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Jeff Carlson in a scene from “Drive Through Fire,” a movie shot in Oklahoma City. (Will Turner)

Column: Can some Second City alums make Oklahoma City the new Hollywood?

By Rick Kogan

October 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

"Drive Through Fire" is the latest movie project from Jim Carlson and Kate Duffy, two...

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...

Actor James Earl Jones at the Longacre Theatre in New York City in Sept. 2014. (Jesse Dittmar / Washington Post / Getty Images)

In appreciation: In everything from ‘Fences’ to ‘Field of Dreams,’ James Earl Jones gave both voice and heart

By Michael Phillips

September 10, 2024 at 7:48 p.m.

He played presidents and kings and garbage haulers and apartheid survivors. Through the decades, the...

Larry David speaks onstage during "An Evening with Larry David - A Farewell to 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,'" on April 5, 2024, in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

Larry David will headline Chicago’s 312 Comedy Festival this fall

By Doug George

September 10, 2024 at 11:54 a.m.

According to an announcement Tuesday, the show at the Chicago Theatre, titled "Conversation with Larry...

Philip Macaluso, Joel Ottenheimer and Shannon Bachelder star in “The Cottage” at The Citadel Theatre in Lake Forest Sept. 14-Oct. 13. (Ralph Durham)

Glenview playwright, Skokie director bring Broadway comedy ‘The Cottage’ to Lake Forest

By Annie Alleman

September 17, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.

A North Shore playwright’s play which ran on Broadway last year is being performed in...

“Boom X” at Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts in University Park marks Torontonian Rick Miller’s first time presenting the show in the United States. (Craig Francis)

‘Boom X’ at Governors State to feature music, story of Generation X

By Jessi Virtusio

September 10, 2024 at 5:20 a.m.

Rick Miller, writer, performer and director of the Governors State one-man show, said there are...

Mitchell Bisschop as Mike Royko in "Royko: The Toughest Man in Chicago" at Chopin Theatre. (Sarah Larson)

Review: ‘Royko: The Toughest Man in Chicago’ at Chopin Theatre lets the man and his words take center stage

By Chris Jones

September 9, 2024 at 9:25 a.m.

Mitchell Bisschop has created a show that is a celebration of the man's journalistic brilliance,...

Kary M. Walker, the longtime executive producer of the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, died in Spain on Sept. 4, 2024. (Provided by Jimmy Morvay)

Kary M. Walker, longtime executive producer at Marriott Theatre, dies at 79

By Chris Jones

September 6, 2024 at 12:58 p.m.

"Theater was Kary's passion. Marriott was his passion. And Chicago's actors were his passion."

Janet Ulrich Brooks and Susie McMonagle in "The Audience" at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace. (Brett Beiner)

Review: ‘The Audience’ at Drury Lane Theatre has new resonance after the death of Queen Elizabeth II

By Chris Jones

September 6, 2024 at 10:38 a.m.

Peter Morgan's play is the prototype for his TV series "The Crown." If you like...

Choreographer Cathy Marston, right, works with dancer Victoria Jaiani during rehearsal of “Atonement” at the Joffrey Ballet on Aug. 9, 2024, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Choreographer Cathy Marston always had the Joffrey Ballet in mind for ‘Atonement’

By Lauren Warnecke

September 5, 2024 at 5:15 a.m.

The story ballet based on Ian McEwan’s 2001 novel will open the company's season.

Joel Meyers as Albus Potter and Steve Haggard as Harry Potter in the New York cast of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" on Broadway. (Matthew Murphy)

Theater for fall 2024: Our top 10 upcoming titles from ‘Potter’ to ‘Pericles’

By Chris Jones

September 6, 2024 at 3:09 p.m.

Also among the highlights: "Inherit the Wind" at Goodman Theatre and "Frozen" in Aurora. This...

Choreographer and director Katie Spelman at Writers Theatre in Glencoe on Aug. 29, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

A director returns to Writers Theatre to work her magic on ‘Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812’

By Chris Jones

September 3, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The musical made a splash on Broadway, based on a section of Leo Tolstoy’s “War...