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Giselle Guiterrez, Cody Braverman, Emerson Mae Chan, Maggie Lakis and Rob McClure in the touring production of "Mrs. Doubtfire" at the Nederlander Theatre in Chicago. (Joan Marcus)

Review: A warm, laugh-filled ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ at Nederlander Theatre

February 29, 2024 at 2:32 p.m.

This big-hearted, family-oriented musical died fast on Broadway but has since been a big hit on its national tour. It's in Chicago for the first time.

TimeLine Theatre Company is raising funds to convert this building in the 5300 block of North Broadway, photographed here in 2018, into a new theater venue. (Stacey Wescott / baiduhai)

TimeLine Theatre announces a 2024-25 season of ‘producing partnerships’

February 29, 2024 at 12:30 p.m.

The theater plans co-productions with nonprofit theaters across the Chicago area and at DePaul University.

The Flyover experience opens in a venue at the east entrance of Navy Pier on March 1. (Flyover by Pursuit)

Review: Flyover Chicago opens on Navy Pier, a dizzying and inspiring video thrill ride

February 29, 2024 at 12:55 p.m.

A strikingly classy and emotive new attraction at Navy Pier — one that lands somewhere between tourist attraction, interactive performance, movie and theme-park thrill ride — has arrived to restore...

Rob McClure in the original Broadway cast of "Mrs. Doubtfire" in 2022 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in New York. (Joan Marcus)

Rob McClure of ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ is a rare Broadway star who has gone on tour. Family attached.

February 27, 2024 at 2:20 p.m.

The musical has arrived in Chicago this week for a two-week run at the Nederlander Theatre. It comes with a rarity.

Andrew Burden Swanson in "The Smuggler" by Jackalope Theatre. (Joel Maisonet)

Review: ‘The Smuggler’ by Jackalope Theatre is a watery story of gangsters and rats

February 26, 2024 at 12:57 p.m.

Few things scream Chicago theater more loudly than a couple of dozen people packed into a building by Lake Michigan, listening to a tall tale of gangsters and giant rats,...

Manny Buckley and Jon Hudson Odom in "The Reclamation of Madison Hemings" by American Blues Theater. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: In ‘The Reclamation of Madison Hemings,’ debating questions of liberty and life

February 23, 2024 at 10:10 p.m.

This play is about a meeting between brothers formerly enslaved by Thomas Jefferson, and is a good deal more visceral than its academic title suggests.

Billy Rude with Tina Muñoz Pandya, Lauren Molina, Monica West and Russell Mernagh in "The Matchbox Magic Flute" in the Goodman's Owen Theatre. (Liz Lauren)

Review: ‘Matchbox Magic Flute’ is a chance to see Mary Zimmerman’s magic up close

February 22, 2024 at 11:01 a.m.

There’s something especially cool about this director shrinking an allegorical Mozart opera down to 10 performers and premiering it in the Goodman's studio space back in Chicago.

Sophie Madorsky and cast in "The Band's Visit" at Writers Theatre in Glencoe. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: Lovely ‘The Band’s Visit’ gets an intimate staging at Writers Theatre

February 20, 2024 at 11:47 a.m.

There is something about Itamar Moses's story that taps into the difficulty of late-in-life romances.

Michelle Aravena, Neo Del Corral and cast in "Billy Elliot: The Musical" at Paramount Theatre. (Liz Lauren)

Review: In ‘Billy Elliot’ at Paramount Theatre, Elton John’s songs still come through

February 19, 2024 at 3:33 p.m.

"Billy Elliot" certainly belongs on any list of the greatest British musicals of all time.

Alex Edelman performs "Just For Us" in a previous production on Broadway in New York. (Matthew Murphy)

Review: Alex Edelman’s ‘Just For Us’ probes the limits of Jewish identity

February 16, 2024 at 5:11 p.m.

Alex Edelman's Broadway show, "Just For Us," is making a touring stop at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Lincoln Park through Feb. 24.

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