Review: ‘True West’ at Paramount’s Copley Theatre could have been written yesterday
Now in downtown Aurora, director Jim Corti and crew are staging a play that feels like Sam Shepard could have just written it.
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Stage 773 is headed for the wrecking ball. It’s not the only theater to fall recently.
The theater on Belmont that formerly was Theatre Building Chicago and part of Chicago's theater history reportedly will be replaced by condos.
Billie Jean King on today’s tennis, the media and a new play at Chicago Shakespeare about her life
Billie Jean King spoke with the Tribune just after attending Wimbledon and had much to say about the current state of the sport of tennis, as well as about a...
Review: With a remarkable ‘Angels in America’ from Invictus, off-Loop theater roars back
This is an extraordinary non-Equity production of Tony Kushner's 20th century masterpiece, with "Millennium Approaches" and "Perestroika" on a rotating schedule directed by Charles Askenaizer.
Court Theatre in Hyde Park announces its new artistic director
After a search of more than a year, the theater on the campus of the University of Chicago has announced Avery Willis Hoffman as its new artistic leader.
Review: ‘Twisted Melodies’ at Northlight Theatre remembers the mind and music of Donny Hathaway
This latest production in Skokie by Chicago actor Kelvin Roston Jr. is directed by Ron OJ Parson.
How Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ first brought families to Broadway
The animated movie had those amazing songs by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. Everything else, including a stage musical that ran for more than a decade on Broadway, came from...
‘Little Bear Ridge Road’ will move from Steppenwolf to Broadway
The play in New York will star Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock, reprising their performances from the production’s world premiere in Chicago. But Steppenwolf's name will not be attached.
Review: ‘The Color Purple’ renews its Chicago welcome at the Goodman Theatre
Lili-Anne Brown returns as the director of this beloved musical with a long Chicago history, back in a confident production at the Goodman.
Anna D. Shapiro is stepping away from Steppenwolf show for health reasons
Steppenwolf's former artistic director will no longer direct “Amadeus” in its upcoming 50th anniversary season. Shapiro will be replaced by former Goodman Theatre artistic director Robert Falls.