The performances are real, and the play doesn't feel like a gimmick but a true portrayal of how life works. It's like cubism in story form"the variations are altogether at once.
"The Virgin Queen Entertains Her Fool" is a bawdy, witty, fast-paced tragicomedy, brilliantly acted and expertly plotted.
There's no time wrong for "King Lear," and if you haven't seen a live performance, American Players Theatre's production is a great place to start.
Chicagoans will get a sampling of what makes Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project so unique this Saturday, when all ten companies in the current cohort present a small sampling of their work a…
"Back to the Future: The Musical" attempts to flesh out the film's representation of both the 1950s and the 1980s with a post-millennial overlay.
It's not every day that a show begins with the contagious 1996 hit "Space Jam" and ends with me crying"but it's also not every day that Chicago audiences get to experience the remarkable ran…
It began with Robyn Mineko Williams wanting to learn more about her grandmother. Her grandmother's home is the setting for Williams' "Hisako's House," a deeply personal dance performance Wil…
As an illusionist, Jon Tai performs a truly impressive feat that makes the audience gasp; as a storyteller, though, the amicable and unassuming Tai comes off as less than magical.
Expressive dance capably performed in a natural setting, a free price tag and a forty-five-minute run time make "Portal" an exceptional choice for summertime family fun.
Jonathan Alsberry is choreographing the finale for this year's "Dance for Life," an annual fundraiser to alleviate the cost of health care for dance professionals. Danced by artists across c…
Kokandy Productions' take on Wonderland with "Alice by Heart" is as zany as its premise and brings Wonderland to life with creative set design, rock concert lighting and a cast that is not …
The next time you attend a live performance, and the performers motion to the back of the house, clap extra hard for the noble lighting designer, who works in darkness so that others may shi…
August is a great month for some light theatrical entertainment. Like, um, King Lear.
Uptown Music Theater must face the challenge of presenting one of the world's most beloved musicals and compete with audiences' expectations. Does Uptown deliver? The answer is an emphatic y…
"I feel my creative voice comes out more clearly when we're in a space where you can't control all the elements. You can't control the little kid running up and grabbing your leg or the guy …
The play never hits a high gear dramatically and ends on an anticlimax. But I still found "Wells and Welles" enjoyable, for the simple reason that, over the play's single act, we do get to k…
"The Lord of the Rings" musical, now playing at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, is a disappointing muddle. Despite some lovely music and amazing puppetry, it doesn't satisfy.
Embrace Chicago's dance communities this summer!
If you haven't seen this show before"this is the production to experience it. And if you've seen it a dozen times, come to Aurora and see it again.
"The Mad Ones" is a calculated musical risk"though however you look at it, Blank Theatre Company's production comes out ahead.
"2 Pianos 4 Hands" dazzles with its mirth, wit, fast-paced dialogue, lovable characters and a long list of classic and contemporary musical works. Performances by LaSalle and McGloin are not…
Every voice is sterling in terms of technique and diction but especially in terms of dynamics, expression and blend, revealing just how gifted Waller is as a songwriter.
From its tumultuous beginning to its thrilling denouement, "The Swan" sucks you in and holds your attention throughout the two-hour runtime.
Just as Hedwig changed her life amid upheaval, so too will the talented folks behind the groundbreaking Haven. Thank you for over a decade of one-of-a-kind work.
For summer fun, bring your best lawn chairs and favorite libations to this latest recreation of a classic"it's to die for!