‘Ali’ will premiere in Chicago, a Broadway-bound musical about Muhammad Ali
The co-lyricist and music producer of the show about the famous boxer and civil rights leader is the Grammy Award-winning musician Q-Tip.
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Review: ‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’ at the Goodman Theatre is gutsy but needs a conflict worthy of its star
The ending may be uneven in this new musical's pre-Broadway tryout but it has a fabulous lead in J. Harrison Ghee as The Lady Chablis.
Review: ‘Ain’t Misbehavin” is a classy and glamorous night out at Drury Lane Theatre
Directed by E. Faye Butler, the show has a knockout set, the songs of "Fats" Waller and a cast that knows how to sing them.
Review: ‘The Hot Wing King’ take a while to really get cooking at Writers Theatre
The otherwise impressive set puts us too far from the action in the kitchen in this first Chicago-area production of Katori Hall's dramedy.
Review: ‘Beehive: The 60’s Musical’ at Marriott Theatre is a fun way to revisit the songs of an era
This is a zesty summer show dedicated to the music of female musicians of the 1960s, with solid singing and the band right up on stage.
Review: ‘Zac Efron,’ about a pair of gay Asian Americans, is a very funny debut for Token Theatre
The play has little to do with the actor Zac Efron, but instead follows these two men as they seek love, happiness and a measure of internet fame.
Review: In compelling ‘Little Bear Ridge Road’ at Steppenwolf Theatre, Laurie Metcalf meets her match
Samuel L. Hunter's beautifully personal play is now premiering in Chicago, with a cast that pushes Metcalf to do her best work.
In ‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’ at the Goodman Theatre, Lady Chablis will take the spotlight
A new musical version of John Berendt's book opens soon in Chicago, set in the Southern city that has long embraced a good story.
Review: ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ in New York gives this musical a whole new ballroom life
What makes this new deconstruction of a classic Broadway title different is that it celebrates the Andrew Lloyd Webber original even as it invents something new.
Review: ‘Attempts on Her Life’ is a confounding non-play, with candy — welcome back, TUTA
Martin Crimp's dark deconstruction of a play is what this long-standing experimental theater company has chosen for its post-pandemic return. I'm very glad you are back, TUTA.