Theater

Review: ‘Saturday, Sunday, Monday’ is a delightful sendoff at Stratford Fest

September 3, 2026 at 2:31 p.m.

STRATFORD, ONTARIO — The Stratford Festival of Canada's departing artistic director Antoni Cimolino chose William Shakespeare's...

September 3, 2026 at 11:39 a.m.

The Joffrey's longtime president and chief executive said the lengthy period of notice was intended...

September 2, 2026 at 5:15 a.m.

This fall, along with the Joffrey's local debut, a Giordano sizzler and some VIP out-of-towners...

September 2, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Auditorium’s fall line-up is, hands down, among the most notable things in dance this...

September 1, 2026 at 3:50 p.m.

"Dirty Dancing" has a new tour arriving in Chicago and its distinguished director, Lonny Price,...

September 1, 2026 at 5:04 p.m.

Our critic's picks for the season include "Birth of the Pill" at TimeLine, "Kowalski" at...

September 1, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

This gruff and profane comedy was written by two Chicago newspaper guys named Ben Hecht...

September 1, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Of all the musicals in the world, Sondheim's musical based on the Seurat painting "A...

August 29, 2026 at 11:52 a.m.

The panel was titled “Learning Democracy Through Laughter,” and Bill Nye "the Science Guy" and...

August 28, 2026 at 12:49 p.m.

I've reviewed Alan Janes' jukebox musical many times, and every time the show mentions Holly's...