Review: ‘A Strange Loop’ at Raven Theatre is very off-Loop, and breathtakingly good
Michael R. Jackson's musical won the Pulitzer and Tony Awards, but it's just now being...
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‘Now there’s a girls’ club’: Funny is Female fest draws 50 comedians to Oak Park
More than 50 comics from around the country will be performing at the Funny is...
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...
Review: ‘A Magical Cirque Christmas’ is now at CIBC Theatre, but there are better holiday choices
Cirque being French for "you will get out your credit card," nary a festive season...
Review: Audra McDonald dives deep in shocking ‘Ohio State Murders’ on Broadway
Imagine you're a celebrity writer invited to speak by your alma mater, where you had...
‘Dear Evan Hansen’ is back in Chicago, with a Chicago actor as Evan. It’s as grueling a role as they say it is.
"Dear Evan Hansen" recently arrived at the Nederlander Theatre in the Loop for a run...
Best Chicago theater of 2022: Standout works at the Lyric, ‘Good Night, Oscar’ and a welcome return for Steep
Was 2022 a normal year in Chicago theater? That depends on your definition of the...
Best dance of 2022: Local companies bounce back from pandemic while big tours finally land in Chicago
A theme of this Year of Chicago Dance could be resilience as local dance companies...
Review: ‘Georgiana & Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley’ at Northlight Theatre is charming Jane Austen fan fiction
When most other theaters are trotting out the same old title, Northlight Theatre in Skokie...
Review: ‘Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol’ at Writers Theatre is at once both Dickens’ story and something profoundly different
Saturday afternoon brought a first. I'd never before reviewed a show I first saw on...
What would Dickens think about homelessness in Chicago? Goodman Theatre event will ponder the question
What would Charles Dickens, who criticized the systems that contribute to poverty in his various...
‘Into the Woods’ coming to Chicago soon after Broadway
The New York City Center revival of "Into the Woods" is planning a multi-city national...
Chicago casino won’t be a ‘glitzy Las Vegas Strip joint’ but a ‘series of experiences,’ developers say
Plans to build a permanent casino and entertainment district in Chicago's River West continue to...