“James was deeply aware of the anguish associated with denying others their authenticity; His famous Frankenstein wasn’t a murderous monster.…

It’s often quoted in reviews that we are unworthy of such beauty or splendor the arts and humanities afford us.…

TimeLine Theatre has entranced me for years with its historically- and politically-significant plays, riveting and educational – just my cup…

Midsommer Flight, a company that has brought free performances of Shakespeare's plays to Chicago Park District parks since 2012, will…

Chicago continues to produce some of the most exciting work in the country this Summer, offering a wide variety of plays…

Token Theatre, Chicago's Asian American theatre company, announces the company's first full production, ZAC EFRON, written by Artistic Director David Rhee, co-written by Managing…

I arrived at City Lit Theater’s MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL expecting a heavy, serious, doubtless thought-provoking but rather intimidating major…

Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to announce the return of its free summer concert series Broadway in your Backyard, now in its…

Despite the fact that I have never read the Newberry Award-Winning children’s book called Last Stop on Market Street, I…

I’m amazed that it’s been 18 years or so since I first saw a Hell in a Handbag production. Though…

“Together we created this nothingness,” says Audrey Francis in Steppenwolf’s production of Larissa Fasthorse’s ‘The Thanksgiving Play’. Hot off its…

Bramble Theatre Company, is proud to announce the third annual Festival of Unfinished Work at the new Bramble Arts Loft located on the second…

Broadway In Chicago is excited to announce that individual tickets for the world premiere of the first ever touring production…

Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents The Enigmatist, an immersive and captivating experience of illusions, puzzles, and cryptology, written and performed by renowned magician…

Steep Theatre will be back on stage in 2024 with two new productions that continue the company's tradition of bringing…

In 1940, the 25-year-old Orson Welles, previously known as a stage and radio actor, had achieved widespread fame for his…

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre's 2024 season of four productions will open with the original musical 1619: THE JOURNEY OF A PEOPLE by Chicago writer…

Growing up our radio dial was tuned to one channel, K-Earth 101. In Southern California that station was the oldies,…

Crowds will flock to see “Judgment Day,” having its world premiere at Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier. While many…

In "Panther in the Sky," playwright Lani T. Montreal masterfully weaves a tapestry of grief, resilience, and redemption through the…

A collaboration of Chicago dance and Germany lighting sculpture live on stage About the Program: This program, set within an…

Broadway In Chicago is excited to announce the pre-Broadway World Premiere of DEATH BECOMES HER is now playing at the Cadillac Palace Theatre…

Blue in the Right Way audaciously chose for their inaugural production a 400-year-old play, WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN, written in 1621…

I think my favorite thing – well, one of my favorite things – about Wyatt Kent’s take on HAMLET is…

Frolicking season is upon us once again and Joffrey Ballet welcomes summer with the return of Alexander Ekman’s “Midsummer Night’s…

As the audience takes its seats we are greeted by an atmosphere of foreboding, a trestle bridge girder to the…

Director Chuck Smith returns to Goodman with another major August Wilson revival–“Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”. This is the second…

The Gift Theatre is pleased to announce its 2024-25 season featuring Suzan-Lori Parks' masterpiece Topdog/Underdog directed by Shanésia Davis and the world premiere of Cygnus by Susan Soon He…

Broadway In Chicago is excited to announce that individual tickets for the world premiere of the first ever touring production…

Full cast and crew have been announced for BrightSide Theatre's upcoming production of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, the rock opera that…