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Review: ‘Don Giovanni’ at Lyric Opera delivers a blast of Robert Falls’ operatic past
Director Robert Falls' signature maximalism is still with us, I am happy to report, even...
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...
Review: With ‘Stranger Things’ on Broadway, screen adaptations enter a new dimension
The Netflix sci-fi series has been adapted for the stage in part by the Duffer...
La Grange Area Teen Theatre presents quirky family drama ‘Lost in Yonkers’
The La Grange Area Teen Theatre spring play will be “Lost in Yonkers,” the Pulitzer...
Review: Now on a Broadway stage, ‘Floyd Collins’ feels stuck in that cavern
This musical by Tina Landau and Adam Guettel has songs that can soar, but ultimately...
Review: ‘The Da Vinci Code’ at Drury Lane puts a complicated screenplay on stage
This production has some cool design elements as it races from place to place, trying...
Review: In ‘Prayer for the French Republic,’ past is prologue for a Jewish family in Paris
This long but substantial drama now on stage in Skokie tells the story of two...
Review: In ‘Titanic the Musical’ at the Marriott, the music alone is reason enough to make a voyage
The story of the musical may be familiar enough by now, but this in-the-round production...
‘Welcome to the Show’ wants to feel like hanging out with friends in their Lincoln Square basement
Derek Bish's free live talk show has been filling the backroom of The Getaway since...
Northlight Theatre looks locally for its final season in Skokie
The four-play slate for 2026-26 opens next fall with the world premiere of "The First...
Review: ‘Translations’ at Writers Theatre plumbs the depths of a story of 19th century Ireland
This gorgeous staging of Brian Friel's play has a cast that pulls you fully into...
Links Hall, a longtime home for experimental dance, will close this summer
Links Hall, a Roscoe Village hub for experimental dance, plans to close its doors this...