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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...
It’s official, Chicago’s International Puppet Fest has gone big time — 2025’s opens this week.
Chicago's fest opens with "Dracula" and includes hometown artists as well as from China and...
Review: In the musical ‘Shucked,’ who needs a story when you have jokes like these?
The Broadway musical, now in its first national tour, has a big heart and enough...
Chicago Shakespeare will have the pre-Broadway premiere of ’42 Balloons’ musical
The critically acclaimed musical, coming from England, will play on Navy Pier this summer and...
Top 10 theater for winter 2025: Helen Hunt, old-school Steppenwolf and the return of the Lookingglass Theatre
Noteworthy shows opening in the next few months include "Betrayal" at the Goodman, "Jaja's African...
The farm-to-fable musical ‘Shucked’ has arrived in Chicago — a show about sweetcorn?
Talking to writer Robert Horn and director Jack O’Brien about an unlikely new Broadway title...
Dance for winter 2025: Top 10 shows to warm up the coldest, darkest months
Along with anticipated performances by Joffrey Ballet and Hubbard Street, look for a dance work...
Jenniffer Weigel shares her journey in one-woman play at Wayfarer Theaters in Highland Park
Journalists are taught that you have to see it to believe it. But award-winning Chicago...
For Chicago’s improv and stand-up comics, stage time is more important than screen time
It's tempting to think comedy success these days comes from a TikTok following, but Chicago's...
Top 10 Broadway shows of 2024: ‘Tommy,’ powerful plays and a sizzling ‘Sunset Blvd.’
This last year was busy on Broadway, with new musicals and several impressive plays featuring...
Chicagoans of the Year in the Arts: All our names for 2024
As we approach the end of 2024, the critics and columnists of A+E reflect on...