Theater – Page 39 –

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...

David Byrne speaks about his show "Theater of the Mind" on Feb. 25, 2025, at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Dates are announced for David Byrne’s ‘Theater of the Mind’

By Doug George

October 28, 2025 at 3:48 p.m.

Tickets go on sale Nov. 7 for the theater experience coming to the Reid Murdoch...

Ava Lane Stovall, David Moreland and cast in "Jekyll & Hyde" by Kokandy Productions in its original production in the Chopin Theatre. (Evan Hanover)

Review: Thrilling new talent emerges in ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ by Kokandy Productions

By Chris Jones

October 27, 2025 at 2:19 p.m.

There are few things more exciting than watching a young talent on the level of...

Hannah De Priest as Dafne in Haymarket Opera and Newberry Consort's "Euridice" in Fullerton Hall at the Art Institute. (Elliot Mandel)

Review: Haymarket Opera and Newberry Consort link up for a rare ‘Euridice’

By Hannah Edgar

October 27, 2025 at 11:28 a.m.

Jacopo Peri’s “Euridice,” composed for a Medici court wedding in 1600, holds the title of...

Daniela Martinez in "Las Borinqueñas" by Visión Latino Theatre Company as part of the 2025 Destinos festival. (Yajaira Custodio)

Review: ‘Las Borinqueñas’ by Visión Latino Theatre recounts the history of medical trials in Puerto Rico

By Emily McClanathan

October 24, 2025 at 10:58 a.m.

Nelson Diaz-Marcano's 2024 play centers on a circle of friends affected by the Puerto Rican...

Amalia Balash (Bethany Brautigam) and Georg Nowack (Sam Garrison), coworkers who don’t get along, have a big surprise in their future in “She Loves Me” at Harper College, Nov. 14-23. (Steve Donisch)

Musical coming to Harper College explores two people discovering love that is closer than they realize

By Myrna Petlicki

October 24, 2025 at 6:22 a.m.

Love is sometimes closer than you think. That’s the case in the musical “She Loves...

Cayleigh Capaldi (Maria Rainer) in "The Sound of Music" at the Nederlander Theatre. (Jeremy Daniel)

Review: ‘The Sound of Music,’ the masterpiece that never leaves us, now in the Chicago Loop

By Chris Jones

October 23, 2025 at 2:06 p.m.

It's axiomatic in the commercial theater that two shows always sell: "Fiddler on the Roof"...

Brian Parry and the cast of "Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter" by City Lit Theater and Black Button Eyes Productions. (Steve Graue)

Review: ‘Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter’ is a new, ocean-going tale from the ‘Dracula’ legend

By Emily McClanathan

October 22, 2025 at 2:45 p.m.

City Lit Theater and Black Button Eyes Productions stage Chicago playwright Timothy Griffin's world premiere...

Adam Sandler poses for photographers on the red carpet for the film 'Jay Kelly' during the 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Aug. 28, 2025. (Alessandra Tarantino/Invision)

Adam Sandler (and the pope, Caleb Williams, singalongs) brings heavy ’70s variety show vibes to United Center

By Christopher Borrelli

October 21, 2025 at 12:20 p.m.

Adam Sandler’s new shows are awkwardly titled the You’re My Best Friend Tour, but it's...

The Goodman Theatre at 170 N Dearborn St, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, Oct. 15, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

The road to 100: The Goodman Theatre grows with Chicago theater

By Chris Jones

October 22, 2025 at 12:21 p.m.

From its founding in 1925 to the Robert Falls era to the future, the Goodman...

Elizabeth Franz as Linda Loman and Brian Dennehy as Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" at the Goodman Theatre in 1998. (Eric Y. Exit)

Timeline: A Chicago century at the Goodman Theatre

By Chris Jones

October 20, 2025 at 5:29 a.m.

From its founding in 1925 to the present, the big moments and most significant plays...