While "A Tale of Two Cities" paints a captivating and capricious visage of both Paris and London, the place to be this spring is Chicago to witness this modern revamp of a beloved classic.
"The Infinity Play" has no rules yet breaks them anyway, and Brennan and Curious Theatre Branch are like courageous explorers who've travelled into the unknown to bring back delicacies like …
Any play that takes on Berlin during the Weimar Republic era must operate in "Cabaret'"s long shadow. "Berlin," now in its world premiere at the Court Theatre, tells stories from the same pe…
The festival promises to be as thorough and wide-ranging an introduction to absurdism as local audiences are apt to experience.
All in all, particularly if you have never seen "Man of La Mancha," this imaginative production should be top of mind.
As the season nears its annual summer pause, an all-star lineup of choreographers and companies take the stage in May.
Chicago theaters take us through history, from Galileo's heliocentrism to the invention of robots.
When the inevitable happens, we are right there with each and all of them"those who make it and those who don't"powerfully caught up in the surreal reality that the vessel between you and th…
Funny, thought-provoking and well-written, "A Jukebox for the Algonquin" is not just a "play about old people" but a contemplation on how to find joy among sorrow.
Running at three hours with two intermissions, "Prayer for the French Republic" is an engaging and thoughtful play that avoids being dragged down by the heaviness of the subject matter.
A co-production of Hedwig Dances and Germany's Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, the programs celebrate the German modernist art and design movement with a trio of performances: "Meta|Mor|Phos," "L…
For some artists, recognition flares up for a hot season or two when they seem everywhere all at once, but then their sparkle burns off. Then there are folks like Ron OJ Parson.
In Mamet's usual acerbic style, we learn that in a world of high-stakes competition there are no friendships. Each act is like a Socratic dialogue, brutal refutations of the virtues of kindn…
"Translations" is a provocative and brilliant play that stands alone as drama.
W. Kamau Bell started out as a popular presence on the Chicago comedy scene in the mid-nineties, and his biggest love has always been for performing as a stand-up.
Ten years ago, Vershawn Sanders-Ward created a piece about the pernicious nature of racial bigotry in America for her then young company. Now, for Red Clay's sixteenth season, Sanders-Ward i…
This isn't a feel-good or a perfect play, but it is a powerful one.
Prepare to be transported to an anthropomorphic wonderland in "Beatrix Potter Tea Party," presented by Chicago Children's Theatre and running through April 20 at Raven Theatre. Created and d…
With its total focus on the private and the domestic, "No Such Thing" never pulls us in.
If, by curtain call, you aren't at least marginally delighted by this rollicking musical comedy, feel free to sashay away.
Chicago-based playwright, producer and cultural activator LC Bernadine is a theater maker who thrives on the freedom and spontaneity of one-off projects. Bernadine would like nothing better …
The most stirring vocal moments in the opera are delivered by the large ensemble, whose humming could scare a banshee"but leave it wanting more.
Dance artists and organizations have been piecing together their budgets through philanthropy, donations, collaboration and shared resources for a long time. So perhaps dance orgs will be pa…
A Lyric Opera premiere, Charles Newell returns to direct at Court, and more.
Stand-up comedians dread the prospect of a tough crowd in nightclubs, but Jeanie Doogan and Tom Filline face tough crowds five days a week as schoolteachers. Each turned to stand-up as a sou…