Review: Tony Kushner’s powerful ‘Bright Room Called Day’ is set in last days of the Weimar Republic
As staged by the talented Blank Theatre Company, a group of friends gather in Berlin to try to understand their moment.
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Review: ‘Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs ‘A Christmas Carol’ Again’ adds layers to Scrooge’s story
It’s a fun premise, though unevenly executed: Dickens must perform his 171st annual reading of “A Christmas Carol.” And he’s sick of it.
Shedd Aquarium shows off new centerpiece Wonder of Water and a refreshed rotunda
The new entrance exhibit in place of the former Caribbean Reef is part an ongoing renovation leading up to the aquarium’s centennial in 2030.
At the Goodman Theatre’s New Stages Festival, the audience plays a part in theater-making
The 2024 event includes the musical “Broken Eggs,” the Chicago-set “Ashland Avenue” and a new stage adaptation of “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," among others.
Holiday lights around Chicago: Our top 12 displays for 2024, from Botanic Garden to ZooLights
These annual favorites are lit now for the season or are opening soon. Illumination is back at the Morton Arboretum, as is Christmas Around the World at the Griffin MSI.
Review: ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ is still a fun musical but ‘Somewhere That’s Green’ hasn’t aged well
Now in a production by Music Theater Works in Skokie, this campy sci-fi show has plenty for fans to enjoy, but the romance at the center needs an update.
‘Frozen’ opens soon at the Paramount Theatre — fans will spot the little differences between movie and musical
The Disney title will play through the holidays and into January in Aurora, the longest run yet for Paramount's Broadway Series.
Review: ‘Inheritance’ by Factory Theater is about brothers on an ominous fishing expedition
In the Factory Theater’s new play “Inheritance -or- Brothers from the Deep,” ensemble member and playwright Michael Jones tries his hand at transforming personal trauma into a supernatural element.
Review: In ‘Jocey y Las Mariachis,’ a Mexican American artist shares both hopes and apprehensions
A self-described “girl with big feelings” who can’t afford therapy, she wrote a show instead. “I’m basically Tinker Bell,” she says. “The more you clap, the more I heal.”
Review: ‘Blue Eyed Soul Sung by Brown Eyed People’ is a journey through musical history
At Black Ensemble Theater, writer and director Jackie Taylor goes the extra mile to emphasize the message that “we are all one.”