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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...

The 1996 cast of "Rent" rehearsing for the Tony Awards at the Majestic Theatre in New York.

Column: A quarter-century later, the musical ‘Rent’ still resonates

By Chris Jones

March 4, 2021 at 5:42 p.m.

When "Rent" opened at the Nederlander Theatre on Broadway 25 years ago next month, the...

The Vic Theatre is lit in red on Sept. 1, 2020.

Column: A massive theater limited to 50 people? Pritzker needs to amend his Phase 4 reopening plan

By Chris Jones

March 4, 2021 at 3:08 p.m.

In recent days, Lori Lightfoot has given fans of in-person baseball reason to look forward...

House Theatre of Chicago announces new artistic director

By Chris Jones

March 3, 2021 at 9:54 a.m.

The House Theatre of Chicago, an ensemble-based Chicago theater company founded in 2001 and specializing...

Paul Antczak Jr., a nursing student, holds a green sign indicating that he is available to see a patient and give the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Credit Union 1 Arena on Feb. 8, 2021.

Column: Require proof of a COVID vaccine to get into a show in Chicago? It’s a very tricky issue

By Chris Jones

March 3, 2021 at 7:29 a.m.

Are vaccine passports for audience members the quickest way back for the performing arts in...

Stratford Festival of Canada announces a modest outdoor summer season

By Chris Jones

March 1, 2021 at 2:21 p.m.

The Stratford Festival of Canada, North America's largest summer theater, said Monday that it will...

Review: In ‘Taking Up Serpents’ by Chicago Opera Theater, a young woman tries to escape a snake-loving father

By Chris Jones

March 1, 2021 at 4:32 p.m.

"God gets in the cracks" is the most common lyrical reprise in "Taking Up Serpents,"...

‘Taking Up Serpents’ by Chicago Opera Theater

By Doug George

March 1, 2021 at 1:34 p.m.

Michael Mayes (Daddy) and Leah Dexter (Nelda) in "Taking Up Serpents" by the Chicago Opera...

Review: Joffrey Ballet’s virtual, bursting ‘Boléro’ brings us a rite of spring

By Chris Jones

February 28, 2021 at 12:44 p.m.

You are left in no doubt. Behind the flesh-colored mask that contains her visibly pulsing...

“Boléro” by the Joffrey Ballet

By Doug George

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

Anais Bueno with Brooke Linford and Christine Rocas in "Boléro" by the Joffrey Ballet. Anais...

How to win Tom Hanks’ typewriter, donated by him for a raffle by Shattered Globe Theatre

By Doug George

February 28, 2021 at 12:00 p.m.

Should you need any more evidence that Tom Hanks is just about the most decent...