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Steppenwolf Theatre Company said that its new, in-the-round theater and education center will be named the Liz and Eric Lefkofsky Arts and Education Center.
Some of the audience is seated on the stage in swivel chairs, rocking and swaying like nervous competitors in a quiz show. Much the same could be said for the characters in what is typically…
As part of this new commercial endeavor by restaurateur Rick Bayless and the ever-innovative Windy City Playhouse, you get to eat roasted dates with smoky Gorgonzola dolce and cilantro, Za'a…
As the Mercury Theater reopens, it looks to become a place for artistic growth and community. "For those audience members coming back, it's still going to be the same great Mercury that they…
Director Daryl Cloran has stuffed 23 Beatles songs inside the comedic vessel known as "As You Like It." At various points, Shakespeare's characters break into everything from "Let it Be" to …
Much of the material in this 109th mainstage revue worries over division: the fear of parents exposing their child to a grandparent, the battles at school board meetings.
If you walk through the doors of the "The Lehman Trilogy," which finally opened at the Nederlander after falling to the pandemic in 2020, rest assured that you will understand the events of …
The grand Mercury Theater on Southport announced it was closed for good by the pandemic, is back and has a first show, Sister Act, and a new season, with a new management team of Cabaret Dir…
Joffrey's Lyric debut runs the emotional gamut, with "Birthday Variations" as the sweet icing on top of the cake.
Now called the Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture, the historic venue company will undergo a series of renovations, beginning with a $4 million first-floor project.
A former "Hamilton" cast member filed a federal workplace complaint against the show Wednesday, alleging that the show had retaliated and refused to renew a contract after the actor had requ…
Inspired by real accounts of women in a U.K. prison, this Chicago premiere is presented by Shattered Globe Theatre in association with Interrobang Theatre Project.
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago has announced its 2021-22 season, titled "RE/CHARGE," the 44th for the company and the first under the artistic direction of Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell.
Our list for October, including Halloween theater, family outings in the suburbs and a few in the category of truly horrifying.
"Songs for a New World" at Theo Ubique Theatre peaks out at a changed universe with the songs of Jason Robert Brown
Remarkably, the original stars of the Broadway musical were present on the stage in New York, even though their show missed its official opening, and maybe a Tony Award or two, by one day.
This is a one-woman show featuring music made famous by Judy Garland, Patsy Cline, Edith Piaf, Billie Holiday and Maria Callas. Quite a range of singers.
Tucked away in a corner of the Loop, "Drunk Shakespeare," created by Scott Griffin and David Hudson, sets about telling the story of Macbeth's rise to and fall from power through improvisati…
"Every person, no matter who you are, no matter what walk of life you come from, there's someone on that stage that you can relate to in some capacity," said Javon King about "Rent."
The musical, which recently won multiple Tonys in its Broadway production, will launch the tour next February at the Nederlander Theatre in the Loop, starring Connor Ryan as Christian and El…
This Saturday, Collaboraction will present the second night of its sixth annual Peacebook Festival, featuring a series of films and solo reflections on the topic of peace.
If this messy but entertaining fall show penned by José Cruz González found the right producers, it could easily become a new Broadway musical. Many elements are already there, including…
The new production at the Lyric feels alive in every glamorous way. And Charles Castronovo is unbeatable as Nemorino.
It will be an interesting to see if Sherman's alt-comedy instincts will flourish within "SNL's" more conventional environment.
After 27 months of Tony Awards silence, the 2021 ceremony wouldn't be about cutthroat competition and raging egos. Instead, it would be as close as possible to a primetime commercial to get …
