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Eddie Weaver and cast in "A Strange Loop" at Raven Theatre in a co-production with About Face. (Joe Mazza)

Review: ‘A Strange Loop’ at Raven Theatre is very off-Loop, and breathtakingly good

By Chris Jones

October 15, 2026 at 12:45 p.m.

Michael R. Jackson's musical won the Pulitzer and Tony Awards, but it's just now being...

Highland Park native Marina Franklin, who has TV and film credits, including HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” is one of the headliners at the Funny is Female Comedy Festival, Oct. 22-25, at Comedy Plex in Oak Park. (Ashley Chappell)

‘Now there’s a girls’ club’: Funny is Female fest draws 50 comedians to Oak Park

By Myrna Petlicki

October 15, 2026 at 10:20 a.m.

More than 50 comics from around the country will be performing at the Funny is...

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...

Review: ‘Le Comte Ory’ brings a dose of laughs and racy moments to the Lyric Opera stage

By Chris Jones

November 14, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.

Ménages a trois are rare sights on the stage of the Lyric Opera, but one...

Review: In ‘Trouble in Mind’ at TimeLine Theatre, a powerful play about race in theater comes fully to life

By Chris Jones

November 12, 2022 at 5:30 a.m.

The first play by a Black woman ever to make it to Broadway was "A...

People look at Edvard Munch's "The Scream" at the National Gallery in Oslo, Norway, Sunday Jan. 13, 2019. On Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, activists from the organization ''Stopp oljeletinga'' (Stop Oil Exploration) tried to glue themselves to the frame of the painting.

Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ painting targeted by climate activists

By Associated Press

May 22, 2026 at 7:53 p.m.

Norwegian police said two people tried in vain Friday to glue themselves to Edvard Munch's...

Review: Lyric Opera’s ‘Don Carlos’ gains momentum as it goes on — all five acts of it

By Hannah Edgar

November 11, 2022 at 2:47 p.m.

Some things are worth the wait. Count Lyric Opera's "Don Carlos" among them. Wednesday night...

Review: New Broadway musical ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ taps into what it means to be an adult

By Chris Jones

November 10, 2022 at 9:00 p.m.

Some kids get called "old souls," a reference not just to surprising maturity but the...

Review: ‘Blue Heaven’ at Black Ensemble channels blues legends from B.B. King to Muddy Waters

By Emily McClanathan

November 10, 2022 at 9:25 a.m.

In Black Ensemble Theater's new jukebox musical, "Blue Heaven," the dearly departed wait to enter...

Chicago Latino Theater Alliance appoints Jorge Valdivia as new executive director

By Doug George

November 8, 2022 at 1:21 p.m.

The Chicago Latino Theater Alliance has named Jorge Valdivia as its new executive director, taking...

Fernando Duarte, left, who plays Platée, and Valentino Moneglia Zamora, who plays Jupiter, rehearse on Nov. 3, 2022 in Chicago.

Mozart, dancing frogs and a message of inclusion in rare Joffrey Ballet/CSO collaboration

By Lauren Warnecke

November 8, 2022 at 5:45 a.m.

It's rare to see the Joffrey Ballet and Chicago Symphony Orchestra on stage together, but...

Dancers with the Joffrey Ballet rehearse a performance choreographed by Annabelle Lopez-Ochoa in Chicago on Nov. 3, 2022, ahead of collaborative concert with the CSO at Symphony Center.

Photos: Joffrey Ballet

By Contributed Content

November 7, 2022 at 10:31 a.m.

Mozart, Wagner and dancing frogs ahead at Orchestra Hall in rare Joffrey Ballet and Chicago...

Review: ‘The Twenty-Sided Tavern’ celebrates fantasy gaming. Just don’t mention Dungeons & Dragons.

By Chris Jones

November 7, 2022 at 5:15 a.m.

"The fourth wall has been shattered," cries the Gamemaster, fresh from a shot of Malört....