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Jon Michael Hill (as Naz) and Glenn Davis (Junior) in in "Purpose" on Broadway at the Hayes Theater in New York. (Marc J. Franklin)

Steppenwolf Theatre will return to London with ‘Purpose’

By Chris Jones

October 28, 2026 at 6:55 a.m.

The Steppenwolf Theatre production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “Purpose,” a play loosely based on the family...

The grand salon inside The Hand & The Eye in Chicago on April 3, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago Theater Report: Halloween bash at Hand & Eye, pressure mounts to reopen Mercury

By Chris Jones

October 27, 2026 at 1:06 p.m.

Also in theater news this week, a final extension for "Strange Loop" and a Cabaret...

Dancers Amanda Maraist, left, and Hanna DiLorenzo perform in the “Slow Dance” exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art on Oct. 13, 2026, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

‘Slow Dance’ show at the MCA is an invitation to just ‘be.’ Don’t mind the live bodies.

By Lauren Warnecke

October 27, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

Depending on when you walk through the new exhibition at the MCA, you're likely to...

Maya Keleher (as Alice Paul) and company in the musical "Suffs," playing in Chicago at the CIBC Theatre. (Joan Marcus)

Chicago Theater Report: A talk with Shaina Taub on ‘Suffs,’ Johnny Galecki doing a play in Chicago

By Chris Jones

July 7, 2026 at 1:38 p.m.

We spoke to two-time Tony winner Shaina Taub ahead of the Wednesday opening of "Suffs"...

The cast of "Men of Soul" at Black Ensemble Theater performs a Bill Withers medley. (Aaron Reese Boseman)

Review: Black Ensemble Theater puts on a dance party with ‘Men of Soul’

By Chris Jones

July 2, 2026 at 3:10 p.m.

Aside from being a good time for almost everyone, “Men of Soul” is also a...

Lin-Manuel Miranda is Alexander Hamilton and Phillipa Soo is Eliza Hamilton in "Hamilton," the filmed version of the original Broadway production. (Disney+/TNS)

Chicago Theater Report: Sing-along ‘Hamilton’ is coming to Obama center, Hand & The Eye offers happy hour

By Chris Jones

June 30, 2026 at 1:55 p.m.

The new Obama Presidential Center will host a free sing-along screening of the filmed Broadway...

Melanie Brezill, Andrea San Miguel, Shawn Pfautsch, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, Will Koski, Linda Mugleston and Donterrio in "Iceboy! Or the Completely Untrue Story of How Eugene O’Neill Came to Write 'The Iceman Cometh'" at the Goodman Theatre. (Todd Rosenberg)

Review: In ‘Iceboy!’ at the Goodman, the laughs cometh above everything

By Chris Jones

June 30, 2026 at 10:38 a.m.

Nick Offerman is a witty Eugene O'Neill, Megan Mullany goes all-in as a Broadway diva...

Alexandra Silber and Andrew Samonsky in "A Little Night Music" at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire. (Justin Barbin)

Review: Gorgeous ‘A Little Night Music’ is alive with desire and dread at the Marriott Theatre

By Chris Jones

June 29, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

Director Nick Bowling has done some of the best work of his career in creating...

Annie Sullivan, Anna Bortnick, Chas Lilly, Max Thomas, Kennedy Baldwin and Riley Woollen in the Second City e.t.c. Stage revue "Reality Detox: The Improv Experience." (Timothy M. Schmidt)

Review: ‘Reality Detox’ at Second City e.t.c. needs that old Second City chemistry

By Chris Jones

June 26, 2026 at 2:55 p.m.

For its 50th revue, Second City e.t.c. has transformed itself into an improv theater, with...

The cast of "The Tempest" in the Festival Theatre, part of the 2026 Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario. (David Hou)

Column: At the Stratford Festival, an artistic director retires. Prematurely, of course.

By Chris Jones

June 26, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

As the departing leader of this essential Canadian theater festival, Antoni Cimolino leaves a legacy...

Zachary Keller, Robert Tully and the cast of the touring musical "Water for Elephants," in Chicago at the Nederlander Theatre. (Matthew Murphy)

Review: ‘Water For Elephants’ arrives in Chicago, a blend of circus and story

By Chris Jones

June 25, 2026 at 1:31 p.m.

This 2024 Broadway musical is an adaptation of the 2006 novel and more recent movie,...

Megan Mullally, right, rehearses her role as Vera Vimm in the musical “Iceboy!" at the Goodman Theatre, May 29, 2026, in Chicago. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chiseling out the Goodman’s ‘Iceboy!,’ piece by piece, bit by bit

By Christopher Borrelli

June 25, 2026 at 5:45 a.m.

Inside the rehearsals for the world premiere musical starring Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman, directed...

Lucrecia Ortiz in "Port of Entry" by the Albany Park Theater Project in August 2023. (Eric Strom and Sarah Joyce)

Chicago Theater Report: New leaders for Albany Park Theater Project and a cast for ‘Sunday in the Park’

By Chris Jones

June 23, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.

Also in theater news this week, the national tour of "Water for Elephants" arrives in...