Theater | Review: ‘The Mad Ones’ by Blank Theatre is a small coming-of-age musical with a big heart By Chris Jones July 17, 2024 at 1:59 p.m. This warm-centered show has a strong lead performance from Rachel Guth as it tells the...
Theater | Review: In ‘Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea’ by Pegasus Theatre, a Black teenager is haunted by a dream By Emily McClanathan July 17, 2024 at 10:38 a.m. With elements of magical realism, the play examines the legacy of the trans-Atlantic slave trade,...
Theater | Review: Rhythm World kicks off with electrifying solos and a preview of Jumaane Taylor’s next masterpiece — maybe By Lauren Warnecke July 16, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. For more than three decades, hoofers-in-training have convened in downtown Chicago for Rhythm World, organized...
Theater | Review: “Oh, Mary!” on Broadway is about an unhinged, hilarious Mary Todd Lincoln By Chris Jones July 11, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. Just try keeping up with Cole Escola’s chaotic version of the White House, circa 1860s.
Theater | Review: ‘Savor,’ now in Chicago, is a bit of dance dazzle in the style of ‘Dancing with the Stars’ By Emily McClanathan July 11, 2024 at 11:31 a.m. The opener, the Dean Martin classic “Sway,” sets the tone with three couples performing what...
Theater | Goodman Theatre announces new Scrooge, cast names for ‘Inherit the Wind’ By Doug George July 10, 2024 at 2:31 p.m. Casting news for the 2024-45 season also includes some big names for "Betrayal" next spring.
Theater | ‘Ali’ will premiere in Chicago, a Broadway-bound musical about Muhammad Ali By Chris Jones July 10, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. The co-lyricist and music producer of the show about the famous boxer and civil rights...
Theater | Review: In ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by Oak Park Festival Theatre, young love gets a little extra open-air magic By Emily McClanathan July 9, 2024 at 5:30 a.m. In a break from tradition, Juliet is not merely a lofty idol during the famous...
Theater | Review: ‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’ at the Goodman Theatre is gutsy but needs a conflict worthy of its star By Chris Jones July 9, 2024 at 10:29 a.m. The ending may be uneven in this new musical's pre-Broadway tryout but it has a...
Theater | Review: ‘Corduroy’ has a young audience cheering him along at Chicago Shakespeare By Emily McClanathan July 6, 2024 at 12:17 p.m. The title character only speaks two words — “friend” and button” — but they’re enough...