Chicago Shakespeare Theater names new artistic, executive directors Edward Hall and Kimberly Motes will helm the Tony Award-winning theater company on Navy Pier. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 19, 2023
Parting is indeed sweet sorrow for Barbara Gaines as she departs Chicago Shakespeare Theater After nearly 40 years, Gaines is exiting the world-renowned theater company she founded with a Chicago rooftop production. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 30, 2023
Early voting opens, law enforcement discuss the police response in Highland Park and more in your Chicago news roundup Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 7, 2022
Superb score, writing, cast transform ‘The Notebook’ into a stage musical for the ages What we see at Chicago Shakespeare is a pre-Broadway production that is not just safe for the skeptical. It’s a significant leap in artistic quality over its sources, which it respects, while also providing a clear, resonant, and unique voice of its own. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 7, 2022
Criss Henderson resigns as executive director of Chicago Shakespeare Theater The move follows the announcement earlier this year that founder and artistic director Barbara Gaines will depart the company in mid-2023. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 24, 2022
‘It Came From Outer Space’ a close encounter of the very silly kind The small pleasures of silly new sci-fi musical at Chicago Shakespeare don’t add up to much. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 4, 2022
Summer Guide: ‘It Came from Outer Space’ musical, inspired by cult classic film, touches on timely topics 70 years later Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair, the musical theater team behind the hit show “Murder for Two,” transform the film, which was based on a Ray Bradbury story, into a new stage musical. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 2, 2022
Barbara Gaines exiting Chicago Shakespeare Theater post “My mission over these many years has been to fill the world with the humanity of Shakespeare — a writer who understands the immediacy of being human,” Gaines said. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 1, 2022