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...
Chicago Shakes announces upcoming slate of shows including ‘The Notebook,’ the final season with Barbara Gaines as artistic director
Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced its upcoming slate of productions and programs, including a world...
Review: ‘Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man’ is all in good fun, perhaps a learning experience
Groups of bachelorettes venturing out into the spring bar scene on Lincoln Avenue have a...
Review: ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ is gorgeous at Chicago’s Nederlander Theatre, a thrilling Parisian night out
Not since the emerald hues of "Wicked" has a show looked more glorious in Chicago's...
Broadway review: Martin McDonagh’s ‘Hangmen’ is a terrifying thriller that says things few dare even to whisper
Mostly taking place in grim prisons, the last executions in the United Kingdom were by...
Review: ‘For Colored Girls’ opens on Broadway and a masterwork gets a chance to reach a new generation
For those of us of a certain age, it's hard to imagine Ntozake Shange first...
Review: ‘The Prom’ is a good-time, warmhearted musical, now in Chicago for all too short a stay
Whether by luck or design, downtown theater owner Broadway in Chicago has managed to book...
Broadway review: Sex abuse drama ‘How I Learned to Drive’ is as unsettling now as it was 25 years ago
When Paula Vogel's "How I Learned to Drive" opened in 1997 with Mary-Louise Parker in...
Northlight Theatre announces 2022-23 season, including ‘The Porch’ with Appalachian music and a new holiday ‘Pemberley’ play
Northlight Theatre announced its 2022-23 season on Wednesday, under the leadership of artistic director BJ...
Actor Harry Lennix gets $26 million from Illinois for his ‘Black version of Lincoln Center’ in Bronzeville
Harry Lennix's Lillian Marcie Center for the Performing Arts, a project located at 4343 S....
Steppenwolf Theatre announces 2022-23 season with return of Austin Pendleton and Jeff Perry
Steppenwolf Theater Company has announced its 2022-23 season, the first since the addition of its...