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Talented actress Aishwarya Rajesh mesmerizes fans with her stunning black ensemble in a captivating snapshot. Read more about her elegance and beauty off-screen.

A local Black-founded and operated nonprofit theater is shooting for the stars with plans to revolutionize the arts on the North Side of Chicago and beyond. In a FOX 32 special report, Jake Hamilton takes a look at their expansion plans and their next big hit for the stage.

"The Other Cinderella" is returning to the Black Ensemble Theater at 4450 North Clark Street in Ravenswood, Chicago.

The state of cultural arts in Chicago is not lost on Mayor Johnson, she said, who met with nearly 20 theater producers from large and small-size organizations in August to get a briefing on the state of theater.

Look at all the fun you can have this week!

Black Ensemble Theater will celebrate 47 years of theater excellence in Chicago with Legacy Gala 2023: An Evening of Elegance to Support Excellence.

“The idea that I’ve managed to do enough work that means something to people, that they would choose to do this in a great theater town like Chicago is really wonderful,” the playwright says.

Chicago celebrates the depth and breadth of Atlanta’s Poet Laureate with a first-ever citywide festival, featuring the centerpiece production The Nacirema Society, directed by Lili-Anne Brown at Goodman Theatre, plus concurrent readings, workshops and special events.

Anya Taylor-Joy in the Queen's move

Black Ensemble: Fashion for the Culture looks back on the pioneers, models, designers, and thought leaders who form the foundation of luxury fashion today.