Review: ‘How I Learned What I Learned’ by Congo Square is about the life and work of August Wilson
Now at the Broadway Playhouse, Harry Lennix stars as the playwright in the years leading up to his Century Cycle.
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Deanna Stellato-Dudek becomes the oldest woman to win a figure skating world title — by channeling childhood idol Michael Jordan
When Deanna Stellato-Dudek attended a work retreat in 2016, she didn’t know it would set her on a path toward winning a world championship in figure skating.
Review: ‘A Year with Frog and Toad’ is a sweet musical about a pair of amphibian besties
Nostalgic parents and young theatergoers alike will find plenty to smile about in the spring production at Chicago Children’s Theatre.
Review: ‘Inanimate’ plunges into the world of a woman attracted to a Dairy Queen sign
Trading in a real type of sexual orientation, Erica's story, now on stage at Theater Wit, is treated with warmhearted openness.
Review: ‘The Brightest Thing in the World’ is a sensitive, life-affirming story about the opioid epidemic
Leah Nanako Winkler’s 2022 play, now in its Midwest premiere at About Face Theatre, focuses on the love and joy in protagonist Lane’s life.
Review: ‘Peter Pan’ at Nederlander Theatre smooths the rough edges of Neverland
The classic story of the boy who never grew up is being told for a new generation through a national tour of the musical, directed by Lonny Price.
Review: In ‘brother sister cyborg space’ at Raven Theatre, siblings hash out the future of humanity
This world-premiere play has a fine blend of science fiction, family drama and Biblical allusions, but it never really goes anywhere.
Review: In ‘Mothers’ at Gift Theatre, tensions in a mommy’s group. Then bombs start to fall.
Structurally, playwright Anna Ouyang Moench’s work almost feels like two plays — a social comedy and a dystopian horror.
Review: ‘Dog Man: The Musical’ celebrates the creativity of kids — and their kind of jokes
The musical’s peppy score and breezy pace suit the target audience of elementary schoolers.
Katy Sullivan takes on ‘Richard III’ with her own brand of strength at Chicago Shakespeare
Katy Sullivan will be the first woman with a disability to play the title role in a major U.S. production of Shakespeare's "Richard III."