Theater – Page 48 –

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...

Chilina Kennedy as Billie Jean King in Chicago Shakespeare’s world premiere production of "Billie Jean" in The Yard on Navy Pier. (Justin Barbin)

Review: ‘Billie Jean’ at Chicago Shakes is a straightforward account of a champion’s story

By Chris Jones

July 25, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The story of tennis great Billie Jean King, a pioneer of women's sports, is directed...

Austin (Jack Ball) and Lee (Ben Page) in Sam Shepard's play "True West" in the Paramount's Copley Theatre in Aurora. (Brett Beiner)

Review: ‘True West’ at Paramount’s Copley Theatre could have been written yesterday

By Chris Jones

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

Now in downtown Aurora, director Jim Corti and crew are staging a play that feels...

Cast members of a production of “Murder on the Nile” during The Drama Group’s 2015-16 season in Chicago Heights gather for a photo. The Drama Group is about to close its 94th season but is ramping up fundraising efforts as it looks to navigate an arts scene in which the federal government has withdrawn support. (The Drama Group)

As federal funding dries up, 94-year-old Drama Group in Chicago Heights gets ‘proactive’

By Jessi Virtusio

July 24, 2025 at 3:09 p.m.

The 94-year-old Drama Group theater company in Chicago Heights is upping its fundraising in the...

Roesha Townsel, Cameron Austin Brown, Carrington Thornton and Tania Gillian Ramirez in "Frontieres Sans Frontieres" by Theatre Y. (Karl Soderstrom)

Review: Dystopian ‘Frontieres Sans Frontieres’ by Theatre Y raises provocative questions

By Emily McClanathan

July 24, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Phillip Howze’s experimental, often confounding play, draws on theatrical traditions of absurdism, burlesque and commedia...

Stage 773 in 2014 in Chicago in the Belmont Theater District. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Stage 773 is headed for the wrecking ball. It’s not the only theater to fall recently.

By Chris Jones

July 26, 2025 at 6:20 p.m.

The theater on Belmont that formerly was Theatre Building Chicago and part of Chicago's theater...

Billie Jean King waves in the Royal Box, prior to the final between Iga Swiatek of Poland and Amanda Anisimova of United States at the Championships Wimbledon 2025 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 12, 2025, in London, England. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Billie Jean King on today’s tennis, the media and a new play at Chicago Shakespeare about her life

By Chris Jones

July 23, 2025 at 9:11 a.m.

Billie Jean King spoke with the Tribune just after attending Wimbledon and had much to...

Nicki Rossi as The Angel in "Part Two: Perestroika" from "Angels in America" by Invictus Theatre Company at the Windy City Playhouse. (Aaron Reese Boseman)

Review: With a remarkable ‘Angels in America’ from Invictus, off-Loop theater roars back

By Chris Jones

January 23, 2026 at 5:22 p.m.

This is an extraordinary non-Equity production of Tony Kushner's 20th century masterpiece, with "Millennium Approaches"...

Avery Willis Hoffman is the new artistic director of Court Theatre on the campus of the University of Chicago. (Provided by Court Theatre)

Court Theatre in Hyde Park announces its new artistic director

By Chris Jones

July 22, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

After a search of more than a year, the theater on the campus of the...

Cynthia Marker in "Girls & Boys" by Griffin Theatre Company at Bramble Arts Loft. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: ‘Girls & Boys’ by Griffin Theatre is a devastating solo memory play

By Emily McClanathan

July 22, 2025 at 5:45 a.m.

Cynthia Marker's solo performance as the unnamed narrator holds the audience in rapt attention for...

Kelvin Roston Jr. as Donny Hathaway in "Twisted Melodies" at Northlight Theatre in Skokie. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: ‘Twisted Melodies’ at Northlight Theatre remembers the mind and music of Donny Hathaway

By Chris Jones

July 21, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.

This latest production in Skokie by Chicago actor Kelvin Roston Jr. is directed by Ron...