Alan Arkin, the wry character actor who demonstrated his versatility in comedy and drama as he received four Academy Award nominations and won an Oscar in 2007 for "Little Miss Sunshine," ha…
What better show is there for a ]young non-Equity Chicago theater company than Stephen Sondheim's backwards-moving musical of artistic dreams?
This new version of the 1969 album is truly a ready-for-prime-time stunner with enough assets to bring its Chicago audience to its feet.
Writers write what they know, and it seems reasonable to assume that Kate Arrington is drawing from her relationship with movie star Michael Shannon.
Sheldon Harnick went on to collaborate with Michel Legrand on "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" in 1979 and a musical of "A Christmas Carol" in 1981
There is nothing in the plot to make you even remotely look forward to Act 2.
Viewed now, this musical feels prescient. You can see it now in Evanston.
He bills himself as the philosopher-magician, theming his show around ideas and beliefs. It's a stimulating nerd-magic niche.
A second night has been added to Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan's comedy tour, coming to Chicago.
For anyone who cares about classy nights out on Michigan Avenue, this new jukebox musical is a very positive development.
Pete Townshend, who was in his early 20s when he wrote most of "Tommy," is now 78 years old as the album-turned-Broadway musical plots a Chicago comeback
If you missed the first Chicago run of "Hadestown" last year, June marks your chance to catch this tale of Greek gods and star-crossed lovers.
The 2023 awards had to thread the needle between supporting a strike by the Writers Guild and presenting a ceremony regarded as essential to a still struggling Broadway's health.
See the stars walk the red carpet at the 76th Annual Tony Awards at United Palace Theater on Sunday, June 11, 2023 in New York City.
The 2023 Tony Awards should be a show with an extra jolt of electricity this time due to the Hollywood writers' strike.
The new Digital Museum Passes allow users to make reservations online rather than having to visit a local library in-person to obtain them.
Cabaret ZaZou will close July 2, the latest iteration of a dinner circus show that has played in the Loop since 2019.
While Shaw fans likely will appreciate this world premiere, it doesn't make much of a case for broader audience appeal.
Daydreams are the least of the subconscious worries of Second City's fabulously diverse mainstage cast.
As was typical with Mortensen when playing characters facing trauma, emotions remained veiled at first, only to spill out with intensity.
Not only are the winners and losers at the 2023 Tony Awards unknown, so is the shape of the show.
"Leopoldstadt" is a favorite for the category of best play for the 76th annual Tony Awards on June 11. But the competitive category of best musical is harder to predict.
This play is part whodunit and part psychological thriller, with a dash of philosophical discourse.
You might think of this piece as the somber underbelly of "Mad Men," a story of what happens when the go-go music stops.
"Lucy and Charlie's Honeymoon" is a caper story where both protagonists are Asian Americans who desire not to fall into the "model minority" stereotype.