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Cayleigh Capaldi (Maria Rainer) in "The Sound of Music" at the Nederlander Theatre. (Jeremy Daniel)

Review: ‘The Sound of Music,’ the masterpiece that never leaves us, now in the Chicago Loop

October 23, 2025 at 2:06 p.m.

It's axiomatic in the commercial theater that two shows always sell: "Fiddler on the Roof" and "The Sound of Music." Why? Both are beloved works of genius that are generous...

The Goodman Theatre at 170 N Dearborn St, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, Oct. 15, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

The road to 100: The Goodman Theatre grows with Chicago theater

October 22, 2025 at 12:21 p.m.

From its founding in 1925 to the Robert Falls era to the future, the Goodman has been the cornerstone of Chicago's nonprofit theater.

Elizabeth Franz as Linda Loman and Brian Dennehy as Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" at the Goodman Theatre in 1998. (Eric Y. Exit)

Timeline: A Chicago century at the Goodman Theatre

October 20, 2025 at 5:29 a.m.

From its founding in 1925 to the present, the big moments and most significant plays at the Goodman Theatre.

Sandra Delgado and Simona Gueglio-Saccone in "Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars" at Timeline Theatre. (Brett Beiner)

Review: ‘Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars’ by Timeline Theatre is Sandra Delgado’s meditations on home

November 11, 2025 at 10:19 a.m.

Sandra Delgado's impassioned new theater piece "Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars" makes three points about the dysfunction of the U.S. immigration system that strike me as irrefutable, whatever your political...

Cher Álvarez and Patrick Heusinger in "Paranormal Activity" in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. (Kyle Flubacker)

Review: ‘Paranormal Activity’ at Chicago Shakespeare is a lesson in live, minimalist terror

October 17, 2025 at 10:08 a.m.

The play on Navy Pier, based on the "Paranormal Activity" movies, had the opening night audience screaming.

Joshua Henry, Ben Levi Ross and the company of "Ragtime" on Broadway at Vivian Beaumont Theater in New York. (Matthew Murphy)

Review: Broadway’s ‘Ragtime’ is no less beautiful in a less promising America

October 16, 2025 at 10:00 p.m.

Director Lear deBessonet’s revival of Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens' musical is set in an America with less certainty about the future.

Jazzy Rush in "Oak" at Raven Theatre. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: In ‘Oak’ at Raven Theatre, Black siblings are stuck in a Halloween nightmare

October 16, 2025 at 10:50 a.m.

The talented playwright Terry Guest is using the horror convention to talk about the racist origins of many Black myths and nightmares.

Jakeim Hart and Aaron James Mckenzie in "Revolution(s)" at the Goodman's Owen Theatre. (Brett Beiner)

Review: A child of radicals creates ‘Revolution(s)’ at Goodman Theatre with a Tom Morello score

October 14, 2025 at 12:56 p.m.

This groundbreaking new musical veers between paying tribute to the radical activists of Chicago's past and probing their impact on today's generation.

Alexandra Chopson and Jasper Johnson in "Veal" at A Red Orchid Theatre. (Evan Hanover)

Review: In ‘Veal’ at A Red Orchid Theatre, a dictator queen confronts her friend group

October 13, 2025 at 11:25 a.m.

Jojo Jones' entertaining world premiere is a play about ratcheting up the stakes of adolescent angst.

Sondra Radvanovsky in "Medea" by Lyric Opera of Chicago. (Cory Weaver)

Review: At Lyric Opera, Sondra Radvanovsky sings a ‘Medea’ for the ages

October 12, 2025 at 2:33 p.m.

In director David McVicar's unnerving production, Radvanovsky's Medea is a roaring force from the underworld.

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