Pop quiz: Where will you find some of the most honest, moving, skillful acting on any Chicago stage at the moment? Answer: You might be surprised to hear this, but it is at Raven Theatre, wh…
Call it the tale of two solo theater projects that started out as one but, as these things often do, resulted in a parting of ways. The post The tale of counterpointed solo theater projects …
Yes, it is set in a women's prison where at least some of the inmates have committed drug-related crimes. But no, "Another Word for Beauty," Jose Rivera's world premiere play-with-music at t…
For most parents, the death of a child is the most devastating occurrence imaginable. So what playwright William Donnelly suggests in "No Wake," now in its Midwest premiere by Route 66 Theat…
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the MacArthur Fellows Program - more familiarly known as "the genius grants." And the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation plans to celebrate…
In addition to the musicals produced as part of its standard season, Porchlight Music Theatre presents shows under the umbrella title "Porchlight Revisits," which features three-night-only c…
Thodos Dance Chicago's world premiere work, "Sono's Journey," was a great moment in living dance history, fabled ballerina Sono Osato, frail but still elegant at the age of 96, made the trip…
Director Robin Witt has a special gift for bringing vivid, pulsating life to lesser-known British plays from the mid 20th century, including "Men Should Weep" and "Flare Path." Now she is st…
Bartlett Sher, the director whose recent Broadway productions have included acclaimed revivals of both “A ... The post Broadway’s Bartlett Sher to direct Lyric’s “Rom…
Jennifer Bielstein, who forged her career as a theater administrator in Chicago, and has served as the managing director of Actors Theatre of Louisville since 2006, has been named the new ma…
The Young Playwrights Festival - which encourages Chicago high school students to pen plays, and ultimately selects three of them for a professional production - is the most enduring element…
At the very same time the world premiere of David Rabe's "Good for Otto" continues its hugely successful extended run at The Gift Theatre through Feb. 7, the company has gathered a winningly…
Group tickets for "Hamilton" in Chicago go on sale Jan. 5. The post Group sales about to begin for “Hamilton” in Chicago appeared first on Chicago Entertainment - Chicago Sun-Tim…
The North American touring production of Disney's "The Lion King," directed by Julie Taymor, has broken the record for highest-grossing week in Chicago theatrical history. The post “Th…
Chicago artists never rest, whether in the dead of Winter or at the first signs of Spring. Nor do their audiences. Here (in chronological order) is a dramatically abridged look at 16 excitin…
Light Opera Works' production of "Guys and Dolls," the Frank Loesser musical that easily ranks among the very best musicals of the "Golden Age" of Broadway, has just three performances remai…
Think of "Gotta Dance" as "A Chorus Line" reconfigured for the AARP set and freshly sealed with a "lite and lively" label. In fact, that is all you really need to know about this new musical…
Sunday afternoon marked a poignant moment in the history of the Joffrey Ballet as the company "retired" its beloved version of Robert Joffrey's "The Nutcracker" on the stage of the Auditoriu…
The tenor voice reaches to heaven, and the bass is rooted deep in the earth. So what about the baritone? That is the voice of mortal men - those caught up in the chaos and passion of "real l…
When "Men of Soul" rocked the stage of the Black Ensemble Theater (BET) this past season, the backup ladies in the cast made it clear they would be demanding equal time in the very near futu…
Dance can be found in its purest, most unfettered glory on the concert stage. But that is not where it begins and ends. Here's a look at the best dance performances of 2015. The post The Yea…
It was an exceptionally good year on Chicago stages. In fact, my initial list for the "10 best of 2015" contained a solid 60 shows - everything from world premiere plays to classic musicals…
Two of Broadway's most popular performers - Sutton Foster and Brian D'Arcy James - have been named recipients of this year's Actor of the Year Award to be presented by Chicago's Sarah Siddon…
If playwright Bruce Norris should ever decide to run for president (and as we all know, stranger things have happened), he would probably choose to be a churlish independent, running under t…
Early on in "My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra" - the easily charming, unpretentious revue now at Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre that celebrates the man also known as "Ol' Blue Eyes" -…