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Harry Lennix, Alana Arenas, Glenn Davis, Tamara Tunie, Ayanna Bria Bakari and Jon Michael Hill in "Purpose" at Steppenwolf Theatre. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: ‘Purpose’ skewers the Jesse Jackson story — it’s the explosive play Steppenwolf has been waiting for

March 29, 2024 at 6:24 a.m.

Set around a Black family's dining room table and following a story much like that of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., this world premiere compares to "August: Osage County" and should...

Amanda Drinkall and Alina Taber in "A Streetcar Named Desire" at Paramount's Copley Theatre in Aurora. (Liz Lauren)

Review: ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ at Paramount has all of that Tennessee Williams pain

March 25, 2024 at 1:04 p.m.

I had a sense this “Streetcar” was going to be good when I first saw Stella's face as Stanley entered. Blanche may depend on the kindness of strangers but this...

The company of "Sondheim Tribute Revue" at Theo Theatre. (Elizabeth Stenholt Photography)

Review: ‘Sondheim Tribute Revue’ is custom-made by Theo Theatre

March 22, 2024 at 5:45 a.m.

The great thing about Sondheim (well, one of the great things) is how well his songs work out of their original context, especially when placed in conversation with other Sondheim...

Paul Alexander Nolan and the cast of "Water for Elephants." (Matthew Murphy)

Review: ‘Water for Elephants’ is one of the most authentic circus-themed shows to make it to Broadway

April 2, 2024 at 2:26 p.m.

This hugely talented crew sings, dances and are laudably believable as acrobats, aerialists and roustabouts from the circus.

Harry Lennix, ensemble members Alana Arenas and Glenn Davis, Tamara Tunie, Ayanna Bria Bakari and ensemble member Jon Michael Hill in Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s world premiere of "Purpose" by

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. (Michael Brosilow)

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins births a Chicago political drama at Steppenwolf with ‘Purpose’

March 21, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.

Jacobs-Jenkins describes "Purpose" as a play about Black political life in the late years of the 20th century.

Victoria Pedretti, Caleb Eberhardt and Jeremy Strong in "An Enemy of the People." (Emilio Madrid)

Review: Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli battle in ‘An Enemy of the People’ on Broadway

March 19, 2024 at 9:21 a.m.

Whatever the limit of the Gold shenanigans, they all feel very much in service of the message of a prescient play about the dangers of populist manipulation by those invested...

Writers Theatre announces 2024-2025 season

March 18, 2024 at 12:56 p.m.

The five-show slate launches with the Chicago premiere of the 2016 Broadway musical "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812."

Ronnie Marmo as Bill W. and Steve Gelder as Dr. Bob in "Bill W. and Dr. Bob" at the Biograph Theatre. (Cortney Roles)

Column: ‘Bill W. and Dr. Bob’ is a moving gathering of the like-minded at the Biograph Theatre

March 15, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

The actor walked out on stage. "My name is Bill," he said. And almost an entire theater's worth of people responded, pretty much in unison. "Hi, Bill."

Joy Woods (Middle Allie) and Ryan Vasquez (Middle Noah) in "The Notebook: The Musical" on Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York. (Julieta Cervantes)

Review: In ‘The Notebook’ on Broadway, a love story through time feels real

March 21, 2024 at 10:20 a.m.

The score by Ingrid Michaelson is key. Characters sing what regular people feel in such circumstances, and the songs deliver that directly to the audience.

Northlight Theatre artistic director BJ Jones in 2016. (Michael Tercha/baiduhai)

Northlight Theatre’s 2024-25 season includes ‘Little Women’ and ‘Prayer for the French Republic’

March 14, 2024 at 1:53 p.m.

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