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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...

Millicent Simmonds and Laurie Metcalf in "Grey House" at the Lyceum Theatre in New York.

Review: ‘Grey House’ on Broadway is a creepy thriller from Chicago

By Chris Jones

June 1, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.

A young married couple driving through a blizzard in the lonely Oregon mountains hits a...

Courtney Rikki Green in "Drunk Shakespeare" at the Lion Theatre in Chicago.

‘Drunk Shakespeare’ show plans to unionize in Chicago

By Chris Jones

May 31, 2023 at 1:27 p.m.

The comedy operation "Drunk Shakespeare," wherein an actor drinks copious qualities of pre-show alcohol for...

Mary Beth Fisher and Bubba Weiler in Rebecca Gilman's play "Swing State" at the Goodman Theatre.

Goodman Theatre production of ‘Swing State’ is headed to New York

By Chris Jones

May 31, 2023 at 7:55 a.m.

The Goodman Theatre's acclaimed production of Rebecca Gilman's play "Swing State," a contemporary drama about...

Fall Out Boy takes the stage at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Saturday, September 8, 2018.

Summer is here, Chicago: Our guide to movies, music, TV, theater and more

By Kayla Samoy

May 29, 2023 at 11:37 a.m.

All of the Tribune's guides for summer 2023 dance, art, movies, music, TV, theater and...

The Seldoms will perform "Superbloom" at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance.

Dance top 10 for summer 2023: A free Joffrey Ballet performance and a world premiere at Rhythm World

By Lauren Warnecke

May 26, 2023 at 5:30 a.m.

An abundance of opportunities to see dance outdoors lies ahead, in some cases, with the...

Eli (Ben Faigus, center), a Los Angeles screenwriter, pitches a show idea to Richard, a TV producer (Michael Kostroff, left), then has a sudden change of heart to the surprise of Eli's agent, Dan (William Anthony Sebastian Rose II, right) in Theater Wit's "The Whistleblower."

Review: In ‘The Whistleblower’ at Theater Wit, a misanthropic playwright takes a stand for truth

By Chris Jones

May 25, 2023 at 1:19 p.m.

From Clifford Odets and Tennessee Williams to Theresa Rebeck and David Mamet, playwrights have repeatedly...

Elijah Rhea Johnson as Michael Jackson, and cast, in the Broadway production of "MJ the Musical" at the Neil Simon Theatre in New York.

Our Chicago theater top 10 for summer 2023: From a Pinter play to ‘The Who’s Tommy’

By Chris Jones

May 24, 2023 at 5:30 a.m.

From a Pinter play to the music of Lloyd Price to the kid who sure...

Tafadzwa Diener, Jacquelyne Jones and Leah Morrow in "MotherFreakingHood!" at Mercury's Venus Cabaret Theater.

Review: ‘MotherFreakingHood!’ offers cocktails and catharsis for exhausted moms at Mercury Theater

By Chris Jones

May 23, 2023 at 2:09 p.m.

Chicago's Southport Corridor teems with young moms, their babies and toddlers, and the Mercury Theater...

Mark Spates Smith and the company of "The Gospel at Colonus" at Court Theatre.

Review: A thrilling rebirth of ‘The Gospel at Colonus’ at Court Theatre

By Chris Jones

May 22, 2023 at 1:46 p.m.

As the warmth of spring hits Hyde Park, Chicago's Court Theatre has responded with a...

Dancer Alexandria Best in "Coltrane's Favorite Things" by Lar Lubovitch, part of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's summer series "Facets."

Review: ‘Facets’ at the Harris Theater puts the ‘Chicago’ in Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

By Lauren Warnecke

May 19, 2023 at 2:12 p.m.

Opening night of "Facets," Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's season finale at the Harris Theater, shined...