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Jean Claudio in "Memorabilia" by Teatro Vista at Filament Theatre. (Joel Maisonet)

Review: Powerful play ‘Memorabilia’ explores the hope and limits of memory through the eyes of a clown

June 5, 2025 at 2:45 p.m.

Jean Claudio has created a very potent, funny and moving solo show about an inventor trying to hold on to his past. It's staged by Teatro Vista and sponsored in...

John Judd and Esteban Andres Cruz in "Six Men Dressed Like Joseph Stalin" at A Red Orchid Theatre. (Evan Hanover)

Review: ‘Six Men Dressed Like Joseph Stalin’ at A Red Orchid Theatre is based on an intriguing true story

June 3, 2025 at 1:59 p.m.

Playwright Dianne Nora imagines a training session for these security doubles, played here by John Judd and Esteban Andres Cruz.

Helen J. Shen and Darren Criss in "Maybe Happy Ending" on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre in New York. (Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman)

2025 Tony Awards: Who will win — and who should win — in a year with few sure things

June 4, 2025 at 8:41 a.m.

Tony Award voters are casting their ballots. Let's look at who should be ascending to the dais in the traditional ebullient panic.

Jack Saunders and Kate McQuillan, with Connor Ripperger, Colette Todd and Jackson Mikkelsen, in "Diana" by Theo Theatre. (Time Stops)

Review: ‘Diana’ at Theo Theatre was no ordinary opening night

June 2, 2025 at 3:37 p.m.

The sense of tribute to the late director Fred Anzevino outweighs everything else in this local premiere of the musical about Diana, Princess of Wales. This is a special production...

The musical "42 Balloons" will have its North American premiere in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, following a U.K. production by The Lowry. (Pamela Raith)

Theater for summer 2025: Our top 10 from ’42 Balloons’ on Navy Pier to Amy Morton back at Steppenwolf

May 28, 2025 at 12:49 p.m.

What's on Chicago stages this summer? Our list also includes "Billie Jean" at Chicago Shakespeare and a new play by Kristofer Diaz.

A design rendering of TimeLine Theatre’s new theater building, to be located at 5035 N. Broadway in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. (HGA)

TimeLine Theatre Company announces the first show in its new Uptown space

May 22, 2025 at 1:12 p.m.

The theater announced its 2025-26 season of three shows, including "An Enemy of the People" next May in its new theater now under construction.

The crowd for Chicago's "Hamilton" is reflected in the window of the CIBC Theatre in Jan. 2020.

‘Hamilton’ will return to Chicago in 2026 following Kennedy Center cancellation

May 20, 2025 at 6:37 a.m.

The musical will play Chicago's CIBC Theatre from March 4 to April 26, 2026, roughly the same dates it was scheduled for Washington, D.C.

The cast of "Sweet Charity" by Blank Theatre Co. and Greenhouse Theater Center. (Steve Townshend)

Review: An intimate, optimistic ‘Sweet Charity’ from Blank Theatre Co.

May 22, 2025 at 11:49 a.m.

When it comes to optimism, Charity Hope Valentine bests every other character in a Broadway musical.

Gene Weygandt (center) as Asparagus the Theatre Cat and the cast of "Cats" at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora. (Brett Beiner)

Review: At the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, ‘Cats’ becomes a chaotic kitty circus

May 15, 2025 at 1:16 p.m.

This is an eye-popping show, even by Paramount's high standards, and the circus artistry is impressive. But Andrew Lloyd Webber's moving musical is given no room to breathe.

Glen Tullman, founder of The Hand & The Eye, left, and Jeff Kaylor, magician and "curator of magic," stand on a staircase in the building that will house the new magic theater at 100 E. Ontario St., on May 14, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

The Hand & The Eye will be a new, $50 million magic theater off Magnificent Mile

May 16, 2025 at 6:15 a.m.

Chicago healthcare entrepreneur Glen Tullman is opening a new magic theater in the historic McCormick Mansion called The Hand & The Eye.

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