Patti LuPone talks about her concert ‘Matters of the Heart’ at the Auditorium Theatre, and some Mamet memories
The Broadway singer and actress sings love songs by Joni Mitchell, Randy Newman, Sondheim and others on Saturday night.
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Review: ‘Stereophonic’ is a play about a ’70s band and the price you pay for genius
In a story by David Adjmi with songs by Will Butler, we watch a band struggle to create an album over many months in a recording studio, driven by an...
‘Stereophonic’ arrives in Chicago, telling the story of a band through its songs
Now on its first national tour, David Adjmi’s play has music by Will Butler of Arcade Fire and tells the story of a band making an album in the 1970s.
Review: Everything you ever needed to know about the sex lives of puppets, plus Manual Cinema’s latest
I would have thought the title of "The Sex Lives of Puppets" was the reason for the sold-out Biograph, but this festival has been selling out performances all over town.
‘Ted Lasso’ writer and actor brings pre-Broadway show to Steppenwolf
Tickets go on sale later this week for "The Movement You Need: An Evening with Brendan Hunt."
Review: In ‘Salome’ by Lyric Opera, devastating excess is the point
Original director David McVicar's famous production of the Richard Strauss opera gets its bloody, eye-popping U.S. debut in Chicago.
Review: ‘Birds of North America’ at A Red Orchid Theatre offers autumnal balm for a cold winter night
The superb acting work by John Judd and Cassidy Slaughter-Mason is not unexpected at this particular theater, of course, but the design goes far beyond the typical.
Review: In ‘Eureka Day’ by TimeLine Theatre, time marches on for a funny vaccine comedy
In Jonathan Spector's play, a hapless board of a parent-run private school — a liberal, Northern California kind of place — is trying to debate whether to close the school...
Second City changes its storied e.t.c. Stage to … improv?
Second City's second stage is tossing out sketch comedy in favor of all-improvised shows. For those who know Chicago's most famous comedy institution, this is a surprising change.
Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey made a secret stop Tuesday at the Art Institute of Chicago
The sexiest man alive and the blond star of "Wicked" apparently made a stealth visit to the Art Institute of Chicago to promote an upcoming production of "Sunday in the...