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...
Tony Awards: Who will win, what titles should win, all our predictions
The Tony Awards are coming. So who's going to win? We'll have to wait until...
Review: If you haven’t been to Second City lately, ‘Do the Right Thing, No Worries If Not’ is worth the return
Second City performers write their own material and, while it's not an ironclad rule in...
Review: ‘Grandma’s Jukebox’ cranks out advice in the sweet, new Black Ensemble Theater musical
The sweet new show at Black Ensemble Theater is a very pleasing surprise, a deviation...
‘Flamenco Passion’: Ensemble Español shows how Spain is the middle, not the beginning, of flamenco’s story
Driving up Interstate 55 on my way to visit Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater last...
Review: ‘Skates a New Musical’ opens in the Studebaker Theatre — a wobbly new musical about teenage memories of a roller rink
Chicago's venerable Studebaker Theatre officially rejoined the distinguished club of historic Chicago theaters Sunday night...
Review: In ‘Magnolia Ballet’ by About Face Theatre, a dance of desire amid the ghosts of racism
Behold Terry Guest, the Chicago-based writer of a remarkable new play and, yet more impressively,...
With ‘Don Quixote’ at the Lyric, Joffrey makes good on a 2-year-old promise
One of the first signs that the pandemic would impose serious consequences on Chicago dance...
Review: ‘After the Blast’ by Broken Nose Theatre is a creepy dystopian drama with a dark sense of humor
Dystopian dramas invariably have more impact when one foot is firmly planted in the here...
House Theatre of Chicago is closing after 21-year run
There is no longer anyone home at the House Theatre of Chicago. After a 21-year...
Review: ‘Lookingglass Alice’ at Lookingglass Theatre is a fun and timely trip down the rabbit hole
Lookingglass Theatre's theatrical attraction "Lookingglass Alice" is, at this juncture, considerably older than its 71/2-year-old...