Richard Christiansen

Joe Bologna and Renee Taylor, the husband-wife actors-authors who charmed audiences last season with "If You Ever Leave Me . . . I'm Going With You," are coming back to...

To help you sort through the more than 140 offerings of the Chicago Humanities Festival, our critics offer a few suggestions. See the listings for the complete descriptions of the...

I've discovered, somewhat belatedly, that the best show in town is a press conference by Mayor Richard Daley. Not every press conference, of course. There are times when the intensity...

"Rent," which won the 1996 Tony Award for Best Musical, made a dramatic splash when it first reached Chicago three years ago, as Richard Christiansen noted in his review. It...

It has been a good summer for Clint Eastwood. His latest movie, "Space Cowboys," about four old codger astronauts, has turned out to be a durable attraction at the box...

At the beginning of September, on the brink of a new season, everything at every theater looks promising, at the very least. What shows will fulfill the promise is something...

The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago heads into its sixth hometown season here with a full load of premieres and revivals -- and a touch of controversy. Now numbering 32 dancers...

Chicago Athenaeum Theatre 2936 N. Southport Ave. 773-935-6860 or 312-902-1500 Dance Chicago: Nine different programs of up to 20 Chicago-based companies, beginning with an opening weekend Nov. 4 and 5...

ART "Taoism and the Arts of China": The first major exhibition more than 150 scroll paintings, sculptures, textiles, examples of calligraphy, ritual objects, books - on the achievements of the...

Two out of the three largest resident not-for-profit theaters in Chicago are celebrating important events this fall. Goodman Theatre opens its new North Loop complex with a month-long series of...