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Eddie Mujica (from left), Bill Letz, Preston Parker, Yazmin Ramos, Zoe McKee and Cat McDonnell in "Pandemonium, Please Hold" on the Second City Mainstage. (Timothy M. Schmidt)

Review: Second City’s ‘Pandemonium, Please Hold’ is hilarious and oh, so true

May 7, 2026 at 2:24 p.m.

With jokes about A.I. and Disney cruises and an unsettling song about soul-crushing jobs, the newest Mainstage revue is one of the best in years.

Jeff Rodriguez (left) as Sven and Carl Hallberg as Ole in "Eelpout!" by Shattered Globe Theatre at Theater Wit. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: In ‘Eelpout!’ by Shattered Globe, ice fishing buddies find they have a lot on the line

May 6, 2026 at 3:33 p.m.

Tomorrow is Ole's bachelor party. What will that mean for a couple of buddies whose relationship might be more complex than either of them is ready to admit?

Kristin Chenoweth and cast in "The Queen of Versailles" on Broadway at the St. James Theatre in New York. (Julieta Cervantes)

Column: What the Tony Award nominations got right, and where they blew it

May 6, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Here are two Tony Awards truths, as confirmed by the 2026 nominations: It’s better to do mediocre work in a successful show than excellent work in a flop. And if...

Matt DeCaro, standing at right, with Jabari Khaliq (from left), Al’Jaleel McGhee, Cedric Young and Kelvin Roston Jr. in "Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom" at the Goodman Theatre. (Justin Barbin)

Chicago actor Matt DeCaro, part of the cast of ‘Ma Rainey,’ dies at 70

April 29, 2026 at 10:10 a.m.

Chicago actor Matt DeCaro died at home in Bridgeport. He was 70.

Joshua Grosso and the company of "The Great Gatsby" at the Cadillac Palace Theatre. (Evan Zimmerman)

Review: ‘The Great Gatsby’ arrives at Cadillac Palace with a strong cast but simplified set

April 28, 2026 at 1:24 p.m.

The new touring version of this Broadway musical has been trimmed down from the Gotham production, but still lets the audience imagine a glamorous Long Island world.

Brendan Hunt in his solo show "The Movement You Need: An Evening With Brendan Hunt" at Steppenwolf Theatre. (Jenn Udoni)

Review: Brendan Hunt shares his love of The Beatles in an only-in-Chicago story

May 4, 2026 at 1:52 p.m.

The actor famous for "Ted Lasso" spent his formative years here, and it shows. His solo show at Steppenwolf is exceptionally funny and deeply personal.

Enrico Colantoni (as Jerry), Rebecca Spence (Lucy) and Nick Marini (Sean) in "Fault" in the Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. (Justin Barbin)

Review: Little to like in the dark marital comedy ‘Fault’ at Chicago Shakespeare

April 27, 2026 at 3:37 p.m.

Scooter Pietsch's play is filled with the most loathsome trio of characters that you're likely to find in a marital farce.

LJ Benet, Ali Louis Bourzgui and company in "The Lost Boys" on Broadway at the Palace Theatre in New York. (Matthew Murphy)

Review: ‘The Lost Boys’ on Broadway goes for special-effects dazzle

April 26, 2026 at 10:01 p.m.

This new musical adaptation of the 1987 vampire movie has a young cast of heartthrobs and lots of athletic flying for your entertainment.

John Marshall Jr., Anastasia Arnold, Anthony Rapp and Angela Ingersoll in a concert staging of "Follies" by Porchlight Music Theatre at the Studebaker Theater. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: Chicago greats, emerging from the shadows for ‘Follies’ at the Studebaker

April 26, 2026 at 1:33 p.m.

Porchlight Music Theatre's concert-style staging of Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's musical had a glorious cast of Chicago theater all-stars, for one weekend only.

Cedric the Entertainer, Taraji P. Henson, Joshua Boone, Nimene Sierra Wureh and Savannah Commodore in "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York. (Julieta Cervantes)

Review: ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’ is August Wilson’s essential American story

April 25, 2026 at 9:00 p.m.

August Wilson’s play, now in a revival starring Joshua Boone, Taraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer, is about a painful and consequential Great Migration moment.

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