Tuesday, November 2, 2021
On Tuesday morning, Chicago’s illustrious Steppenwolf will dedicate its new campus, a $54 million bet on the Lincoln Park theater’s post-pandemic future.
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“Y’all can choose an ending for this next sketch,” came the word from the stage, at the late show of the Second City e.t.c. Stage. “Do you want heartfelt or funny?”
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Heidi Schreck’s moving piece of political theater, popular on Broadway, explores the strengths and weaknesses of a document that has shaped the United States.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:38PM“Caroline, or Change" returned to the stage in a very different world than when the show played in 2004.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:30PMChicago's first big Broadway tryout show in a long time opens soon at the Nederlander Theatre. It's also a big return for Garth Drabinsky, a producer of the old school.
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After two extraordinary fresh-air performances in both Chicago and Washington, D.C., the remarkable E. Faye Butler finally gets to take Fannie Lou Hamer indoors.
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The new commercial production of “When Harry Met Rehab” by Spike Manton and Harry Teinowitz has added another familiar name to its cast.
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company said that its new, in-the-round theater and education center will be named the Liz and Eric Lefkofsky Arts and Education Center.
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Some of the audience is seated on the stage in swivel chairs, rocking and swaying like nervous competitors in a quiz show. Much the same could be said for the characters in what is typically…
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As part of this new commercial endeavor by restaurateur Rick Bayless and the ever-innovative Windy City Playhouse, you get to eat roasted dates with smoky Gorgonzola dolce and cilantro, Za�…
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Director Daryl Cloran has stuffed 23 Beatles songs inside the comedic vessel known as “As You Like It.” At various points, Shakespeare's characters break into everything from “Let it B…
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Much of the material in this 109th mainstage revue worries over division: the fear of parents exposing their child to a grandparent, the battles at school board meetings.
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If you walk through the doors of the “The Lehman Trilogy,” which finally opened at the Nederlander after falling to the pandemic in 2020, rest assured that you will understand the events…
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"Songs for a New World" at Theo Ubique Theatre peaks out at a changed universe with the songs of Jason Robert Brown
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Remarkably, the original stars of the Broadway musical were present on the stage in New York, even though their show missed its official opening, and maybe a Tony Award or two, by one day.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:00PMThis is a one-woman show featuring music made famous by Judy Garland, Patsy Cline, Edith Piaf, Billie Holiday and Maria Callas. Quite a range of singers.
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If this messy but entertaining fall show penned by José Cruz González found the right producers, it could easily become a new Broadway musical. Many elements are already there, including t…
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The new production at the Lyric feels alive in every glamorous way. And Charles Castronovo is unbeatable as Nemorino.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:50PMAfter 27 months of Tony Awards silence, the 2021 ceremony wouldn’t be about cutthroat competition and raging egos. Instead, it would be as close as possible to a primetime commercial to ge…
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In Paul Stancato’s casual production, the Plaids had adjusted to the new world order, ad-libbing about germs, but still singing ”Three Coins in a Fountain” and “Catch a Falling Star…
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I miss the music: After 18 months of closure, the Marriott Theatre returns with a COVID adaptation of a Kander and Ebb revue.
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A creepy ‘Macbeth’ in Chicago fights deliciously with the recovery narrative so common in the arts. Here you had a night of healing togetherness followed by an opera in which the heavens…
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Falls has been the most influential figure of Chicago theater of his generation and his departure is a milestone in the Chicago arts.
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Navy Pier will host a series of outdoor performances Sept. 24-25. Dubbed “Chicago LIVE Again,” the two-day festival will have performances produced by Broadway in Chicago, Chicago Childr…
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Theater Wit’s decision to return (sooner than most) to live off-Loop performance with a reprise of its 2015 production of Anne Washburn’s hit is clearly designed to get its audience thin…
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Here, in the return of a September tradition, are 10 shows that should help you remember why Chicago theater is such a crucial part of this city. Plus one more for the holidays.
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The Lyric Opera of Chicago’s new musical director, Enrique Mazzola, gave his first major public performance in Millennium Park. There was excitement in the air.
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After a two-year delay, "Kinky Boots" opens at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora. You can feel the emotions bursting out of the hearts of the cast.
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Blue Man Group returns to Chicago's Briar Street Theatre after a COVID-19 pandemic pause. Critic Chris Jones reviews the latest iteration.
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The Goodman's first show back is an exuberant production from the director Lili-Anne Brown that is an excellent match for the moment.
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