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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...

FILE – A woman walks outside The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts on Feb. 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Trump ally Ric Grenell stepping down as Kennedy Center president

By Steven Sloan

March 13, 2026 at 5:40 p.m.

Richard Grenell, an ally of President Donald Trump who oversaw far reaching changes at the...

Natya Dance Theatre members rehearse for an upcoming performance on Feb. 21, 2026, in Oak Brook. The performing arts organization specializing in Bharatanatyam, a South Indian classical dance, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Like the river, Natya Dance Theatre flows through and beyond 50 years

By Lauren Warnecke

March 13, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

Natya Dance Theatre celebrates its 50th anniversary with three performances at the Dance Center of...

"Every Brilliant Thing" on Broadway starring Daniel Radcliffe at the Hudson Theatre in New York. (Matthew Murphy)

Review: Daniel Radcliffe is the best thing yet for ‘Every Brilliant Thing’

By Chris Jones

March 12, 2026 at 10:00 p.m.

This simple, warm and generous play by Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe gets a lift...

Conrad Ricamora and Cole Escola in "Oh, Mary!" at the Lyceum Theatre in New York. (Emilio Madrid)

Broadway hit comedy ‘Oh, Mary!’ announces SNL alumna as new first lady

By Michael Paulson

March 12, 2026 at 6:14 p.m.

A “Saturday Night Live” alumna with a long resume of film and television work will...

David Byrne in the space to be used for “Theater of the Mind," a walk-through theater experience about music and how our minds hear and perceive it, at the Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building in Chicago, Feb. 3, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

A lifetime of David Byrne’s curiosity comes together for ‘Theater of the Mind’

By Chris Jones

March 11, 2026 at 1:36 p.m.

The Talking Heads frontman and Broadway performer has created a show in Chicago about music,...

Jerrold "Jerry" Nedwick (left) and Rhoda Katz were married on April 4, 1925. (Provided by Peter Garino of the Shakespeare Project)

Column: ‘Dear Rhoda’ is a love story in letters set in roaring 1920s Chicago

By Rick Kogan

March 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

When was the last time you wrote a letter? Not a text. Not a tweet....

Rendering of the new home for Northlight Theatre at 1012 Church St. in Evanston. (Eckenhoff Saunders)

Northlight Theatre announces first season in its new Evanston home

By Doug George

March 10, 2026 at 11:30 a.m.

Northlight Theatre has announced its 2026-27 season of five shows, all in a new theater...

Skyler Tipton and Orion Lay-Sleeper in "Changing Channels" at City Lit Theatre. (Steven Townshend)

Review: ‘Changing Channels’ is set in an ‘I Love Lucy’ television world until the Red Scare enters the picture

By Emily McClanathan

March 10, 2026 at 10:24 a.m.

Directed by Kevin Theis, this backstage comedic drama is set in the world of 1950s...

From left: Judge Anthony C. Kyriakopoulos, attorney Tinos Diamantatos, judge Megan Goldish and the onstage jury at the National Hellenic Museum’s "Trial of Themistocles" at Harris Theater in April 2025. (Elios Photography/The National Hellenic Museum)

Was Odysseus a criminal? A mock trial will determine his fate.

By Nina Metz

March 9, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

The National Hellenic Museum's mock trial series brings ancient history and myth to life in...

Neysha Mendoza Castro, Andrea San Miguel and Adam Poss in "Two Sisters and a Piano" at Writers Theatre in Glencoe. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: In ‘Two Sisters and a Piano’ at Writers Theatre, siblings live under house arrest in Cuba

By Emily McClanathan

March 9, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

This sometimes mesmerizing, sometimes frustrating play by Cuban American playwright Nilo Cruz is set in...