F. Murray Abraham is Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice" from the Theatre for a New Audience. THEATER REVIEW: "The Merchant of Venice" ★★★½ Through March 27 at the Bank …
In this week's On the Fringe column, Nina Metz reviews "A West (and North) Side Story' at the Pub Theatre, and "The 13th of Paris" at the Greenhouse Theatre Center.
"Dixie's Tupperware Party," starring Kris Andersson, runs through May 15 at the Royal George Cabaret, 1641 N. Halsted St.; 312-988-9000 and www.theroyalgeorgetheatre.com. As the national org…
THEATER REVIEW: "The Cripple of Inishmaan" ★★½ Through March 27 at Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier, 800 E. Grand Ave.; Tickets: $46-$56 at 312-595-5600 and www.chicag…
Writers' Theatre has announced its 2012-12 season, the Glencoe-based company's 20th slate. In the fall, artistic director Michael Halberstam directs "The Real Thing" by Tom Stoppard. Harold …
"Black Watch" is an internationally touring play by the National Theatre of Scotland, to be hosted by Chicago Shakespeare Theater at the Broadway Armory. It has to do with Scotland's legenda…
Donny is coming back to Chicago. And he's bringing Marie. The famed singing Osmond siblings are to return to Chicago next Christmas, where Donny famously spent some 18 months in the early 19…
The Lookingglass Theatre Company has announced its 2011-12 season, bookended by two Chicago-themed shows. In the fall, Lookingglass will restage John Musial's "The Great Fire," a piece about…
THEATER REVIEW: "First Ladies" ★★½ Through April 16 at Trap Door Theatre, 1655 W. Cortland Ave.; Running time: 1 hour, 30 minutes; Tickets: $20 at 773-384-0494 or www.trapdoor…
"Love, Loss and What I Wore," an Off-Broadway show about life, romance and fashion, as written by Nora and Delia Ephron from the book by Ilene Beckerman, will begin its national tour in Chic…
THEATER REVIEW: "Some Enchanted Evening" ★★★½ Through April 30 by Theo Ubique at The No Exit Cafe, 6970 N. Glenwood Ave.; $25-$30 at 800-595-4849 and www.theoubique.org …
THEATER REVIEW: "God of Carnage" ★★★ Through April 17 at the Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St.; Running time: 1 hour, 15 minutes; Tickets are $25-$78 at 312-443-3800 or …
The Sunday afternoon audience for The Sideshow Theatre Company's "Heddatron" at the Steppenwolf Garage Theatre got a surprise. So did the lead actress, Nina O'Keefe. And, frankly, with all t…
Twyla Tharp's "Come Fly Away," the Broadway dance show set to the music of Frank Sinatra, has anounced dates for its Chicago engagement. The tour will play the Bank of America Theatre from J…
The Theo Ubique Theatre Company, which produces full-on musicals in a space roughly comparable to a typical living room, has announced its 2011-12 slate at the No Exit Cafe. Next season's pr…
"Clybourne Park," the hugely successful play by Bruce Norris that updates "A Raisin in the Sun" and is set on Chicago's Near North Side, won the Olivier Award for Best New Play in London on …
F. Murray Abraham in a recent guest turn on television's "The Good Wife." The Tribune's Nina Metz recently spoke with Oscar-winning actor F. Murray Abraham about his role as Shylock in "The …
Another day, another Spider-Man Turn off the Dark opening date: this time it's June 14, the show announced late Friday. And if you had tickets between Apr. 19 and May 11, you'll be getting a…
Rahm Emanuel, the Mayor Elect of Chicago, released on Wednesday the names of the arts figures (and funders) who will provide advice to the incoming administration on "enhancing the city's ar…
"A Twist of Water," a.k.a. the Rahm Emanuel show, is by the Route 66 Theatre Company at Theater Wit. So many shows have opened in Chicago " I've been in the theater every night for weeks " t…
The Emerald City Theatre is spreading its wings to the Magnificent Mile. The long-established children's theater will take up residence at Broadway in Chicago's Broadway Playhouse this summe…
THEATER REVIEW: "Hair" ★★★ Through March 20 at the Oriental Theatre, 24 W. Randolph St.; Tickets: $27-$90 at 800-775-2000 and www.broadwayinchicago.com ' For revival direct…
The producers of the troubled Broadway musical "Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark" announced "a newly expanded creative team" Wednesday night and said they would push back their opening until "ea…
THEATER REVIEW: "Meet John Doe" ★★½ Through April 17 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave.; Running time: 2 hours, 25 minutes; Tickets: $38 at 773-327-5252 At the top of "Meet Jo…
The playwright Kristoffer Diaz, an inveterate Twitterer who loves to hit back at critics, is taking his tweets to the next level. Diaz has penned a new short play for Collaboraction that the…