253 stories by "Christine"
"On Your Feet" tracks the lives and music of Grammy Award-winning husband-and-wife team Emilio and Gloria Estefan.
Marriott Theatre's 2026 season kicks off with a pitch-perfect production of the beloved cult classic.
Chicago theater mainstay E. Faye Butler has directed a joyous "Sister Act" musical that'll keep you smiling all the way back home.
[at the Goodman Theatre] Directed by Susan V. Booth, the production is a curious (albeit mostly successful) juxtaposition of artful staging that conjures up a warm nostalgia for the past an…
"Shucked" is a "farm-to-fable" centered around the isolated town of Cob County, a small town where corn is the be-all and end-all of everything.
Paramount Theatre's Midwest regional premiere production of Disney's "Frozen: The Broadway Musical" is a must-see magical spectacle this holiday season.
Drury Lane's "Disney's The Little Mermaid" is a lively homage to a treasured movie of childhoods and a warm addition to this holiday season of Chicago area theater.
It's not every day that a show begins with the contagious 1996 hit "Space Jam" and ends with me crying"but it's also not every day that Chicago audiences get to experience the remarkable ran…
The Goodman Theatre continues its season with a world-premiere musical, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, an adaptation of the book by John Berendt, with a book by Taylor Mac, music a…
To close its forty-eighth season, Steppenwolf Theatre Company is presenting the world premiere of Samuel D. Hunter's Little Bear Ridge Road. Under the direction of Joe Mantello, Laurie Metca…
Expand your mind at "The Enigmatist," a show full of things to discover.
Among many impressive things about this show, chief is the way it designates when characters are speaking English and when they are speaking Farsi. It's a simple, clever premise that leads t…
"Into the Earth With You" begins in 1999 following the passing of "Grandad," a historian who raised his three granddaughters in a mountainside cabin with tough love and a firm hand.
My friend Kate Duncan, who has died aged 43 of cancer, was a writer of short stories and plays that showcased her wry sense of humour and vivid imagination " and which featured a host of qui…
As for Sofia(Stephanie Marchado) she wills herself into instantaneous love with Victor (Gabriell Salgado), a funny, music-loving piano tuner & free spirit. Both supply moments of hope and co…
The Buffalo Theatre Ensemble kicks off its 2023-2024 season with "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley," a sequel to Jane Austen's beloved novel "Pride and Prejudice."
Drury Lane Theatre's sparkling production of "Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella" arrives just in time for the holiday season. Warm and inviting, this dreamy show is the perfect wintertime t…
GABRIELL SALGADO has displayed enormous range in his work & as "Rafael" he's never been funnier than he is in "Clyde's." At several So Florida theaters since graduating from Miami's New Worl…
Paramount Theatre's 2023-2024 BOLD Series continues with this honest piece of theater that searches for the humanity in America's founding document.
It's not only a suspenseful mystery but also a story about the human spirit. By CHRISTINE MAXTED
Drury Lane's production of "Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash" is a lovingly performed tribute to a music legend.
The self-directed performers' use of slapstick helps the crowd better understand the Shakespearean language. By CHRISTINE MAXTED
Oak Park Festival Theatre launches its forty-eighth season with Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," staged within Oak Park's leafy Austin Gardens.
Drury Lane Theatre continues its season with "The 39 Steps," a farcical adaptation by Patrick Barlow, based on a novel, and a subsequent Alfred Hitchcock movie.
It's a joy to watch this talented cast, who make it look effortless. You'll have fun just watching them have fun.
