WICKED GOOD THEATER Patrick Page was exposed to Shakespeare as a toddler in the mid-sixties; since then he seems to have been deeply feeling, researching, analyzing and performing every word…
A VALENTINE'S CABARET WITH MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURES PERFORMING SONGS OF PASSION Join the Troubies, masters of musical mirth, for an hour-long, family-friendly, song-filled sojourn with classic…
The Nosebleed, the Obie Award-Winning Show from Playwright and Director Aya Ogawa now on national tour The Walker, Minneapolis (Jan. 25-27); REDCAT in L.A. (West Coast Premiere Feb. 1-3, …
Outdoor cinema, with its unique charm and communal atmosphere, offers an unforgettable experience for movie enthusiasts. The allure of watching a film under the open sky, surrounded by natur…
MONSTER MOURNING, HOME OF FRIENDSHIP Weena Pauly and Katie Workum aim to highlight the essence of their friendship in a minimalistic form of postmodern dance-theatre. Like children fol…
Easily one of the best Broadway productions ever, the revival of Parade, winner of the 2023 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical and Grammy Award nominee for Best Musical Theat…
THE THREADS THAT BREAK The African-American playwright Lynn Nottage sits atop the honor role of American playwrights from the first two decades of the 21st century " she has written a dozen …
AZNAVOUR IS YOUNG AGAIN Charles Aznavour hoped to be still singing before audiences on his 100th birthday. Unfortunately, he died in 2018 at the age of 94. But Jules Grison is celebrating Az…
"ARE WE SAFE?" In a world that foolishly brought back authoritarian regimes and fascist rhetoric, as if they didn't do enough damage to humanity in the past, it is always wise to keep histor…
AVENUE Q GETS AN A+ Avenue Q, the delightful musical comedy which affectionately lampoons Sesame Street, opened last night to a packed house at Revolution Stage Company, and it's a non-st…
Written, directed and choreographed by Luke Murphy from Ireland, Volcano " at St. Anne's Warehouse as part of Under the Radar Festival " is a dance/theatre production you will not forget. No…
I WISH I COULD SAY "NO BAD NEWS" BUT… The large opening night audience at the San Diego Civic Theatre last night seemed to be having a good time watching the the musical revival of The Wiz…
DEAD OUTLAW A NEW MUSICAL FROM THE TONY AWARD®-WINNING TEAM BEHIND THE BAND'S VISIT Elmer McCurdy was an ambitious, turn-of-the-20th-century outlaw whose death at the hands of a Wester…
With The Refuge Plays, English, Covenant (one of my favorite plays from 2023) and more, Roundabout continues to prove itself as a template for creating the best theater in the country. Th…
The Ford's Theatre Legacy Commissions: A First Look is a free, two-day festival, providing a preview of new plays in development, with opportunities for expanded conversations around the wor…
[Editor's Note: Since reviewing this production at the All For One Festival in New York in 2013, the show has gone on to play over 300 performances in 28 US states and 8 countries. The Other…
For years, moviegoers were able to experience some of the world's most exquisite ballet productions in movie theaters. Then came the pandemic, with its impact on cinemas. At the same time, t…
A HOLE OF SLIME Joben Productions presents The Whole of Time by Romina Paula, an Argentinean playwright and multidisciplinary artist. The play was translated by Jean Graham-Jones, a scholar …
One of Chicago's most thrilling companies, Trap Door Theatre, continues its 30th anniversary season with Bertolt Brecht's boisterous musical Mother Courage and her Children, translated by Er…
MJ WANTS TO BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN' " AND DOES MJ The Musical, now on its first national tour, raises the bar for the bio-musical. It far exceeds a mere revue of Michael Jackson's iconic music…
Stage Wonders: A Global Tour of the Best Theatres That Redefine Showtime SplendorWelcome, theater aficionados, to a front-row seat on our whirlwind tour around the globe, where the curtains …
A GORGEOUS SHOW! An absolutely do-not-miss show at Playhouse 46 at St. Luke's, Make Me Gorgeous! is the reworking of several books by Kenneth aka Kate Marlowe, who has been described as one …
Directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne in collaboration with the New Adventures artistic team, this masterful re-telling of Romeo and Juliet, an ageless tale of teenage discovery an…
In Tiny Little Town " a new Musical Comedy reimagining Ukrainian playwright Nikolai Gogol's 19th-century satire The Government Inspector, a small town in 1970s America is thrown into chaos w…
Chicago theatre company, Blue in the Right Way, formed to make provocative, stylized theatre as visual art, presents its inaugural production, Women Beware Women, a queer, feminist version o…