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Christopher Donahue, Jon Hudson Odom and Amira Danan in the Goodman Theatre's 2025 holiday production of "A Christmas Carol." (Brett Beiner)

Review: Goodman Theatre’s ‘Christmas Carol’ finds the darkness and light every holiday season

November 25, 2025 at 5:10 a.m.

In the opening scene of “A Christmas Carol,” newly directed by Malkia Stampley this year, an adult and child appear on the foggy bank of the River Thames.

The Root of a Word

July 2, 2026 at 11:26 a.m.

A new stage version of the classic noir Gaslight illuminates how people cope with manipulation.

The Kinjaz Dance Crew in "'Twas the Night Before" by Cirque du Soleil, coming to the Chicago Theatre. (Kyle Flubacker)

Top 50 holiday concerts and shows in Chicago, from Cirque du Soleil to ‘Holly Dolly Christmas’

November 16, 2025 at 8:10 a.m.

’Tis the season when Chicago’s stages give way to Ebenezer Scrooges, George Baileys and Nutcracker princes — plus, the sounds of klezmer, flamenco, bluegrass and Motown.

Colton Sims with JP Coletta, Cody Siragusa and Teah Kiang Mirabelli in "Million Dollar Quartet Christmas" at Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire. (Justin Barbin)

Review: ‘Million Dollar Quartet Christmas’ lets Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis and crew get into the spirit of the season

November 14, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

Why create a Christmas version? Director Scott Weinstein points out that Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley all went on to create Christmas albums in real...

Scott Westerman and John N. Williams in "Superior Donuts" by Artistic Home at Den Theatre. (Joe Mazza)

Review: The sweet parts of ‘Superior Donuts’ are in the conversations behind the counter

November 11, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

The unlikely friendship between a shop owner and the young man he hires is at the center of Tracy Letts' 2008 play, now at Den Theatre.

David Darrow as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in a rehearsal for "Amadeus," directed by Robert Falls at Steppenwolf Theatre. (Joel Moorman)

‘Amadeus’ opens soon at Steppenwolf, with plenty of Mozart’s music and none of the dustiness

November 5, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Tony Award-winning director Robert Falls makes his Steppenwolf debut with the play about rival composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri.

Daniela Martinez in "Las Borinqueñas" by Visión Latino Theatre Company as part of the 2025 Destinos festival. (Yajaira Custodio)

Review: ‘Las Borinqueñas’ by Visión Latino Theatre recounts the history of medical trials in Puerto Rico

October 24, 2025 at 10:58 a.m.

Nelson Diaz-Marcano's 2024 play centers on a circle of friends affected by the Puerto Rican birth control trials in the 1950s.

Brian Parry and the cast of "Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter" by City Lit Theater and Black Button Eyes Productions. (Steve Graue)

Review: ‘Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter’ is a new, ocean-going tale from the ‘Dracula’ legend

October 22, 2025 at 2:45 p.m.

City Lit Theater and Black Button Eyes Productions stage Chicago playwright Timothy Griffin's world premiere for the spooky season.

John Pietrzyk as Alan Hoffman and Julian Rus as Jim Quinn in "Prodigal Son" by JK Entertainment. (JK Entertainment)

Review: Slow-burning ‘Prodigal Son’ introduces a new company

October 15, 2025 at 10:53 a.m.

The John Patrick Shanley play, now by JK Entertainment at the Athenaeum Center, centers on the relationships between a student and the adults he gets to know at school.

Angelina Dávila and Raquel “Rocky” Nguyen in "Saving Myself" by Subtext Studio Theatre Company as part of the 2025 Destinos festival by the Chicago Latino Theater Alliance. (Subtext Studio)

Review: In ‘Saving Myself’ by Subtext Studio, teenage girls on a Catholic youth retreat

October 7, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Directed by Omar Vicente Fernández, the girls in this new play by María Arreol are restless with their respective secrets.

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