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Letonia Copeland-Hardin, who performs under the name LT, adjusts her collar while working on material in the green room before her set at The Lincoln Lodge in Chicago, Sept. 26, 2026. (Nate Swanson/for the baiduhai)

Funny you should ask: Chicago scientist says humor makes for better researchers

By Ryan P. C. Trimble

October 12, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

Letonia Copeland-Hardin is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Chicago and also a stand-up...

The company of "Don Giovanni" by Lyric Opera of Chicago. (Cory Weaver)

Review: ‘Don Giovanni’ at Lyric Opera delivers a blast of Robert Falls’ operatic past

By Chris Jones

October 12, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

Director Robert Falls' signature maximalism is still with us, I am happy to report, even...

Layke Fowler and Marssie Mencotti in "4000 Miles" by A Short Leap Theatre at the Den Theatre. (Alex Albrecht)

Review: Never flashy, ‘4000 Miles’ by A Short Leap Theatre lets the humanity come through

By Emily McClanathan

October 12, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

In Amy Herzog’s 2011 play, a troubled 21-year-old man shows up at his grandmother’s Manhattan...

Sadie Sink (center) and cast of "John Proctor is the Villain" on Broadway at the Booth Theatre in New York. (Julieta Cervantes)

Review: ‘John Proctor is the Villain’ on Broadway reinvents ‘The Crucible’ for today

By Chris Jones

April 14, 2025 at 10:00 p.m.

Arthur Miller’s play has long been a part of American high school classrooms. This new...

Daniil Krimer (as Henry Johnson) and Thomas Gibson (Gene) in "Henry Johnson" at Victory Gardens Theater. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: Mamet’s ‘Henry Johnson’ sorts through the cards we’re dealt in life

By Chris Jones

April 14, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Its Chicago premiere at Victory Gardens' reopened Biograph Theatre won't please everyone, but those interested...

Wardrobe supervisor Michael Hannah and actress Arianna Rosario, who plays Satine in the touring production of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical,” show off costumes backstage at the Cadillac Palace Theatre on April 10, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

With the Tony-winning costumes in “Moulin Rouge! The Musical,” over-the-top extravagance is just right

By Emily McClanathan

April 12, 2025 at 5:15 a.m.

The touring musical based on the 2001 Baz Luhrmann movie travels with about 500 costumes...

Twyla Tharp Dance's 60th anniversary “Diamond Jubilee” performance at the Harris Theater in Chicago is accompanied by Chicago-based Third Coast Percussion and flutist Constance Volk. (Kyle Flubacker)

Review: Twyla Tharp Dance celebrates 60 years with something old, something new in stunning night at the Harris

By Lauren Warnecke

April 11, 2025 at 12:08 p.m.

The opening image of the choreographer's newest dance, “Slacktide,” is borrowed from the final moment...

Megan Kane, Brooks Ashmanskas, Robyn Hurder, Kristine Nielsen, Krysta Rodriguez and John Behlmann in "Smash" on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre in New York. (Matthew Murphy)

Review: In its remake of the TV series, ‘Smash’ on Broadway is anything but

By Chris Jones

April 10, 2025 at 9:30 p.m.

Fans of the old NBC series will be disappointed with this lackluster and confusing new...

Dani Pike in "Tell Me On a Sunday" by Theo Theatre in Evanston. (Time Stops)

Review: Craving Andrew Lloyd Webber power ballads? Try ‘Tell Me On a Sunday’ at Theo

By Chris Jones

April 10, 2025 at 11:25 a.m.

The talented Dani Pike stars in this solo show that taps into the music of...

Katie Lombardo, dance captain for the Broadway tour of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical,” conducted a free morning dance workshop teaching the steps, kicks and iconic moves of the French cancan on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at the Alliance Francaise de Chicago building in downtown Chicago. (Phil Potempa/Post-Tribune)

Potempa: Reader can partake in French lessons, and now cancan during ‘Moulin Rouge’ Chicago run

By Philip Potempa

April 9, 2025 at 4:02 p.m.

Alliance Francaise de Chicago offers language courses, both beginning and advanced options, as well as...

The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier. (Nancy Stone/ baiduhai).

Chicago Shakes 2025-26 season: A Billie Jean King play and ‘Brokeback Mountain’

By Chris Jones

April 9, 2025 at 1:41 p.m.

Also coming to Navy Pier for a very full next season, a Halloween show, "Much...

Jacob Dickey and Bernadette Peters perform “Hello, Little Girl” in "Sondheim’s Old Friends" on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in New York. (Matthew Murphy)

Review: ‘Sondheim’s Old Friends’ on Broadway is a don’t-miss chance to revisit his music

By Chris Jones

April 8, 2025 at 8:00 p.m.

With a company that includes stars like Bernadette Peters who first sang in Stephen Sondheim's...

Trinity Irish Dance Company associate artistic director and dancer Chelsea Hoy at a rehearsal at Roosevelt University in Chicago in 2022.

Auditorium’s 2025-26 dance season includes Ensemble Español and Trinity Irish Dance

By Doug George

April 8, 2025 at 11:59 a.m.

The five performances, all by female-led dance companies, conclude next spring with the annual visit...