3,952 stories from Newcity Stage
Is being the princess the worst job in England? Head over to Theo Ubique to find out.
In a historic debut at the Studebaker Theater, "She Who Dared" tells a story of pivotal figures who fought segregation alongside Rosa Parks.
Few ballet artists reach the pop status of household name. But if such a celebrity exists in our century it would be Christopher Wheeldon, one of the most sought-after choreographers in ball…
"Neighborhood Watch," a play in the style of a sitcom by Rehana Lew Mirza and directed by Kaiser Ahmed, explores what happens when two Muslim men move into a majority white Virginia suburb, …
"It's a continual practice that benefits myself and those around me, and it's rooted in love."
Martians, Pagliacci and Princess Diana land in Chicago as the days get longer.
Would you laugh in the face of the apocalypse?
For those in Chicago's dance, performance art, puppetry, experimental and cross-disciplinary performance worlds"pretty much any theater of the non-kitchen-sink variety"the name Links Hall ne…
Tim Meadows is bringing his magic to the stage of The Den Theatre on May 30-31 for three shows that put him in front of his favorite audiences of all: Chicagoans. Serving up funny stories on…
June brings many premieres, including the U.S. debut of Christopher Wheeldon's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" at Joffrey.
In answering its mission to bring little- or too seldom-heard Italian opera masterworks to Chicago stages, the Opera Festival of Chicago has found its place in the mix, adding to the city's …
Why American Players Theatre has managed to survive for forty-six seasons in the Wisconsin woods while fancier, more centrally located, and less mosquito-y venues have closed.
The rough outline of the Capek plot remains, although the story is both simplified and sped up, giving the play the breathless pacing of a Saturday-morning cartoon.
The show's title nods to the sixty-four squares on a chessboard, a fitting symbol for a presentation built around this classic game. The evening will unfold in two dynamic halves, each divin…
"Gorgeous" by Rivendell and Raven Theatre is heartbreaking, hilarious and engrossing, a hit to kick off the summer season.
"The Antiquities" is a play of big ideas about the meaning of life. It reminds us that even if humans are just a blip on the universal timeline, we had some things worth remembering. Get it …
Returning to Steppenwolf with "Gender Play" feels like a full-circle moment for Will Wilhelm.
When audience members enter the Trap Door Theatre for Bertolt Brecht's "Galileo," they see a nearly naked man, sitting on a chair with his face to the wall. They learn that the man is the sc…
A leader in contemporary dance, the company's forty-seventh season will feature a tribute to famed choreographer Bob Fosse, an original work from Hubbard Street resident artist Aszure Barton…
With a tone that's too earnest for farce and too slight for idea-packed drama, the play feels not so much artful as awkward.Â
By choosing an audience member to come on stage and pick a comic to have a date with, "First Date Comedy Gameshow" at the Laugh Factory takes the idea of the first date to a whole other leve…
Programs like The Incarcerated Mass have turned Chicago into the home for a growing community of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated actors and playwrights who produce exciting work in an…
Celebrated British writer Lolita Chakrabarti teams up with three-time Jeff Award-winning director Ron OJ Parson for an updated presentation of "Hymn" (2021), about two estranged brothers fro…
This year, Trinity Irish Dance Company celebrates thirty-five years as the world's only Irish dance organization committed to artistic exploration and expansion of the form. I spoke with Tri…
Hilarious, thrilling and thought-provoking, "Bust" is a must-see for those who seek the examined life.
