Review: ‘Any Rebellion of Will’ is an absurdist breath of fresh air at Trap Door Theatre
This world premiere, penned by S.L. Daniels and accurately billed as a dark, absurdist comedy...
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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,...
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...
New 312 Comedy Festival is coming to Chicago this fall
A new comedy festival is coming to Chicago this fall, headlined by Nate Bargatze, Russell...
Goodman Theatre has next pre-Broadway musical: ‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’
Fresh from the success of "The Who's Tommy," a musical now likely headed to Broadway,...
Review: Steep Theatre’s ‘The Writer’ is a gutsy look at theater itself, as seen through a feminist lens
Are all plays reviewable? On the face of it, you'd say, yes of course. But...
2023 Equity Jeff Award nominations announced, with the Goodman at the top of the list
Nominations are in for this year's 55th anniversary Jeff Awards for Equity Theater, with the...
Review: ‘MJ the Musical’ in Chicago is a fabulous launch of the national tour
When "MJ the Musical" was first floated for Broadway before the pandemic, it was seen...
Review: ‘Next to Normal’ at Paramount Theatre is on a simpler stage but still rewarding
Tom Kitt wrote an extraordinary amount of music for the 2009 Broadway musical "Next to...
Review: ‘Port of Entry’ by Albany Park Theater Project is a tribute to those who came first
First came the Germans and the Swedes. Then Russian Jews, a group that remained dominant...
Evanston native Jacqueline Williams stars in touring ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’: ‘We still need this story’
Jacqueline Williams has been playing Calpurnia in "To Kill a Mockingbird" since the national tour...
Review: ‘Back to the Future’ on Broadway races for jokes and leaves the story stranded
Stories about time-travel are seductive. We're all trapped in our aging bodies and our creaking...
Column: Paramount’s powerful ‘Next to Normal’ confronts mental illness and grief
The voices are incredible. The music is powerful. But it's the faces that pulled me...