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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...

Wendy Mateo, left, and Lorena Diaz pose for a photo during a break while filming their comedy sketch "The Dominizuelans Consulate" in 2016.

Teatro Vista has new co-artistic director team: ‘Lolo and Wendy’

By Doug George

July 8, 2021 at 12:16 p.m.

Chicago Latinx theater company Teatro Vista announced Thursday that Lorena Diaz and Wendy Mateo are...

Rick Bayless in Chicago in 2016. The chef has dabbled in Chicago theater before, including with the sold-out hit "Cascabel" at the Lookingglass Theatre in 2014.

New Rick Bayless theater show with food may be the ‘Recipe’ for Windy City Playhouse

By Chris Jones

July 8, 2021 at 9:44 a.m.

How do you make sustainable Chicago theater as a devastating pandemic recedes? That's a common...

David Geffen speaks during a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York in 2010. The movie mogul has given $150 million to the Yale School of Drama, allowing for free tuition.

Column: With Geffen’s $150 million, Yale will offer free classes to drama students. Is this a good thing?

By Chris Jones

July 1, 2021 at 7:00 a.m.

On Wednesday, Yale University's prestigious drama school made two interconnected announcements. One was that it...

Karen Olivo and Aaron Tveit, and ensemble, during a performance of the musical "Moulin Rouge!" at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on Broadway in New York before the shutdown.

Touring musicals are back in the fall: Broadway in Chicago announces ‘Rent,’ ‘Frozen,’ the new ‘Moulin Rouge’ and Chicago world premiere of ‘Devil Wears Prada’ musical

By Chris Jones

June 29, 2021 at 2:57 p.m.

With $10 million newly in the bank from the federal Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program,...

Danielle De Niese(Musetta), standing on a table, and a large accompany by cast perform in Lyric Opera's dress rehearsal of "La Boheme," Wednesday Oct. 3, 2018. Abel Uribe/baiduhai

Intermissions are back at Lyric Opera of Chicago

By Chris Jones

June 28, 2021 at 11:00 a.m.

In a boon for those who cherish people-watching, cocktails and schmoozing, the Lyric Opera of...

Review: Bruce Springsteen’s Broadway return was a true spectacle — and badly needed

By Chris Jones

June 28, 2021 at 6:51 p.m.

Outside Broadway's St. James Theatre Saturday night, West 44th Street seemed on fire with a...

Ken-Matt Martin in front of the Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago, April 9, 2021.

Victory Gardens Theater has new playwrights ensemble

By Chris Jones

June 25, 2021 at 10:40 a.m.

Victory Gardens, the Tony Award-winning Chicago theater company famous for its close relationship with playwrights,...

International Terminal 5 was quiet earlier this year at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. The lack of visitors from other countries leaves a hole in our city this summer.

Column: Chicago, we miss our international visitors more than we realize

By Chris Jones

June 24, 2021 at 7:00 a.m.

Even as diners crowd Chicago's sidewalks and lakefront paths are crammed with happy joggers, there's...

Two years late, Steppenwolf’s ‘The Minutes’ schedules Broadway opening

By Chris Jones

June 22, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.

The Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Tracy Letts' "The Minutes" is to open on Broadway...

Aerialist Elena Gatilova performs during a preview performance for Teatro ZinZanni's "Love, Chaos and Dinner" in Chicago at the Cambria Hotel.

Looking for summer theater? Live shows are coming back in Chicago, even a few before Labor Day

By Chris Jones

June 25, 2021 at 9:50 a.m.

Live indoor shows, you've surely heard, are scheduled to come roaring back in Chicago in...