Fred Anzevino, founder of Theo Ubique Theatre, dies at 67
His theater's jewel-box productions of Broadway musicals — first in Rogers Park, then on the Evanston border — set the standard for storefront musical theater in Chicago.
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Review: Epic ‘Berlin’ at Court Theatre pictures the end of a cultural paradise
As adapted by the Chicago writer Mickle Maher and directed by Charles Newell, this world premiere comes from a graphic novel by Jason Lutes and is a significant new work...
Review: ‘Real Women Have Curves: The Musical’ gets a feel-good Broadway bow
The title of the piece signals the show's point of view, and that there will be support and community and body positivity aplenty. That's exactly how it goes.
Review: ‘Dead Outlaw’ on Broadway is an unlikely musical with a lot of life
This deliciously sardonic little tuner is about a real-life outlaw, a man vividly named Elmer McCurdy, shot dead by a sheriff's posse but never buried.
Review: In ‘Just In Time’ on Broadway, Bobby Darin’s story gives Jonathan Groff a chance to shine
Watch out, Hugh Jackman! Jonathan Groff is coming for your crown as Broadway’s greatest showman. And he’s got the slickest attraction in town as ammo.
Review: ‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’ is a delightful bit of Gilbert and Sullivan, back on Broadway
This new adaptation by Roundabout Theatre Company may get a bit much in moments, but it has David Hyde Pierce as its secret weapon.
Review: With ‘Stranger Things’ on Broadway, screen adaptations enter a new dimension
The Netflix sci-fi series has been adapted for the stage in part by the Duffer Brothers, with stunning special effects and a prequel story set in 1959 Indiana.
Review: Now on a Broadway stage, ‘Floyd Collins’ feels stuck in that cavern
This musical by Tina Landau and Adam Guettel has songs that can soar, but ultimately feels trapped in this Lincoln Center production.
Review: ‘The Da Vinci Code’ at Drury Lane puts a complicated screenplay on stage
This production has some cool design elements as it races from place to place, trying to theatricalize a difficult adaptation of the movie and Dan Brown's novel.
Review: In ‘Prayer for the French Republic,’ past is prologue for a Jewish family in Paris
This long but substantial drama now on stage in Skokie tells the story of two generations of a family, one in the last days of World War II.