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Glen Tullman, left, and David Rockwell inside The Hand & The Eye, 100 E. Ontario St. in Chicago, on April 3, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Will The Hand & The Eye, Chicago’s new luxe mansion of magic, save the Magnificent Mile?

April 7, 2026 at 2:16 p.m.

Founder Glen Tullman's $50 million entertainment venture opens next weekend just off Michigan Avenue, a daring bet on the popularity of magic.

Lauren Patten and Alden Ehrenreich in "Becky Shaw" on Broadway at the Hayes Theater in New York. (Marc J. Franklin)

Review: In ‘Becky Shaw’ on Broadway, the truth can be such a drag

April 6, 2026 at 9:00 p.m.

Gina Gionfriddo's dark dating comedy feels well-cast and perfectly timed.

Avery Willis Hoffman is the new artistic director of Court Theatre on the campus of the University of Chicago. (Provided by Court Theatre)

Court Theatre announces 2026-27 season in Hyde Park, opening with ‘Tituba’ in Rockefeller Chapel

April 2, 2026 at 10:59 a.m.

Renovations at the theater will delay the start of the season, which will include four plays, including a milestone for director Ron OJ Parson.

Jon Bernthal, Danny Johnson and Jessica Hecht in "Dog Day Afternoon" at the August Wilson Theatre in New York. (Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman)

Review: ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ on Broadway struggles with how to put this gripping story on stage

March 30, 2026 at 11:00 p.m.

Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach star in a stage adaptation of the 1975 movie about a bank robbery in Brooklyn gone wrong.

"Going Bacharach: The Songs of an Icon" with Adrian Galante, Ta-Tynisa Wilson, Hilary Kole and John Pagano, at Chicago’s Apollo Theater. (Russ Rowland)

Burt Bacharach revue headed to Apollo Theater in Chicago

March 27, 2026 at 10:38 a.m.

The show will feature the famous songs of the pop composer, known for such catchy titles as “What the World Needs Now” and "I'll Never Love This Way Again."

The nightclub room in "Theater of the Mind," presented by the Goodman Theatre in the Reid Murdoch Building in Chicago. (Todd Rosenberg)

Review: David Byrne’s ‘Theater of the Mind’ will make you see your own mind anew

March 26, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.

As part of an audience moving through this theater experience, you are asked to reflect on memory, both its comforts and its limitations, and question whether you are a reliable...

Jonathan Berry at a rehearsal at Steppenwolf Theatre on Oct. 17, 2019. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Raven Theatre announces new producing artistic director

March 25, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.

Jonathan Berry, a longtime Chicago director and former artistic producer at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, will take the helm.

Alex Grelle in "Grelley Duvall Best Actress" at the Chopin Theatre. (Sarah Elizabeth Larson)

Review: ‘Grelley Duvall Best Actress’ is a charmingly bonkers tribute to ’80s movie moments

March 24, 2026 at 2:10 p.m.

This latest edition of the campy "Grelley Duvall Show" recreates moments from such films as "Showgirls" and "Basic Instinct," with live music and puppets thrown in.

Quinn Simmons, David Moreland and cast in "Jekyll & Hyde" by Kokandy Productions at the Chopin Theatre. (Evan Hanover)

‘Angels in America’ and ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ are big winners at the 2026 Non-Equity Jeff Awards

March 23, 2026 at 10:30 p.m.

They were among 36 winners who took part in 27 different productions by Chicago-area non-union theater companies. The awards were presented in a ceremony Monday night at the Harris Theater.

Aya Cash, John Lithgow, Elliott Levey, and Rachael Stirling in "Giant" at the Music Box Theatre in New York. (Joan Marcus)

Review: In ‘Giant’ on Broadway, John Lithgow plays Roald Dahl in a fight over antisemitism

March 23, 2026 at 10:00 p.m.

This play by Mark Rosenblatt begins in the '80s, after Roald Dahl writes an article in the wake of the Lebanon War that many see as deeply antisemitic.

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