“As You Like It,” a modern musical adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play, opened Friday night at the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts. It will run through Nov. 20.  The...

The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts announced the shows for its 2022-23 season on July 5. “This season’s programming offers audiences both reimagined classics and compelling...

This article is the second in a series featuring Northwestern students and their research projects during the summer of 2020. Communication senior Riley Nelson is studying the feminist implications...

Modernized takes on classic Shakespeare stories are typical in the media landscape. With its upcoming adaptation of “Julius Caesar,” the Wirtz Center will attempt to break out of traditional molds. Third-year...

Theater company Midsommer Flight is bringing Shakespeare to Chicago parks for the seventh year with a comedy that has a slight modern day twist. Founded by Northwestern alumna Beth Wolf (Communication...