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Nadia Pillay, Kaleb Jackson, Eric K. Roberts and Terreon Collins in Theatre Y's production of "We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, From the German Südwestafrika, Between the Years 1884-1915."

Review: ‘We Are Proud to Present’ is a brave beginning for Theatre Y in North Lawndale

April 26, 2023 at 2:30 p.m.

After several years of working to relocate from Lincoln Square to North Lawndale, Theatre Y finally has a new home: a four-story building at 3611 W. Cermak, a block south...

Ashli Rene Funches and Aja Singletary in "Is God Is" at A Red Orchid Theatre.

Review: ‘Is God Is’ is a dark revenge tale in its Chicago premiere at A Red Orchid Theatre

April 17, 2023 at 11:55 a.m.

Given the piles of bodies strewn about the stage at the end of "Is God Is," it would be easy to mistake the scene for the finale of "Hamlet." But...

The cast of "A Soldier's Play," in Chicago at the CIBC Theatre.

Broadway star Norm Lewis says you have to find a sense of hope in ‘A Soldier’s Play’

March 30, 2023 at 5:15 a.m.

Charles Fuller's "A Soldier's Play," a murder mystery set on a segregated U.S. Army base in 1944, had an unusually long path to Broadway following its premiere by the Negro...

Michael Sherwin (Stork) and Monique Marshaun (Renee) in "Babel" from Redtwist Theatre.

Review: In ‘Babel’ at Redtwist Theatre, expecting couples face eugenics and AI in a dystopian future

March 28, 2023 at 2:23 p.m.

Like much dystopian fiction, Jacqueline Goldfinger's "Babel" takes factual elements of a society's past or present and imagines how they might play out in the future. In this case, the...

Naomi Rodgers performs "What's Love Got To Do With It" in the Broadway tour of "Tina - The Tina Turner Musical" at Nederlander Theatre.

They both play the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll in ‘Tina – The Tina Turner Musical’

March 6, 2023 at 5:30 a.m.

When the North American tour of "Tina — The Tina Turner Musical" comes to the Nederlander Theatre in March, Chicago audiences will meet not one, but two Tinas: Naomi Rodgers...

Ben Veatch, Brittney Brown and Amber Washington in "The Kelly Girls" at The Factory Theater.

Review: ‘The Kelly Girls’ is set in Northern Ireland and explores what drives people to violence

February 28, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

The word "radicalization" doesn't appear in Shannon O'Neill's "The Kelly Girls," but the concept looms large in this politically charged family drama, now in its world premiere at The Factory...

Felicia Oduh in "Alaiyo" at Definition Theatre.

Review: Black Americans wrestle with their identity in ‘Alaiyo’ at Definition Theatre

February 9, 2023 at 5:15 a.m.

In the opening scene of Definition Theatre's current production, "Alaiyo," budding young writer Ariel is metaphorically adrift at sea, where she declares that words wash over, around and through her....

Patrons take their seats for a performance of "And Neither Have I Wings to Fly" at the Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook on Feb. 1, 2023. The play is First Folio Theatre's final production.

After more than 25 years, a fond farewell and a final show for First Folio Theatre in Oak Brook

February 7, 2023 at 5:45 a.m.

After more than 25 years in residence at the historic Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook, First Folio Theatre will sunset when its current show, "And Neither Have I Wings...

Ishmael Falke performs in "Invisible Lands" by the Livsmedlet Theatre during the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival at the Chopin Theatre on Jan. 22, 2023. "Invisible Lands" transforms the performers' bodies into the physical terrain on which refugees — represented by miniature figurines — travel after leaving home.

Chicago Puppet Theater Fest’s first week had a whale of a ‘Moby Dick,’ tiny figures and a marionette made of ice

January 23, 2023 at 2:22 p.m.

A terrifying whale, a delicate marionette made of ice and a collection of intricate figurines that travel across the terrain of human bodies were several of the sights on offer...

Review: ‘A Christmas Carol’ at the Goodman Theatre tells Scrooge’s lesson anew every year

December 6, 2022 at 5:45 a.m.

During intermission at the Goodman Theatre's 45th annual production of "A Christmas Carol," I overheard a member of the audience say that he attends every year and enjoys looking for...

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