OFFBEAT: Actor from Hammond ready to play NYC in 'Peter Pan' stage sequel

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Actor Josh Franklin happy for Chicago run in Cole Porter's 'Anything Goes'

Even though creative musical genius Cole Porter hailed from Peru, Ind., there aren't any Hoosier city stops on the new national Broadway tour of his revived hit "Anything Goes."

Go 'Fish' : World premiere new musical 'Big Fish' gets Chicago launch

Broadway actress Kate Baldwin has been living in the fantasy world of "Big Fish" for more than two years, watching words and musical numbers bring the selection of vivid characters to life.

OFFBEAT: Quick return for Chicago stage run of ''American Idiot'

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OFFBEAT: 'Seinfeld' actor Jason Alexander up next headlining at The Venue in Hammond

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OFFBEAT: Broadway tour of 'Priscilla' casts fun spell on audiences

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OFFBEAT: 'Fela!' return perfect for Black History Month

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Theater Heart Beats: Michelle Williams' new tour in 'Fela!' includes Chicago return

Singer Michelle Williams was just as surprised as the masses by the sudden Super Bowl power outage.

OFFBEAT: Goodman's 'Other Desert Cities' a compelling study of stardom secrecy

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OFFBEAT: Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals saluted with new Chicago stage show run

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OFFBEAT: Never too late for new Edie Adams' Christmas album

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OFFBEAT: High praises for Broadway in Chicago 'Book of Mormon'

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OFFBEAT: Broadway in Chicago run of 'War Horse" warm and welcomed

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OFFBEAT: Broadway's 'Grinch' steals the show for holiday stage fun

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OFFBEAT: Broadway in Chicago ready to welcome stage run of 'War Horse"

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A prayer answered: 'Book of Mormon' singing praise with Chicago tickets sold-out through March

It's Christmas come early for actor James Vincent Meredith.

OFFBEAT: Broadway's 'Annie' features local face from Calumet City

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Faith in Broadway: 'Book of Mormon' and creators singing stage praise with Chicago tickets sold-out through March

It's Christmas come early for Broadway in Chicago and Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez, the combined forces for Broadway in Chicago's holiday stage hit The Book of Mormon.

Well heeled: Chicago audiences get first look at Cyndi Lauper's 'Kinky Boots' before Broadway

Cyndi Lauper says it's so easy for audiences to connect to her new musical stage project with co-writer Harvey Fierstein and director Jerry Mitchell, because "it's about real people."