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: American Blues Theater hits the right notes in August Wilson’s ‘Fences’
In American Blues Theater's production of "Fences," the play that won August Wilson his first...
Review: John Mulaney shocks the United Center, spinning stories of rehab and not-niceness
John Mulaney, a bit heavier in the face since last we saw him, a bit...
Review: ‘Homecoming’ taps past stories by Albany Park Theater Project — these young performers are sure to move you
The closing scene of Albany Park Theater Project's "Homecoming" celebrates the power of music in...
How Elton John plans to make ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ fit this fashion moment — the new musical opens soon in Chicago
Pushing 76 years old, not that he looks remotely like it, Elton John is finally...
Review: ‘Light Falls’ is Simon Stephens’ beautiful story, beautifully done at Steep Theatre
The unique collaboration between Steep Theatre and the prolific British playwright Simon Stephens, a member...
Review: Broadway revival of Sondheim’s ‘Into the Woods’ still makes for a powerful journey
All great musicals rely on metaphors. But Broadway never has come up with a more...
Victory Gardens Theater, in turmoil, cancels performances of ‘cullud wattah’
The crisis at Victory Gardens Theater deepened Friday as the company canceled all of its...
Review: ‘Pearl’s Rollin’ with the Blues’ at Writers Theatre is the work of these giant Chicago talents
Felicia Pearl Fields, a Chicago treasure, sure can sing the blues. This fact some of...
Victory Gardens Theater places artistic director ‘on leave’ and sees a mass resignation of affiliated artists
Victory Gardens Theater, a venerable and Tony Award-winning Chicago company that has seen more than...
Respect tradition, go forward: Tap dance in Chicago doesn’t want to stay still, and Rhythm World is the place to see it this summer
Chicago has long been a breeding ground for tap dance, and the city's flagship summer...