3,951 stories from Newcity Stage
"A Devil Comes to Town" is a bold but ultimately undramatic experiment in storytelling strategy.
Invictus Theatre Company addresses the psychological ramifications of slavery in this gripping drama.
The historic 1971 discussion between James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni is enhanced with song, dance and spoken word poetry.
Jaw-dropping vocals breathe life into a melodramatic cult favorite.
The talented cast works in a neo-commedia mode of performance called "The Style," delivering a fast-paced, riotous production.
The classic Elijah Moshinsky stagings of Mascagni and Leoncavallo's works follows the opera's season-opening mounting of Cherubini's "Medea."
Wade Schaaf's spinoff of "Romeo and Juliet" follows Lord and Lady Capulet, carrying on clandestine affairs of their own.
"Wabash & You" is based on DaSilva's own brief but memorable romance that began during her third stay in Chicago, beneath the shadow of the El.
From Mozart to the Marx Brothers, November is a vibrant month for Chicago theater.
The company's latest factory-set show explores the long-term effects of sexual trauma.
This "Godspell" doesn't shy away from modern politics and leans left.
BrightSide Theatre restages the cult classic musical in a production directed by Jeffrey Cass.
In a rare Harris Theater appearance, the Joffrey Ballet presents new works by two extraordinary women choreographers: a Chicago-set love story by Chanel DaSilva and a tribute to Frida Kahlo …
The 312 Comedy Festival is here in its third annual edition, bringing together a highly eclectic mix of top stars and rising talents in twenty-four big shows.
Broadway In Chicago's revival, by three-time Tony Award-winning director Jack O'Brien, is chillingly on time.
Heads roll and blood overflows at The Factory Theater this Halloween season.
More than a few surprises lurk in this ship's hold, a perfect spooky season treat from City Lit.
The world premiere of Sandra Delgado's "Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars" finds a woman coping with significant life changes amidst dream and trippy weed-induced sequences.
A new play based on the hit movie blurs fantasy and reality to kick off the spooky season.
It's no surprise that a show with music and lyrics by Tom Morello is finding its moment right now.
The long journey to get Cherubini's "Medea" to Lyric Opera culminates in a spectacular production and stellar performance.
Some good acting and interesting directorial choices can't save Amiri Baraka's misogynistic one-acter.
Raven Theatre's production tells us where the monsters are and runs the other way.
The new dystopian play is the kind of in-your-face, challenging theater that A Red Orchid can do so well.
Gwydion Theatre's "Death of a Salesman" may not be perfect, but it speaks loudly and clearly to our time.
