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...
At Wrightwood 659 in Lincoln Park, a fascinating study of Greek identity and naked men
Ever heard of the artist Yannis Tsarouchis? If the answer is yes, it's a pretty...
Newly together, Joffrey Ballet and Lyric Opera announce their 2021-22 seasons of live shows
At a cheerful joint press conference Wednesday morning, replete with live performances, Lyric Opera of...
Column: If Lolla is back, for heaven’s sake, all these other COVID precautions make no logical sense
At Ravinia, they're carefully drawing socially distanced circles on the lawn. At the Goodman Theatre,...
‘Dear Evan Hansen’: Watch the first trailer for the Ben Platt musical movie
Universal has released the first trailer for the "Dear Evan Hansen" movie, premiering in theaters on Sept....
Exclusive: Garth Drabinsky, controversial father of the Loop’s theater district, is coming back to Chicago with a pre-Broadway musical
Garth Drabinsky is coming back to Chicago. The controversial Canadian showbiz mogul who wrestled the...
‘Breathe’ is a new streaming musical about COVID-19 told from many points of view — except one that matters most
When will dramatists write about the COVID-19 crisis? And what will they say? It's a...
Paramount Theatre will reopen with live shows this summer
The Paramount Theatre in Aurora has set a reopening date — it will be back...
Livestreaming from the Goodman Theatre, ‘The Sound Inside’ draws close its laptop audience
In the opening lines of "The Sound Inside," Adam Rapp's exquisite little drama about how...
With ‘Happy to Be Here,’ Second City dips toe into a tentative return
On Thursday night at 7 p.m., following hard upon 448 canceled shows, the cast of...
Column: Broadway theaters, including Broadway in Chicago’s owner, are finally offering refundable tickets. But for how long?
Here's a COVID-19 recovery policy I hope sticks around: tickets that are both changeable and...