Chicago Theater Report: ‘Purpose’ returns, new Broadway shows in town and dinner with Basil Fawlty
New shows have been announced for an already busy fall and early 2027. If you...
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Column: Can some Second City alums make Oklahoma City the new Hollywood?
"Drive Through Fire" is the latest movie project from Jim Carlson and Kate Duffy, two...
Funny you should ask: Chicago scientist says humor makes for better researchers
Letonia Copeland-Hardin is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Chicago and also a stand-up...
Review: ‘Death Becomes Her’ has retro comedic charm and just needs that emotional connection
The stage adaptation opened in Chicago in its pre-Broadway tryout, starring Megan Hilty and Jennifer...
Review: ‘On the Twentieth Century’ by Blank Theatre is a rare chance to hop aboard this musical
This intimate show is a simple affair, well worth the chance to hear Cy Coleman's...
A Red Orchid Theatre extends ‘Turret’ to June 22
The play starring Michael Shannon has been extended by two weeks, now running through June...
Review: With ‘Black Sunday,’ TimeLine Theatre departs its longtime home with a Depression-era story
This ambitious script needs characters that the audience can feel empathy for, and more human...
‘Death Becomes Her’ musical is going directly to Broadway after Chicago
“Death Becomes Her,” the new musical based on the darkly comic 1992 movie, is going...
Review: Hilarious ‘Poor People!’ takes inspiration from ‘Annie,’ but leave the kids at home
Hell in a Handbag's motley company rattles off irreverent parodies of some two dozen songs...
Review: ‘Turret’ by A Red Orchid is Michael Shannon doing his intense best work
We never find out why the world outside has ended, except that there has been...
Review: ‘An Educated Guess’ at Definition Theatre is a promising new play about an immigration dilemma
The playwright, a former media executive and an immigrant himself, is interested in many things...
Review: ‘Jump’ by Shattered Globe has a strong lead performance and characters stuck on a bridge
Bridges loom large for those who live in Brooklyn, and one such crossing is the...
What to do in Chicago: Devo concert, Cabaret Week and a self-guided tour of street murals
Chicago Archaeopteryx: If you’ve ever struggled to explain to your child how that pigeon on...