In its best moments, Steven Levenson's "If I Forget" is like a Jewish "August: Osage County," a relatable familial potboiler that simmers with religious, generational, marital and ideologica…
Babes With Blades announced its 22nd anniversary season, titled "Take Control. Take Action. Make History," reflecting women taking ownership of their environments and the ways in which they …
"Alright, come on," comedian Hannah Gadsby said to the uproarious applause that greeted her when she walked abruptly out onto the stage of the Chicago Theatre Sunday night, eschewing an open…
Sunday "Ada and the Engine": During the start of the Industrial Revolution, Ada sees the unlimited potential in Charles Babbage's invention of the first mechanical computer. This play with m…
Perhaps I'll start at the end. In the post-performance Q&A for "The Internal Geometry," a world premiere by Natya Dance Theatre at Links Hall, artistic director Hema Rajagopalan spoke ab…
On Thursday, AshtonRep announced its production lineup presented at its new artistic home, The Edge Theater in Edgewater. The season opener will be "Equus" by Peter Shaffer (Sept. 27-Oct. 27…
A Red Orchid announced its 2019-20 lineup including two Chicago premieres and one world premiere. The 27th season begins with the world premiere of Levi Holloway's "Grey House" (Oct. 10-Dec.…
On Wednesday, Theo Ubique announced its 2019-20 season lineup for the company's second year in new artistic home. Things kick off with the fall production of Michael John LaChiusa's "Hello A…
FRIDAY "If I Forget": Before Sept. 11, three siblings clash when reunited to celebrate their father's 75th birthday. Will they negotiate how much of their past, family secrets, and long-held…
"Lifetime achievement," said the writer Terrence McNally at the Tony Awards last weekend. "Not a moment too soon." That dry opening joke by the 80-year-old author of such dramatic masterwork…
The Den Theatre " the hip, multi-stage venue on Milwaukee Avenue in Wicker Park " has been one of the great success stories of the last decade in Chicago theater. For the past generation, bo…
On Tuesday, Interrobang Theatre Project announced its production lineup for its 10th season, titled "No Man's Land," exploring the fear and anxiety that accompany journeys into the unknown. …
Barbara E. Robertson has graced pretty much every major theater in Chicago: Goodman, Steppenwolf, you name 'em. She played for a while in "Wicked," too. But her performance in Firebrand Thea…
Forget the fiery passions and howling heartbreaks of youth. If you want to stare into the real abyss of human rage, loss and despair, try figuring out how to take care of the people who rais…
"Hadestown," a stylized, bluesy, steampunk-influenced Anais Mitchell musical based on the "Orpheus and Eurydice" myth and set partly in the underworld, beat out its more traditional rival "T…
If Chicago Tap Theatre (CTT) is known for one thing outside the dance world, it's probably their Pride-themed extravaganzas. Tap dancing, beloved LGBT arts organizations like the Chicago Gay…
On Thursday, Writers Theatre announced casting for its previously introduced 2019-2020 season, which includes Stephen Sondheim's and James Lapine's "Into the Woods," Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's…
TV talk show host James Corden steps back into the role of Tony Award host Sunday, not planning anything too political and not worried about any online snark. "I hope people will find joy in…
Most theatergoers have a mental image of what Shakespeare looks, sounds and feels like: puffy shorts, British dialect, almost falling asleep in a hundred-dollar balcony seat. There's not muc…
Back before Tinder and OKCupid, making a suitable match " for single men in possession of a good fortune and the single women depending upon finding them " was a fraught proposition. One mig…
FRIDAY "Sweet Texas Reckoning": Kate comes home to Texas with her African American wife. Artemisia Theatre at the Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave.; www. artemisiatheatre.org SATURDAY "Get…
A million dollars for the new TimeLine Theatre in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood; $2 million for the South Side Community Arts Center; $850,000 for the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance; $927,500 fo…
Kenneth Lin " a writer for "House of Cards" among other TV shows " has written a really lovely little play, all about people who have risen in life on the back of their affinity for numbers …
Chicago Shakespeare Theater has never moved a show to Broadway. Might that change with "Six," its big hit this summer? If the theater keeps its head on its shoulders. (I'm here all week). "S…
Walk into "Ms. Blakk for President," the new Steppenwolf Theatre show from Tarell Alvin McCraney and Tina Landau about the remarkable political odyssey of Terence Smith, one of the founders …