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Review: Best for detective fans, ‘Miss Holmes Returns’ at Lifeline Theatre

September 6, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Sherlock Holmes was so popular in his day that outraged readers pressured Sir Arthur Conan Doyle into resurrecting the fictional detective after the author tried to kill him off. Doyle...

Review: ‘My Brother Langston’ at Black Ensemble Theater shines when the poetry is allowed to speak for itself

August 24, 2022 at 2:47 p.m.

Black Ensemble Theater's world premiere production of "My Brother Langston" tells the story of Harlem Renaissance luminary Langston Hughes through poetry, music and autobiographical narration, with uneven results. In the...

This story is a hike: Theatre Y brings ‘Laughing Song: A Walking Dream’ to North Lawndale, taking audiences along on foot

August 17, 2022 at 5:45 a.m.

The streets of North Lawndale transform into a theatrical landscape as actors and audience members take a three-mile journey together in Theatre Y's "Laughing Song: A Walking Dream." The small...

Review: ‘Dear Jack, Dear Louise’ at Northlight Theatre is a touching, personal piece that celebrates human connection

July 24, 2022 at 11:54 a.m.

In a time when one can swipe through countless photos of potential romantic partners online, the concept of falling in love with someone you've never seen sounds like the stuff...

Review: American Blues Theater hits the right notes in August Wilson’s ‘Fences’

July 15, 2022 at 2:08 p.m.

In American Blues Theater's production of "Fences," the play that won August Wilson his first of two Pulitzer Prizes, director Monty Cole's intimate staging gives the audience a front-row seat...

Review: ‘Homecoming’ taps past stories by Albany Park Theater Project — these young performers are sure to move you

July 14, 2022 at 11:01 a.m.

The closing scene of Albany Park Theater Project's "Homecoming" celebrates the power of music in the lives of students, framed through shared memories of a beloved music teacher. As the...

Review: In touring ‘Where We Belong’ now at the Goodman, a Mohegan theater-maker forges a deep connection with her audience

June 29, 2022 at 11:55 a.m.

In her solo play, "Where We Belong," Madeline Sayet shares her story with such warmth, passion, honesty and humor that one feels honored to have spent an evening in her...

Review: A parody of Agatha Christie, ‘A Fine Feathered Murder’ is heavy on farce and light on plot

June 28, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Kooky characters, bawdy humor and poultry of unusual size: all are on offer at "A Fine Feathered Murder: A Miss Marbled Mystery," a world premiere by Hell in a Handbag...

Ace Young, left, and Diana DeGarmo rehearse a scene from the musical "Skates" at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago on May 20 2022.

‘Skates’ musical taps into Chicago’s roller rink nostalgia, and stars ‘American Idol’ couple Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young

May 24, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

A wave of '70s and '90s nostalgia comes to Chicago this summer when "Skates," a new musical that channels the halcyon heyday of roller rinks, premieres at the newly renovated...

Review: In the new musical ‘Somewhere Over the Border’ by Teatro Vista, the ‘Wizard of Oz’ story gets a new kind of magic

March 11, 2024 at 1:22 p.m.

Dorothy's fantastical journey down the Yellow Brick Road to find her way home in L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" may be one of the most quintessentially American...

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