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A theatrical take on the controversy surrounding NFL players' protests against police violence during the national anthem over the last couple of seasons.
Court Theatre continues to strengthen its reputation as the premiere destination for August Wilson work with this latest production.
J.T. Rogers' Tony-Award winning play about the back-channel negotiations of the Oslo Accords in 1993 isn't naive about its subject but nevertheless contains a glimmer of hope.
A world premiere of Lucas Hnath's most truthful play, one about his mother's kidnapping. Or is it?
With extensive research and expansive collaboration for the program, choreography is the fourth or fifth layer on top of what's come before.
In its regional premiere, this 2015 Tony Award winning musical comedy takes aim at the Bard himself.
A poignant and pertinent exploration of the pursuit of happiness.
Dorothy L. Sayers' debut novel gets the Lifeline literary adaptation treatment.
Helmed by Paramount artistic director Jim Corti, this production has plenty to holler about.
Based on the book by "Dear Sugar" columnist Cheryl Strayed, this attentive adaptation showcases the eternally-complicated task of being a person.
A veteran TV writer turns his attention to the presidency.
Intelligently scripted, deftly directed, capably acted, this production is less than the sum of its well-crafted parts.
"Theater and sports have so much common. They are live events that bring groups of people together to witness conflict."
What could be more American than football, marriage and intellectual discourse? These three premieres take the temperature of the country's conscience and the state of our city's theater mak…
Packed with premieres and performances of all kinds, September shows Chicago theater at its best and brightest.
An endearing and indebted parody of iconic British parodists returns to Chicago.
This ever-relevant Tony Award-winning musical gets a solid storefront production in Waukegan.
A fairy tale for the modern age that has aged well, indeed.
While nothing happens, everything occurs in the national touring production of this Tony Award-winning 2017 musical.
This festival's sampler-style short performances make it an un-intimidating point of entry for folks unfamiliar with contemporary dance and the many things that can mean.
September brings so many reasons to dance.
A few of the most anticipated dance events of the fall.
This production of D.H. Lawrence's novel joins a recent trend of theatrical adaptations of literature that can't quite make the jump from page to stage.
Nabokov's darkly compelling novel receives an equally introspective adaptation from the puppet masters at Rough House.
A guide to our city's most abundant theatrical season.
