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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: ‘The Little Mermaid’ at Drury Lane: Fun for your kidders, watch out for the flippers, under the sea
This fun production, directed by Scott Weinstein, uses lots of fishy puppets to create Ariel's...
Review: ‘Tammy Faye’ musical on Broadway pokes fun of some all too easy targets
With a score by Elton John, this production comes to Broadway from London with its...
Review: Neil Diamond fans, your musical awaits in ‘A Beautiful Noise’ at the Cadillac Palace
Job one when playing Neil Diamond, in a musical that charts the life story of...
Top 10 holiday shows for 2024: ‘Christmas Carol’ and ‘Wonderful Life’ make room for ‘Frozen’ and ‘Die Hard’
Christmas tunes with Jane Lynch at Steppenwolf, anyone? Or "Frozen" in Aurora might just be...
Column: Eric Simonson returns to what he calls the ‘golden age’ of Chicago theater
Eric Simonson, once an active presence on local theater stages, never expected the email that...
Review: ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ on Broadway finds surprising charm in a musical love story between robots
The appeal of this particular piece is in its sweet, quirky score and in how...
Chicago dance is at a crossroads as Links Hall fights for survival
Another longtime creative force, Chicago Moving Company, is shutting down. Chicago’s dance institutions have faced...
Review: ‘A Wonderful World’ on Broadway tries to sum up the whole of Louis Armstrong
James Monroe Iglehart stars as Satchmo in a new jukebox musical about the jazz great....
Review: For ‘Frozen,’ Paramount Theatre has created winter world that’s simply spectacular
Though this has never been my favorite Disney musical, the production now in Aurora in...
Review: ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ by Lyric Opera leans into the comedy of a tricky story
Director Barbara Gaines' production of Mozart's opera is a bit wacky at times, with the audience...