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COMEDY REVIEW: Jeff Garlin in "Closer Than I Appear" at the Steppenwolf Theatre ★★★
COMEDY REVIEW: Jeff Garlin in "Closer Than I Appear" at the Steppenwolf Theatre ★…
They were lighting the tree the other night at Rockefeller Center in New York. Streets were crowded with revelers headed out for a skate on the famous ice rink, where for $300 during the hol…
Performance could have used a bit of a twist
So what maketh an excellent Grinch? Well, take one part Harvey Fierstein, add one part Christopher Walken, shake the whole with just a macabre s…
David Mamet has found himself confronting something unfamiliar: a Broadway flop.
THEATER REVIEW: "We Three Lizas" by About Face Theatre in the Steppenwolf Garage ★★
THEATER REVIEW: "We Three Lizas" by About Face Theatre in the Steppenwolf Garage ★ύ…
THEATER REVIEW: "Cinderella" at the Broadway Playhouse ★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Cinderella" at the Broadway Playhouse ★½ ... With some saying a variant of her story dates all t…
Strawdog Theatre Company, a long-lived storefront operation on Chiicago's North Side, has announced a change in artistic director.
THEATER REVIEW: "The Mikado" by The Hypocrites ★★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "The Mikado" by The Hypocrites ★★★★ For its outrageously enjoyable and i…
When E.L. James' smutty "Fifty Shades of Grey" first became red-hot, its publication was a huge boon for electronic readers like the Nook and the Kindle. Apparently, a lot more women wanted …
You certainly could not accuse Kyle DeSantis, the producer of the Drury Lane Oakbrook's huge new production of "Singin' in the Rain" of failing to deliver the wet stuff — as required f…
— The Weathermen and their “Days of Rage” in 1969 emerged from the dimly remembered past during the 2008 presidential campaign when fevered attempts were made by Republican…
This article was first published in Dec. 2012.
The unruly child from 'South Park' creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker arrives at the Bank of America Theatre this month. Are audiences prepared?
CULVER CITY, Calif. — It's 4:30 p.m. …
THEATER REVIEW: "The Letters" at Writers' Theatre at Books on Vernon in Glencoe ★★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "The Letters" at Writers' Theatre at Books on Vernon in Glencoe …
NEW YORKÂ — At this juncture in what must at times be a very surreal life, Katie Holmes, a tabloid staple and yet a favorite daughter of Toledo, Ohio, now finds herself on Broadway i…
Iron Mike is taking it on the road.
THEATER REVIEW: "Failure: A Love Story" at the Victory Gardens Theater ★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Failure: A Love Story" at the Victory Gardens Theater ★★ ... Philip Dawkin…
George Bernard Shaw — a natural provocateur who constantly was gnawing over his level of comfort with the demands of the public — divided the published collections of his early d…
Grand singing, grand setting make for a family-friendly holiday hit in Aurora
Everyone's first "Annie" should be at a venerable venue like the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, which opened for …
House's original 'Nutcracker' can save a family at Christmas
Contrary to their reputation in the business, holiday shows actually are high-stakes affairs. It's one thing to take a risk on y…
When your architect has the star wattage of Jeanne Gang, it's not easy to remain in the "quiet stage" of a major fundraising campaign for a new building. Not when speculative visual notions …
Chicago has a plethora of holiday shows each and every year — and I’ll be reviewing enough of them over the next couple of weeks to put Rudolph in rehab. But based on many years …
THEATER REVIEW: "Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter" at Next Theatre ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter" at Next Theatre ★★★ ... Few shows that open…
THEATER REVIEW: "The Gifts of the Magi" by Porchlight Music Theatre ★★
Little holiday musicals are golden at this time of year. And Mark St. Germain and Randy Courts' adaptation…
Circle Theatre, a fixture in the Western suburbs for two decades, announced Monday night that it is giving up its home in Oak Park and joining the happy band of itinerant, non-Equity theater…
