Column: The legendary Organic Theater is gone, ‘Scream! Bleed!’ brings memories roaring back
New book remembers the formative Chicago theater company that gave us Joe Mantegna, Dennis Franz,...
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Chicago Theater Report: ‘Purpose’ returns, new Broadway shows in town and dinner with Basil Fawlty
New shows have been announced for an already busy fall and early 2027. If you...
Column: Can some Second City alums make Oklahoma City the new Hollywood?
"Drive Through Fire" is the latest movie project from Jim Carlson and Kate Duffy, two...
Review: Cast lights up Lyric’s especially bleak ‘Jenufa’ — and that’s saying something
Through the end of the month, Gaetano Donizetti's breezy "Daughter of the Regiment" and composer...
Our holiday theater list: Top 10 shows to make your season bright, from Cirque to ‘Carols’
There's no better time to get out and support Chicago theater than the festive season,...
Holiday shows for 2023: Our 35 concerts, ‘Nutcrackers’ and theater around Chicago this season
Whether you're a staunch "Christmas Carol" traditionalist or looking for off-color holiday humor, our guide...
Review: In ‘The Lion in Winter’ at Court Theatre, an old play is on the prowl again
For a devastating portrait of what we now euphemistically call middle age, head down to...
Review: ‘Harmony’ opens on Broadway with music by Barry Manilow — in a potent moment for a story of a 1930s singing group
Whatever the structural flaws of "Harmony," the new Broadway musical about the Comedian Harmonists, a...
Review: ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ superb, the best at Marriott Theatre in years
At one point in "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical," the 16-year-old version of Carole King...
‘The Choir of Man’ heads to Chicago’s Apollo Theater
Chicago's Apollo Theater will host a new production of "The Choir of Man," a notable...
Review: Akram Khan’s ‘Jungle Book reimagined’ is spectacular and frightening at Harris Theater. What if animals could talk?
Scientists predict that by 2050, 80% of the world's population will live in cities, forced...
Review: In ‘The Lifespan of a Fact’ at TimeLine Theatre, the fun is in the debate
When is a fact a fact? Not as easy a question as you might think,...
Review: ‘Beetlejuice the Musical’ at the Auditorium is unstoppable — nothing this critic can do
Sometimes a critic just has to admit defeat. And while it rankles to lose so...