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Auburn Gresham Teen, Diondre Dunigan, Shares Stage with Grammy Winner Kurt Elling

Diondre Dunigan is a 17-year-old teen from the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the city's Southside. This week, the talented singer will share the stage...

Actress, Jazzma Pryor plays 30+ Characters in New Play based on LA Riots

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre will stage Anna Deavere Smith’s award-winning one-woman play TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 from September 11 – 26, 2021, with Chicago actress Jazzma Pryor...

Congo Square Theatre Company and Sydney Chatman Announced as 2021 Joyce Award Recipients.

Sydney Chatman and Congo Square Theatre Company were announced as recipients of the Joyce Foundation's 2021 Joyce Awards. Since 2003, the Joyce Awards have...

Regina Taylor Discusses Her Black Album Mixtape and Playing Michelle Obama’s Mother.

Regina Taylor is a Golden Globe Award-winning actress, director, and playwright. In an exclusive interview with the Chicago Defender, the two-time NAACP Image Award...

Docu-Film “We Built It” Gives A In-Depth Look Into Black Inventions And Why Reparations Are Necessary

"We Built It," a documentary, film, and music video centered on African Americans' contributions to the modern world, is set to premiere November 21st,...

Manual Cinema brings the Story of Gwendolyn Brooks to Life

Manual Cinema, a Chicago-based theater company, celebrates its tenth anniversary with a month-long virtual birthday party streaming four shows for free.  No Blue Memories:...

Black Music Matters Rally Exposes Racism in Classical Music.

Black Music Matters is an advocacy group created to fight for the rights of Black musicians, artists, Arts Educators, and other entertainment professionals.  Founded...

Too Hot brings the heat to the Windy City

It was cold outside - a blustery 18 degrees with sub-zero wind chills, however, it did not stop fans from filling up the 130-year old Auditorium Theatre this past Saturday evening to witness another explosive performance by Too Hot to Handel: the Jazz-Gospel Messiah in Chicago.

’55th & HEARTBREAK’ An Original Comedy Revue debuts Oct. 19

The Revival, 1160 E. 55th St., will present an original comedy revue, "55th & HEARTBREAK." It will open at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19,...

STOMP BRINGS A THREE-NIGHT, FIVE-SHOW PERCUSSIVE SMACK DOWN TO AURORA’S PARAMOUNT THEATRE, APRIL 10-12, 2020

AURORA -- Back by popular demand, STOMP, the international percussion sensation, will take over Paramount Theatre for a three-night, five-show smack down, Friday-Sunday, April...
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