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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...

Opening night of new Zanies location in Rosemont Friday, July 6, 2012. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai) ....OUTSIDE TRIBUNE CO.- NO MAGS, NO SALES, NO INTERNET, NO TV, CHICAGO OUT, NO DIGITAL MANIPULATION... rAGS, NO SALES, NO INTERNET, NO TV, CHICAGO OUT, NO DIGITAL MANIPULATION...

Zanies in Rosemont is closed by stricter COVID rules

By Doug George

October 26, 2020 at 5:18 p.m.

The Zanies Comedy Club Rosemont location has been closed by new COVID-19 regulations for suburban...

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and President Donald Trump enter to participate in the final presidential debate Thursday at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn.

Column: An early debate lead for Donald J. Trump but, in the end, he couldn’t help his own cause

By Chris Jones

October 23, 2020 at 7:10 a.m.

Nelson Algren once described the great American city of Chicago as "the place built out...

Marquee signage of the North Avenue entrance to The Second City, photographed Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Second City accepting applications for ‘Saturday Night Live’ scholarship

By Chris Jones

October 22, 2020 at 2:34 p.m.

Second City, the Chicago comedy theater that continues online operations despite being up for sale,...

Review: Brian Dennehy and the great Chicago ‘Death of a Salesman’ are back to haunt us anew

By Chris Jones

October 22, 2020 at 2:01 p.m.

Brian Dennehy, the pugilistic, broad-shouldered and deeply vulnerable giant of the American stage, died in...

Director Stephen Daldry at the American Museum of Natural History's 2014 Museum Gala in New York on Nov. 20, 2014, actress-playwright Danai Gurira at the nominations for the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards In West Hollywood, Calif., on Dec. 11, 2019, and playwright Lynn Nottage at the 2017 Tony Awards Meet the Nominees press day in New York on May 3, 2017.

Theater world to unite for get-out-the-vote event on Oct. 29

By Associated Press

October 22, 2020 at 9:50 a.m.

Playwright and "The Walking Dead" star Danai Gurira, Tony Award-winning director Stephen Daldry and two-time...

President Donald Trump waves after a campaign rally at Erie International Airport in Erie, Penn., on Oct. 20.

Column: Tragic presidency of Donald J. Trump could be nearing an end. What will be the final scene?

By Chris Jones

October 22, 2020 at 8:39 a.m.

The most excellent and lamentable tragedie of Donald J. Trump, 45th president of the United...

What are the streaming shows now in Chicago theater and dance — updated with 50+ for Oct. 2020

By Doug George

October 21, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

This list of streaming shows, classes and other virtual events is being updated occasionally. Check...

The new Writers Theatre building is illuminated in the evening Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in Glencoe, Ill. (Erin Hooley/baiduhai)

Writers Theatre adjusts season again; About Face hopes to return to live performance in the spring

By Chris Jones

October 20, 2020 at 9:26 a.m.

Writers Theatre said Monday that it has made further adjustments to its 2020-21 season. The...

Review: In the latest Collaboraction ‘Peacebook,’ Riad Ismat’s son puts the pain of losing his dad while quarantined on the screen. Plus other powerful stories.

By Chris Jones

October 20, 2020 at 11:35 a.m.

I last spoke to the young performance artist Sami Ismat shortly after the death of...

Kevin Anderson, Brian Dennehy and Ted Koch in a scene from "Death of a Salesman" at the Goodman Theatre in 1998.

Goodman Theatre will stream its iconic 1998 ‘Death of a Salesman’ with Brian Dennehy

By Chris Jones

October 15, 2020 at 2:57 p.m.

The Goodman Theatre said Thursday that it will collaborate with the cable network Showtime and...