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"Something Rotten!" is no serious meal of a musical. It's an elaborate dessert that might have been cooked up by a popular chain.
Has time been kind to "God of Isaac"? The answer requires a bit of a Talmudic approach.
Performances are now cancelled through July 16.
The flooding rains that devastated much of Lake County on Wednesday caused Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire to cancel Wednesday, Thursday and Friday performances  of “The Bridges of…
Niall Cunningham’s college application may not have been accepted by Northwestern University, but the 22-year-old actor modestly says “it all kind of worked out for the best̶…
As the show's title suggests " Luzia fuses the sound of "luz" ("light" in Spanish) and "lluvia" ("rain").
Taylor Mac's play receives one of those take-no-prisoners, anything goes Steppenwolf productions.
The one-man show features co-author Erik Jensen in a bravura turn as the dissipated but fervent Lester Bangs.
Douglas Carter Beane's poignant yet high-spirited play-with-music is now receiving a terrific Chicago premiere by Pride Films & Plays.
The cobalt performance artists are "a perfect cultural fit" for Cirque, its CEO says.
The long tradition of Second City actors entertaining passengers on Norwegian Cruise Line boats is coming to an end. The Chicago-based comedy company's contract with the cruise ship line wil…
The "unauthorized parody," will run Sept. 13-17 at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut.
Libby Adler Mages, a Chicago theatrical producer whose shows landed a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize, died Sunday at 93.
Among stars spotted around town this past week are Viola Davis, Wayne Gretzky and rocker Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers fame.
It is worth heading to the Drury Lane Theatre production of D.L. Coburn’s two-character play, “The Gin Game,” simply to watch the countless variations actor John Reeger can…
Francesca Johnson, the Italian war bride who has been married to an Iowa farmer for 18 years, could easily have locked the door when Robert Kincaid, an interesting stranger who just happens …
The show is steeped in the eerie darkness of a world lit by fire and filled with primeval gods, but falls short in terms of effective storytelling.
The challenge asks participants to donate money and to take a video of themselves singing their favorite "Hamilton" song and post it to social media.
The superbly cast revival brings the family comedy "Ah, Wilderness!" to life with all the pathos, heart and sheer old-fashioned goofiness it demands.
The play arrives on the heels of sold-out runs at Steppenwolf and Logan Square's The Miracle Center.
Director hasn't found a fully cohesive style for the production that might balance its Old World operetta style with contemporary pacing.
Beloved Chicago native and actor Howard Witt, who died Wednesday, was "a legend," said Goodman Theatre artistic director Robert Falls.
"Johnny Johnson" was Kurt Weill's first work after leaving Germany and landing in the United States.
Jeff Perry, Norm Lewis and Alice Ripley will star.
Shakespeare Theater companies across the country are being slammed with angry emails and Facebook posts intended for New York's Public Theater.
