Lakeview’s Theater Wit will resume live performances this August, beginning with a remount of the 2015 production, "Mr. Burns, a post electric play.” Get all the details from Hannah Herrera Greenspan below. bit.ly/3vGc4dy

“Swing Low” is the latest in what has been a very moving little suite of pandemic-era The Joffrey Ballet films from its Chicago black box studio, all offering the chance to see the superb dancers in close-up. Chris Jones reviews: bit.ly/3g5bW0z

Naomi Osaka doesn't want to talk to the press? She'll win in the end because the nature of celebrity is changing with the younger generation, writes Chris Jones bit.ly/2RidMmo

Broadway will return on Aug. 4, with previews for Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu’s “Pass Over,” a production that premiered at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre, writes Chris Jones bit.ly/3vOaIgR

Following last fall’s Chicago Parks touring production, Goodman Theatre will return with a presentation of Sones de México Ensemble's “Zulema,” running Aug. 5-21 with a final performance on Sept. 2. Get the details from Hannah Herrera Greenspan below bit.ly/3cintbQ

Jay Españo, an actor, singer and director with experience in both film and live performance, has been appointed artistic director of PrideArts the Chicago theater company formerly known as Pride Film and Plays. bit.ly/3vNUFja

“Far Too Late,” the first song from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Cinderella,” has been released ahead of the album drop on July 9. bit.ly/3iobQ77

. The Second City said Friday that its e.t.c. space will reopen for shows beginning tonight, June 4. Get the details from Chris Jones below bit.ly/2RmVDE1

. Steppenwolf Theatre will honor Annette Bening and Sherry Lansing with a free virtual event led by Carrie Coon. Get all the details from Hannah Herrera Greenspan below bit.ly/352gcJf

The Tony nominee Joaquina Kalukango ("Slave Play”) and the Canadian musical-theater star Chilina Kennedy (“Beautiful”) are to star in “Paradise Square,” the Garth Drabinsky musical trying out this fall in Chicago and then headed to Broadway. bit.ly/3g4ccyd

Chicago's Harris Theater for Music and Dance announced its 2021-22 season of in-person performances, presented under the venue’s own banner and featuring many international artists. Find out more from Chris Jones below bit.ly/3vataiI

The new Steppenwolf Theatre mural was designed in honor of the former artistic director Martha Lavey, who took over artistic direction in 1995 after the theater was built and who died in 2017 following a pair of debilitating strokes, writes Chris Jones bit.ly/3g8xuKI

. Goodman Theatre announces 2021-22 season, with live performances beginning this summer. Get the details from Chris Jones below bit.ly/2Td6jWq

This just in: Stephen Colbert joins The Second City's new board of directors, writes Chris Jones bit.ly/3ixikka

Magda Krance, longtime director of media relations for the Lyric Opera of Chicago will retire at the end of June. She has been the Lyric's its supremely confident and thoroughly unflappable public-facing problem solver for some 30 years, writes Chris Jones bit.ly/3577NUK

Does The Second City have a new pipeline to John Oliver and Stephen Colbert's shows? Check out the latest from Chris Jones bit.ly/3grJJT1

Chicago's BlackEnsembleTheater and Mexican Art Museum have each received multimillion dollar grants from MacKenzie Scott. Check out the latest column from Chris Jones bit.ly/35x4iqY

. Auditorium Theatre announced its plan to reopen this fall along with the 2021-22 arts season. Chicago’s Ensemble Español will reopen the theater and kick off the season on Oct 16. Check out the full season below bit.ly/3pZ7t49

"Hummingbird," a new virtual-reality play designed for younger tech-savvy audiences, debuts at University of Illinois Chicago with plans to move to the Goodman Theatre this fall. bit.ly/3vMLRJt

What is missing from the streets of Chicago this summer? People from other countries. And that's a problem, writes Chris Jones bit.ly/3qv8YHy