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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 Beatrix Potter Drive-In Theatre Experience”

By Contributed Content

October 11, 2020 at 10:48 a.m.

A Friday night at "The Beatrix Potter Drive-In Theatre Experience" at Chicago Children's Theatre.

Theater-goers line up for the grand opening of the iO Theater, at 1501N. Kingsbury St., in Chicago in 2014. The theater had moved from its previous Wrigleyville location.

iO Theater of Chicago is for sale, a sad week for Chicago comedy

By Chris Jones

October 9, 2020 at 12:46 p.m.

At the end of what has been a stunning week for Chicago comedy and improvisation,...

FILE - Broadway posters outside the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York on May 13, 2020. Broadway theaters may be dark but there will be plenty of new online productions of some of classic plays this fall. "Hamilton" producer Jeffrey Richards on Wednesday unveiled a seven weekly play run of livestreamed works to benefit The Actors Fund. They will stream on Broadway's Best Shows and ticket buyers can access the events through TodayTix starting at $5. The plays include "The Best Man," "This Is Our Youth," Time Stands Still" and "Race" (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Broadway shutdown due to virus extended again until May 30

By Associated Press

October 9, 2020 at 8:43 a.m.

Fans of Broadway will have to wait a little longer for shows to resume —...

Posters at the entrance to Second City at 1616 N. Wells St. in Chicago in August.

Column: Chicago’s Second City is up for sale. But can America learn to laugh together again?

By Chris Jones

October 9, 2020 at 9:33 a.m.

So Second City, Chicago's beloved comedy theater in Old Town, is up for sale. This...

Members of the production crew stand in on the stage near plexiglass barriers which will serve as a way to protect the spread of COVID-19 as preparations take place for the vice presidential debate at the University of Utah, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, in Salt Lake City.

Column: Answer the question, already. Why debates like Harris-Pence are looking increasingly quaint

By Chris Jones

October 9, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.

Nearing the climax of Wednesday night's vice presidential debate in Utah, the moderator Susan Page...

A man walks past the Wells Street entrance to Second City in Chicago in August. The famed comedy theater is now entirely up for sale.

Chicago’s famed Second City comedy theater is now fully up for sale

By Chris Jones

October 6, 2020 at 3:39 p.m.

In June, in an attempt to take the fall for internal turmoil, Andrew Alexander, the...

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, meets on Sept. 29, 2020, with Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, at the Capitol in Washington. Lee has tested positive for COVID-19.

Column: Why the Rose Garden COVID-19 fiasco was dismal news for the return of live entertainment

By Chris Jones

October 6, 2020 at 10:11 a.m.

At the celebratory judicial nomination event for Amy Coney Barrett, scores of maskless, prominent Americans...

Review: ‘Run the Beast Down’ at Strawdog is a parable for our anxious times

By Chris Jones

October 5, 2020 at 2:12 p.m.

When the history of Chicago's virtual pandemic productions is written, Elly Green's creepy and timely...

A closed sign is posted next to the entrance of The Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Chicago. The venue is currently closed because of coronavirus.

Chicago to give $1.2 million in grants to up to 120 arts venues

By Chris Jones

October 2, 2020 at 2:17 p.m.

The City of Chicago announced Friday a new $1.2 million grant program aimed at supporting...

In ‘painful’ decision, Joffrey Ballet of Chicago cancels 2020-21 season

By Chris Jones

October 1, 2020 at 3:55 p.m.

The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago said Thursday that it has canceled its entire 2020-21 season...