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: ‘Sancocho’ by Visión Latino Theatre: Secrets are spilled as sisters cook an old family recipe on stage
Two-hander plays starring Latinas are having a moment in this year's Destinos, the fifth annual...
Review: ‘1919’ at Steppenwolf Theatre begins with the story of the Chicago Race Riots, and shows the cost of telling it
During the hot summer of 1919, a Black Chicago teenager named Eugene Williams found himself...
Review: ‘The Piano Lesson’ on Broadway stars Samuel L. Jackson and reveals August Wilson’s new status
For anyone who knows how hard August Wilson once struggled to get his plays financed...
Writers Theatre has a new artistic director and Alex Gemignani moves to Northwestern
Writers Theatre in Glencoe finally has hired a new artistic director: Braden Abraham, previously the...
Review: Joffrey Ballet’s fall opener ‘Beyond Borders’ has bold moves and an Arpino tribute
The theme "Beyond Borders," harnessing a trio of works for the Joffrey Ballet's season opener,...
Review: ‘Tiger Style!’ at Writers Theatre at times feels overplayed and out of place
The major fall offering at Writers Theatre in Glencoe, Mike Lew's "Tiger Style!" is a...
Review: Raven Theatre’s revival of ‘Private Lives’ is stylish but lacks that romantic fizz
On a balmy summer evening on the northern coast of France, two honeymooning British couples...
Drury Lane Theatre’s 2023-24 season: The musicals include ‘Grease,’ ‘Cinderella’ and ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
Drury Lane Theatre announced its upcoming 2023-24 season, which will take viewers from the "Summer...
Review: ‘Death of a Salesman’ on Broadway, starring Wendell Pierce, thrills in the present but struggles with the echoes of the past
Arthur Miller would, it's reasonable to assume, have been delighted at the idea of a...
Review: ‘The Notebook’ musical has gorgeous songs and real romance — see it before it heads to Broadway
Few headed to see "The Notebook," the new Broadway-bound musical trying out at Chicago Shakespeare...