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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...

Fans walk outside Wrigley Field before the Chicago Cubs play the Pittsburgh Pirates during opening day festivities on April 1, 2021. Last month, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced more than 8,000 fans, 20% of capacity, will be allowed into the stands to watch the Cubs home opener.

At Wrigley Field, online food ordering clashes with stubborn ballpark conventions and traditions. ‘Beer, click here!’ is not the same.

By Chris Jones

April 1, 2021 at 9:31 p.m.

The giant pump of ketchup is gone. The dispenser of shaved onions — a sticky,...

Attendees sit on the ground near the Perry's stage after the final act of the day at Lollapalooza 2015.

Column: Too soon for Lolla? 6 ideas for Chicago’s summer of live entertainment

By Chris Jones

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

In the dizzying ride that is COVID-19 recovery, a roller coaster with gut-churning peaks and...

Big changes coming for the off-Loop theater Stage 773: ‘Willy Wonka meets Burning Man’

By Chris Jones

March 31, 2021 at 9:44 a.m.

Big changes are coming to Stage 773, a longtime anchor of the Belmont Avenue theater...

‘Diana’ musical sets Netflix premiere ahead of Broadway opening night

By Rebecca Rubin

March 30, 2021 at 12:28 p.m.

"Diana," a musical about the people's princess, will premiere on Netflix ahead of its Broadway...

Mary-Louise Parker attends the Broadway opening of "After Midnight" on Nov. 3, 2013 in New York, left, and Meryl Streep arrives at the premiere of the film 'The Laundromat' at the 76th edition of the Venice Film Festival, Venice, Italy, on Sept. 1, 2019. Parker and Streep have signed on to perform in a new virtual play series this spring while Broadway is closed. (AP Photo)

Meryl Streep, Mary-Louise Parker to star in virtual spring plays

By Associated Press

March 23, 2021 at 2:11 p.m.

Meryl Streep, Mary-Louise Parker, Audra McDonald, Kevin Klein, Carla Gugino and Keanu Reeves have signed...

A knight catches rings with a jousting lance during a debut show Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017 at Medieval Times in Schaumburg, Ill.

Medieval Times in Schaumburg will reopen castle doors next month

By Hannah Herrera Greenspan

March 23, 2021 at 11:14 a.m.

Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament will reopen its Chicago castle doors by late April after...

Review: ‘I, Banquo’ at Chicago Shakespeare Theater heaps bitterness on fate and ‘Macbeth’

By Chris Jones

March 22, 2021 at 11:42 a.m.

Funny how fate goes. You can miss immortality by a hair. Maybe that already happened...

Oak Park Festival Theatre returns with live performances this summer

By Hannah Herrera Greenspan

March 22, 2021 at 11:10 a.m.

Following last summer's absence due to the coronavirus pandemic, Oak Park Festival Theatre will return...

The Royal George Theatre on Halsted Street in Chicago in 2014. The longtime venue may be gone for good.

Royal George Theatre shows are told to leave and the theater is likely to close

By Chris Jones

March 18, 2021 at 7:19 p.m.

The Royal George Theatre, long one of the most important venues in the city for...

The front of the Field Museum on Jan. 21, 2021 in Chicago.

What Pritzker’s ‘bridge’ plan means for movies, theater, concerts and more

By Chris Jones

March 18, 2021 at 8:33 p.m.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a plan for new, relaxed COVID capacity restrictions for indoor...