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Anne Trodden is one of four women playing the role of Heidi in "What the Constitution Means to Me" by Ways and Means Theatre. (Daniel Howie)

Review: ‘What the Constitution Means to Me,’ staged in an American Legion post, is a play that always feels timely

By Emily McClanathan

October 2, 2026 at 2:08 p.m.

Heidi Schreck’s 2017 play, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, gets authentic surroundings in this new production...

The company of the North American tour of "Operation Mincemeat," in Chicago at the CIBC Theatre. (Matthew Murphy)

Review: ‘Operation Mincemeat’ at CIBC Theatre spins a true wartime story into a nutty musical

By Chris Jones

October 1, 2026 at 4:05 p.m.

The British comedy troupe SpitLip took a real World War II caper and made it...

Peter Moore, a founding member and artistic director of Steep Theatre, is inside the theatre’s new performance space, where construction is nearing completion, Sept. 21, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Steep Theatre readies its new Edgewater home

By Chris Jones

September 30, 2026 at 5:45 a.m.

The new theater of Chicago's Far North Side is being built inside a former Christian...

Tyler Meredith, Alexandra Royer and cast in "The Attic" at the Goodman Theatre. (Todd Rosenberg)

Chicago Theater Report: Gary Sinise back at Steppenwolf and a trio of Broadway-worthy shows in Chicago

By Chris Jones

September 22, 2026 at 1:07 p.m.

These four-star shows could all be headed to Broadway next, so don't miss them in...

Tim Kazurinsky, Timothy Edward Kane and Kate Fry in "The Front Page" at Northlight Theatre in Evanston. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: ‘The Front Page’ is Northlight Theatre’s old-school welcome home

By Chris Jones

September 21, 2026 at 12:21 p.m.

Northlight Theatre opens its new Evanston home with an all-star Chicago cast, directed by BJ...

Jacob Moskovitz, Johnny Galecki and Ellie Ricker in "Kowalski" at Lookingglass Theatre in the Water Tower Water Works. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: Johnny Galecki channels Tennessee Williams in ‘Kowalski’ at Lookingglass Theatre

By Chris Jones

September 20, 2026 at 2:12 p.m.

This story of a first meeting between Tennessee Williams and a young Marlon Brando is...

Krystal Joy Brown in "Play On!" in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier. (Kyle Flubacker)

Review: A classy, retro ‘Play On!’ brings Duke Ellington swing to Chicago Shakespeare

By Chris Jones

September 19, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Sheldon Epps' combination of the song stylings of Duke Ellington and the plot twists of...

Chupacabrón (Gustavo Martinez) and Yamel (Diana Guizado) in a previous production of Glass Half Full Theatre’s “Yamel Cucuy.” (Lens of Athena)

Review: The spooky Destinos play ‘Yamel Cucuy’ asks, who benefits the most from fear?

By Emily McClanathan

September 18, 2026 at 12:25 p.m.

For theatergoers looking to kick off the spooky season, Glass Half Full Theatre’s “Yamel Cucuy”...

Victoria Jaiani and Reed Henry in "Liliom" by the Joffrey Ballet at the Lyric Opera House. (Cheryl Mann)

Review: Joffrey Ballet’s ‘Liliom’ is a human story set in John Neumeier’s surreal imagination

By Lauren Warnecke

September 18, 2026 at 11:08 a.m.

Choreographer John Neumeier’s work can be head-scratchingly weird, but what unfolds here in a Midwest...

Comedian and actor Martin Lawrence will return to Chicago for his "Y'all Still Know What It Is!" tour on Sept. 25, 2026. (Michael Letterlough, Jr.)

Martin Lawrence returns to Chicago: ‘Just here to make you laugh’

By Ryan P. C. Trimble

September 18, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The comic, who'll perform at the Arie Crown Theater, credits an HBO episode filmed in...

David Moreland and the cast of "Jekyll & Hyde" by Kokandy Productions at the Broadway Playhouse. (Amy Boyle)

Review: ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ proves itself more than ready to fill the Broadway Playhouse

By Chris Jones

September 17, 2026 at 2:06 p.m.

This inventive, all-in production by the off-Loop company Kokandy Productions is back for the fall...

Eduardo De Azevedo Grillo, Lucy Tan, Nancy Luna and
Fran Alvarez in "The Attic" at the Goodman Theatre. (Todd Rosenberg)

Review: With sadness and joy, Shana Carroll imagines a fallen circus artist in ‘The Attic’ at Goodman Theatre

By Chris Jones

September 21, 2026 at 5:41 p.m.

“The Attic: Things I’ve Seen While Lying On My Back” is the stunning season-opener at...

With a portrait of their late father, Tony Fitzpatrick, in the background, Max, left, and Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, right, stand with their mother, Michele, at her wine shop, Door 24 Wine in Bucktown on Sept. 10, 2026. The siblings’ short film “Driven,” about a Chicago ride-share driver will premiere at the Chicago Underground Film Festival and is dedicated to their father. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

‘Driven,’ a short film by Max and Gaby Fitzpatrick, features and honors their dad, Tony

By Rick Kogan

September 16, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

“Driven,” a visually striking entry in the Chicago Underground Film Festival, is the final role...