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Martin "Tre" Dumas III and Bril Barrett of M.A.D.D. Rythms at the Harold Washington Cultural Center in Chicago on Aug. 6, 2026. (Kevin Serna/for Chicago Magazine)

Review: M.A.D.D. Rhythms hoofers from past and present shine, despite technical challenges

By Lauren Warnecke

October 4, 2026 at 1:08 p.m.

M.A.D.D. Rhythms co-founders Bril Barrett and Martin “Tre” Dumas III performed some of the finest...

Anne Trodden is one of four women playing the role of Heidi in "What the Constitution Means to Me" by Ways and Means Theatre. (Daniel Howie)

Review: ‘What the Constitution Means to Me,’ staged in an American Legion post, is a play that always feels timely

By Emily McClanathan

October 2, 2026 at 2:08 p.m.

Heidi Schreck’s 2017 play, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, gets authentic surroundings in this new production...

The company of the North American tour of "Operation Mincemeat," in Chicago at the CIBC Theatre. (Matthew Murphy)

Review: ‘Operation Mincemeat’ at CIBC Theatre spins a true wartime story into a nutty musical

By Chris Jones

October 1, 2026 at 4:05 p.m.

The British comedy troupe SpitLip took a real World War II caper and made it...

Diana Marilyn Álvarez, Catherine Rodríguez O’Connor and Stone TeSelle in "Hair," by Kokandy Productions in the Chopin Theatre. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: A not-so-mellow ‘Hair’ from Kokandy Productions

By Chris Jones

July 22, 2026 at 5:15 a.m.

This intense new production of "The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical" strips away any sense of...

Stage manager Laura D. Glenn has been appointed to the ensemble of Steppenwolf Theatre Company. (Joel Moorman)

Chicago Theater Report: New Steppenwolf member, new Broadway tours coming to Chicago

By Chris Jones

July 21, 2026 at 1:22 p.m.

Broadway in Chicago has announced several new touring shows, including "The Who's Tommy." And "Octet"...

Joey Fatone in the North American tour of “&Juliet,” in Chicago at the Auditorium Theatre. (Evan Zimmerman)

Joey Fatone of *NSYNC is in the touring musical ‘& Juliet’ — and he sings an old rival’s song

By Nina Metz

July 20, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

Talking to the former boy band member about being a theater kid and auditioning for...

The grand salon inside The Hand & The Eye in Chicago on April 3, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Review: What’s a night at Chicago’s $50 million magic mansion Hand & The Eye actually like?

By Chris Jones

July 21, 2026 at 7:55 a.m.

This city's opulent new magic mansion is now open for business, dress code enforced. In...

Paul Dzien, center left, poses for pictures in front of the marquee before "The Lovable Reunion Live" at the Chicago Theatre on July 16, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Photos: ‘The Lovable Reunion Live’ at the Chicago Theatre

By John J. Kim

July 16, 2026 at 8:09 p.m.

Photos from "The Lovable Reunion Live" on July 16, 2026, at the Chicago Theatre.

Chicago Mayor Harold Washington at his inauguration at Navy Pier on April 29, 1983. (Val Mazzenga/baiduhai)

New play about Chicago Mayor Harold Washington is coming to Lookingglass Theatre

By Chris Jones

July 16, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

A new drama centered on Chicago's first Black mayor is coming to the Lookingglass Theatre.

Junior LaBeija (as Gus The Theatre Cat) and Bryson Battle (as Jellylorum) in "Cats: The Jellicle Ball" on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York. (Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman)

Chicago Theater Report: Alex Edelman comes to Steppenwolf, ‘Jellicle Ball’ ends on Broadway

By Chris Jones

July 14, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.

Also in theater news, Lifeline Theatre announces its next season and Northlight is close to...

Parker Hanson, right, plays Winnie Foster, and Isla Baker plays Jesse Tuck in the La Grange Area Teen Theater Ensemble presents “Tuck Everlasting.” (Felicia Pfluger)

La Grange Area Teen Theater Ensemble explores immortality in production of ‘Tuck Everlasting’

By Hank Beckman

July 14, 2026 at 12:17 p.m.

The La Grange Area Teen Theater Ensemble presents “Tuck Everlasting,” based on Natalie Babbitt’s 1975...

Josh Grisetti, Broadway star and ‘Mrs. Maisel’ actor, dies by suicide at 44

By Theresa Braine

July 13, 2026 at 1:40 p.m.

Broadway star Josh Grisetti, known also for his final-season turn in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,”...

A “Greetings from Chicago” postcard in the Curt Teich Postcard Archives Collection at the Newberry Library in Chicago. (Newberry Library)

Illinois 250: What the state has uniquely contributed to the nation — and the world

By Kori Rumore

July 13, 2026 at 9:15 a.m.

The Tribune is taking a look back at what the Chicago area and the state...