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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...
Margie Korshak, silver-haired publicist and Chicago’s connection to the stars, dies at 86
Days before her death, she was honored with a birthday luncheon where she spoke of...
Douglas Peterson remembered as entrepreneur, proponent of arts in Elmhurst
Douglas Peterson, who died in February, helped found the Green Man Theatre Group and the...
Review: ‘A Lie of the Mind’ is a Chicago-style treatment of Sam Shepard’s most difficult play
Raven Theatre's production may take an overly literal approach at times, but it does not...
Review: Redtwist Theatre’s ‘Titus Andronicus’ adaptation is gutsy, action-packed Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s earliest tragedy is infamous for its gory cycle of revenge that culminates in a...
Goodman Theatre’s big 100th season: David Byrne, an ‘Office’ star and the return of Robert Falls
The theater has announced its hugely ambitious 2025-26 season, which will also include a pre-Broadway...
Review: ‘Waitress’ at the Paramount Theatre is a charming show with songs you’ll remember
Since 2016, the Sara Bareilles songs like "She Used to Be Mine" and "When He...
Joffrey Ballet’s 2025-26 season celebrates 70 years as ‘mavericks of dance,’ plus Chicago premieres of ‘Carmen’ and ‘Eugene Onegin’
The season also marks 30 years since the New York company relocated to Chicago, and...
B-Series hip hop festival opens at a Dance Center fighting for survival
This year’s theme is “B-yond Borders,” aimed at showcasing kinship between hip hop and social...
Review: ‘Cygnus’ at Gift Theatre is a ‘Succession’ writer’s powerful evocation of trauma and recovery
The excellent Angela Morris stars as a traumatized young woman who believes she has a...
Review: In ‘One Party Consent’ at First Floor Theater, student and adviser face off
Playwright Omer Abbas Salem's latest world premiere debates questions of trust in a university's fine...