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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...

Noelle Oh, Reilly Oh and Sunnie Eraso in "White Rooster" by Lookingglass Theatre Company in the Water Tower Water Works. (Justin Barbin)

Review: ‘White Rooster’ at Lookingglass takes a complicated path through death and life

By Chris Jones

March 16, 2026 at 2:43 p.m.

Matthew C. Yee's world premiere has beautiful moments, but also so many layers that you...

Karah Son, Evan LeRoy Johnson and company in "Madama Butterfly" by Lyric Opera of Chicago. (Todd Rosenberg)

Review: ‘Madama Butterfly’ by Lyric Opera transports Puccini into a virtual world – who is to say what is real?

By Chris Jones

March 15, 2026 at 1:26 p.m.

This is a difficult opera to stage now, and director Matthew Ozawa has found an...

FILE – A woman walks outside The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts on Feb. 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Trump ally Ric Grenell stepping down as Kennedy Center president

By Steven Sloan

March 13, 2026 at 5:40 p.m.

Richard Grenell, an ally of President Donald Trump who oversaw far reaching changes at the...

Natya Dance Theatre members rehearse for an upcoming performance on Feb. 21, 2026, in Oak Brook. The performing arts organization specializing in Bharatanatyam, a South Indian classical dance, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Like the river, Natya Dance Theatre flows through and beyond 50 years

By Lauren Warnecke

March 13, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

Natya Dance Theatre celebrates its 50th anniversary with three performances at the Dance Center of...

"Every Brilliant Thing" on Broadway starring Daniel Radcliffe at the Hudson Theatre in New York. (Matthew Murphy)

Review: Daniel Radcliffe is the best thing yet for ‘Every Brilliant Thing’

By Chris Jones

March 12, 2026 at 10:00 p.m.

This simple, warm and generous play by Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe gets a lift...

Conrad Ricamora and Cole Escola in "Oh, Mary!" at the Lyceum Theatre in New York. (Emilio Madrid)

Broadway hit comedy ‘Oh, Mary!’ announces SNL alumna as new first lady

By Michael Paulson

March 12, 2026 at 6:14 p.m.

A “Saturday Night Live” alumna with a long resume of film and television work will...

David Byrne in the space to be used for “Theater of the Mind," a walk-through theater experience about music and how our minds hear and perceive it, at the Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building in Chicago, Feb. 3, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

A lifetime of David Byrne’s curiosity comes together for ‘Theater of the Mind’

By Chris Jones

March 11, 2026 at 1:36 p.m.

The Talking Heads frontman and Broadway performer has created a show in Chicago about music,...

Jerrold "Jerry" Nedwick (left) and Rhoda Katz were married on April 4, 1925. (Provided by Peter Garino of the Shakespeare Project)

Column: ‘Dear Rhoda’ is a love story in letters set in roaring 1920s Chicago

By Rick Kogan

March 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

When was the last time you wrote a letter? Not a text. Not a tweet....

Rendering of the new home for Northlight Theatre at 1012 Church St. in Evanston. (Eckenhoff Saunders)

Northlight Theatre announces first season in its new Evanston home

By Doug George

March 10, 2026 at 11:30 a.m.

Northlight Theatre has announced its 2026-27 season of five shows, all in a new theater...

Skyler Tipton and Orion Lay-Sleeper in "Changing Channels" at City Lit Theatre. (Steven Townshend)

Review: ‘Changing Channels’ is set in an ‘I Love Lucy’ television world until the Red Scare enters the picture

By Emily McClanathan

March 10, 2026 at 10:24 a.m.

Directed by Kevin Theis, this backstage comedic drama is set in the world of 1950s...