3,934 stories from Newcity Stage
The musical adaptation presented by Broadway in Chicago is a spectacle of movement.
Tim Crouch’s 2006 melancholic memory play about loss and healing features two outstanding performances, one of them unrehearsed.
A dark comedy that runs on nostalgic references to pop culture and growing up Catholic.
It's the best time of year in Chicago with free, outdoor dance.
In this production at Steppenwolf Theatre, three gifted ensemble members transition between genders and ages to tell a family story in a new way.
Sasha Gerritson, the festival's general director, shares their plans for the summer season, titled "Bohemian Tragedy," and discusses the strategy behind it.
The final play written by Tom Stoppard is a sweeping saga that follows a Jewish family in Vienna across generations.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater stages the U.S. premiere of Ashley Robinson’s adaptation, presenting Annie Proulx’s love story as a play with music.
Tonal inconsistencies in Promethean Theatre Ensemble’s production of Jean Anouilh’s adaptation weaken the play’s powerful and relevant message.
This twentieth-century version of a deal-with-the-devil knocks it out of the park.
Possokhov’s ballet brings nuanced emotions to the stage in a fully realized marriage of dance, music and visual design.
Jackalope Theatre presents Terry Guest’s twisted tale of artistic ambition and vengeance set during the Pop Art era.
Ego Death Theatre Collective’s sure-handed production of “A Dog’s House” shows the impact of a pet’s violent death on the owners’ relationships.
Inventive theater keeps coming as the summer begins.
Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre builds a stunning production around an incomplete story.
The annual festival brings many performance types under its umbrella.
June's dance highlights
In “The Targeted,” a new play by Hanna Kime, conspiracy theorists gather at a rustic retreat for a meeting of the “Solidarity and Truth Summit.”
The Style combines mime-ish facepaint, frequent confrontation with the audience and musical accompaniment of each movement.
TimeLine Theatre christens its new Uptown building with the Henrik Ibsen work, adapted by Amy Herzog in 2024, about a doctor whose alarming discovery makes him a town pariah.
“These Gen Z artists have a lot to say. And they’re really funny."
The twenty-fifth anniversary reimagining of the musical, now running for over a decade, makes its final stop in Chicago with its current two-week run.
The classic musical at Paramount Theatre abounds with lush scenery, colorful costumes, rich orchestral music and enchanting melodies.
Goodman Theatre’s gothic thriller delivers us from and unto evil.
TUTA Theatre's abbreviated twenty-first-century adaptation of Dostoevsky’s novel is a visually striking dive into the mind of a madman.
