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Before 2017, the Chicago actress Carrie Coon was, in her own words, "an indie cult favorite who does not sell any tickets." During 2017, this Wicker Park resident, this now-pregnant Wicker P…
Throughout a year of Chicago theater controversies, sudden loss and continuing calls for stages that wholly reflect our city, what stories most engaged Theater Loop readers in 2017? They car…
Another year filled with hundreds of Chicago theater opening nights has come and gone, which means another year of hundreds of Tribune reviews, interviews and features have gone to print. In…
This is our 2017 edition of Save the Seats, the annual Tribune feature we've run since 2005 with ticket reservations for Tribune readers for New Year's Eve. This year the eve is on Sunday, w…
Exit, 2017. But first ... New Year's Day a year ago heralded an acrimonious end for "Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind" at the Neo-Futurarium, with a venerable company at odds with Greg…
Gather your friends, family and good vibes and join in the chorus of this week's Showcase from the national tour of "Beautiful " The Carole King Musical." In the video, former Chicagoan Sara…
Definition Theatre Company announced the cast of the Chicago premiere of "Moon Man Walk" Friday. The production will star Debo Balogun, Isabeau Dornevil, Shadana Patterson and Michael Anthon…
"Remember," a father says to a son. "Our hearts and our bodies are given to us only once. ... And before you know it, your heart is worn out. And, as for your body, there comes a point when …
Drury Lane Theatre announced the cast of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" Thursday. Wearing the coat of many colors in the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice biblical Broadway mu…
It's ok if you're not yet feeling the holiday spirit. It's been a dramatic year. Luckily, the annual Theater Loop holiday video has arrived. Prepare to de-Grinch. In this year's video, look …
Lists are fun. More importantly, they represent a chance to celebrate excellence. Hence my annual look at the 10 best performances in homegrown Chicago theater in 2017. (Sorry, Nick Cartell …
What's the going rate for a Spacey-ectomy? Ten million dollars isn't all the money in the world, but it's a lot. And it's the amount director Ridley Scott's backers paid to remove Kevin Spac…
What are you doing for New Year's Eve? Save the Seats is our annual feature with loads of Dec. 31 ticket reservations for the big night, and they're all for Tribune readers when the time com…
Casting is complete for Philip Dawkins' world-premiere play "The Gentleman Caller," Raven Theatre announced Tuesday. The drama, based on the true story of the first meeting and following rel…
Aziza Barnes' "BLKS" begins with the sudden appearance of a genital mole. But this poignant blast of a comedy at the Steppenwolf Theatre is really all about that time in your life when what …
"Saturday Night Live" veteran and longtime writer and performer Julia Sweeney will make her Second City stand-up debut this January in a brand new workshop production, it was announced Tuesd…
Black Ensemble Theater's "Sammy: The Story of Sammy Davis, Jr." opened Sunday under the title "Sammy: A Tribute to Sammy Davis, Jr." I suspect one of the legal keepers of the legacy made a c…
In a year when the political and international drama went up to 11, Chicago theaters offered up a raucous and rousing array of productions, from world premieres to classic revivals. Here are…
With "operatic" now a synonym for excessive grandiosity, and the demanding diva de rigueur for any opera, it is easy to forget the primal, visceral nature of the early years of the art. To p…
Cast members of "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical," "Hamilton" and "Wicked" sing carols together in the CTA Washington Blue Line station Dec. 15, 2017, in Chicago. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tri…
"42nd Street" âœâœâœâœ Think you've seen "42nd Street" before? Not with jazz-funk orchestrations and a rock drum set and a truly diverse cast, not with choreography closer…
Ensemble members Ron Conner and Anthony Irons will star as Booster and Turnbo in Congo Square Theatre Company's upcoming production of August's Wilson's "Jitney," it was announced Friday. As…
The year 2017 was a year of disruption. This was not the best of times, but a season of justified outrage, of mealy-mouthed apology, of communicative disarray. No surprise, then, that the be…
Casting is complete for "Ragtime," the Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens Tony-winning turn-of-the-century musical, the Marriott Theatre announced Thursday. "Ragtime" will star Nathaniel Stamp…
Firebrand Theatre's bloody hit "Lizzie," a rock musical inspired by the alleged axe murderess, will extend with new cast member Ciara Renee, the company announced Thursday. Renee, who appear…
