Review: ‘Reality Detox’ at Second City e.t.c. needs that old Second City chemistry
For its 50th revue, Second City e.t.c. has transformed itself into an improv theater, with...
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Column: At the Stratford Festival, an artistic director retires. Prematurely, of course.
As the departing leader of this essential Canadian theater festival, Antoni Cimolino leaves a legacy...
Review: ‘Water For Elephants’ arrives in Chicago, a blend of circus and story
This 2024 Broadway musical is an adaptation of the 2006 novel and more recent movie,...
Review: At Lookingglass Theatre, Chicago vampires seduce a city
Let me make an unsolicited suggestion to triple the Lookingglass Theatre box office. Instead of...
Chicago Theater Report: ‘Octet’ moves to Goodman, Idina Menzel coming to Lyric
Also this week in theater news, A Red Orchid Theatre will bring back "Birds of...
Review: In ‘Catch as Catch Can’ at Steppenwolf, a lot of the audience probably didn’t
Mia Chung's play uses three actors (Gary Cole, Tim Hopper and Audrey Francis) to play...
Review: Skillfully staged ‘Leopoldstadt’ at Writers Theatre needs to find its heart
Tom Stoppard's final play caps a career of brilliant plays with a semi-autobiographical story about...
Review: ‘Two Out of Three Falls’ is a wrestling play with a welterweight plot
Directed by Ashley Yates, this production leans into the theatricality and rough physicality of the...
Chicago Theater Report: Laurie Metcalf sidesteps Steppenwolf, plus changes to Paramount’s board
"Going Bacharach: The Songs of an Icon" closes Sunday at the Apollo Theater. I'm told...
History of Her exhibit in Elmhurst inspires GreenMan Theatre Troupe performance series
A Elmhurst History Museum exhibit has inspired a series of free performances about prominent Chicago...
Review: ‘Andy Warhol Presents: The Cocaine Play’ quickly leaves the real world behind
Writer and director Terry Guest's new play for Jackalope Theatre creates a shimmering world in...
A Stoppard whisperer is directing ‘Leopoldstadt’ at Writers Theatre
Carey Perloff, a director whose family background echoes that of playwright Tom Stoppard, is uniquely...
2026 Tony Awards: Laurie Metcalf and ‘Schmigadoon!’ triumph on theater’s big night
“Schmigadoon!,” a loving if slight parody of classic Broadway musicals that's based on an Apple...