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...
Dance for Life’s star-filled lineup at Auditorium Theatre announced for summer 2022
Chicago Dancers United has announced the lineup for this summer's Dance for Life, coming in...
Review: ‘Luckiest’ at Raven Theatre a powerful reminder of our mortality; plus ‘Last Hermanos’ at A Red Orchid
You might think a play about a young woman receiving a terminal medical diagnosis would...
Dennis DeYoung’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”
Former Styx frontman Dennis DeYoung prepares his production of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" at...
Second City has a new artistic board, with alums Tina Fey, Sam Richardson, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell and others
Chicago's Second City comedy theater, which has seen significant recent turnover in creative and administrative...
2022 Tony Award nominations: ‘A Strange Loop’ leads with 11 noms; Steppenwolf’s ‘Minutes’ for best play
"A Strange Loop," Michael R. Jackson's critically cheered theater meta-journey earned a leading 11 Tony...
Review: An uneven ‘Seagull,’ playing to too many empty seats, is a muted start for Steppenwolf’s new Ensemble Theater
Anton Chekhov's Masha is in mourning for her life but Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre was in...
Review: ‘Rasheeda Speaking’ by Shattered Globe Theatre is about a toxic workplace, both the fumes and the coworkers
Toxicity in the workplace takes both literal and figurative form in "Rasheeda Speaking," a dark...
Paramount in Aurora cancels this weekend’s ‘Rock of Ages’ shows due to COVID-related illness
Paramount Theatre in Aurora has canceled its Broadway Series performances of "Rock of Ages" set...
Review: ‘Rock of Ages’ at Paramount Theatre is a proudly good-time show, just missing an emotional note
When I last saw "Rock of Ages" in 2017, I had this premonition of the...
Review: ‘The Tragedy of King Christophe’ by House Theatre is bold and ambitious play set after the Haitian Revolution
Most presidents of most democratic republics come to entertain a pernicious and thus secret thought:...