Chicago Street Theatre stages classic Arthur Miller play

VALPARAISO | Chicago Street Theatre will unveil its production of A View from the Bridge, by Arthur Miller, this week. It premieres Friday, May 24, at 8 p.m. and running every weekend through June 8 at the Valparaiso venue.

Chicago Street Theatre introduces new studio space

VALPARAISO | Chicago Street Theatre will unveil a brand new setting for its award-winning productions later this month.

Central Park Plaza to host Shakespeare, Lazer Ball among varied 2013 events

VALPARAISO | From church services and Shakespeare to Lazer Ball, the upcoming season at Central Park Plaza promises to be busy and varied.

CST favorite and One Night Jam’s first artist returns

Not having his longtime songwriting partner Eric Lowen to “break the log jam” when he gets stuck writing a tunes these days, is perhaps the hardest adjustment for Dan Navarro. “I would get stuck and I’d turn to him and vice-versa. There was this unbelievable chemistry between us.”

Chicago Street brings classic 'Sound' to stage

Craig Golbesky, co-director of Valparaiso’s Chicago Street Theatre’s “The Sound of Music,” sees his production of the stage favorite as a reprieve of sorts for area theatergoers in the throes of the manic holiday season.

Yuletide Applause: Tickets for holiday stage productions are ideal stocking stuffers

Charlie Blum has been booking shows for Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville for 23 years.

Chicago Street Theatre brings 'Sound of Music' to the stage

VALPARAISO | "The Sound of Music," a classic by Rodgers and Hammerstein and based on the book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, will be on stage for 16 performances beginning Friday at the Chicago Street Theatre.

Chicago Street spins fairy tale magic with 'Snow White'

Kattness Everdeen may be reigning supreme in the fictional heroine department these days, but Snow White is certainly giving her a run for the money.

Two under-the-radar rockers slated for Chicago Street's 'One Night Jam'

Serious music fans worldwide recognize the name Mimi Betinis as the co-founder and guiding force of Pezband, a group for which Betinis claims the term “power pop” was coined.

Family, heritage examined in original 'Brother'

Jim Henry, creator of Chicago Street Theatre's "Brother of All," hopes audiences are as intrigued with the story as he was creating it.

OFFBEAT: Chicago Street Theatre fashion event in Valpo hails 'the little black dress'

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Dan Navarro brings his solo show to Chicago Street Theatre

For a quarter century, Dan Navarro was half of the prolific singer/songwriter acoustic duo Lowen & Navarro, who released 12 albums together and penned songs recorded by a who's who of famous folks including The Bangles, Jackson Browne, Dave Edmonds, Dionne Warwick, The Temptations and Pa…

Family, class examined in Chicago Street's 'Orchard'

"The Cherry Orchard," Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's acclaimed drama, can be interpreted as a tale about class upheaval and social change.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Curtain is rising on region's night life

As a longtime veteran of the music industry, I have had the pleasure of working with thousands of A-list performers, from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, and presenting top-name entertainment throughout the nation.

Donna Blanchard at her new Hawaiian home

Donna Blanchard, who arrived in Honolulu on New Year's Day, is shown in the backyard of her new home in Hawaii. Blanchard, who has been named managing director Kumu Kahua Theatre in Hawaii, is shown holding her favorite "tropical cup" from El Taco Real in Hammond.

OFFBEAT: Valparaiso theater director now riding waves of Hawaiian stage

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Extraordinary circumstances bring out adult emotion in 'Goat'

Andy Urschel, co–director of Valparaiso's Chicago Street Theatre's production of "The Goat, or Who is Sylvia," says many couples may identify with the emotions onstage despite the outrageous circumstances depicted in the celebrated drama.

Chicago Street theater ready to begin 57th season

VALPARAISO | Chicago Street Theatre presents "What the Butler Saw" opening Friday.

'Butler' sees madcap laughs at Chicago Street

Lisa Formosa–Parmigiano, director of Valparaiso's Chicago Street Theatre's "What The Butler Saw," is admittedly a tough nut to crack when it comes to making her laugh.

Moscow's Marina V makes region debut

Marina Verenikina has lived something of a fairy-tale life and hers is a modern day "Cinderella" story -- going from a tumultuous childhood in Moscow during the crumbling of the Soviet Union -- to rubbing elbows with music big wigs and rock stars.