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...
Column: Broadway’s capitalist model isn’t perfect, but here’s why it works, and what can be fixed
The anti-capitalists are gunning for Broadway. In a recent article in American Theatre, the editor...
Second City fires its night staff and looks to outsource, causing a painful rift. And it loses its president.
When John Kramer first tended bar at The Second City in 1981, the co-founder Bernie...
Common will help Chicago Shakespeare celebrate the Bard’s birthday with ‘TO BE 4/23’
Chicago Shakespeare Theater is celebrating the good William's birthday Friday and inviting Common, as well...
Chicago announces Arts 77, a huge increase in arts funding, with $60 million for artists, concerts and new public art at O’Hare
In the biggest show of civic support for the arts in years, if not decades,...
Goodman Theatre to livestream 3 new shows, including ‘The Sound Inside’ recently on Broadway
The Goodman Theatre said Monday that it will join with a video production company led...
Commentary: Is Scott Rudin’s apology enough? A new era demands more
Producer Scott Rudin's bullying wasn't much of a secret on Broadway. What the recent blockbuster...
Broadway and Hollywood producer Scott Rudin will ‘step back’ after allegations of bullying
Amid mounting anger over allegations of bullying, Broadway and Hollywood producer Scott Rudin broke his...
10 spots live standup comedy is back on stage around Chicago
If you're looking to get out and do something — maybe you have the vaccine,...
Second City teachers vote to form a union
The Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) said Thursday that the National Labor Relations Board had...
Column: Next problem for the arts is getting audiences to trust the vaccine
On Monday, the Washington Post arts critic Peter Marks announced a grand slate of live...