Sight gags go Wilde in No Dogs in the Kitchen Theatre Company’s revival of the classic comedy, overwhelming the play’s trenchant commentary on Victorian social mores.
Broadway in Chicago's musical on the suffragist movement makes feminism sing.
Now in its third year, Hsiao's walking outdoor performance in Chicago Parks is a summertime must for all ages.
The Eugène Ionesco play, on stage at American Players Theatre, is philosophically bleak, but with a comedic vaudeville feeling.
The Oak Park Festival Theatre's take on Shakespeare's classic, directed by Peter G. Andersen, is a blend of modernization and appreciation.
These two months in theater have all the touchstones of a great summer season, like music, parks and old Western novels.
The Marriott Theatre's "A Little Night Music" is an optimistic operetta.
Come to understand dance as a series of actions—actions that sit closer to everyday experience than you may have thought.
Goodman concludes their centennial with a star-studded musical comedy headlining real-life couple Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman.
The musical adaptation presented by Broadway in Chicago is a spectacle of movement.
Tim Crouch’s 2006 melancholic memory play about loss and healing features two outstanding performances, one of them unrehearsed.
A dark comedy that runs on nostalgic references to pop culture and growing up Catholic.
It's the best time of year in Chicago with free, outdoor dance.
In this production at Steppenwolf Theatre, three gifted ensemble members transition between genders and ages to tell a family story in a new way.
Sasha Gerritson, the festival's general director, shares their plans for the summer season, titled "Bohemian Tragedy," and discusses the strategy behind it.
The final play written by Tom Stoppard is a sweeping saga that follows a Jewish family in Vienna across generations.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater stages the U.S. premiere of Ashley Robinson’s adaptation, presenting Annie Proulx’s love story as a play with music.
Tonal inconsistencies in Promethean Theatre Ensemble’s production of Jean Anouilh’s adaptation weaken the play’s powerful and relevant message.
This twentieth-century version of a deal-with-the-devil knocks it out of the park.
Possokhov’s ballet brings nuanced emotions to the stage in a fully realized marriage of dance, music and visual design.
Jackalope Theatre presents Terry Guest’s twisted tale of artistic ambition and vengeance set during the Pop Art era.
Ego Death Theatre Collective’s sure-handed production of “A Dog’s House” shows the impact of a pet’s violent death on the owners’ relationships.
Inventive theater keeps coming as the summer begins.
Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre builds a stunning production around an incomplete story.
The annual festival brings many performance types under its umbrella.