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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...

Alexandra Chopson and Jasper Johnson in "Veal" at A Red Orchid Theatre. (Evan Hanover)

Review: In ‘Veal’ at A Red Orchid Theatre, a dictator queen confronts her friend group

By Chris Jones

October 13, 2025 at 11:25 a.m.

Jojo Jones' entertaining world premiere is a play about ratcheting up the stakes of adolescent...

Sondra Radvanovsky in "Medea" by Lyric Opera of Chicago. (Cory Weaver)

Review: At Lyric Opera, Sondra Radvanovsky sings a ‘Medea’ for the ages

By Chris Jones

October 12, 2025 at 2:33 p.m.

In director David McVicar's unnerving production, Radvanovsky's Medea is a roaring force from the underworld.

Christina Gorman and Cyd Blakewell in "Ugly Lies the Bone" by Shattered Globe Theatre at Theater Wit. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: ‘Ugly Lies the Bone,’ a play about pain, is explored by Shattered Globe Theatre

By Chris Jones

October 10, 2025 at 9:54 a.m.

The story follows a wounded veteran of the war in Afghanistan and her attempts at...

Tom Morello outside rehearsal of the new production, “Revolution(s),” at the Goodman Theatre, Oct. 2, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Speaking truth to power: Tom Morello on his Goodman debut, activist art and growing up in Libertyville

By Christopher Borrelli

October 10, 2025 at 5:45 a.m.

“Revolution(s),” by Chicago playwright Zayd Ayers Dohrn, has music by the Rage Against the Machine...

The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S. exhibit is on display inside of the Wrightwood 659 Gallery in Chicago, Oct. 4, 2025. (Troy Stolt/for the baiduhai)

First-ever Joffrey Ballet retrospective, compiled in New York, leaves the Chicago chapter up to us

By Lauren Warnecke

October 8, 2025 at 5:45 a.m.

Curator Julia Foulkes culled the show from the New York Public Library's Jerome Robbins Dance...

Assistant Choreographer Vernon Gooden, pictured with dancer Crystal Gurrola, has created a piece for Winifred Haun & Dancers’, “Glimmers in the Garden: An Intimate Gala Celebration,” Oct. 23 at Cheney Mansion in Oak Park. (Michelle Reid)

Cheney Mansion in Oak Park is backdrop for ‘eerie, unsettling piece’ and more in latest Winifred Haun performance

By Myrna Petlicki

October 7, 2025 at 11:30 a.m.

The Elizabeth F. Cheney Mansion in Oak Park will host Winifred Haun & Dancers' Glimmers...

Angie McMahon is the founder and artistic director of the inaugural Funny is Female Comedy Festival produced by Oak Park’s Comedy Plex, Oct. 23-26. (Jerry Schulman Photography)

Funny is Female Comedy Festival puts women comics in the spotlight in Oak Park

By Myrna Petlicki

October 7, 2025 at 11:06 a.m.

The Funny is Female Comedy Festival will feature 55 women performers over four days in...

Visitors make their way through the Realm of Terror in Round Lake Beach on the haunted house's opening night on Oct. 3, 2025. (Rob Dicker / for the baiduhai)

What to do for Halloween: Our top 12 haunted houses, plus ‘Rocky Horror,’ evil puppets and the parade

By Doug George

October 7, 2025 at 5:45 a.m.

From now until All Hallows’ Eve and beyond, our annual haunted house guide, plus 12...

Angelina Dávila and Raquel “Rocky” Nguyen in "Saving Myself" by Subtext Studio Theatre Company as part of the 2025 Destinos festival by the Chicago Latino Theater Alliance. (Subtext Studio)

Review: In ‘Saving Myself’ by Subtext Studio, teenage girls on a Catholic youth retreat

By Emily McClanathan

October 7, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Directed by Omar Vicente Fernández, the girls in this new play by María Arreol are...

Crumpet’s Elf costume from "The Santaland Diaries" (from left), Papagena's costume from "The Matchbox Magic Flute" and the suit from "An Italian Straw Hat" are part of the Goodman Theatre's costume sale on Oct. 11. (Provided by the Goodman Theatre)

Goodman Theatre is holding a costume sale this week

By Doug George

October 6, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The theater is clearing out its backstage vaults and is hosting a costume sale on...