Theatre | Chicago Defender

Grace Capeless on ‘Kimberly Akimbo,’ Touring Life and Theater Dreams

Tacuma Roeback, Managing Editor - June 10, 2025

Actor Grace Capeless (Photo courtesy of Broadway in Chicago) How often does an actor get to grow up in a place that becomes the setting...

Praize Productions’ “Complexions” Explores the Power of Rest for Black Women Through Dance

The Chicago Defender - April 10, 2025

Erica Wade and Terri Woodall (Photo Credit: Rachel Neville). Chicago’s Praize Productions, Inc. is debuting a new show that dares to ask a simple but...

Jahi Kearse Shines in ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ at Broadway in Chicago

Marshelle Sanders - April 6, 2025

Jahi Kearse (Photo Courtesy of Broadway in Chicago). Stepping into the theater was like being transported to a lively 1889 nightclub, immersed in bright reds....

‘TINA – The Tina Turner Musical’ Hits Chicago This June

The Chicago Defender - April 5, 2025

Jayna Elise as Tina Turner in "Tina - The Tina Turner Musical" (Photo Credit: Julieta Cervantes). “TINA –The Tina Turner Musical” is coming to Chicago...

Alicia Keys’ Smash Broadway Musical ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Set for Limited Run in Chicago

The Chicago Defender - March 4, 2025

Shoshana Bean as “Jersey” and Maleah Joi Moon as “Ali” in Hell's Kitchen (Photo Credit: Marc J. Franklin). Chicago theatergoers, get ready for a musical...