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In His Shadow, an aspiring football player confronts his brother's legacy and the price of protesting.
Back in 2016 when she was still practicing law in Chicago,…
Your quest for a comedy master class ends at the Mercury Theater.
Whether or not you're familiar with the beloved British humor of the Monty Python universe, Spa…
Terry Guest's two-character play for Story Theatre delivers an emotional knockout.
When you think of the staggering levels of violence that members of the LGBTQI…
The Broadway hit lands for a brief but lovely touring interlude.
The Band's Visit, which cleaned up with ten Tony Awards in 2018 (including nods for David Yazbek…
Deborah Zoe Laufer's existential comedy has charm, but not much staying power.
For those of us who roll eyes at the accoutrements of Big Woo, Bari in Deborah Zoe…
Love, music, and a little bit of crime add up to a madcap midlife caper in David Greig's comedy.
Who hasn't had a weekend of drunken debauchery in Edinburgh? For…
Glass Apple Theatre's production localizes and humanizes the opioid epidemic.
A woman struggles to reconnect with her family while battling opioid addiction in S…
Two brothers try to steal from the Bard in Marriott's entertaining take on the Broadway musical comedy.
Set in 1595 during the glorious reign of Elizabeth I, thi…
From Austin to Hegewisch, this essay collection offers snapshots of life in Chicago's neighborhoods.
If you're looking for a recommendation for the best pizza in…
D.H. Lawrence's portrait of mother love misses the mark in this On the Spot adaptation.
There is a distinction to be drawn between adaptation and dramatization. …
Douglas Post's new adaptation for Remy Buppo resonates in our age of class unrest and digital disconnects.
More than 100 years after its publication, E.M. Forste…
Productions this fall in Chicago suggest their numbers are growing, but women in theatrical design still struggle for jobs and recognition.
Roughly 15 or so year…
The Comedy Central series offers a nuanced, and incredibly funny, depiction of Englewood you won't see on the news.
Comedy Central's South Side isn't interested …
A two-night series at Steppenwolf gives Muslim artists a chance to reclaim their narratives.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations estimates that between 300…
At Writers Theatre, Gary Griffin stages a rich and rewarding revival of the popular fairy-tale mash-up.
In Look, I Made a Hat, the second volume of his lyrics an…
Theatre Y's ambulatory production stretches over six hours and five miles"and it's worth your time and effort.
In 2017, members of Chicago's Theatre Y made an ex…
Douglas, Union, and Grant Parks have served as valued community centers for Chicago since the mid-1800s. Today, all three parks host thousands of attendees for popular private music festival…
A gender-bending Catskills resort in 1962 takes center stage at Pride Films & Plays
My favorite question as an arts journalist is "Why now?" When Harvey Fier…
Jillian Leff's world premiere for Right Brain Project offers a fantasy version of the publishing world.
Playwright Jillian Leff's tale of a rookie novelist whose…
Laugh Out Loud's LA import can't find the funny.
Few things age as quickly as topical satire, especially in an age of unrestrained Twitter bursts and 24-hour new…
A spinal injury led Joanna Furnans to an autobiographical solo dance exploring the minute.
Minute movement. Mundane moments.…
Matt Foss's adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's World War I classic is both powerful and frustrating.
Red Tape Theatre's take on Erich Maria Remarque's 1929 cla…
Theatre Momentum's newest experiment blends music with an improvised one-act play.
Theatre Momentum, which under the leadership of Tony Rielage lays claim to bei…
Elinor Cook's drama gets a gritty and tender U.S. premiere from Interrobang Theatre Project.
Gender isn't binary. It's an idea that should also apply to depictio…
A large cast and full orchestra can't breathe life into the Disney musical at Music Theater Works.
Music Theater Works presents a stage musical adaptation of the…
