Chicago Shakespeare’s 40th season includes ‘Romeo and Juliet’ with Pat Benatar music
Chicago Shakespeare's 40th slate on Navy Pier begins with a revival of “Play On!” and concludes next spring with "Heartbreakers."
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Inside the new TimeLine Theatre
Expect a retro vibe that complements the old Uptown warehouse that the theater was constructed inside.
Review: ‘Enemy of the People’ is a masterful first play in TimeLine’s new home
Amy Herzog's taut version of Henrik Ibsen's play finally gets the production — and cast — it deserves in TimeLine's new Uptown home.
Column: Who will love the old Blackstone Theatre?
DePaul University is selling the Merle Reskin Theatre in the South Loop, formerly the Blackstone Theatre, where "A Raisin in the Sun" premiered. The building is an opportunity for someone,...
Review: ‘Covenant’ at the Goodman adds a spooky spiritual chill to the classic blues story
In York Walker's play, the bluesman with the Faustian bargain upends the lives of a religious family in 1930s rural Georgia.
The Jeffs are suspending their Non-Equity Jeff Awards
The decision follows the announcement by several theater companies that they would not invite the all-volunteer committee to their shows.
Review: A lush, sensory ‘South Pacific’ at the Paramount Theatre
Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1949 golden age masterpiece gets a gorgeous and expansive production in Aurora.
Our guide to all the current Broadway shows
From the newest Tony award contenders to the long-running old favorites, here are all 40 musicals and plays currently playing on New York's Great White Way.
Review: ‘Octet’ is an astonishing first musical for Raven Theatre
Dave Malloy's "Octet" is an a capella musical that tells the stories of eight people coping with their addictions to technology.
Review: Second City’s ‘Pandemonium, Please Hold’ is hilarious and oh, so true
With jokes about A.I. and Disney cruises and an unsettling song about soul-crushing jobs, the newest Mainstage revue is one of the best in years.