Review: M.A.D.D. Rhythms hoofers from past and present shine, despite technical challenges
M.A.D.D. Rhythms co-founders Bril Barrett and Martin “Tre” Dumas III performed some of the finest...
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Review: ‘What the Constitution Means to Me,’ staged in an American Legion post, is a play that always feels timely
Heidi Schreck’s 2017 play, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, gets authentic surroundings in this new production...
Review: ‘Operation Mincemeat’ at CIBC Theatre spins a true wartime story into a nutty musical
The British comedy troupe SpitLip took a real World War II caper and made it...
Steep Theatre readies its new Edgewater home
The new theater of Chicago's Far North Side is being built inside a former Christian...
Chicago Theater Report: Carrie Coon sings Christmas, ‘Come From Away’ adds shows and Milwaukee Rep makes bank
Also in theater news this week, Albany Park Theater Project will host a final season...
Lookingglass Theatre has new leaders, including David Schwimmer as producing director
The theater announced Tuesday that David Catlin and Ericka Ratcliff will be its new co-artistic...
Review: ‘School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play’ on Broadway finds its life in the girls
"School Girls" is a cumbersomely titled moral comedy from Jocelyn Bioh that the director Whitney...
Review: ‘Topdog/Underdog’ at Steppenwolf Theatre reveals itself as an American tragedy
Director Kenny Leon has essentially brought his Broadway staging of Suzan-Lori Parks' "Topdog/Underdog" to Chicago,...
Review: With ‘Ride the Cyclone,’ the Metropolis in Arlington Heights is back on track
This deliciously macabre musical is especially popular with teenage audiences, and this new production is...
Johnny Galecki has been down on the farm for years. Why has he come to Chicago to play Tennessee Williams?
Since the CBS sitcom "The Big Bang Theory" ended seven years ago, the actor Johnny...