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...
Victory Gardens Theater will stop producing its own shows and has dismissed its staff
The board of directors at Victory Gardens Theater has voted to transition the long-lived Chicago...
Review: An ambitious ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ has Larry Yando as a soul-searching Poirot
The late Brian Dennehy liked to tell a story about running into Lee J. Cobb...
Column: As fall arrives, the arts offer a chance to come back together in our shared Chicago home
Scores on national reading and math tests administered to kids in America's schools plummeted during...
Dance for fall 2022: Ballet, out-of-town visitors and a milestone season for Seldoms, Hubbard Street and Giordano Dance
Three Chicago companies mark big milestones this year, with The Seldoms, Hubbard Street and Giordano...
Review: Rhapsody Theatre’s ‘Zabrecky Hour’ is 60 creepy minutes of magic
The sallow-faced magician currently starring at the Rhapsody Theatre in Rogers Park, a new home...
Evanston native and Northwestern grad Nolan Robinson to take part in “St. Sebastian”
Evanston native Nolan Robinson graduated from Northwestern University just a year ago but he already...
Review: ‘Chagall in School’ is a rich piece of work, about both the great Jewish artist and the American theater
When people of the theater want to write about something in their industry that troubles...
Theater for fall 2022: Our top 10 includes ‘Dreamgirls,’ ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ and ‘The Notebook’
The total number of theater shows on offer in Chicago has not returned to pre-pandemic...
Comedy for fall 2022: In our top 10, Maria Bamford back at the Den and Chris Rock live in the Loop
The horrible, no-good thing about coming up with a list of 10 comedy shows for...
Review: Best for detective fans, ‘Miss Holmes Returns’ at Lifeline Theatre
Sherlock Holmes was so popular in his day that outraged readers pressured Sir Arthur Conan...