Review: ‘Ugly Lies the Bone,’ a play about pain, is explored by Shattered Globe Theatre
The story follows a wounded veteran of the war in Afghanistan and her attempts at rehabilitation and to return to, for want of a better word, normalcy.
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Review: ‘Rome Sweet Rome’ at Chicago Shakes continues Q Brothers legacy of hip hop theater
A sharp, funny and well-sung hip hop adaptation of "Julius Caesar," this is the best show yet by the influential Q Brothers Collective.
Review: ‘Masquerade’ is a new kind of ‘Phantom’ off-Broadway — with you taking part in the ball
The off-Broadway immersive experience was created by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Randy Weiner and Diane Paulus with many of the original songs, sung around and amongst small audiences. And there's a...
Winners of the 2025 Equity Jeff Awards include Court, Shattered Globe and Writers Theatre’s big ‘Comet’
The 57th anniversary Equity Jeff Awards were presented in a ceremony on Monday at the Harris Theater, recognizing the work of the Chicago area's union-affiliated theaters.
Review: ‘Punch’ on Broadway is about the possibility of forgiveness
James Graham's play is based on a 2022 memoir, "Right From Wrong" by Jacob Dunne, who inadvertently killed a man in a fistfight outside a Nottingham pub.
Review: In ‘Ava: The Secret Conversations,’ Elizabeth McGovern shows she understands her subject
The "Downton Abbey" actress both wrote and stars in this show about Hollywood's Ava Gardner. It's a brave and complicated piece of theater.
Review: In this latest ‘Waiting for Godot’ on Broadway, Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter provide their own kind of absurdism
The British director Jamie Lloyd is the theater's most savvy translator of pop culture right now, and certainly is aware of how his casting will be perceived. Excellent adventure, indeed.
Column: If I gave out the Jeff Awards, these would be my 2025 winners
The 57th anniversary Equity Jeff Awards for Chicago theater are Monday night, here's what I think should win.
Review: Explosive ‘Mr. Wolf’ bangs hard on the door at Steppenwolf Theatre
With stellar direction by K. Todd Freeman, this is an intense play about a broken family attempting to come back together after a daughter's abduction.
Review: ‘Big White Fog’ at Court Theatre brings Black theater history out of the mist
Asked to list the most important Chicago playwrights, few of today's Chicagoans would mention Theodore Ward. A trip to Hyde Park for this remarkable South Side family drama at Court...