Review: ‘Othello’ on Broadway stars a muted Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal on fire
Denzel Washington is the star of the show but he plays his Othello with a remoteness that can throw off the play.
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Review: ‘Operation Mincemeat’ on Broadway is a very British parody of a secret WWII mission
A hit in London, it's an unusual pick for Broadway, making a musical comedy out of the true story of a plot to fool the Nazis.
‘Sunny Afternoon’ opens soon at Chicago Shakes, telling the chaotic story of Ray Davies and The Kinks
It's getting its North American premiere on Navy Pier with a British and Chicago cast — expect the story of the British Invasion band and songs like “You Really Got...
Review: Broadway’s ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ is the story and music of a memorable Cuban era
The real music club was in the Buenavista quarter of Havana. It was once the go-to place for dance styles like son Cubano and bolero — that are as fun...
Writers Theatre’s 2025-26 season includes the local premiere of ‘Leopoldstadt’
Also coming to the theater in Glencoe, a Hershey Felder performance, the Chicago premiere of "Job" and a return for the magic show "The Unfair Advantage."
Review: Steppenwolf’s ‘Purpose’ has moved to Broadway, all Chicago guns blazing
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has written a play set around the table of a fictionalized version of Rev. Jesse Jackson. As directed by Phylicia Rashad with a Steppenwolf ensemble cast, it puts...
Review: A Chicago ‘La Bohème’ at Lyric Opera turns winter into spring into winter
Director Melanie Bacaling's staging certainly has its heart more in April than March, especially given the presence of a swath of Uniting Voices of Chicago singers joining the Lyric Opera...
Steppenwolf Theatre hits 50: Its anniversary season will include ‘Amadeus’ and a new play by Tarell Alvin McCraney
Also announced for 2025-26, a return of Suzan-Lori Parks’ "Topdog/Underdog" and the Chicago premiere of the dark drama "Mr. Wolf."
Review: ‘Dummy in Diaspora’ is an immigrant story told with a young and authentic voice
Now in Chicago by Jackalope Theatre, writer and performer Esho Rasho's solo play was currently part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Lyric Opera’s 2025-26 season includes ‘Madama Butterfly’ and Billy Corgan revisiting ‘Mellon Collie’
Next fall will open with "Medea" and include a world premiere based on the Smashing Pumpkins album "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness."