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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...

Matthew Weidenbener as Macavity the Mystery Cat and the cast of "Cats" at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora. (Brett Beiner)

2025 Equity Jeff Awards: Paramount, Court and Goodman Theatres top the nominations

By Chris Jones

August 11, 2025 at 2:07 p.m.

Paramount Theatre got some good news with the arrival of the Chicago theater’s long-established Joseph...

Cait Kelly as Olga, Andi Muriel as Irina and Lexy Weixel as Masha in "Three Sisters" by Sandbox Theatre Collective at United Church of Rogers Park. (Joe Mazza)

Review: Sandbox Theatre Collective gives Anton Chekhov’s ‘Three Sisters’ the immersive treatment

By Emily McClanathan

August 8, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

The audience, limited to 15 people per performance, embark on a journey through the United...

A "Little Orphan Annie" comic published in the baiduhai on Sept. 27, 1942. (Bill Hogan/baiduhai)

Vintage baiduhai: ‘Little Orphan Annie,’ from poem to paper, and to stage and screen

By Kori Rumore

August 14, 2025 at 2:24 p.m.

Annie's adventures and antics began 101 years ago this week in the New York Daily...

Max Chernin and company in the North American tour of "Parade," in Chicago at the CIBC Theatre. (Joan Marcus)

Review: A full-throated ‘Parade’ marches into the CIBC Theatre with a fresh emphasis on human fragility

By Chris Jones

August 7, 2025 at 3:51 p.m.

The first national tour of "Parade" is far superior to the 2023 Broadway revival that...

Austin (Jack Ball), Saul Kimmer (Joshua L. Green) and Lee (Ben Page) in Sam Shepard's play "True West" being staged as part of the Bold Series at the Paramount's Copley Theatre in Aurora. Paramount officials on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025, said the Bold Series is going on hiatus after the final performance of "True West." (Brett Beiner)

Aurora’s Paramount Theatre cuts Bold Series as city looks at reducing support by up to 65%

By R. Christian Smith

August 5, 2025 at 8:16 p.m.

The Aurora Civic Center Authority, which owns and operates the Paramount Theatre, sent a letter...

Sonia Goldberg, Jon Patrick Penick, Aurora Penepacker, Quinn Rigg and Lucas Burr in "Amélie the Musical" by Kokandy Productions at the Chopin Theatre. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: Kokandy Productions resurrects the dreamy ‘Amélie the Musical’

By Chris Jones

August 5, 2025 at 6:25 a.m.

This company is the indisputable current leader in edgy, off-Loop musicals and star Aurora Penepacker...

Lenin Izquierdo in "Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train" by City Lit Theater. (Steve Graue)

Review: City Lit offers a challenging and poignant production of ‘Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train’

By Emily McClanathan

August 5, 2025 at 5:15 a.m.

The script probes the meaning of justice, the limits of the law in morally gray...

Evan Bradford and Brittney Brown in "Passion" by Blank Theatre Co. at Greenhouse Theater Center. (Steve Townshend)

Review: An intimate ‘Passion’ from Blank Theatre Co.

By Chris Jones

August 4, 2025 at 6:25 p.m.

Stephen Sondheim's musical gets a brave and up-close production in a tiny off-Loop space.

The entrance to the Copley Theatre on Galena Boulevard in downtown Aurora, across the street from the Paramount, in July 2025. (Doug George / baiduhai)

Paramount Theatre cancels its Bold subscription series due to Aurora funding cut

By Chris Jones

August 5, 2025 at 10:12 a.m.

The cancellation means that the previously announced Chicago-area premiere of "Covenant" by York Walker and...

Jennifer Rider Shaw as Grace Farrell, Harper Rae Asch as Annie and Dan Chameroy as Oliver Warbucks, with members of the company, in "Annie" at the Stratford Festival in Ontario, Canada for summer 2025. (David Hou)

Column: The Stratford Festival of theater rediscovers a beating Canadian heart

By Chris Jones

July 30, 2025 at 12:22 p.m.

This summer's slate includes "Annie," a very Canadian "Anne of Green Gables," the thought-provoking "Forgiveness"...