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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...

Joffrey Ballet

By Contributed Content

May 13, 2022 at 11:53 a.m.

Joffrey Ballet performs "Serenade" and "Of Mice and Men" at the Lyric Opera House in...

Jerron Herman rehearses for Kinetic Light's performance on April 22, 2022. "Wired" premieres May 5 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. (Herman is in a crawling position on stage, his right hand reaching forward with fingers spread. His head is up and his eyes are open and looking toward the camera. Textured green lighting illuminate him and the stage.)

Wheelchair aerial dance at center of ‘Wired’ at the MCA, a performance that centers disability

By Lauren Warnecke

April 28, 2022 at 7:06 p.m.

Alice Sheppard does not shy away from a challenge. In devising her latest dance, "Wired,"...

Review: Billy Crystal’s ‘Mr. Saturday Night’ on Broadway is a hilarious, retro good time

By Chris Jones

April 27, 2022 at 9:25 p.m.

Billy Crystal, a comedic treasure now 74 years old, has aged into the role of...

Troup Bingo's Valeriia Koshova, from Kyiv, Ukraine, stretches backstage before a performance at Circus Vazquez in Schaumburg on April 22, 2022.

Troup Bingo of Circus Vazquez hails from Ukraine — one woman walked (and took trains and a taxi) to Poland in order to perform

By Lauren Warnecke

April 27, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

"The show must go on" is an expression that originated with the circus a century...

Review: ‘A Strange Loop’ on Broadway is sexually explicit and deeply personal, a musical to push boundaries

By Chris Jones

April 26, 2022 at 9:00 p.m.

To say that Michael R. Jackson's "A Strange Loop" pushes the boundaries of what constitutes...

‘Dear Evan Hansen’ and ‘Anastasia’ are returning to Chicago later this year

By Doug George

April 26, 2022 at 7:55 p.m.

The fan-favorite musicals "Dear Evan Hansen" and "Anastasia" are returning to Chicago in 2022, according...

Echaka Agba, left, and Adhana Reid recite McKennzie Boyd's play, "Southside Summer," as part of a staged reading in the #Enough: Plays to End Gun Violence project at the Goodman Theatre, April 20, 2022.

Young playwrights use words to seek ‘power,’ tackle gun violence on stages nationally, including at Goodman Theatre

By Stephanie Casanova

April 25, 2022 at 9:07 a.m.

Echaka Agba and Adhana Reid read the parts of Joy and Eva, a mother-daughter duo...

Beanie Feldstein, center, with the cast of "Funny Girl" on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre.

Review: In ‘Funny Girl’ on Broadway, waves of love and forgiveness for Beanie Feldstein

By Chris Jones

April 24, 2022 at 9:00 p.m.

She had 'em at "hello, gorgeous." To say that the Broadway crowd at "Funny Girl"...

Review: ‘Carmela Full of Wishes’ invites audiences at Chicago Children’s Theatre to see the world through her eyes

By Emily McClanathan

April 24, 2022 at 1:16 p.m.

With the help of a fluffy dandelion, a child's vivid imagination takes flight in "Carmela...

Review: This special ‘Sound of Music’ at Marriott Theatre knows the secret is in the kids

By Chris Jones

April 27, 2022 at 11:42 a.m.

The von Trapp kids are, of course, key to the success of any production of...