La Grange’s LATTE Theater takes ‘Charlotte’s Web’ production on the road By Hank Beckman November 3, 2026 at 6:02 a.m. LATTE Theater Company of La Grange is introducing a new wrinkle to its fall production...
Review: Stacked decks in ‘Adirondack Chair Circle’ at Steppenwolf Theatre By Chris Jones November 2, 2026 at 1:03 p.m. Steppenwolf is staging the world premiere of a predictable moral satire that's mostly designed to...
Kennedy Center names 2026 honorees as Trump renovation battle moves show offsite By Hillel Italie November 2, 2026 at 11:09 a.m. The Kennedy Center said Monday that Paul Anka, David Foster, Andy Garcia, David Mamet and...
‘The Outsiders’ musical arrives in Chicago, bringing a teenage Ponyboy’s world to life By Emily McClanathan February 9, 2026 at 5:30 a.m. The musical tries to be very elemental, director Danya Taymor says, using fire and rainstorms...
Review: In ‘The Dance of Death’ at Steppenwolf Theatre, spouses hate each other to the end By Chris Jones February 8, 2026 at 12:34 p.m. August Strindberg's play, adapted by Conor McPherson, is about the horror and comedy of coming...
Review: The Gloria Estefan musical ‘On Your Feet!’ is a full-on blast at Drury Lane By Chris Jones February 6, 2026 at 3:39 p.m. The ebullient jukebox musical celebrating Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine bursts with life...
Review: There’s an ‘Enormous Crocodile’ on the Studebaker stage, and kids can throw peanuts at him By Chris Jones February 6, 2026 at 5:15 a.m. The family musical by the U.K.-based Roald Dahl Story Company is an hour-long show filled...
‘Holiday’ comes to the Goodman, directed by Robert Falls and no longer a zany comedy By Chris Jones February 5, 2026 at 11:31 a.m. The late playwright Richard Greenberg opened many of his plays in Chicago. Here's a new...
Today in Chicago History: ‘Grease’ performed for the first time — at June Pyskacek’s Kingston Mines Theatre Co. By Kori Rumore February 5, 2026 at 4:00 a.m. Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 5, according...
Nominations for Non-Equity Jeff Awards: Theo and Kokandy lead the list for 2026 By Doug George February 4, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. Nominations are in for the 52nd anniversary Non-Equity Jeff Awards with Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre...
Review: ‘Confederates’ at Redtwist Theatre asks, can trust survive racism? By Emily McClanathan February 4, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Directed by Aaron Reese Boseman, Redtwist’s cast deftly manages the play’s ambitious structure, hopping between...
Review: There’s quite a monster at the center of ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ at Marriott Theatre By Chris Jones February 3, 2026 at 7:50 p.m. Along with a dragon of a plant, Marriott audiences get a highly experienced cast in...
Invictus Theatre postpones show as artistic director steps away By Chris Jones February 2, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. The theater company is postponing its February production of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"...