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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: Tony Kushner’s powerful ‘Bright Room Called Day’ is set in last days of the Weimar Republic
As staged by the talented Blank Theatre Company, a group of friends gather in Berlin...
Naperville girl part of national Broadway ‘Les Miz’ production coming to Chicago this week
Emerson "Emmy" Mae Chang, a 9-year-old Naperville resident, plays little Cosette and young Eponine in...
Review: ‘Cult of Love’ on Broadway asks why we come home, yet again, for the holidays
Shailene Woodley, Zachary Quinto and an ensemble cast play a Connecticut family. Dysfunctional, yes, but...
Top 10 dance in Chicago of 2024: There’s room for big, boisterous productions
From Giordano to Deeply Rooted, this year Chicago dance delivered in a big way. And...
Review: ‘Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs ‘A Christmas Carol’ Again’ adds layers to Scrooge’s story
It’s a fun premise, though unevenly executed: Dickens must perform his 171st annual reading of...
Top 10 Chicago theater of 2024: ‘Streetcar,’ storefront bravery and a big comeback for Steppenwolf
Also on our best-of-the-year list, a stunning suburban "Fiddler" and "Primary Trust" at the Goodman....
Northlight Theatre announces groundbreaking for long-awaited Evanston theater
Northlight Theatre told the Tribune Tuesday that it plans finally to break ground on a...
Review: New holidays shows take over Bramble Arts Loft, ‘The House Without a Christmas Tree’ and ‘Long Christmas Dinner’
One is a new, family-friendly musical by Griffin Theatre, the other is TUTA's avant-garde take...
Cast announced for Steppenwolf’s ‘Purpose’ on Broadway
Two Broadway stars will join Steppenwolf ensemble members who appeared in the play's world premiere...
Northwest Indiana native’s film to premiere Sunday at Hoosier Theatre
For the premiere of his latest film, one Northwest Indiana man wanted more than just...