Michael Shayan’s show, in which he plays his own mother as she celebrates the Iranian New Year, has much akin to stand-up comedy and I mean that as a compliment.

The show now playing at Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier is, to all intents and purposes, the first national tour of that same fun, Tony Award-nominated production, skillfully directed by ...

Michael Shayan, in flowing caftan, spends much of the performance in the guise of his own larger-than-life Iranian-Jewish ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cupid's bow is aimed squarely at Navy Pier as the city's most storied waterfront destination prepares to celebrate Valentine's Day. Culminating in the Pier's second annual ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A celebration was held on ... Day marked the second annual event held at Harry Caray's Tavern on Navy Pier. Ramis was a partner in the restaurant. You can find more information ...

For the next several months, Homer’s community-supported live and local theater company, Pier One Theatre, hosts several activities and events. These include community choir, readings of Shakespeare’s ...

This is where you'll find Navy Pier, a popular family hangout ... including the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Streeterville also encompasses Ohio Street Beach ...

In one-man show at Chicago Shakespeare, writer-performer Michael Shayan embodies his Jewish Iranian mother and keeps the humor coming, even as events turn serious.

This Chicago Shakespeare production represents a welcome innovation, a mini-tour across multiple regional theaters of a show that Manhattan Theater Club produced in its Broadway house, where it ...

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