Navy Pier, “when tyrants seem to kiss.” The likable Prince of Tyre, hero of the William Shakespeare play of the same name, has a specific tyrant in mind, one ...

But neither Pericles nor “Pericles,” which you can currently see in Chicago in a gorgeous, not-to-be-missed production from the visiting Royal Shakespeare Company, leave it there. Try this one ...

This month, the big theme on Chicago stages is escapism, with theaters across the city mounting magical shows for the kiddos — and adults who want to indulge in fantasy adventures. For the ...

San Diego’s Old Globe produced “Henry 6” — but nothing else by the Bard. The Chicago Shakespeare Theater is self-producing only one play by Shakespeare out of nine. At my own Shakespeare ...

Or “weird sisters,” as Shakespeare calls them, but frankly put, adaptor and director Sarafina Vecchio’s production posits them more as deeply grating sisters, doing some sort of croaky ...