Review: ‘Omar’ at Lyric Opera tells the extraordinary story of an enslaved scholar
This Pulitzer-winning opera by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels is inspired by the memoir of 19th-century Islamic scholar Omar ibn Said.
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Review: In ‘The Imaginary Invalid’ on Broadway, Bill Irwin clowns it up as Molière’s hypochondriac
Had an enema recently? Did it leave you laughing? Medical humor is at the core of the 1673 Molière comedy, on Broadway by the Roundabout Theatre Company.
Review: In Remy Bumppo Theatre’s ‘Mud Row,’ shifting between the civil rights era and now
Dominique Morisseau’s play is set in the living room of a house in a historically Black neighborhood in Pennsylvania, spanning two generations.
Review: Home is where the memories are in Billy Crystal’s ‘860’ on Broadway
In 2025, Billy Crystal's longtime Los Angeles home burned in the Palisades Fire. His new Broadway solo show is about both what was lost, and what remains most important.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater executive director exits
Kimberly Motes, the executive director of Chicago Shakespeare Theater since 2023, is leaving her position in mid-November to become president and CEO of Hennepin Arts in Minneapolis.
Review: In the devastating new play ‘Hayward,’ a Black family in grief rips itself apart
This world premiere play by Netta Walker is being staged by Gift Theatre in Steppenwolf's 1700 Theater, and is not to be missed.
Chicago Theater Report: Jessie Mueller and Cynthia Nixon at Steppenwolf and long lines for Uptown Theatre
Also in theater news this week, Monday night's gala for the League of Chicago Theatres honored Ron OJ Parson and others. And "A Strange Loop" is all sold out at...
Review: ‘The Winter’s Tale’ begins a new experiment at Chicago Shakespeare
As directed by Director Edward Hall, Shakespeare's late romance will be paired with "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
Review: In ‘Other Desert Cities’ on Broadway, Julia Louis-Dreyfus in an intense portrait of a family
Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Ed Harris lead a potent revival of Jon Robin Baitz’s play, set in the California home of a politically connected GOP family.
Review: ‘A Strange Loop’ at Raven Theatre is very off-Loop, and breathtakingly good
Michael R. Jackson's musical won the Pulitzer and Tony Awards, but it's just now being produced in Chicago in a small North Side theater. If you can handle this show's...