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Tyler Meredith, Alexandra Royer and cast in "The Attic" at the Goodman Theatre. (Todd Rosenberg)

Chicago Theater Report: Gary Sinise back at Steppenwolf and a trio of Broadway-worthy shows in Chicago

September 22, 2026 at 1:07 p.m.

These four-star shows could all be headed to Broadway next, so don't miss them in Chicago. Plus Teatro Vista announces its next season — and more theater news.

Tim Kazurinsky, Timothy Edward Kane and Kate Fry in "The Front Page" at Northlight Theatre in Evanston. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: ‘The Front Page’ is Northlight Theatre’s old-school welcome home

September 21, 2026 at 12:21 p.m.

Northlight Theatre opens its new Evanston home with an all-star Chicago cast, directed by BJ Jones.

Jacob Moskovitz, Johnny Galecki and Ellie Ricker in "Kowalski" at Lookingglass Theatre in the Water Tower Water Works. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: Johnny Galecki channels Tennessee Williams in ‘Kowalski’ at Lookingglass Theatre

September 20, 2026 at 2:12 p.m.

This story of a first meeting between Tennessee Williams and a young Marlon Brando is superbly acted and richly entertaining.

Krystal Joy Brown in "Play On!" in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier. (Kyle Flubacker)

Review: A classy, retro ‘Play On!’ brings Duke Ellington swing to Chicago Shakespeare

September 19, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Sheldon Epps' combination of the song stylings of Duke Ellington and the plot twists of the Bard is simply an underrated show, and it has a terrific cast on Navy...

David Moreland and the cast of "Jekyll & Hyde" by Kokandy Productions at the Broadway Playhouse. (Amy Boyle)

Review: ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ proves itself more than ready to fill the Broadway Playhouse

September 17, 2026 at 2:06 p.m.

This inventive, all-in production by the off-Loop company Kokandy Productions is back for the fall in a downtown theater, and it's still a blast.

Eduardo De Azevedo Grillo, Lucy Tan, Nancy Luna and
Fran Alvarez in "The Attic" at the Goodman Theatre. (Todd Rosenberg)

Review: With sadness and joy, Shana Carroll imagines a fallen circus artist in ‘The Attic’ at Goodman Theatre

September 21, 2026 at 5:41 p.m.

“The Attic: Things I’ve Seen While Lying On My Back” is the stunning season-opener at the Goodman Theatre.

Derrick Sanders III and Ernest Bentley in "The Humanities" at Victory Gardens Theater. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: “The Humanities” at Victory Gardens Theater tackles right-wing speakers, campus hypocrisy

September 15, 2026 at 1:46 p.m.

Victory Gardens roared back to life this past weekend with "The Humanities," a provocative, free-thinking and highly entertaining new play from Zayd Ayers Dohrn.

Missy Wise Vanderzee and Kevin Webb in "Sunday in the Park with George," by Kokandy Productions at the Chopin Theatre. (Evan Hanover)

Chicago Theater Report: New Marriott season, ‘Princess Bride’ and wild times in the Loop’s Spiegeltent

September 15, 2026 at 2:04 p.m.

Kokandy Productions announced the cast for "A Clockwork Orange" and Hell in a Handbag’s production of “Joan Crawford Goes to Hell” gets an extension.

Adeline Rosenthal, Asha Dale Hopman and cast in "Leopoldstradt" at Writers Theatre in Glencoe. (Hugo Hentoff)

Winners of the 2026 Equity Jeff Awards include ‘Leopoldstadt,’ ‘Octet’ and Brendan Hunt’s ‘The Movement You Need’

September 15, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

Major acting awards were also won by Al’Jaleel McGhee, Gwendolyn Whiteside, Cody Comb, Allsun O'Malley, Maxel McLoud Schingen and Kelvin Roston Jr.

Janet Ulrich Brooks and María Victoria Martínez in "The Birth of the Pill" at TimeLine Theatre. (Brett Beiner)

Review: ‘The Birth of the Pill’ at TimeLine Theatre has serious issues with the book it is adapting

September 14, 2026 at 12:48 p.m.

Jessica Huang’s “The Birth of the Pill,” is not so much an adaptation of Jonathan Eig’s history of oral contraception as a reckoning with how this Evanston-based Pulitzer Prize winner...

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