BOW DOWN TO THE QUEENS OF SIX The second hottest fire to burn through Chicago since 1871 was last night, center stage at the CIBC Theatre, and is now playing there for the next four months b…
AILEY IS ALWAYS AÂ REVELATION(S) Bringing with them three complete programs of dazzling dance, this 2022 edition showcases Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's (AAADT) vital verve, remindi…
COMPLEX AND POWERFUL, RELENTLESS LIVES UP TO ITS TITLE After Timeline Theatre Company's near sold-out run during the winter, The Goodman Theatre is restaging playwright Tyla Abercrumbie's fe…
WHEN THE WELL IS DRY, YOU KNOW THE WORTH OF WATER In Sidney Sheldon's hit 1973 novel, The Other Side of Midnight, every other chapter is about either Catherine or Noelle, the two stories of …
ODE TO LOVE It is not everyday that Tony Award-winning chanteuses drop by to entertain in the Windy City, so it was with great anticipation that Renée Elise Goldsberry took to the Auditoriu…
FAMILY DYSFUNCTION, PAST AND FUTURE Philosopher George Santayana once famously wrote "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." This quote kept bouncing around my head …
DISASTER LIVES UP TO ITS TITLE Its not everyday a well-known chef headlines a new play, so it was with great interest I attended the new immersive comedy, A Recipe For Disaster! This W…
A ROYAL PRODUCTION There is something to be said for a classic musical lovingly restaged for a new generation of audiences. The Drury Lane Theatre should be very proud with their latest, Rod…
WHILE NOT A DISASTER, SOME INGREDIENTS NEED FIXIN' In 2012 and 2014 the famous Chicago chef Rick Bayless and the Lookingglass Theatre Company joined to present a food-and-show production cal…
DAWN BLESS A BLESSING IN SCALED-DOWN CHURCH After an almost two year pandemic break, the Black Ensemble Theater BET) is back in business and doing a necessary check in on everyone's mental h…
How To Get Dancing Work For Stage & Screen Dance can electrify stage and screen audiences, and productions featuring dance, including West Side Story, which premiered on Broadway i…
CAN YOU BE A CONFEDERATE TO CONFEDERATES? Elijah Jones and Kristolyn Lloyd I've noticed "Permission for Engagement" becoming a recent trend in new productions by Black female playwrights. Th…
M-I-C-K-E-Y (WHY-OH-WHY-OH-WHY?!) When I saw Lucas Hnath's name attached to A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney " a boldly-titled play now getting its…
COMEDY SET TO A BEAT Tina Arfaee, Cat McDonnell, Uri, Teagan Earley, Breanna Ghostone, Preston Parker Often referred to as the crown jewel of sketch comedy, The Second City is unveilin…
ILLUMINATING, INDEED! Now in its 59th season, Giordano Dance Chicago is back with its latest collection of modern dance pieces, Illuminate, at the Harris Theater at Millennium Park. No Ap…
After the acclaimed, record-setting run at Arizona's Phoenix Theater Company, ¡Americano!, a new American musical, is now playing a 12-week limited engagement through June 19, 2022 at New…
WINNING ASSIST Back in business after a near two year hiatus, Steppenwolf Theatre Company's winning new dramady, King James, is a must see for more than just rabid sports fans. Truth be told…
A PLAY THAT'S A RIOT WILL MAKE YOU WANT TO RIOT While loading items into my trunk after shopping at a Fortune 500 store recently, I realized that an item had gone unchecked by the cashier. M…
SUITE IS SWEET AND SOUR Upon entering the Hudson Theater, glance to your left to see a notable collection of theater posters " not former productions at this lovely, classy venue, but rather…
STARRY LINE-UP FOR MISCAST 2022 SET TO GO Â SHOSHANA BEAN MYLES FROST J. HARRISON GHEE ANDREA MARTIN AUDRA MCDONALD LEA MICHELE KELLI O'HARA AND STEVEN PASQUALE Â JOIN PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNC…
THE MINUTES FINALLY GETS ITS TIME Steppenwolf's production of The Minutes by Tracy Letts, directed by Anna D. Shapiro, will resume performances at Studio 54 on Broadway two years af…
THE ART OF INHABITING A ROLE NaTasha Yvette Williams is the newest cast member at Tina: The Tina Turner Musical on Broadway, playing Zelma, Tina's mother. A juicy, dramatic role, Zelma is ab…
DEADWOOD OR GIN? Fine actors of stage, television, and film, JoBeth Williams and Joe Spano unite their decades of work and talent to kick off a national tour of The Gin Game at the Rubicon T…
Inspired by the beloved film, Trading Places is a hilarious world-premiere musical pitting nature against nurture in a modern-day prince and the pauper story. The show will enjoy its worl…
GONG WITH THE WIND In Charles L. White's new play Gong Lum's Legacy, currently running at Theatre @ St. Clements in New York City, things happen very quickly. A young Chinese man, a recent i…