Improv teams old and new celebrate 45 years of iO Theater
iO Theater, Chicago's home for longform improv, is turning 45 this year and throwing a...
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Review: Potent ‘A Few Good Men’ on Broadway needs a lawyer we can believe in
"You can't handle the truth" is writer Aaron's Sorkin's most famous line in his play...
Patrick Stewart, stage giant also of ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ fame, dies at 86
Patrick Stewart, the classically trained stage actor who scaled the Shakespearean canon and added gravitas...
Meet Alicia Graf Mack, Alvin Ailey’s newest artistic director: ‘Chicago feels very familiar; I like the energy’
Alicia Graf Mack spoke with the Tribune about stepping into the new position and the...
Review: ‘Goodnight Moon’ at Chicago Children’s Theatre takes a spin through the beloved bedtime story
Based on the picture book by Margaret Wise Brown, Chad Henry’s musical adaptation turns bedtime...
Review: Grim ‘Father of the Bride’ at Drury Lane is like ‘Groundhog Day,’ the wedding edition
As staged here by director Michael Heitzman, Caroline Francke’s play makes you feel like someone...
Review: Falstaff and his shenanigans are played just right in ‘Merry Wives of Windsor’ at Chicago Shakespeare
This play was Shakespeare's way of bringing back Falstaff and sticking him in the middle...
Review: ‘Titaníque’ on Broadway has a cast ready for anything, even Celine Dion
This jukebox show, which had a run last year in Chicago at the Broadway Playhouse...
Review: With Chicago premieres, Giordano puts all that jazz on display
The night’s finale, a sailor-inspired group piece called “Dumb Luck!,” is resident choreographer Al Blackstone’s...
Review: You’re an invited guest at the warm ‘Mrs. Krishnan’s Party’ at Chicago Shakespeare
The Indian Ink Theatre of New Zealand is visiting Chicago with a simple, two-actor show...
Review: In devastating new Broadway ‘Death of a Salesman,’ decades of work show in Nathan Lane’s face
Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf star in Arthur Miller's timeless masterpiece, directed by Joe Mantello...
Lyric Opera 2026-27 season has 7 operas, longer runs and the return of the summer musical
The coming season will be an expansion for the Lyric, opening next October with Mozart’s...
Pink to host the 2026 Tony Awards on June 7 at Radio City Music Hall
The Tony Awards have turned to a singer with a reputation for a high-energy, physical...