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Jonathan Lee-Rey, executive artistic director of Asian American comedy troupe Stir Friday Night, center, and the audience watch Tony Castro perform stand up comedy during a showcase called hAAPI hour, a play on happy hour and Asian American/Pacific Islander, at HAIBAYÔ, 1132 W. Argyle St., on Oct. 23, 2026, in Chicago. The team will be performing during iO's 45th anniversary festival, IO45. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Improv teams old and new celebrate 45 years of iO Theater

By Ryan P. C. Trimble

October 30, 2026 at 8:03 a.m.

iO Theater, Chicago's home for longform improv, is turning 45 this year and throwing a...

The cast of "A Few Good Men" at the conclusion of a preview performance at the Vivian Beaumont Theater in the Lincoln Center for the Arts in New York. (Emilio Madrid)

Review: Potent ‘A Few Good Men’ on Broadway needs a lawyer we can believe in

By Chris Jones

October 29, 2026 at 10:00 p.m.

"You can't handle the truth" is writer Aaron's Sorkin's most famous line in his play...

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2020 file photo, Patrick Stewart attends the LA Premiere of "Star Trek: Picard," in Los Angeles. The award-winning actor best known as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard of "Star Trek" has a deal with Gallery Books for a "revealing and heartwarming look" into his life and times, the publisher announced Tuesday, June 30. A title and release date will be determined later. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

Patrick Stewart, stage giant also of ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ fame, dies at 86

By Mark Kennedy

October 29, 2026 at 3:15 p.m.

Patrick Stewart, the classically trained stage actor who scaled the Shakespearean canon and added gravitas...

The Harris Theater in Millennium Park. (Zbigniew Bzdak / baiduhai)

Harris Theater 2026-27 season includes Kyle Abraham, martial arts and a Mahler-Tupac mash-up

By Doug George

March 31, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Harris Theater for Music and Dance has announced its 20th anniversary season in Millennium Park,...

Jon Bernthal, Danny Johnson and Jessica Hecht in "Dog Day Afternoon" at the August Wilson Theatre in New York. (Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman)

Review: ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ on Broadway struggles with how to put this gripping story on stage

By Chris Jones

March 30, 2026 at 11:00 p.m.

Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach star in a stage adaptation of the 1975 movie about...

"Going Bacharach: The Songs of an Icon" with Adrian Galante, Ta-Tynisa Wilson, Hilary Kole and John Pagano, at Chicago’s Apollo Theater. (Russ Rowland)

Burt Bacharach revue headed to Apollo Theater in Chicago

By Chris Jones

March 27, 2026 at 10:37 a.m.

The show will feature the famous songs of the pop composer, known for such catchy...

Alec Phan and Kaylah Marie Crosby in "Modern Gentleman" by About Face at Raven Theatre. (Jenn Udoni)

Review: In ‘Modern Gentleman’ by About Face, a trans man faces the dating scene

By Emily McClanathan

March 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

This world premiere romantic comedy by Chicago playwright Preston Max Allen has some wicked one-liners...

The nightclub room in "Theater of the Mind," presented by the Goodman Theatre in the Reid Murdoch Building in Chicago. (Todd Rosenberg)

Review: David Byrne’s ‘Theater of the Mind’ will make you see your own mind anew

By Chris Jones

March 26, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.

As part of an audience moving through this theater experience, you are asked to reflect...

Jonathan Berry at a rehearsal at Steppenwolf Theatre on Oct. 17, 2019. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Raven Theatre announces new producing artistic director

By Chris Jones

March 25, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.

Jonathan Berry, a longtime Chicago director and former artistic producer at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company,...

Alex Grelle in "Grelley Duvall Best Actress" at the Chopin Theatre. (Sarah Elizabeth Larson)

Review: ‘Grelley Duvall Best Actress’ is a charmingly bonkers tribute to ’80s movie moments

By Chris Jones

March 24, 2026 at 2:10 p.m.

This latest edition of the campy "Grelley Duvall Show" recreates moments from such films as...

Director Shanésia Davis, center, works on a scene with actor Rita Wicks, left, and co-artistic director Jennifer Glasse during rehearsal for the Gift Theatre's TEN 25th short play festival March 18, 2026, at the Evergreen Park Public Library. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Gift Theatre’s ‘TEN’ festival of very short plays is another way for this company to take chances

By Emily McClanathan

March 24, 2026 at 5:45 a.m.

Staged this year at A Red Orchid Theatre’s Old Town venue, "TEN25th" is the first...

Quinn Simmons, David Moreland and cast in "Jekyll & Hyde" by Kokandy Productions at the Chopin Theatre. (Evan Hanover)

‘Angels in America’ and ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ are big winners at the 2026 Non-Equity Jeff Awards

By Chris Jones

March 23, 2026 at 10:30 p.m.

They were among 36 winners who took part in 27 different productions by Chicago-area non-union...

Aya Cash, John Lithgow, Elliott Levey, and Rachael Stirling in "Giant" at the Music Box Theatre in New York. (Joan Marcus)

Review: In ‘Giant’ on Broadway, John Lithgow plays Roald Dahl in a fight over antisemitism

By Chris Jones

March 23, 2026 at 10:00 p.m.

This play by Mark Rosenblatt begins in the '80s, after Roald Dahl writes an article...