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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 10:08 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...

Meena Sood and Alanna Chavez in “Fun Home” by Porchlight Music Theatre at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts in Chicago. (Liz Lauren)

Review: The musical ‘Fun Home’ holds cartoonist Alison Bechdel’s memories up to the light

By Chris Jones

January 22, 2025 at 10:30 a.m.

A revival by Porchlight Music Theatre is directed by Stephen Schellhardt, who played the father...

Elaine Carlson and Kat Evans in “Glassheart” by City Lit Theater at Edgewater Presbyterian Church in Chicago. (Steve Graue)

Review: ‘Glassheart’ by City Lit sees the ‘Beauty and the Beast’ story in a whole new light

By Emily McClanathan

January 21, 2025 at 5:15 a.m.

Although I found the outcome of the story confusing, this is an intriguing show with...

Jeremy Piven (right) holds a microphone for his mother, Joyce Piven, founder of the Piven Theatre Workshop, as she addresses a crowd at the 45th anniversary of the school in Evanston on May 6, 2017. (Pioneer Press)

Joyce Piven, co-founder of the influential Piven Theatre and mother of Jeremy Piven, dies at 94

By Chris Jones

January 22, 2025 at 12:15 a.m.

Together with her husband Byrne Piven, the Piven Theatre Workshop trained the likes of John...

From left, Taylor Taylor and Lucy Riner of the RE Dance group rehearse at Ebenezer Lutheran Church on Jan. 15, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Review: God is in the details for RE Dance’s ‘Glimpse Through the Walls’

By Lauren Warnecke

January 20, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Choreographer Michael Estanich doesn’t appear to align with any particular faith tradition. Instead, he’s looking...

Bisserat Tseggai and Mia Ellis in "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" in its Midwest premiere in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. (T Charles Erickson)

Review: ‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ at Chicago Shakes is a warm invitation into the immigrant experience

By Chris Jones

January 19, 2025 at 1:05 p.m.

This story set in a hair salon allows us to meet a wide variety of...

FILE – Actress Joan Plowright poses for a portrait at a New York hotel on May 4, 1999. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett, File)

Tony Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, widow of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95

By Mark Kennedy

January 17, 2025 at 6:20 a.m.

Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to...

Jesús Barajas (as Pablo), Brian Nicholas Carter (Clemens), Terrence Mayfield Jr. (Samuel) and Shaina Toledo (Langhorne) in Lifeline Theatre’s “Kid Prince and Pablo.” (Jackie Jasperson)

Review: ‘Kid Prince and Pablo’ by Lifeline Theatre adds hip hop score to a classic Twain tale

By Emily McClanathan

January 15, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

This new adaptation by Chicago’s own Quijada brothers modernizes Mark Twain's “The Prince and the...

A man sits on a rock overlooking the Taipei 101 tower, once the world's tallest building, and the Taipei, Taiwan, skyline, Jan. 7, 2020. (Carl Court/Getty)

Return to Taipei: A mom-and-daughter trip to Taiwan’s relaxed capital city highlights its creature comforts

By Amber Gibson

February 7, 2025 at 1:46 p.m.

In Taiwan's relaxed capital, it's easy to pamper yourself, especially with culinary delights at dessert...

Britt Edwards and cast in "Hitt Records" at Black Ensemble Theater. (Alan Davis)

Review: In ‘Hitt Records’ at Black Ensemble Theater, connections in a Chicago record shop

By Emily McClanathan

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

This musical show by Daryl D. Brooks features soul, R&B and disco music from the...

Olivia Lindsay as Sonya in "Uncle Vanya" by New Theatre Project inside the Servi-Sure factory in Chicago's Bowmanville neighborhood. (George Hudson)

Review: The best part of this ‘Uncle Vanya’ is the cast, not the staging in a factory

By Chris Jones

January 13, 2025 at 1:56 p.m.

Director Spencer Huffman has created a new site-specific play in a Bowmanville factory. The reason...