Steppenwolf Theatre will return to London with ‘Purpose’
The Steppenwolf Theatre production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “Purpose,” a play loosely based on the family...
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Chicago Theater Report: Halloween bash at Hand & Eye, pressure mounts to reopen Mercury
Also in theater news this week, a final extension for "Strange Loop" and a Cabaret...
‘Slow Dance’ show at the MCA is an invitation to just ‘be.’ Don’t mind the live bodies.
Depending on when you walk through the new exhibition at the MCA, you're likely to...
Review: What’s a night at Chicago’s $50 million magic mansion Hand & The Eye actually like?
This city's opulent new magic mansion is now open for business, dress code enforced. In...
Photos: ‘The Lovable Reunion Live’ at the Chicago Theatre
Photos from "The Lovable Reunion Live" on July 16, 2026, at the Chicago Theatre.
New play about Chicago Mayor Harold Washington is coming to Lookingglass Theatre
A new drama centered on Chicago's first Black mayor is coming to the Lookingglass Theatre.
Chicago Theater Report: Alex Edelman comes to Steppenwolf, ‘Jellicle Ball’ ends on Broadway
Also in theater news, Lifeline Theatre announces its next season and Northlight is close to...
La Grange Area Teen Theater Ensemble explores immortality in production of ‘Tuck Everlasting’
The La Grange Area Teen Theater Ensemble presents “Tuck Everlasting,” based on Natalie Babbitt’s 1975...
Josh Grisetti, Broadway star and ‘Mrs. Maisel’ actor, dies by suicide at 44
Broadway star Josh Grisetti, known also for his final-season turn in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,”...
Illinois 250: What the state has uniquely contributed to the nation — and the world
The Tribune is taking a look back at what the Chicago area and the state...
Review: No simple lessons in the moving musical ‘Suffs,’ now in Chicago
This Tony Award-winning musical has a superb touring cast to tell the story of the...
Review: ‘Hamlet’ and ‘Importance of Being Earnest’ make for a new milestone in Oak Park
Given the strength of the performances and direction, I suspect that “Hamlet” and “Earnest” will...
Highland Park Players staging ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’: ‘I fell in love with the story’
The Highland Park Players are presenting the Tony and Grammy award-winning musical from July 17-26...