Steppenwolf Theatre will return to London with ‘Purpose’
The Steppenwolf Theatre production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “Purpose,” a play loosely based on the family...
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Chicago Theater Report: Halloween bash at Hand & Eye, pressure mounts to reopen Mercury
Also in theater news this week, a final extension for "Strange Loop" and a Cabaret...
‘Slow Dance’ show at the MCA is an invitation to just ‘be.’ Don’t mind the live bodies.
Depending on when you walk through the new exhibition at the MCA, you're likely to...
Review: Hopelessly gaslighted by you: Witty ‘Vape!’ parodies ‘Grease’ to lively effect at Apollo Theater
"Vape! The Grease Parody" is very funny. This show from New York has arrived in...
Review: ‘Sisters’ offers a nightmare view of AI companionship
"Sisters," penned by Matthew Libby and directed at Writers Theatre in Glencoe by Jessica Thebus,...
The curtain rises as Evanston’s $32.2 million Northlight Theatre set to open: ‘We’re excited to be home’
After nearly 30 years in Skokie, Northlight Theatre has returned to Evanston in a $32...
Former addict puts ‘a seed of hope’ on stage in ‘Beyond the Door’
Lansing resident Denise Jones turned her fight against addiction into a book and award-winning play...
Review: New Chicago storefront companies in a stellar ‘Anatomy of a Suicide’
Generations of trauma are powerfully intertwined in this revival of British playwright Alice Birch’s 2017...
Review: Alex Edelman’s ‘What Are You Going to Do’ riffs on faith and uncertainty
“Jesus is an answer; Judaism is a series of questions,” the Jewish comedian Alex Edelman...
Chicago Theater Report: New life in Chicago’s spiegeltent, Kokandy musicians unionize, Writers Theatre scores at the box office
The former home of Teatro ZinZanni is getting a new show, Dennis Watkins' Magic Parlour...
New owners of former Skokie Theatre plan live entertainment
Four arts professionals bought the Skokie Theatre and plan live entertainment under the name "The...
Review: ‘Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares’ is sharp-elbowed satire from a recovering ingenue
"I'm a little nervous about doing an autobiographical one-woman show," Laura Benanti said Friday at...
Review: ‘The Notebook’ touring musical is for lovers who dance in the rain
Now in the Loop for a short run at the Nederlander Theatre, this musical adapted...