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Patrick Blashill, Tony Bozzuto, Mandy Walsh, Jocelyn Maher and Shelby Lynn Bias in "Cat's Cradle" at Lifeline Theatre.

Review: ‘Cat’s Cradle’ at Lifeline Theatre is Kurt Vonnegut’s satirical tale about the end of the world

September 14, 2023 at 5:15 a.m.

Coincidentally, my last two visits to Rogers Park have shared an apocalyptic theme. In August, I saw "Oppenheimer" at The New 400 during the historic cinema's penultimate weekend of operation....

Mayer (Joey Slotnick), Henry (Mitchell Fain), and Emanuel Lehman (Anish Jethmalani) in "The Lehman Trilogy" in a TimeLine Theatre Company production at the Broadway Playhouse.

The Tony-winning ‘Lehman Trilogy’ arrives in Chicago as a TimeLine production: What do we give up for capitalism?

March 12, 2024 at 11:57 a.m.

In the fall of 2019, an unusual partnership was forged between Broadway in Chicago, the city's top presenter of touring theater, and TimeLine Theatre, a mid-sized nonprofit that specializes in...

Britt Edwards in "A Taste of Soul" at Black Ensemble Theater.

Review: ‘Taste of Soul’ at Black Ensemble Theater works up an appetite

September 6, 2023 at 11:36 a.m.

If you leave Black Ensemble Theater's "A Taste of Soul" without humming the chorus, "Celebrate good times, come on," all the way home, you might be immune to the joy...

Maeve Moynihan as Scout Finch and Jacqueline Williams as Calpurnia in "To Kill a Mockingbird."

Evanston native Jacqueline Williams stars in touring ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’: ‘We still need this story’

August 7, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Jacqueline Williams has been playing Calpurnia in "To Kill a Mockingbird" since the national tour went on the road in March 2022, and the Evanston native still considers this story...

Alexis J. Roston and Bethany Thomas in "Marie and Rosetta" at Northlight Theatre.

Review: ‘Marie and Rosetta’ at Northlight Theatre takes an intimate look at the ‘Godmother of Rock ‘n’ Roll’

August 2, 2023 at 5:15 a.m.

From "Tina — The Tina Turner Musical" to "Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical," Chicago audiences have had several opportunities this year to delve into the stories of Black pioneers of...

Amy Kim and Parker Guidry in "The SpongeBob Musical" by Kokandy Productions.

Review: Fun just oozes from ‘The SpongeBob Musical’ by Kokandy Productions

July 31, 2023 at 5:05 a.m.

If you only look at their fall shows, Kokandy Productions seems to have a penchant for serial killers lately. Last year's revival of "Sweeney Todd" won six Non-Equity Jeff Awards,...

Haven Crawley, Molly Brennan and Mark Lancaster in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by Oak Park Festival Theatre.

Review: This lovely outdoor ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by Oak Park Festival Theatre adds some up-to-date casting

July 27, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

There's always something special about seeing "A Midsummer Night's Dream" performed outdoors, and attending Oak Park Festival Theatre this past weekend was no exception. Surrounded by trees under a clear...

Lumiere (Christopher Kale Jones), Belle (Audrey Hare) and cast perform "Be Our Guest" in "Beauty and the Beast" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier.

Review: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ at Chicago Shakespeare is a straightforward, bite-sized bit of Disney

July 25, 2023 at 12:15 p.m.

Although it's been nearly two years since most Chicago theaters began to reopen for indoor audiences, there are still welcome firsts that come along now and then. One example is...

The cast of "Lane Call: A Night of Closing" at The Factory Theater.

Review: ‘Lane Call: A Night of Closing’ at Factory Theater is a throwback to the heyday of discount retail

July 3, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

I'll admit that I had to Google "Venture Stores" before seeing The Factory Theater's world premiere of "Lane Call: A Night of Closing," a nostalgic workplace comedy about the Midwestern...

Nathan Lee Graham and company in the touring musical "Hadestown," in Chicago at the CIBC Theatre.

‘Hadestown’ is returning to Chicago. Actor Nathan Lee Graham talks about why retold ancient myths still resonate.

June 14, 2023 at 5:45 a.m.

If you missed the first Chicago run of "Hadestown" last year, June marks your chance to catch this tale of Greek gods, siren-like Fates and star-crossed lovers. Written by Anais...

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