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Saturday "The Roommate": Phylicia Rashad directs this odd-couple story of Midwestern Sharon and New Yorker Robyn, who find themselves in a midlife roommate situation. Through Aug. 5 at Stepp…
On Monday, BoHo Theatre announced the lineup for its 2019 season, the first under incoming artistic director Stephen Schellhardt. The company also announced that it will become a permanent r…
The pop-culture polyglot known as Cher snuck quietly into Chicago this past weekend. She was here to see three weekend preview performances of "The Cher Show," a new Broadway musical about h…
On Monday, Scott Sanders Productions and Broadway In Chicago announced complete casting for the world premiere of "Tootsie." Tony Award-nominee and "Frozen" star Santino Fontana was previous…
Is "You Can't Take It With You," that nuttiest of chestnuts in the classic American comedy canon, the play we need right now? Arguably, no. Given the current stakes for our democracy, George…
A girl of roughly middle-school age was directly in my field of vision Saturday night at the Den Theatre's mainstage. She was part of a large group of kids who had been taken to the show and…
The always daring Chicago Tap Theatre premiered its first rock spectacular in 2016 " an extravaganza blending tap dance with the music of Queen for a summer tribute to LGBT Pride. "Killer Qu…
On Friday, Prop Thtr announced casting for the first production of its 2018-19 season, "Neverland." The devised riff on J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan," written and directed by the Prop's new arti…
"20,000 Leagues Under the Seas" âœâœâœ 1/2 Say Nemo and most kids now think of the Disney clown fish. But in 1870, the great Jules Verne imagined Captain Nemo as a misanthropic, …
After a long period of inactivity, the mainstage of Chicago's Royal George Theatre is roaring back to life this fall with a new commercial production of "The Woman in Black," a show that has…
On Thursday, Flying Elephant Productions announced casting for its Chicago premiere of "Defacing Michael Jackson," the final production of the company's first season. The show will feature S…
Tania Castroverde Moskalenko, the CEO of the Auditorium Theatre, will depart the organization at the end of July, according to an announcement Thursday by John Svoboda, chairman of the Audit…
"What feminine part of yourself did you have to destroy in order to survive in this world?" That's how performance artist Alok Vaid-Menon, 26, often introduces their latest poetry chapbook, …
It's warm out. Fancy a road trip? Let's take a look at a few options for combining that excursion with some live performance. If you've been reading my column all these years (and thank you)…
On May 29, D. Nicholas Rudall, actor, director, translator, founding director of the Court Theatre and professor emeritus of classics at the University of Chicago, sent a message to 100 peop…
On Wednesday, Hell in a Handbag Productions announced casting for its fall production of 'The Artificial Jungle,' the final play written by camp legend Charles Ludlam, a beloved figure of Ne…
On Wednesday, Timeline Theatre Company announced casting for Barbara Lebow's "A Shayna Maidel," which will open the company's 22nd season. A drama about a family ripped apart by an authorita…
Everbody say yeah " "Kinky Boots" is slated for a one-week engagement at the Cadillac in January 2019. The production held its world premiere in Chicago back in October 2012 before heading t…
"Are you kidding? Nobody will give me a platform. It's hilarious," Kathy Griffin says, in a way that makes it clear that it's both hilarious and decidedly not hilarious at the same time. We'…
On Tuesday, Black Button Eyes Productions announced casting for its world premiere of "Nightmares and Nightcaps: the Stories of John Collier," written and directed by the company's artistic …
David Sedaris, whose acid-tongued memoirs of family life have made him a favorite of just about everyone, will be swooping into the Paramount Theatre on November 20 to read from his newest b…
On Tuesday, Teatro Vista announced the lineup for its 2018-19 season, including the world premiere of "The Abuelas," a sequel to 2017-18's "The Madres." First will be "American Jornalero" by…
A new biographical, musical inspired by the life of Michael Jackson, is headed to Broadway, with arrival expected in 2020. The playwright Lynn Nottage, who has two Pulitzer Prizes, will writ…
One of Chicago's most essential one-man shows is going on a three-city tour. "Twisted Melodies," written and performed by south side-native Kevin Roston, Jr. and originally produced by Congo…
On Monday, Griffin Theatre Company announced casting for the Chicago premiere of "The Harvest," a drama by Samuel D. Hunter that follows a group of religious neophytes as they plan a mission…
