Review: ‘The Audience’ at Drury Lane Theatre has new resonance after the death of Queen Elizabeth II
Peter Morgan's play is the prototype for his TV series "The Crown." If you like "The Crown," you'll likely enjoy this piece in Oakbrook Terrace.
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Theater for fall 2024: Our top 10 upcoming titles from ‘Potter’ to ‘Pericles’
Also among the highlights: "Inherit the Wind" at Goodman Theatre and "Frozen" in Aurora. This is the strongest fall theater slate in years.
A director returns to Writers Theatre to work her magic on ‘Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812’
The musical made a splash on Broadway, based on a section of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace.” The director says she aims to evoke the glamor of the Russian setting...
Review: ‘1776’ at Marriott Theatre rediscovers the hope in the birth of America
With a diverse cast and and many points of view, director Nick Bowling's production is the only way to do this show now.
Review: Larry Kramer’s play ‘The Normal Heart’ is in good hands at Redtwist Theatre
This is a masterful work that charts the pathetic initial response from the New York authorities to the AIDS crisis in the early 1980s.
Talking to Jordan Klepper of ‘The Daily Show’ about prepping for a DNC week in Chicago
"The Daily Show" is broadcasting all week from the Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture in Lakeview during the DNC at United Center.
Review: ‘Back to the Future’ at the Cadillac Palace falls short as a time-traveling musical
Based on the beloved 1985 Robert Zemeckis movie, it could have been a great musical. At least Burke Swanson is a highlight in the touring cast as George McFly.
Steppenwolf Theatre’s play ‘Purpose’ is moving to Broadway
The play by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is slated to open next spring at the Helen Hayes Theater in New York.
Column: Rachel Bloom’s ‘Death, Let Me Do My Show’ opens at Steppenwolf, a show with a twist of fate
The solo autobiographical comedy from the star of "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" started life as something totally different, but then the pandemic showed up.
Review: ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ on Broadway has Sutton Foster as our princess of Woebegone, aiming to peas
She's clearly having a good time as the lead of this over-the-top musical comedy based on the fairy tale. You just have to be willing to come along for the...