Review: In ‘Modern Gentleman’ by About Face, a trans man faces the dating scene
This world premiere romantic comedy by Chicago playwright Preston Max Allen has some wicked one-liners...
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Review: David Byrne’s ‘Theater of the Mind’ will make you see your own mind anew
As part of an audience moving through this theater experience, you are asked to reflect...
Raven Theatre announces new producing artistic director
Jonathan Berry, a longtime Chicago director and former artistic producer at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company,...
Review: Hubbard Street Dance brings joy and healing in Winter Series at the Harris
The company's first performance of choreographer Juel D. Lane's “Touch & Agree" joins two other...
Column: At the Drury Lane-Martinique in Evergreen Park, John R. Lazzara owned the spotlight
The larger-than-life theater owner died recently at the age of 76. Though he came into...
Review: ‘Pivot’ at Rivendell Theatre boasts an experienced cast in a dark Midwestern comedy
Keith Kupferer and Tara Mallen co-star in a new dark comedy about a young couple...
Kokandy’s ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ will get a new run on the Magnificent Mile
Broadway in Chicago and Kokandy Productions said that the musical "Jekyll & Hyde" will return...
Review: ‘Bernadette, The Musical’ is a sincere story of faith at the Athenaeum Center
The musical tells the story of Bernadette Soubirous, the daughter of a poor French family...
Review: With ‘American Icons,’ here’s why the Joffrey Ballet is different
There’s little new in this 2026 program. Instead, the Joffrey has dug up a range...
Review: In a top-notch ‘Top Girls’ at Raven Theatre, women never have easy choices
Playwright Caryl Churchill’s 1982 feminist masterpiece from Thatcher-era Britain remains sharp-edged and all too timely.
‘Champions of Magic’ will bring large-scale illusions to Michigan Avenue this summer
The touring magic show is coming to the Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building.
David Schwimmer is doubling down on Lookingglass Theatre
The famous alum of one of Chicago's most innovative theater companies is returning to ensure...
Column: Drinking & Writing’s new musical began with a dream about a leopard print coat
Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda are the founders of the Drinking & Writing Theater and...