45 stories by "Ben Kaye"
This is likely to be the most fun you'll have in a Chicago theater this season.
"Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog," the quirky three-part musical web series about the sad machinations of a supervillain, displayed an early example of what entertainment on the Internet coul…
There is a clear throughline for staging Nick Payne's play about the possibility of universes existing outside our own during this terrifying moment. But in this production, that line is mud…
The Neo-Futurists deftly handle the complicated and nebulous role of First Lady in a new political anthology that makes us miss their live MainStage shows all the more.
"I hope to see us take a breath, to rest, to unlearn grind culture, to seek to be with each other in meaningful ways and not self-serving ones."
If the road to hell is truly paved with good intentions, chances are Mayor Jane Byrne, the subject of this world premiere, was part of the construction crew.
Heidi Schreck's play is nothing short of revolutionary but the true measure of its success will be how we carry the baton and keep the conversation going.
Somehow inane and tonally dissonant, the only tragedy in this play is that it doesn't end sooner.
Time to cry...
This new musical, with a book by Brett Neveu and songs by Jason Narducy, follows a day-in-the-life of a teenage punk band, inspired by Narducy's adolescence.
This production of Caryl Churchill's 1982 play attempts to examine the present by looking to the past.
A slow and solitary, meditative musing on human nature. And fish.
This big-budget musical adaptation of the beloved film written by Tina Fey is less than fetching.
A new entry into the hallowed tome of Great American Plays arrives in Chicago.
In showcasing black and African culture stripped of any specificity, the question posed by this production becomes: who is this really for?
Artists from four up-and-coming storefront theaters discuss their missions, why they do what they do, and the future of Chicago's storefront community.Â
This world premiere by Kate Tarker compelling asks: how well do you think you know your coworkers? And, by extension, how well do you know yourself?
A part of Destinos, the third annual Chicago International Latino Theater Festival, this short-run production is born in joy, lives in anger, and ends in hope.
A South African story of South African means.
A frivolous and ultimately fruitless exercise in film-to-stage adaptation.
J.T. Rogers' Tony-Award winning play about the back-channel negotiations of the Oslo Accords in 1993 isn't naive about its subject but nevertheless contains a glimmer of hope.
While nothing happens, everything occurs in the national touring production of this Tony Award-winning 2017 musical.
The local premiere of this family drama from Hansol Jung bares its soul and its teeth.
The Chicago acting studio's new owners honor the past, look to the future and remain present.
Liars, tyrants, and bears, oh my!
