Review: ‘King Hedley II’ at City Lit is August Wilson’s drama, intense and up close in a storefront theater
Under Manny Buckley’s direction, rage relentlessly simmers in this “Century Cycle” play about a formerly...
Home > Reviews
Theater
Review: ‘Omar’ at Lyric Opera tells the extraordinary story of an enslaved scholar
This Pulitzer-winning opera by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels is inspired by the memoir of...
Review: In ‘The Imaginary Invalid’ on Broadway, Bill Irwin clowns it up as Molière’s hypochondriac
Had an enema recently? Did it leave you laughing? Medical humor is at the core...
Review: Joffrey Ballet’s ‘Liliom’ is a human story set in John Neumeier’s surreal imagination
Choreographer John Neumeier’s work can be head-scratchingly weird, but what unfolds here in a Midwest...
Martin Lawrence returns to Chicago: ‘Just here to make you laugh’
The comic, who'll perform at the Arie Crown Theater, credits an HBO episode filmed in...
Review: ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ proves itself more than ready to fill the Broadway Playhouse
This inventive, all-in production by the off-Loop company Kokandy Productions is back for the fall...
Review: With sadness and joy, Shana Carroll imagines a fallen circus artist in ‘The Attic’ at Goodman Theatre
“The Attic: Things I’ve Seen While Lying On My Back” is the stunning season-opener at...
‘Driven,’ a short film by Max and Gaby Fitzpatrick, features and honors their dad, Tony
“Driven,” a visually striking entry in the Chicago Underground Film Festival, is the final role...
Review: “The Humanities” at Victory Gardens Theater tackles right-wing speakers, campus hypocrisy
Victory Gardens roared back to life this past weekend with "The Humanities," a provocative, free-thinking...
Chicago Theater Report: New Marriott season, ‘Princess Bride’ and wild times in the Loop’s Spiegeltent
Kokandy Productions announced the cast for "A Clockwork Orange" and Hell in a Handbag’s production...
Review: Whimsy and wonder of ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ come full circle at Lifeline Theatre
James Sie's production captures the essence of the groundbreaking 1962 Madeleine L’Engle book that was...
Winners of the 2026 Equity Jeff Awards include ‘Leopoldstadt,’ ‘Octet’ and Brendan Hunt’s ‘The Movement You Need’
Major acting awards were also won by Al’Jaleel McGhee, Gwendolyn Whiteside, Cody Comb, Allsun O'Malley,...
Review: ‘The Birth of the Pill’ at TimeLine Theatre has serious issues with the book it is adapting
Jessica Huang’s “The Birth of the Pill,” is not so much an adaptation of Jonathan...