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The Dance Theatre of Harlem performs "Firebird" in Chicago at the Auditorium Theatre on Oct. 17, 2026. (Jose Calvo)

Review: Dance Theatre of Harlem returns after 10 years with funky ‘Return’ and a ‘Firebird’ that transcends time

By Lauren Warnecke

October 18, 2026 at 12:33 p.m.

Robert Garland’s “Return” was a fitting opener in more ways than one. It marked the...

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...

The hotel's owner has been sued for $338 million in missed loan payments, in the largest Chicago foreclosure case to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic.

Column: Chicago cannot lose the Palmer House, now locked up and in deep financial trouble

By Chris Jones

September 9, 2020 at 5:44 p.m.

The great baiduhai critic Claudia Cassidy lived at the Drake Hotel. Touring Broadway celebrities...

Chicago theater’s Top-10 best bets for fall 2020, both live and on-screen

By Chris Jones

September 9, 2020 at 2:00 a.m.

In this most bizarre of fall seasons, my picks for the best bets for Chicago...

The staircase at the Museum Contemporary Art in Chicago in 2011. For its stage series, the museum has announced two upcoming virtual works, both involving audiences being mailed materials in advance. (Nuccio DiNuzzo / baiduhai)

MCA Chicago plans virtual performances, included a show with audiences taking part at home

By Chris Jones

September 2, 2020 at 2:49 p.m.

The stage program at the Museum of Contemporary Art has announced two virtual programs for...

Steppenwolf Theatre postpones George Clooney project, adds streaming shows

By Chris Jones

September 2, 2020 at 2:34 p.m.

Steppenwolf Theatre announced Wednesday that it is postponing its staging of "Good Night, and Good...

Chadwick Boseman poses in the press room during the 2019 American Music Awards at the Microsoft theatre on November 24, 2019 in Los Angeles.

Chadwick Boseman’s play was on Chicago’s Congo Square Theatre years ago

By Chris Jones

September 3, 2020 at 4:36 p.m.

Twenty years ago come November, an exciting new theater company, named after the 19th century...

Chicago buildings will be lit in red to spotlight need for arts industry pandemic relief

By Steve Johnson

August 31, 2020 at 1:45 p.m.

Buildings across Chicago and the nation will be lit in red Tuesday night to dramatize...

Music Theater Works is heading from Evanston to Skokie, where it says it can grow

By Chris Jones

August 30, 2020 at 1:20 p.m.

Music Theater Works, the 40-year-old Evanston company formerly known as Light Opera Works, is to...

Despite the pandemic, Aer Lingus has retained one of its nonstop flights between Chicago and Dublin.

Commentary: A pandemic trip to Europe was going great — until the return to O’Hare airport

By Chris Jones

August 28, 2020 at 10:05 a.m.

The Department of Homeland Security official scowled at the little clutch of weary passengers, recently...

This combination photo shows, Chita Rivera, from left, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gloria Estefan and Thalia, who will participate in a benefit digital concert in October to celebrate Latino culture and achievement in theater.

Chita Rivera, Gloria Estefan, Lin-Manuel Miranda to star in digital benefit show

By Associated Press

August 27, 2020 at 9:40 a.m.

Chita Rivera, Gloria Estefan, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Thalía will headline a benefit digital concert in...

Broadway theaters remain closed by the coronavirus pandemic outbreak. The shutdown has affected not just actors and and performers, but also prop designers, ushers and other staff.

Column: Looking ahead to fall’s weirdo 2020 Tony Awards, and what they must achieve

By Chris Jones

August 27, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

Despite the truncated 2019-20 season, the Tony Awards will be held some time this fall,...