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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...

A poster from the 1953 movie "It Came From Outer Space," which inspires a musical this summer at Chicago Shakes.

Theater Top 10 for summer: Our picks favor the musicals, from ‘Prada’ and ‘Superstar’ to a homegrown ‘Priscilla’

By Chris Jones

May 19, 2022 at 11:52 p.m.

Chicago theater proved a tough business in the winter and spring of 2022. Shows had...

Ron OJ Parson in 2012 at Court Theatre, where he has often directed plays, including those by August Wilson.

Court Theatre in Hyde Park wins Regional Theatre Tony Award

By Chris Jones

May 18, 2022 at 10:56 a.m.

Court Theatre, the long-established professional theater in residence at the University of Chicago in Hyde...

Court Theatre artistic director Charles Newell, left, and executive director Angel Ysaguirre outside the Hyde Park theater on the University of Chicago campus.

Court Theatre in Hyde Park

By Contributed Content

May 18, 2022 at 8:54 a.m.

Court Theatre in Hyde Park

“Jesus Christ Superstar” musical on tour

By Contributed Content

May 17, 2022 at 3:05 p.m.

Coming to Chicago this summer, the North American musical tour of "Jesus Christ Superstar."

Tap dancer Sean Kaminski performs at the Jazz Showcase as part of the Chicago Human Rhythm Project's annual Rhythm World festival Monday, July 18, 2016, in Chicago. (Erin Hooley/baiduhai)

Dance Top 10 for summer 2022: Joffrey to tap, flamenco to Dance for Life, and a few of our top picks are free

By Lauren Warnecke

May 17, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Until a few years ago, summers were relatively sparse dance-wise, with just a few festivals...

Review: Moving TimeLine play ‘The Chinese Lady’ is really about the audience’s act of watching

By Chris Jones

May 16, 2022 at 2:28 p.m.

Lloyd Suh's play "The Chinese Lady," now in its Chicago premiere from the TimeLine Theatre,...

‘Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me!’ resumes live tapings in brand new Chicago location

By Chris Jones

May 17, 2022 at 11:01 a.m.

The venerable National Public Radio quiz show "Wait, Wait ... Don't Tell Me!," hosted by...

Actor Richard Thomas is Atticus in the ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ tour. This new adaptation ‘takes Atticus down off his pedestal a little bit.’

By Emily McClanathan

May 16, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Actor Richard Thomas first read Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" in middle school —...

Review: High school fencers go blade to blade in ‘Athena’ at Writers Theatre in Glencoe

By Chris Jones

May 15, 2022 at 5:09 p.m.

In Gracie Gardner's two-character play, now at Writers Theatre in Glencoe, Athena is not the...

South Chicago Dance Theatre dancer Heather Cagle, foreground, and other group members rehearse at Hyde Park School of Dance on April 27, 2022.

South Chicago Dance Theatre will debut at the Harris: Ambition, grit and grace are this company’s special sauce

By Lauren Warnecke

May 13, 2022 at 5:15 a.m.

Ask a little girl what she wants to be when she grows up, and you'll...