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Colton Sims with JP Coletta, Cody Siragusa and Teah Kiang Mirabelli in "Million Dollar Quartet Christmas" at Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire. (Justin Barbin)

Review: ‘Million Dollar Quartet Christmas’ lets Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis and crew get into the spirit of the season

November 14, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

Why create a Christmas version? Director Scott Weinstein points out that Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley all went on to create Christmas albums in real...

Scott Westerman and John N. Williams in "Superior Donuts" by Artistic Home at Den Theatre. (Joe Mazza)

Review: The sweet parts of ‘Superior Donuts’ are in the conversations behind the counter

November 11, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

The unlikely friendship between a shop owner and the young man he hires is at the center of Tracy Letts' 2008 play, now at Den Theatre.

David Darrow as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in a rehearsal for "Amadeus," directed by Robert Falls at Steppenwolf Theatre. (Joel Moorman)

‘Amadeus’ opens soon at Steppenwolf, with plenty of Mozart’s music and none of the dustiness

November 5, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Tony Award-winning director Robert Falls makes his Steppenwolf debut with the play about rival composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri.

Daniela Martinez in "Las Borinqueñas" by Visión Latino Theatre Company as part of the 2025 Destinos festival. (Yajaira Custodio)

Review: ‘Las Borinqueñas’ by Visión Latino Theatre recounts the history of medical trials in Puerto Rico

October 24, 2025 at 10:58 a.m.

Nelson Diaz-Marcano's 2024 play centers on a circle of friends affected by the Puerto Rican birth control trials in the 1950s.

Brian Parry and the cast of "Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter" by City Lit Theater and Black Button Eyes Productions. (Steve Graue)

Review: ‘Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter’ is a new, ocean-going tale from the ‘Dracula’ legend

October 22, 2025 at 2:45 p.m.

City Lit Theater and Black Button Eyes Productions stage Chicago playwright Timothy Griffin's world premiere for the spooky season.

John Pietrzyk as Alan Hoffman and Julian Rus as Jim Quinn in "Prodigal Son" by JK Entertainment. (JK Entertainment)

Review: Slow-burning ‘Prodigal Son’ introduces a new company

October 15, 2025 at 10:53 a.m.

The John Patrick Shanley play, now by JK Entertainment at the Athenaeum Center, centers on the relationships between a student and the adults he gets to know at school.

Angelina Dávila and Raquel “Rocky” Nguyen in "Saving Myself" by Subtext Studio Theatre Company as part of the 2025 Destinos festival by the Chicago Latino Theater Alliance. (Subtext Studio)

Review: In ‘Saving Myself’ by Subtext Studio, teenage girls on a Catholic youth retreat

October 7, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Directed by Omar Vicente Fernández, the girls in this new play by María Arreol are restless with their respective secrets.

Tina Arfee, Shadee Vossoughi, Gloria Imseih Petrelli, Joan Nahid and Yourtana Sulaiman in "Wish You Were Here" at Remy Bumppo Theatre. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: In ‘Wish You Were Here’ at Remy Bumppo, friends are scattered by the Iranian Revolution

September 23, 2025 at 5:15 a.m.

When your home country is no longer a safe and nurturing place, do you stay or leave? And when a close-knit group of friends is scattered across continents by their...

LaKecia Harris and Simmery Branch in "Rabbits in Their Pockets" at Lifeline Theatre. (Josh Bernaski)

Review: In ‘Rabbits in Their Pockets’ at Lifeline Theatre, sisters reunite with the help of a little magic

September 16, 2025 at 5:15 a.m.

This world premiere play is the first from Lifeline’s BIPOC Developmental Workshop, and was inspired by A.A. Milne’s poem “Cherry Stones” and the “Br’er Rabbit” stories.

Amanda Drinkall and Erik Hellman in "Dial M for Murder" at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace. (Kyle Flubacker)

Review: In ‘Dial M for Murder’ at Drury Lane, figuring out whodunit was never the point

September 11, 2025 at 1:18 p.m.

This murder mystery has been updated but still has plenty of period-appropriate charm and melodrama in a new production in the western 'burbs.

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