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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)

Goodman Theatre cancels ‘Ma Rainey’ performance due to death of actor Matt DeCaro, 70

April 25, 2026 at 9:32 p.m.

The longtime Chicago actor Matt DeCaro died early Saturday at home. He worked across the decades at most major Chicago theaters and appeared in movies and TV series.

"Going Bacharach: The Songs of an Icon" with Adrian Galante, Ta-Tynisa Wilson, Hilary Kole and John Pagano, at Chicago’s Apollo Theater. (Russ Rowland)

Review: ‘Going Bacharach’ at Apollo Theater is fabulous way to celebrate his songs

April 24, 2026 at 1:27 p.m.

This is a sophisticated, don't miss experience with the songs of Burt Bacharach — "What the World Needs Now" and all.

Juliette Lewis (as Magenta) with Larkin Reilly, Caleb Quezon,
Paul Soileau and Boy Radio (as Phantoms) in "The Rocky Horror Show" on Broadway at Studio 54 in New York. (Joan Marcus)

Review: ‘Rocky Horror Show’ on Broadway is a show stuck in its own time warp

April 23, 2026 at 8:30 p.m.

How to handle a musical that is no longer shocking, and an audience that wants to shout along? Those questions haven't been fully solved in this Broadway show, but Luke...

Jessica Vosk and Kelli Barrett in "Beaches" on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre in New York. (Marc J. Franklin)

Review: ‘Beaches’ musical reaches Broadway, well sung and proudly sentimental

April 22, 2026 at 10:00 p.m.

The straightforward stage adaptation hews closely to the movie, “Wind Beneath My Wings" and all.

Amanda Pulcini, Ellie Duffey, Z Mowry, Cliff Chamberlain, Becca Ayers and Alex Goodrich in “Out Here” at Court Theatre in Hyde Park. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: Court Theatre’s new musical about divorce feels at odds with itself

April 22, 2026 at 10:41 a.m.

Somewhere deep in “Out Here” lies a moving new musical about the pain of divorce when there is a teenage kid involved. But that story remains hidden here.

Kayli Carter, Anika Noni Rose, Margaret Colin, Ricardo Chavira, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Jeena Yi, Maria-Christina Oliveras, Michael Esper and Richard Thomas in “The Balusters" on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in New York. (Jeremy Daniel)

Review: In ‘The Balusters’ on Broadway, a mighty contest rises from porch railings

April 21, 2026 at 8:30 p.m.

The Vernon Point Neighborhood Association may be an easy target, but the cast of David Lindsay-Abaire's new play has great fun with the bashing.

Christopher Donahue and Rae Gray in "Job" at Writers Theatre in Glencoe. (Hugo Hentoff)

Review: Big tech and the damage done in tense ‘Job’ at Writers Theatre

April 21, 2026 at 12:20 p.m.

Christopher Donahue and Rae Gray play a therapist and a young tech worker in Max Wolf Friedlich's gripping, 85-minute play in which two generations battle it out.

Ana Gasteyer and the cast of "Schmigadoon!" on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre in New York. (Matthew Murphy)

Review: ‘Schmigadoon!’ takes the parody of musicals all the way to Broadway

April 20, 2026 at 9:00 p.m.

Based on the Apple TV series, Alex Brightman and Sara Chase play the couple who find themselves in a strange musical land that sounds a whole lot like "Brigadoon."

Michael Potts, Esco Jouléy and Alana Arenas in "Windfall" at Steppenwolf Theatre. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: ‘Windfall’ at Steppenwolf Theatre is a protest play about life, death and police payoffs

April 20, 2026 at 1:01 p.m.

Playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney's new play is very direct in its messaging, delivered with his usual poetry of language.

The Biograph Theatre in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on March 17, 2023. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Porchlight will move into the Victory Gardens Biograph for its next season

April 20, 2026 at 9:25 a.m.

Porchlight Music Theatre will stage its full upcoming 2026-27 season at the historic Biograph Theatre, which has been dark.

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