Richard Christiansen

Television - "The X-Files": What is likely the last season for the intermittently great Fox network sci-fi series begins Sunday. Although a first-rate episode, it will not provide satisfaction to...

Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Chicago actress, director and teacher, has been appointed an artistic associate of the Goodman Theatre. Bruce, a leader in the Goodman's outreach programs, joins fellow artistic associates...

With the Chicago Shakespeare Theater's new Navy Pier playhouse now off to a welcome start and with the new/old Cadillac Palace on Randolph Street about to open its doors Friday...

Of all the problems confronting performing arts organizations today, none bugs their practitioners more than the quest for young audiences. Theater, music and dance companies try to seek out the...

Theater - "Antony and Cleopatra," Chicago Shakespeare Theater's inaugural production at Navy Pier, has sent the company off to a very fast start in the gleaming new playhouse. The subscription...

Anyone who read Tuesday's Inc. column knows about the United Center's Quiet Room, where ticketless parents can chill -- for free -- while their kids are attending Ricky Martin's Halloween...

The musical "Ragtime," which played the downtown Ford Center for the Performing Arts/Oriental Theatre last season, has won the Joseph Jefferson Award for best non-resident (touring) production of the year...

`Antony and Cleopatra" is everything -- almost -- that one could have hoped for in this landmark production of Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Having made no little plans in building its...

`Strike Up the Band" (1930), "One Touch of Venus" (1943) and "Babes in Arms" (1937) are the three vintage Broadway musicals slated for concert version production early next year in...

There are more than 100 programs offered as part of the festival. Here are some recommendations from Tribune critics to help you choose what to attend. Bear in mind that...