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...
Review: ‘Passage’ by Remy Bumpo is about the problems of the world in abstract — but what right now feels abstract?
In Christopher Chen's clinical "Passage," the first show from the returning Remy Bumppo Theatre Company,...
Tony Awards return to Radio City Music Hall in June
In another sign that show business is snapping back to its pre-pandemic rhythm, the Tony...
Pamela Anderson will make her Broadway debut in ‘Chicago’
After conquering the beach, "Baywatch" luminary Pamela Anderson will now try to dominate Broadway. Anderson...
Review: Griffin Theatre explores space, aliens and lost loved ones in ‘Solaris’ at Raven Theatre
"Solaris," the fascinating 2019 David Greig play now in its American premiere from Griffin Theatre,...
Gift Theatre announces 2022 season and a return to live shows
Chicago's Gift Theatre on Wednesday announced a new season of shows for 2022, which starts...
Review: In ‘Lady from the Sea,’ a wife longs for a former lover. At Court Theatre, all that longing turns inward.
Director Shana Cooper's intriguing new production of Henrik Ibsen's "The Lady from the Sea," a...
Review: Hubbard Street Dance is back at the MCA and stronger than ever
An invigorated Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is finally back at the Museum of Contemporary Art....
Review: ‘Hadestown’ arrives in Chicago, telling a dark and potent story set in hell
When I first reviewed "Hadestown," the dystopian 2019 Broadway musical rooted in the 2010 concept...
“Hadestown” musical in Chicago
The touring Broadway musical "Hadestown" is in Chicago for the first time, at CIBC Theatre.
Review: Alvin Ailey Dance is back in Chicago, a sign of life in more ways than one
Marking its return to Chicago after a two-year absence, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater was...