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Laurie Metcalf and Nathan Lane in "Death of a Salesman" on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York. (Emilio Madrid)

What to expect from the 2026 Tony Awards

June 4, 2026 at 5:35 a.m.

This year, all the toughest competitions are in the play categories, with "Death of a Salesman" as one of several especially worthy titles for best revival. "The Lost Boys" is...

Cher Álvarez and Patrick Heusinger in "Paranormal Activity" in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. The show opens on Broadway Tuesday night. (Kyle Flubacker)

Chicago Theater Report: Shattered Globe announces new artistic director and Broadway debuts set for fall

June 4, 2026 at 10:41 a.m.

Shattered Globe has a new leader, "Paranormal Activity" goes to Broadway and memorials are planned for two Chicago theater artists. Plus Chris Jones Recommends.

Brady Magruder (from left), Quinn Rigg, Jacob Merschel, Spencer Curtis, and Jon Parker Jackson in "Damn Yankees" by Theo Ubique Theatre in Evanston. (Elizabeth Stenholt)

Review: ‘Damn Yankees’ at Theo Ubique does right by a classic musical

June 1, 2026 at 2:50 p.m.

This beloved musical about marriage and baseball is now at Theo with a terrific cast and plenty of heart.

Kelan Smith, Alek Boggio, Kara Olander, Janelle Sanabria, India Renteria, Jack Chylinski, Peter Gertas, Scott Danielson and Keenan Odenkirk in "LOKI: The End of the World Tour" at Lifeline Theatre. (Josh Bernaski)

Review: Norse gods rock out in premiere of ‘LOKI: The End of the World Tour’ at Lifeline Theatre

June 1, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

If you need a jolt to your weekend, this world premiere musical might be just the ticket. This is especially likely if you are a Norse mythology nerd.

Maya Keleher (as Alice Paul) and company in the musical "Suffs," playing in Chicago at the CIBC Theatre. (Joan Marcus)

Top 10 for Chicago theater for summer 2026: ‘Suffs,’ a suburban ‘Leopoldstadt’ and Broadway-bound ‘Iceboy!’

May 29, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

After a customary late-May lull, Chicago's theater gets back into action in June with several lively summer offerings, ranging from new musicals with star-encrusted casts to an in-the-round Sondheim to...

Nygel D. Robinson and Brian Quijada in "Mexodus," coming to Chicago's Studebaker Theater. (Thomas Mundell)

‘Mexodus,’ an acclaimed hip hop musical, will play the Studebaker Theater this fall

May 28, 2026 at 12:58 p.m.

The musical with Chicago origins, written and performed by Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson, is coming to Chicago following an acclaimed off-Broadway run.

The cast of the North American tour of "Spamalot," in Chicago at the CIBC Theatre. (Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman)

Exhausted former Python Eric Idle talks ‘Spamalot’ and staying alive and kicking

May 28, 2026 at 5:15 a.m.

The musical is different from its source, the 1975 movie "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," he said. He's enjoyed watching how people respond to the musical.

Glenn Obrero and Stephanie Shum in "The Targeted" by A Red Orchid Theatre at the Chopin Theatre. (Evan Hanover)

Review: In ‘The Targeted,’ sharing their fears of a deep state around the campfire

May 26, 2026 at 2:16 p.m.

This unusual dark comedy is now in its world premiere by A Red Orchid at the Chopin Theatre.

Blake Segal and Major Attaway in the North American tour of "Spamalot," in Chicago at the CIBC Theatre. (Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman)

Review: Touring cast saves this ‘Spamalot’ revival from itself

May 21, 2026 at 10:20 a.m.

The musical now at the CIBC Theatre in Chicago still clutters up and dumbs down Eric Idle's hilarious original, but it's much improved from the 2023 Broadway revival.

William Pullinsi at the Theatre at the Center on Dec. 16, 2015, in Munster, Indiana. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

William Pullinsi, the founder of Candlelight and inventor of dinner theater, dies at 86

May 21, 2026 at 10:49 a.m.

His Candlelight Dinner Playhouse in Summit launched the careers of some of Chicago's most notable talents and shaped theater here and nationwide.

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