From Words, Movement: The Joffrey Ballet Brings Cathy Marston's "Jane Eyre" to Chicago
Cathy Marston's translation of the gothic romance opens the Joffrey's final season on the Auditorium Theatre stage.
Cathy Marston's translation of the gothic romance opens the Joffrey's final season on the Auditorium Theatre stage.
BoHo brings "Big Fish" back to Chicago in a production that favors characters over visual effects.
Incoming music director Enrique Mazzola takes the reins on this early Verdi masterpiece with tact and aplomb.
From crooning to spooning, this production of Michael John LaChiusa's musical goes from crush to carnality and back again over the course of several decades.
The local premiere of Rachel Bonds' play, featuring music by The Bengsons, leaves much on said.
A South African story of South African means.
"On Notice" is built upon ideas that tie together statements about representation imposed by mass media, ideas first put forth in the 1980s New York art scene.
Northlight kicks off their latest season with the Midwest premiere of this neat historical fiction and loving ode to the challenges and rewards of parenting.
Our top picks among a bounteous harvest of dance and performance this month.
Premieres of all varieties across stages big and small this month.
In space, no one knows what time it is.
Lyric's 2019/20 season commences in full regalia.
The Midwest premiere of this "play with songs" bills itself as the Scottish "Once." And it delivers.
A frivolous and ultimately fruitless exercise in film-to-stage adaptation.
Theresa Rebeck's latest takes a page from two dramas: "Hamlet" and the woman who first dared to play him.
The Plagiarists' choose-your-own-adventure play is back and more elaborate than ever.
A theatrical take on the controversy surrounding NFL players' protests against police violence during the national anthem over the last couple of seasons.
Court Theatre continues to strengthen its reputation as the premiere destination for August Wilson work with this latest production.
J.T. Rogers' Tony-Award winning play about the back-channel negotiations of the Oslo Accords in 1993 isn't naive about its subject but nevertheless contains a glimmer of hope.
A world premiere of Lucas Hnath's most truthful play, one about his mother's kidnapping. Or is it?
With extensive research and expansive collaboration for the program, choreography is the fourth or fifth layer on top of what's come before.
In its regional premiere, this 2015 Tony Award winning musical comedy takes aim at the Bard himself.
A poignant and pertinent exploration of the pursuit of happiness.
Dorothy L. Sayers' debut novel gets the Lifeline literary adaptation treatment.
Helmed by Paramount artistic director Jim Corti, this production has plenty to holler about.