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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...

Artistic director Anna Shapiro backstage at Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago in Aug. 2015, soon after she took on the post.

Anna Shapiro resigns as artistic director of Steppenwolf Theatre

By Chris Jones

May 2, 2021 at 11:20 p.m.

Anna D. Shapiro, the artistic director of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company since 2015, is resigning...

Review: ‘Alexis Roston Sings Ella Fitzgerald’ is live for a very happy audience at the newly reopened Milwaukee Rep

By Chris Jones

May 2, 2021 at 10:59 a.m.

"Is it live or is it Memorex?" asked Ella Fitzgerald in a famous series of...

Filmed version of Broadway musical ‘Come From Away’ to debut on Apple TV+

By Rebecca Rubin

April 30, 2021 at 3:06 p.m.

A filmed version of the popular Broadway musical "Come From Away" will debut on Apple TV Plus. Apple...

Ravinia Festival's new president and CEO Jeffrey P. Haydon on the grounds in Highland Park April 26.

Ravinia Festival has a new leader and a bold plan to bring you back this summer

By Chris Jones

April 29, 2021 at 11:05 a.m.

On a gorgeous spring day, the grounds of the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park hover...

Joffrey’s “Under the Trees’ Voices”

By Doug George

April 28, 2021 at 1:25 p.m.

The Joffrey Ballet's "Under the Trees' Voices" will have its world premiere via streaming, choreography...

A scale model of the future Steppenwolf Theatre campus, displayed at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture in Chicago.

Steppenwolf Theatre announces return to live shows with ‘Bug’ and LeBron James play

By Chris Jones

April 28, 2021 at 12:06 p.m.

The Steppenwolf Theatre Company said Wednesday that it will reopen for live performances on Nov....

FILE - Florence Welch of Florence + The Machine performs during "The High As Hope Tour" in Chicago on Oct 19, 2018. Welch is supplying the lyrics and co-writing music for a stage musical of "The Great Gatsby," it was announced Wednesday. She will collaborate on the music with Thomas Bartlett. The story writer is Martyna Majok, who was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "Cost of Living." (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, File)

Florence Welch throws her hat into the musical theater ring

By Associated Press

April 28, 2021 at 8:51 a.m.

Florence Welch is ditching the machine for musicals. The Grammy-nominated leader of Florence + The...

‘Intermission is over’: Live theater is about to come roaring back

By Chris Jones

April 28, 2021 at 1:38 p.m.

As the sun shines in Chicago and vaccines finally begin to flow to the younger...

Joffrey Ballet’s ‘Under the Trees’ Voices’ will have streaming world premiere

By Doug George

April 28, 2021 at 1:26 p.m.

In a world premiere, the Joffrey Ballet's "Under the Trees' Voices" will stream Friday evening....

Valkyrie horse statues are part of the finale in Lyric Opera of Chicago's "Twilight: Gods."

Review: Lyric Opera’s ‘Twilight: Gods’ is a drive-through Wagnerian hellscape in an underground garage

By Chris Jones

April 27, 2021 at 1:59 p.m.

Richard Wagner railed against art that existed only in the consciousness of certain individuals and...