Review: ‘Dead Girl’s Quinceañera’ at Goodman Theatre turns an apparent abduction into a teenage caper
Phanésia Pharel's new play has a lively cast of adults playing teenagers, and is not...
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Chicago Theater Report: John C. Reilly is back in Chicago, Baby heads to Broadway and how to get into the Uptown Theatre
The national tour of “Dirty Dancing” in Chicago last month turned out to be a...
Review: M.A.D.D. Rhythms hoofers from past and present shine, despite technical challenges
M.A.D.D. Rhythms co-founders Bril Barrett and Martin “Tre” Dumas III performed some of the finest...
Review: ‘Ashland Avenue’ stars Jenna Fischer in the story of a Chicago of an earlier time
Playwright Lee Kirk's entertaining new dramedy is now in its world premiere at the Goodman...
Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein are bringing their ‘Portlandia’ tour to Steppenwolf
Their tour of "A Visit From Portlandia with Fred and Carrie" is coming to Chicago...
Review: In ‘Rabbits in Their Pockets’ at Lifeline Theatre, sisters reunite with the help of a little magic
This world premiere play is the first from Lifeline’s BIPOC Developmental Workshop, and was inspired...
John Morris, architect who built Steppenwolf and many of Chicago’s theaters, dies at 77
His Morris Architects Planners designed many of the area's most noted theaters, and he started...
Orland Park based ballet company draws on Day of the Dead traditions for Harris Theatre performance
Orland Park's Ballet 5:8 new production Beauty Will Save the World at Harris Theatre draws...
In Chicago Performs at the MCA, choreographers explore memory, grief and what gets left behind
Red Clay Dance, Robyn Mineko Williams and Helen Lee each premiere works in the four-day...
Review: ‘The First Lady of Television’ tells the story of an early-days TV star with a backbone
This world premiere play in Skokie recounts the important story of the courageous, Emmy-winning Gertrude...
Lifeline Theatre’s ‘Rabbits in Their Pockets’ is inspired by African and Caribbean oral traditions
The play, in part, is about "how we find our Black joy where there seems...
Review: In ‘Dial M for Murder’ at Drury Lane, figuring out whodunit was never the point
This murder mystery has been updated but still has plenty of period-appropriate charm and melodrama...
Column: A fall visit to American Players Theatre brings notes of sadness and hope
Summer is turning into autumn in southwestern Wisconsin, a fine time to visit for "The...