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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...

Evan C. Dolan, Jessie J. Potter, Alex Syiek, Sophie Grimm and cast in "White Christmas" at Paramount Theatre in Aurora, a musical with seven nominations for Equity Jeff Awards. (Boris Martin)

Review: ‘White Christmas’ gets an extra special holiday production at Paramount Theatre

By Chris Jones

November 23, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.

In a show of Irving Berlin numbers, well-sung by Evan C. Dolan, Sophie Grimm and...

Dominick Valdés Chenes, Zoie Reams, Billy Corgan, Edward Parks and Sydney Mancasola perform with the Lyric Opera Orchestra in "A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness" at Lyric Opera of Chicago. (Andrew Cioffi)

Review: ‘A Night of Mellon Collie’ at Lyric Opera reveals itself as a very Billy Corgan operatic concert

By Bob Gendron

November 22, 2025 at 12:40 p.m.

The world premiere of this musical experiment and collaboration between Billy Corgan and James Lowe...

Ariana DeBose (Geneviève), Scott Bakula (Aimable) and cast in "The Baker’s Wife" by the Classic Stage Company in New York. (Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman)

Review: Off-Broadway ‘Baker’s Wife’ has the music of Stephen Schwartz and the story of a May-September marriage

By Chris Jones

November 21, 2025 at 4:28 p.m.

A toasty, mulled vibe permeates "The Baker's Wife," at Classic Stage Company, a 1976 musical...

Rae Davenport, Meg Thalken, Aurora Boe, Amanda Walker, Rachel Carreras, Kelly Anne Clark and Christine Mayland Perkins in "Sister Act" at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace. (Justin Barbin)

Review: ‘Sister Act’ at Drury Lane Theatre lets the nuns boogie

By Chris Jones

November 21, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

E. Faye Butler directs a new production of an old favorite, a musical with a...

Christiani Pitts and Sam Tutty in "Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)" on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre in New York. (Matthew Murphy)

Review: ‘Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)’ on Broadway is a new if slight Gen-Z kind of rom-com

By Chris Jones

November 20, 2025 at 9:00 p.m.

Sam Tutty and Christiani Pitts play characters who could easily be in a Hallmark holiday...

Rehearsal director Adam Blyde leads dancers Laila Madison, center, and Natali Taht at a rehearsal of Joffrey Ballet’s "The Nutcracker" snow scene on Nov. 12, 2025, at Joffrey Tower in Chicago’s Loop. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

Milestones and memories: Chicago ‘Nutcrackers’ celebrate big anniversaries

By Lauren Warnecke

November 20, 2025 at 5:45 a.m.

"The Nutcracker" returns every holiday, and we return to Chicago theaters to watch. Of the...

J’Kobe Wallace, second right, one of the dance captains from the production “A Beautiful Noise” leads a music workshop with patients with Parkinson’s disease, including Sonia Vargas, second from left, and Lamar Johnson, right, in stretching exercises and choreography at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago on Nov. 19, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Parkinson’s patients get a little choreographic help from a dance captain of the Neil Diamond musical

By Cam'ron Hardy

November 20, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The cast member from "A Beautiful Noise" led a movement workshop for Parkinson’s patients at...

Thanksgiving at River Roast. (River Roast)

Thanksgiving guide: Where to get meals, pies and wine, plus a look at holiday shows

By Kayla Samoy

November 19, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.

We have everything you need to know about where to get Thanksgiving mains and sides,...

Tom Hanks, Kayli Carter and Kelli O’Hara in "This World of Tomorrow" at The Shed in New York City. (Marc J. Franklin)

Review: ‘This World of Tomorrow’ off-Broadway stars a warm and likable Tom Hanks. Could it be any other way?

By Chris Jones

November 18, 2025 at 9:30 p.m.

Adapted from one of his own short stories, Tom Hanks plays a time traveler exploring...

Graceful dancers, beautiful costumes, and stunning sets are a few of the reasons that the Salt Creek Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker” has been drawing crowds for 39 years. (Keith Gerling)

Salt Creek Ballet brings its 39th annual performance of ‘The Nutcracker’ to Hinsdale

By Myrna Petlicki

November 17, 2025 at 3:47 p.m.

Salt Creek Ballet's 39th annual production of "The Nutcracker," will be performed at Hinsdale Central...