Review: Never flashy, ‘4000 Miles’ by A Short Leap Theatre lets the humanity come through
In Amy Herzog’s 2011 play, a troubled 21-year-old man shows up at his grandmother’s Manhattan...
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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...
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: ‘Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus’ at Redtwist Theatre gives itself over to spectacle
In Taylor Mac's version, the title character is inspired by a bit part, simply called...
Review: ‘Bust’ at the Goodman Theatre begins with a leap of imagination
What would happen if a Black man in the middle of a confrontation with the...
Fred Anzevino, founder of Theo Ubique Theatre, dies at 67
His theater's jewel-box productions of Broadway musicals — first in Rogers Park, then on the...
Review: Epic ‘Berlin’ at Court Theatre pictures the end of a cultural paradise
As adapted by the Chicago writer Mickle Maher and directed by Charles Newell, this world...
Review: ‘Real Women Have Curves: The Musical’ gets a feel-good Broadway bow
The title of the piece signals the show's point of view, and that there will...
Review: ‘Dead Outlaw’ on Broadway is an unlikely musical with a lot of life
This deliciously sardonic little tuner is about a real-life outlaw, a man vividly named Elmer...
Review: In ‘Just In Time’ on Broadway, Bobby Darin’s story gives Jonathan Groff a chance to shine
Watch out, Hugh Jackman! Jonathan Groff is coming for your crown as Broadway’s greatest showman....
‘Drink the Past Dry’ by Ghostlight Ensemble is a time travel story set in a Chicago bar
This world premiere puts a science fiction twist on the otherwise familiar setting of a...
Review: ‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’ is a delightful bit of Gilbert and Sullivan, back on Broadway
This new adaptation by Roundabout Theatre Company may get a bit much in moments, but...
A set of first editions of Shakespeare’s plays could fetch $6 million at auction
A set of the first four editions of William Shakespeare’s collected works is expected to...