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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...

Comedian John Mulaney launched his "From Scratch" tour with 2021 shows at City Winery in New York. (Getty)

Comedian John Mulaney will play Wrigley in 2026

By Doug George

September 24, 2025 at 10:56 a.m.

His standup tour, "John Mulaney: Mister Whatever," will play Wrigley Field on July 11, 2026.

Tania Richard, who is performing her one-woman show “Black Girl from a White Suburb” as part of the Steppenwolf's LookOut series, poses for a portrait at Steppenwolf Theater on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Steppenwolf’s 2025 LookOut Series begins with ‘Black Girl from a White Suburb’

By Nina Metz

September 24, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

Spotlighting the work of Chicago’s artists whose performances run the gamut from music to storytelling...

Curtain Call Theatre stages “Inherit the Wind” from Sept. 26 to Oct. 5 in Mokena. The show is billed as a riveting drama of ideas, freedom and faith. (Curtain Call Theatre)

‘Inherit the Wind,’ a fictionalized version of the Scopes Monkey Trial, comes to Curtain Call Front Street Theatre in Mokena

By Jessi Virtusio

September 26, 2025 at 10:50 a.m.

Mokena's Curtain Call Front Street Theatre's cast includes actors from Chicago, Hickory Hills, Mokena, Orland...

Caroline Neff, Kate Arrington, Namir Smallwood and Emilie Maureen Hanson in "Mr. Wolf" at Steppenwolf Theatre. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: Explosive ‘Mr. Wolf’ bangs hard on the door at Steppenwolf Theatre

By Chris Jones

September 23, 2025 at 5:45 a.m.

With stellar direction by K. Todd Freeman, this is an intense play about a broken...

From left: Joe Boersma, Ellen Steinke, Zach Masso, and Devin Sugerik perform in “Save Chicago Transit: The Comedy Show.” (Kyle Lucas)

Public transit can be many things — but is it funny?

By Nina Metz

September 23, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

Just as HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” tackles news with a satirical edge, “Save Chicago Transit:...

Tina Arfee, Shadee Vossoughi, Gloria Imseih Petrelli, Joan Nahid and Yourtana Sulaiman in "Wish You Were Here" at Remy Bumppo Theatre. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: In ‘Wish You Were Here’ at Remy Bumppo, friends are scattered by the Iranian Revolution

By Emily McClanathan

September 23, 2025 at 5:15 a.m.

When your home country is no longer a safe and nurturing place, do you stay...

Ayanna Bria Bakari, Sharriese Hamilton, Patrick Newson Jr., Joshua L. Green and Ronald L. Conner in "Big White Fog" at Court Theatre. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: ‘Big White Fog’ at Court Theatre brings Black theater history out of the mist

By Chris Jones

January 23, 2026 at 5:04 p.m.

Asked to list the most important Chicago playwrights, few of today's Chicagoans would mention Theodore...

Victoria Jaiani and Alberto Velazquez in “Carmen” by the Joffrey Ballet at the Lyric Opera House. (Cheryl Mann)

Review: Joffrey Ballet’s ‘Carmen’ will stir your soul and break your heart

By Lauren Warnecke

September 19, 2025 at 10:30 a.m.

If we needed any reminder that the Joffrey has established itself as one of the...

Ellen & Joe Checota Powerhouse Theater executive director Chad Bauman, left, and Mark Clements, Milwaukee Repertory Theater artistic director, stand inside the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, which is undergoing construction in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Sept. 10, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/for the baiduhai)

Milwaukee Repertory Theater gets an $80 million rebuild as it swims against the tide

By Chris Jones

September 17, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

Construction is nearly complete in a renovation of its theater complex in downtown Milwaukee. How...

Neil Patrick Harris and James Corden in "Art" on Broadway at Music Box Theatre in New York. (Matthew Murphy)

Review: ‘Art’ is back on Broadway with an all-star cast, but it’s James Corden’s play

By Chris Jones

September 16, 2025 at 9:00 p.m.

In this latest production of Yasmina Reza's slick, savvy, star-friendly satire, Scott Ellis directs James...