I look forward to every Hell and a Handbag production - because I know they’re always a great time. The…
Eboni Booth’s 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Primary Trust is a deeply introspective and bittersweet exploration of abandonment, routine, and the…
The Y2K era was a wild time to be a girl. Bubblegum pop juxtaposed against futuristic silver-scaled sets, female artists…
Have you ever jumped on a crowded L train and wondered just why there were so many people on it?…
The Hip Hop Nutcracker returns to Broadway In Chicago, playing at the CIBC Theatre from December 10 to December 15, 2024.…
The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center in partnership with Second Site presents “A Night With You” Written by Buzz…
History is often said to be written by the victors, and few events illustrate this more clearly than the Salem…
Lore, a noun. knowledge and information related to a particular subject, especially when it is not written down, the stories…
Do you like scary movies? I do. I blame the origin of this love of scary movies to being tricked…
Chicago’s historic Fine Arts Building and Studebaker Theater are proud to announce their Halloween co-production of Manual Cinema’s acclaimed Frankenstein has added an additional performance due to…
Kokandy Productions is delighted to announce its 2025 season, including two fully produced musicals and the Chicago Musical Theatre Festival. Spend next…
Every time I’ve had the pleasure and the privilege of attending a show at Black Ensemble Theatre, once the experience…
While I’ve read the books and seen the movies, I’ve always stood on the outside of the world of Harry…
Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation's premier ensemble theater company, is pleased to continue its 49th season with the world premiere of Ngozi…
Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce the return of the Broadway smash hit musical AIN'T TOO PROUD – THE LIFE…
“It takes a smart fellow to say he doesn’t know the answer” Attorney Henry Drummond- 'Inherit the Wind' The Goodman…
I walked into Steppenwolf Theatre not really knowing what to expect when going to see their new play Noises Off.…
Identity Performing Arts presents their Fall concert with the World Premiere of “Embrace” in Chicago for two performances. Location: Visceral…
The Tempest is Shakespeare’s final play, and one could argue that he saved the best for last, skillfully presented by…
Individual tickets for Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISÉRABLES, will go…
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) presents the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)'s Pericles, direct from a "triumphant" (The Telegraph) run at the company's home in…
Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce the Tony Award®-winning musical, PARADE, will play the CIBC Theatre (18 w. Monroe St.)…
I am delighted that Northlight Theatre chose to produce The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk, penned by Daniel Jamieson and expertly…
Kokandy Productions is pleased to conclude its 2024 season with an immersive production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's classic Into The Woods, the first Chicago…
I was skeptical when I learned that Court Theatre was staging "East Texas Hot Links." The Pulitzer prize nominated play…
I chose to review LIGHT SWITCH because the play sounded intriguing, and also because every production I’ve seen at Open…
It’s the top of Act IV, and King Harry (Elijah Jones) stands alone on stage. The lights are dim –…
“Gonna have to study up a little bit if you wanna keep up with the plot ‘cause it’s a complicated…
Broadway In Chicago is delighted to announce the return engagement of THE BOOK OF MORMON, the nine-time Tony Award-winning Best Musical,…
“To love the beauty of the mistakes….the imperfect.” Isis Elizabeth, Playwright In Beneath The Willow Tree, playwright Isis Elizabeth weaves…
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