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...
Our Top 10 for Halloween, from Boo at the Zoo to the stuff of nightmares
Whether corn mazes are more your speed or you live for thrills, blood and guts,...
Review: ‘Songs for New World’ at Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre strives to capture the moment
These are heady times for fans of musical revues. With most theaters reopening only cautiously...
Review: ‘Six’ gets its Broadway opening night at last, with the queens betrayed, beheaded and very much alive
They survived the old man with the meaty chicken legs and the messy beard. They...
Review: In ‘Songs for Nobodies’ at Northlight Theatre, Bethany Thomas shows the new depth of her talent and range
Created around 2010 by Joanna Murray-Smith for an Australian singer named Bernadette Robinson, "Songs for...
Review: ‘Drunk Shakespeare’ cast attempts, hilariously, to tap into ‘Macbeth’ — drinkers with a Shakespeare problem
Tucked away in a corner of the Loop, in a small theatre designed as a...
First big touring musical back in Chicago? ‘Rent’ — including cast members on return visits
"It's a really cool feeling knowing that we're going to help bring life back to...
‘Moulin Rouge!’ national tour will launch in Chicago, starring Courtney Reed of Elgin
The first North American tour of "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" will open in Chicago with...
Collaboraction’s Peacebook includes Karen Olivo in her first time on stage since departing Broadway’s ‘Moulin Rouge!’
This Saturday, Collaboraction will present the second night of its sixth annual Peacebook Festival, featuring...
Review: ‘American Mariachi’ at Goodman Theatre could be a Broadway musical
If "American Mariachi," the messy but entertaining fall show penned by José Cruz González at...
Review: ‘Elixir of Love’ by Lyric Opera of Chicago is a delightfully live affirmation of life
As Charles Castronovo reached the heart of Gaetano Donizetti's gorgeous "Una furtiva lagrima" aria Sunday...