Theater
Reviews of Chicago’s stage shows and news from the actors and actresses putting on the performances.
Even if the show in Lincolnshire existed beyond the unavoidable context of this year’s deeply contentious presidential race, it would still be a must-see musical.
The danceable sounds of the ARC and North Coast festivals, the diverse music of the Chicago Jazz Festival and the scenic workout of Bike the Drive are among the week’s entertainment highlights.
The Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project at Millennium Park, Chalk Howard Street, Luke Bryan at Wrigley Field, and the Roots at Ravinia are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.
The Chicago area is hosting plenty of opportunities to have fun, experience local neighborhoods and consider the election ahead during the DNC.
Despite some impressive effects, the songs are too weak and the emotions too thin to elevate movie adaptation beyond routine fan service.
Imagine Dragons in concert, Grant Park Orchestra’s season finale and Fan Expo Chicago are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.
Writer-director-composer Eli Bauman has penned a biting tribute to his favorite Commander-in-Chief.
Musically minded comedian says her new stage show at Steppenwolf — soon to be a Netflix special — is helping her ‘reckon with the idea of death.’
The “Back to the Future” musical, the Chicago Air & Water Show and the Bud Billiken Day Parade are among the local entertainment highlights in the week ahead.
Celebrating their 56th anniversary, the awards recognize excellence in Chicago’s Equity theater productions.
London residents hiding from the Blitz take on Lewis Carroll’s characters in Kokandy Productions’ Midwest premiere.
The massive Lollapalooza music festival, Hannibal Burress’ Chicago rap residency and a musical about Barack Obama are among the entertainment highlights coming up in the week ahead.
Mangum steps into the role of general director, president and CEO of the esteemed company.
Theater may have been born of ritual, but you don’t really want it to feel this distant, as if it’s going through the motions, even if those motions are occasionally grand.
‘It feels like the show was written about me,’ says one Manhattan theater buff, who has been to the Sufjan Stevens dance musical 38 times and counting.
Cassy Schillo, the props designer at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace, explains how she finds props for a show, including the upcoming production of “The Audience.’
The statue of Hansberry, whose works include the seminal “A Raisin in the Sun,” is set to be unveiled Aug. 23 at Navy Pier.
Fiesta del Sol, a festival of improv performers and a Barry Manilow concert are among the local entertainment highlights in the week ahead.
Veteran comedian and part-time Chicagoan stays in the game with the recent ‘Mean Girls’ movie and a team performing this weekend at iO Fest.
A star-studded country show headlined by George Strait, a ‘Lord of the Rings’ musical and the Pitchfork Music Festival are among the entertainment highlights of the week ahead.
Chicago waitress and immigrant dishwasher try to reconcile different views of romance in American Blues Theater’s poignant romance.