Chicago Live! Announces Guest Line-Up

Chicago Live! has announced an exciting line-up of guests and topics for their first broadcast on Thursday, October 14 at 6:30p from Downstairs Chicago Theater:

OCT. 14:

• Rev. Michael Pfleger, interviewed by Tribune religion writer Manya Brachear
• Live performance from Billy Elliot
• Kevin Coval and the Louder Than A Bomb poets
• Comedy from The Second City
• Movies with Tribune critic Michael Phillips
• Sports with Tribune columnists David Haugh and Steve Rosenbloom
• Jen Weigel hosts the meet & mingle

For a complete list of guests throughout the run, visit the Chicago Live! website.

Tickets are $25 through Ticketmaster, (800) 745-3000, and at the Chicago Theatre box office located at 175 N State St.

Comic Corner: Marathon? Try This

Mary Scruggs wrote this piece for The Second City's Comic Corner in The Chicago Tribune

Comic Corner: Building Rahm-entum

To read Seth Weitberg's latest contribution to The Second City's Comic Corner in the Chicago Tribune, click here

Second City Teen Ensemble Grads Get Great Press!

Second City Training Center Teen Ensemble graduates created a new show, Oneirology, which received great press today from Pioneer Press and the Southtown Star. The articles featured ensemble members Maeve Devitt, Vasaris Balzekas, and Micki Burton.

Their final performance is scheduled for this Thursday, October 7th at 10:30pm in Donny’s Skybox Theater. Purchase tickets online here or visit our Box Office.

To read more about them visit the Southtown Star or The Doing.

Second City Heads to Rochester

Second City alums Jean Villepique and Ed Furman are headed to Rochester today to start writing material for our upcoming show at the Geva Theater. I'll be Geneseeing You! The Second City does Rochester opens on January 4 and runs through January 30. For updates on the writers trip to Rochester, visit the Geva Theatre Center on Facebook.

To purchase tickets or plan your visit, go to the Geva Theatre.

Comic Corner: Hindsight is 2020

Click here to view the latest Comic Corner in the Chicago Tribune by Seth Weitberg.

Second City Featured in American Theatre Magazine

In the October issue of American Theatre Magazine, Second City Theatricals is profiled in an article about their customized city shows with some of the major regional theatres in the US.

You can read the whole article here