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Sunday, March 16, 2025

Theater Review: GUYS AND DOLLS (Music Theater Works) by Mitchell Oldham

JOYOUSLY, GUYS & DOLLS HAS IT ALL Still touted as one of the greatest Broadway musicals of all time, Guys and Dolls turns 75 in November. You’d never know it based on Music Theater Wor…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 07:25PM
Monday, March 10, 2025

Dance Review: ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER (The Auditorium Theatre in Chicago) by Mitchell Oldham

THE PERPETUATION OF LEGACY Once a year we’re reminded of the unique space Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) occupies in the global dance sphere. And every year we’re also remind…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 06:34PM

Dance Review: GOLDEN HOUR (Joffrey Ballet Mixed Rep) by Mitchell Oldham

JOFFREY ADDS SURPRISE TO A PROGRAM ALREADY BRIMMING WITH EXCELLENT DANCE Joffrey Ballet certainly must be conscious of its earth shifting habits. More likely, its propensity for greatly bro…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 06:34PM
Thursday, February 20, 2025

Recommended Theater: TITUS ANDRONICUS (Redtwist Theatre) by Mitchell Oldham

Titus Andronicus brings prejudice and the politics of revenge to the forefront in Shakespeare’s bloodiest script. Foreign wars have left the country divided, an impulsive leader stokes res…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 04:40PM
Monday, February 17, 2025

Theater Review: FRIDA…A SELF PORTRAIT (Writers Theatre) by Mitchell Oldham

Frida…A Self Portrait Enlightens and Beguiles with Impressive Force You’d have to go a long way to find someone with as potent a life force as Frida Kahlo’s. She left this branch of ex…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 07:12PM
Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Theater Review: FOOL FOR LOVE (Steppenwolf Theatre) by Mitchell Oldham

A BRILLIANTLY BRACING LOOK AT LOVE’S OTHER SIDE Romantic love is rarely easy. Even when a relationship progresses from first attraction to full commitment to picture-perfect nuptials, ther…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 09:20PM
Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Theater Review: A SLOW AIR (Steep Theatre Company) by Mitchell Oldham

Steep Theatre Company’s A Slow Air: An Astonishing Journey Into Forbidden Territory “Estrangement” is an unfriendly word that carries with it all kinds of negative connotations–hosti…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 06:32AM
Thursday, January 23, 2025

Theater Review: FUN HOME (Porchlight Music Theatre at Ruth Page Center for the Arts) by Mitchell Oldham

THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE FUN HOME One of the first penetrating statements Alanna Chavez makes very early as Alison Bechdel in Porchlight’s Fun Home, now playing at the Ruth Page Center for …

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 12:01PM
Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Theater Review: JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING (Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s The Yard) by Mitchell Oldham

AN UNFORGETTABLE LAUGHTER-ETCHED LESSON ON LIFE BY WALKING IN SOMEONE ELSE’S SHOES There are two things to know about Jocelyn Bioh, playwright of Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, the theatr…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 09:17AM
Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Theater Review: THE BERLIN DIARIES (Open Space Arts) by Mitchell Oldham

EXCAVATING THE PAST TO SOLVE PUZZLES ABOUT THE PRESENT Family is so integral to our identity that it’s difficult not to be enthralled by them. A complicated source of delight, distress, cu…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 03:00AM
Sunday, November 3, 2024

Theater Review: DOGS (Red Theater in Chicago) by Mitchell Oldham

HOT DOGS! Red Theater’s Take on Speed Eating is a Fast and Furious Glimpse into the Fascinating Sometimes you need to head in a different direction to uncover life’s true hidden treasure…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 12:03PM
Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Dance Review: SOARING (Giordano Dance Chicago 2024 Fall Engagement at The Harris Theater) by Mitchell Oldham

A CAVALCADE OF RICHES Anticipating Giordano Dance Chicago’s (GDC) newest season is getting to be a lot like looking forward to an extravagant Christmas that happens twice a year. In the Sp…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:59AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre