Review: ‘Confederates’ at Redtwist Theatre asks, can trust survive racism?
Directed by Aaron Reese Boseman, Redtwist’s cast deftly manages the play’s ambitious structure, hopping between two timelines as several actors play dual roles.
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Review: Otherworld Theatre’s ‘Prospera’ reaches for a sci-fi adaptation of Shakespeare
“Prospera” ends up a bit stranded as it tries to reinvent “The Tempest" on a distant planet.
Chicago’s International Puppet Theater Festival opens again, the largest in the nation
Every winter, Chicago becomes the epicenter of the puppet theater world. Here are some titles and companies not to miss.
Review: ‘Annie’ by Music Theater Works has a warm-hearted orphan and an over-the-top ending
Family is the most important thing in this longtime favorite musical by Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin and Thomas Meehan.
Review: ‘Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Clowns’ mixes up British detectives for a light holiday mystery
Detective stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and G.K. Chesterton blend to create this world premiere adaptation about a jewelry theft during a holiday pantomime.
Review: ‘Elf’ at the Auditorium Theatre has a fine Buddy in a middling musical
With music by Matthew Sklar and lyrics by Chad Beguelin, the Christmas cheer is dialed up to 11 in the familiar story of a human raised in the North Pole...
Review: ‘Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol’ leans into Dickens’ language and the supernatural
Lifeline ensemble member Phil Timberlake takes on Tom Mula's solo play, told from the point of view of Ebenezer Scrooge’s late business partner.
Review: Goodman Theatre’s ‘Christmas Carol’ finds the darkness and light every holiday season
In the opening scene of “A Christmas Carol,” newly directed by Malkia Stampley this year, an adult and child appear on the foggy bank of the River Thames.
The Root of a Word
A new stage version of the classic noir Gaslight illuminates how people cope with manipulation.
Top 50 holiday concerts and shows in Chicago, from Cirque du Soleil to ‘Holly Dolly Christmas’
’Tis the season when Chicago’s stages give way to Ebenezer Scrooges, George Baileys and Nutcracker princes — plus, the sounds of klezmer, flamenco, bluegrass and Motown.