Theater – Page 49 –

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...

The cast of "Arthur & Friends Make a Musical" by Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences.

Review: ‘Arthur & Friends Make a Musical’ at the Marriott lets the storybook characters put on a show

By Emily McClanathan

July 21, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The school-age aardvark of Marc Brown’s children’s books and long-running animated series finds his muse...

Audience members Lily Gaddis, left, and Molly Olson have a laugh while taking in a performance by The One Offs at The Revival improv theater in Chicago’s South Loop on July 12, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

5 new comedy clubs to know in the Chicago area

By Ryan P. C. Trimble

July 17, 2025 at 5:45 a.m.

Get your maps out, order your two-drink minimum and chart a course with us across...

Kyra Belle Johnson and Fergie L. Philippe in the touring musical “Beauty and the Beast,” now at the Cadillac Palace Theatre. (Matthew Murphy)

How Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ first brought families to Broadway

By Chris Jones

July 15, 2025 at 1:05 p.m.

The animated movie had those amazing songs by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. Everything else,...

Brookfield resident Cassidy Monti, Jodie Velez of Downers Grove and Nathan Bell of Westchester, are featured in The La Grange Area Teen Theater ensemble’s production of Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility.” (Felicia Pfluger)

La Grange’s LATTE Theater updates Jane Austen’s ‘Sense and Sensibility’

By Hank Beckman

July 15, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

La Grange-based LATTE Theater will bring Jane Austen’s first novel to life in a stage...

Review: New tour of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ lives up to all the expectations

By Emily McClanathan

July 11, 2025 at 11:13 a.m.

Is this latest tour up to the task of carrying on a beloved Disney musical?...

Calvin Christian School student James Kelly flashes a peace sign at Sand Ridge Nature Center in South Holland after participating recently in a play about the life of freedom seeker Caroline Quarlls, who journeyed to Canada by way of an Underground Railroad Network route that cut through the Chicago region. (Susan DeGrane/Daily Southtown)

Faces of freedom come alive through Black history storytelling effort

By Susan DeGrane

July 8, 2025 at 1:27 p.m.

The Midwest Underground Railroad Network and Chicago Association of African American Storytellers are presenting freedom...

Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock in the world premiere of "Little Bear Ridge Road" at Steppenwolf Theatre. (Michael Brosilow)

‘Little Bear Ridge Road’ will move from Steppenwolf to Broadway

By Chris Jones

July 7, 2025 at 10:50 a.m.

The play in New York will star Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock, reprising their performances...

Cody Hunt, Kevin Theis, Josh Carpenter and Kason Chesky in "Twelfth Night" by Oak Park Festival Theatre. (Josh Darr)

Review: ‘Twelfth Night’ at Oak Park Festival Theatre is more comedy than love story

By Emily McClanathan

July 6, 2025 at 11:32 a.m.

Director Peter G. Andersen’s outdoor summer production leans into the antics and physical comedy at...

An early love of acting has propelled Elmwood Park resident Jordan Arredondo into a career with performances at some of Chicago’s top theaters, including Chicago Shakespeare, Marriott, Paramount, and Steppenwolf, among others. (Jordan Arredondo)

Elmwood Park’s Jordan Arredondo brings a lifetime of acting experience to the stage at Steppenwolf

By Myrna Petlicki

July 2, 2025 at 2:10 p.m.

Jordan Arredondo performs as #5 in Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s Chicago premiere of “You Will Get...

Aerie Williams (center) with Brittney Mack, Eric A. Lewis, Juwon Tyrel Perry, Shantel Renee Cribbs, Aalon Daeja Smith, Michael Earvin Martin, Jos N. Banks, Sharriese Hamilton and Ariya Hawkins in "The Color Purple" at the Goodman Theatre. (Brett Beiner)

Review: ‘The Color Purple’ renews its Chicago welcome at the Goodman Theatre

By Chris Jones

July 1, 2025 at 1:23 p.m.

Lili-Anne Brown returns as the director of this beloved musical with a long Chicago history,...