Review: Redtwist Theatre’s ‘Titus Andronicus’ adaptation is gutsy, action-packed Shakespeare February 26, 2025 at 5:15 a.m. Shakespeare’s earliest tragedy is infamous for its gory cycle of revenge that culminates in a macabre meat pie.
Review: In ‘One Party Consent’ at First Floor Theater, student and adviser face off February 21, 2025 at 11:26 a.m. Playwright Omer Abbas Salem's latest world premiere debates questions of trust in a university's fine arts program.
Afraid of spiders no more: New exhibit at Notebaert Nature Museum takes the mystery out of arachnids February 11, 2025 at 5:45 a.m. The new temporary attraction with live tarantulas and lots of facts hopes to make you more curious than apprehensive.
Review: In ‘Beautiful’ at Drury Lane, Carole King’s story begins with her as a 16-year-old songwriter February 8, 2025 at 5:30 a.m. The biographical jukebox musical about the songwriter gets a new outing at Drury Lane, and Samantha Gershman's performance is worth seeing.
Does your feline think she’s a tiger? ‘Cats: Predators to Pets’ at the Field Museum shows she has a point February 3, 2025 at 3:36 p.m. The temporary exhibit lets you test your hearing against that of a cat, learn about wild animals and enter your own furball in a photo contest.
Review: ‘Glassheart’ by City Lit sees the ‘Beauty and the Beast’ story in a whole new light January 21, 2025 at 5:15 a.m. Although I found the outcome of the story confusing, this is an intriguing show with delightful moments if you embrace the ambiguity.
Review: ‘Kid Prince and Pablo’ by Lifeline Theatre adds hip hop score to a classic Twain tale January 15, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. This new adaptation by Chicago’s own Quijada brothers modernizes Mark Twain's “The Prince and the Pauper.”
Review: In ‘Hitt Records’ at Black Ensemble Theater, connections in a Chicago record shop January 14, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. This musical show by Daryl D. Brooks features soul, R&B and disco music from the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s.
It’s official, Chicago’s International Puppet Fest has gone big time — 2025’s opens this week. January 13, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Chicago's fest opens with "Dracula" and includes hometown artists as well as from China and India over almost two weeks of performances.
Kathy Griffin is doing a NYE show at the Chicago Theatre — because it felt like time for a laugh December 20, 2024 at 5:15 a.m. The from-Chicago comedian is on a stand-up tour for the first time in years, ready to use all the stuff she's been through as material.