The production has many appealing qualities, but the play doesn't quite satisfy. It needs more"more music, more convincing dialogue. I wanted the full pierogi plate, but left feeling a littl…
Few artists have faced as much backlash as Ben Vereen, star of stage and screen, who performed a tribute to legendary vaudevillian Bert Williams"the first Black actor to appear on Broadway"a…
This show is a trademark Black Ensemble jukebox show"great band, many wonderful singers who give their all and a book with an uplifting message.
If you like Stephen King or psychological thrillers in general, don't miss this show. There's magic here.
It's a powerful and rare play that puts a spotlight on a regular working-class woman, bravely negotiating a difficult life.
That the play takes place in a bookstore, with books banned in other parts of the country on full display, feels appropriate.
It is a rare and wonderful occurrence when you can hear two operas where two different composers have set the same libretto side-by-side.
At 140 minutes with intermission, this electropop opera only captures a fragment of Tolstoy's "War and Peace""but the juiciest bit.
"3320," playing October 25-November 3, will loosely be about experienced choreographers given space to play. Read invited veteran dance and performance makers to create short pieces for a tw…
What distinguishes "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" is not the story that is told but the way in which the story is told.
As theater art, the show is a triumph. How about as a message for our age delivered by a decades-old play crafted in a different political moment?
Start the month with a monstrously huge star of Broadway, end the month with a monster story.
Steppenwolf's cast has put in the work and delivers a seriously zany show.
Dance flourishes in October, from the Joffrey's latest epic to the exciting new mini-festival 3320 and so much more between.
Parson has delivered another knockout. Brave the box office wait time for tickets.
This is truly an exceptional production that is often greater than its already pretty darn good parts.
A classy production that shines a new light on a woman who with poise and intelligence strove to maintain the trust of the British people.
A triumph all around that is not to be missed.
How are powerful women celebrated? Who defines what that power should look like? These are just a couple of the many questions Mythili Prakash explores in her evening-length dance "She's Aus…
"Henry V" is like one of those M.C. Escher prints where sometimes you see fish and sometimes ducks"it plays with your perception.
"Royko: The Toughest Man in Chicago" is mainly, and justifiably, about the public issues confronted and battles fought by a very brave and public writer on an almost daily basis over four de…
Freud has been the general director of Lyric Opera since 2011"the titles of president and CEO were added in 2015"the first person recruited from outside of the company to run it in its seven…
The play about real-life creators is a reminder of what made Marvel great in the first place: the relatability of its heroes.
Touted as the largest free performing arts festival in the Midwest, "Chicago Live!" is back, taking over Navy Pier September 21 and 22 with performances by over 110 artists and organizations.
Avant-garde tinged, international and Fosse, all in one season.