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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...

Dr. Martin Luther King is played by Edwin Edvanzd, center, who speaks during a staged reading of "Lawndale King" by Collaboraction Theatre Company at the Chicago History Museum on Jan. 19, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Willie Round’s ‘Lawndale King’ recounts the history that MLK made in North Lawndale

By Darcel Rockett

January 30, 2026 at 11:05 a.m.

Willie Round's work, about Martin Luther King Jr.'s eight-month stay in a Chicago apartment in...

Patti LuPone accepts the Tony Award for best featured actress in a musical for "Company" on June 12, 2022, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Patti LuPone talks about her concert ‘Matters of the Heart’ at the Auditorium Theatre, and some Mamet memories

By Chris Jones

January 30, 2026 at 10:25 a.m.

The Broadway singer and actress sings love songs by Joni Mitchell, Randy Newman, Sondheim and...

Claire DeJean and Denver Milord in the first national tour of "Stereophonic." (Julieta Cervantes)

Review: ‘Stereophonic’ is a play about a ’70s band and the price you pay for genius

By Chris Jones

January 29, 2026 at 2:30 p.m.

In a story by David Adjmi with songs by Will Butler, we watch a band...

Denver Milord, Christopher Mowod, Claire DeJean and Emilie Kouatchou in the first national tour of "Stereophonic." (Julieta Cervantes)

‘Stereophonic’ arrives in Chicago, telling the story of a band through its songs

By Chris Jones

January 28, 2026 at 5:15 a.m.

Now on its first national tour, David Adjmi’s play has music by Will Butler of...

"The Sex Lives of Puppets" by  Blind Summit Theatre of England at the Biograph Theatre in Chicago. (Charlie Lyne)

Review: Everything you ever needed to know about the sex lives of puppets, plus Manual Cinema’s latest

By Chris Jones

January 27, 2026 at 2:30 p.m.

I would have thought the title of "The Sex Lives of Puppets" was the reason...

Brendan Hunt at an event for "Ted Lasso" Season 3 at Battersea Power Station on April 28, 2023, in London, England. (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

‘Ted Lasso’ writer and actor brings pre-Broadway show to Steppenwolf

By Chris Jones

January 27, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

Tickets go on sale later this week for "The Movement You Need: An Evening with...

Nicholas Brownlee and Jennifer Holloway in "Salome" by the Lyric Opera of Chicago. (Kyle Flubacker)

Review: In ‘Salome’ by Lyric Opera, devastating excess is the point

By Chris Jones

January 26, 2026 at 12:26 p.m.

Original director David McVicar's famous production of the Richard Strauss opera gets its bloody, eye-popping...

FILE – A view of the stage appears before the start of the 75th annual Tony Awards in New York on June 12, 2022. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Tony Awards set date for ceremony at Radio City Music Hall

By Mark Kennedy

January 26, 2026 at 12:19 p.m.

Fans of Broadway, circle this date: This season’s Tony Awards will take place on June...

Cassidy Slaughter-Mason and John Judd in "Birds of North America" at A Red Orchid Theatre. (Evan Hanover)

Review: ‘Birds of North America’ at A Red Orchid Theatre offers autumnal balm for a cold winter night

By Chris Jones

January 26, 2026 at 5:45 a.m.

The superb acting work by John Judd and Cassidy Slaughter-Mason is not unexpected at this...

Martha Graham Dance Company performs at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago on Jan. 24, 2026. (Jose Calvo)

Review: Martha Graham Dance Company makes a rare Chicago visit — with a timely finale

By Lauren Warnecke

January 25, 2026 at 12:28 p.m.

In 1936, American choreographer Martha Graham declined an opportunity to appear at the Olympic Games...