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Ferdinand (Lawrence Grimm) and Will (Lenin Izquierdo) in "Any Rebellion of Will" at Trap Door Theatre. (George Hudson)

Review: ‘Any Rebellion of Will’ is an absurdist breath of fresh air at Trap Door Theatre

By Chris Jones

October 14, 2026 at 1:24 p.m.

This world premiere, penned by S.L. Daniels and accurately billed as a dark, absurdist comedy...

Director Stuart Gordon, co-founder of the Organic Theater Company, on May 12, 1981. (Anne Cusack/baiduhai)

Column: The legendary Organic Theater is gone, ‘Scream! Bleed!’ brings memories roaring back

By Rick Kogan

October 14, 2026 at 10:25 a.m.

New book remembers the formative Chicago theater company that gave us Joe Mantegna, Dennis Franz,...

Alana Arenas (as Morgan), Kara Young (Aziza) and cast in "Purpose" on Broadway at the Hayes Theater in New York. (Marc J. Franklin)

Chicago Theater Report: ‘Purpose’ returns, new Broadway shows in town and dinner with Basil Fawlty

By Chris Jones

October 13, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.

New shows have been announced for an already busy fall and early 2027. If you...

Scott Aiello is Eddie, Eileen Niccolai is Beatrice, Harrison Weger is Rodolpho, Isabelle Muthiah is Catherine and Mike Cherry plays Marco in Arthur Miller's "A View From the Bridge" by Shattered Globe Theatre.

Review: ‘A View From the Bridge’ is Shattered Globe’s masterful return to Arthur Miller’s tragedy

By Chris Jones

September 13, 2023 at 1:25 p.m.

Here's a way to make a critic feel old. Director Louis Contey has returned to...

Jack Ball is Seymour, Gene Weygandt is Mushnik and Teressa LaGamba as Audrey in "Little Shop of Horrors" at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora.

Review: ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ at Paramount Theatre packs a lot into a quirky little show

By Chris Jones

September 12, 2023 at 4:12 p.m.

Without "Little Shop of Horrors," there would have been no "Beauty and the Beast," no...

Anthony L. Irons, as Corey Baker and Alexis J. Roston, as Regina Baker, left, watch as Sydney Charles, as Patricia Griffith hugs Ronald L. Conner, as Gerald Griffith, right, during a preview of Welcome to Matteson, at Northwestern University's Wirtz Center in Streeterville on Sept. 5, 2023.

Photos: Welcome to Matteson

By Talia Sprague

September 15, 2023 at 10:06 p.m.

Playwright Inda Craig-Galván's 'Welcome To Matteson' is on stage this season at Northwestern University's Abbott...

Mayer (Joey Slotnick), Henry (Mitchell Fain), and Emanuel Lehman (Anish Jethmalani) in "The Lehman Trilogy" in a TimeLine Theatre Company production at the Broadway Playhouse.

The Tony-winning ‘Lehman Trilogy’ arrives in Chicago as a TimeLine production: What do we give up for capitalism?

By Emily McClanathan

March 12, 2024 at 11:57 a.m.

In the fall of 2019, an unusual partnership was forged between Broadway in Chicago, the...

Erik Hellman, Roy James Brown, Ron E Rains and Elleon Dobias in "Ring of Fire" at Drury Lane Theatre.

Review: ‘Ring of Fire’ at Drury Lane Theatre has a likable glow but few real flames

By Chris Jones

September 12, 2023 at 3:17 p.m.

Jukebox musicals aren't usually ensemble pieces. Typically, there's an actor, or actors, playing the name...

A Joffrey Ballet rehearsal takes place in a studio adjacent to the Chicago Theatre and its marquee in 2022 on State Street. Comedians coming to the Chicago Theatre this fall include Eddie Izzard, Jimmy Carr, Trevor Noah and Chelsea Handler.

Column: Bring on the fall arts! It’s time to focus on who and what is happening

By Chris Jones

September 8, 2023 at 5:45 a.m.

The pandemic provided much grist for the arts essay mill: For three consecutive Septembers in...

Chicago is one of just a few tour stops for Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan.

Comedy for fall 2023: Our top 10 picks, from Nikki Glaser to Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan

By Jerald Pierce

September 11, 2023 at 10:30 a.m.

Once you start poring over the upcoming fall comedy season, it quickly becomes an overwhelming...

The New York cast of "Girl From the North Country," a 2020 Broadway musical with songs by Bob Dylan.

Broadway in Chicago 2024 season: ‘Girl From the North Country,’ ‘The Kite Runner’ and ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’

By Doug George

September 6, 2023 at 2:22 p.m.

Downtown theater presenter Broadway in Chicago on Wednesday announced its upcoming 2024 season, with "Girl...

Britt Edwards in "A Taste of Soul" at Black Ensemble Theater.

Review: ‘Taste of Soul’ at Black Ensemble Theater works up an appetite

By Emily McClanathan

September 6, 2023 at 11:36 a.m.

If you leave Black Ensemble Theater's "A Taste of Soul" without humming the chorus, "Celebrate...

Meryl Streep in "Death Becomes Her," a 1992 comedy movie directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis.

Chicago snags pre-Broadway tryout of ‘Death Becomes Her’

By Chris Jones

September 5, 2023 at 10:51 a.m.

Broadway in Chicago and Universal Theatrical Group said Tuesday that the pre-Broadway tryout of a...