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Jacqueline Guillén, Ariana Burks and Carmen Berkeley in "Dead Girl’s Quinceañera" at the Goodman Theatre. (Justin Barbin)

Review: ‘Dead Girl’s Quinceañera’ at Goodman Theatre turns an apparent abduction into a teenage caper

By Chris Jones

October 6, 2026 at 2:57 p.m.

Phanésia Pharel's new play has a lively cast of adults playing teenagers, and is not...

The actor John C. Reilly is returning to Steppenwolf Theatre for a second engagement of his show, “Mister Romantic.” (Bobbi Rich)

Chicago Theater Report: John C. Reilly is back in Chicago, Baby heads to Broadway and how to get into the Uptown Theatre

By Chris Jones

October 6, 2026 at 1:46 p.m.

The national tour of “Dirty Dancing” in Chicago last month turned out to be a...

Martin "Tre" Dumas III and Bril Barrett of M.A.D.D. Rythms at the Harold Washington Cultural Center in Chicago on Aug. 6, 2026. (Kevin Serna/for Chicago Magazine)

Review: M.A.D.D. Rhythms hoofers from past and present shine, despite technical challenges

By Lauren Warnecke

October 7, 2026 at 2:24 p.m.

M.A.D.D. Rhythms co-founders Bril Barrett and Martin “Tre” Dumas III performed some of the finest...

Avery Willis Hoffman is the new artistic director of Court Theatre on the campus of the University of Chicago. (Provided by Court Theatre)

Court Theatre announces 2026-27 season in Hyde Park, opening with ‘Tituba’ in Rockefeller Chapel

By Chris Jones

April 2, 2026 at 10:59 a.m.

Renovations at the theater will delay the start of the season, which will include four...

Artist-in-residence Brendan Fernandes in the Murphy Auditorium at the Driehaus Museum, March 17, 2026, in Chicago. (Vincent D. Johnson/for the baiduhai)

‘Brendan Fernandes: In the Round’ at Driehaus Museum thinks outside the gilded box

By Lauren Warnecke

April 1, 2026 at 11:02 a.m.

“In the Round” is part of the Driehaus Museum’s “A Tale of Today” series, which...

The Harris Theater in Millennium Park. (Zbigniew Bzdak / baiduhai)

Harris Theater 2026-27 season includes Kyle Abraham, martial arts and a Mahler-Tupac mash-up

By Doug George

March 31, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Harris Theater for Music and Dance has announced its 20th anniversary season in Millennium Park,...

Jon Bernthal, Danny Johnson and Jessica Hecht in "Dog Day Afternoon" at the August Wilson Theatre in New York. (Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman)

Review: ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ on Broadway struggles with how to put this gripping story on stage

By Chris Jones

March 30, 2026 at 11:00 p.m.

Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach star in a stage adaptation of the 1975 movie about...

"Going Bacharach: The Songs of an Icon" with Adrian Galante, Ta-Tynisa Wilson, Hilary Kole and John Pagano, at Chicago’s Apollo Theater. (Russ Rowland)

Burt Bacharach revue headed to Apollo Theater in Chicago

By Chris Jones

March 27, 2026 at 10:38 a.m.

The show will feature the famous songs of the pop composer, known for such catchy...

Alec Phan and Kaylah Marie Crosby in "Modern Gentleman" by About Face at Raven Theatre. (Jenn Udoni)

Review: In ‘Modern Gentleman’ by About Face, a trans man faces the dating scene

By Emily McClanathan

March 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

This world premiere romantic comedy by Chicago playwright Preston Max Allen has some wicked one-liners...

The nightclub room in "Theater of the Mind," presented by the Goodman Theatre in the Reid Murdoch Building in Chicago. (Todd Rosenberg)

Review: David Byrne’s ‘Theater of the Mind’ will make you see your own mind anew

By Chris Jones

March 26, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.

As part of an audience moving through this theater experience, you are asked to reflect...

Jonathan Berry at a rehearsal at Steppenwolf Theatre on Oct. 17, 2019. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Raven Theatre announces new producing artistic director

By Chris Jones

March 25, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.

Jonathan Berry, a longtime Chicago director and former artistic producer at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company,...

Alex Grelle in "Grelley Duvall Best Actress" at the Chopin Theatre. (Sarah Elizabeth Larson)

Review: ‘Grelley Duvall Best Actress’ is a charmingly bonkers tribute to ’80s movie moments

By Chris Jones

March 24, 2026 at 2:10 p.m.

This latest edition of the campy "Grelley Duvall Show" recreates moments from such films as...

Director Shanésia Davis, center, works on a scene with actor Rita Wicks, left, and co-artistic director Jennifer Glasse during rehearsal for the Gift Theatre's TEN 25th short play festival March 18, 2026, at the Evergreen Park Public Library. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Gift Theatre’s ‘TEN’ festival of very short plays is another way for this company to take chances

By Emily McClanathan

March 24, 2026 at 5:45 a.m.

Staged this year at A Red Orchid Theatre’s Old Town venue, "TEN25th" is the first...