THIRTY YEARS DEEP, STILL REACHING HIGHER Deeply Rooted celebrates its past while boldly pointing toward the future Deeply Rooted Dance Theatre (DRDT) initiated its hard-fought existence exac…
THE TRAGEDY’S THE THING A few baffling choices can’t derail the explosive clash at the heart of Anouilh’s classic There are a number of missteps in this production of Anouilh’s Antig…
FIFTEEN MINUTES FOREVER Terry Guest turns pop-art icons into a meditation on immortality I may have passed on the foil-lined photo booth—too Bug for me—on my way into Jackalope Theatre�…
Also celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Tony-winning revival were Queen Latifah, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Alex
Newell, Adrienne Warren, Julianne Hough, Whitney Leavitt, and Dylan
Mulvane…
Linda Buchwald| Lane starts performances on June 22. ||Broadway|Broadway,Chicago,Matteo Lane [...]
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Liza’s back in Chicago! OK, not quite. Comedian Matteo Lane, known for his spot-on Liza Minnelli impression, will make his Broadway debut in Chicago as Billy Flynn. He will begin performa…
WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW A charming revue reminds us why Burt Bacharach’s songs remain timeless An overture! An honest-to-goodness overture! All right, so maybe I’m overreacting a bit, b…
KEERAH’S WAYWARD WANDERINGS: DON’T LOOK BACK—OR DO An ambitious meta-theatrical drama of love and loss boasts terrific performances but struggles to find its focus with too many detour…
Linda Buchwald| Alex Newell, Adrienne Warren, Julianne Hough, and Dylan Mulvaney will also take part. ||Broadway|Adrienne Warren,Alex Newell,Broadway,Chicago,Dylan Mulvaney,Jesse Tyler Fergu…
Queen Latifah will lead a special tribute performance to the musical Chicago, celebrating the show's 30 years on Broadway, at this year's Tony Awards. Queen Latifah, who earned an Academy A…
The 2026 Tony Awards will celebrate Chicago’s 30th anniversary on Broadway with a special star-studded performance. Queen Latifah, who earned an Academy Award nomination for her role as M…
The Tony Awards will pay tribute to the 30th anniversary of Broadway’s Chicago with special performances by stars associated with the musical including Queen Latifah, Julianne Hough, Whitn…
by Brady Thomas. @cbradyt. NEW YORK, NY. — Ten-hut! The Broadway Beat can confirm that, at 0800 this morning, orders have been distributed across the city drafting citizens into performin…
CRAZY FOR PATSY A warm-hearted tribute lets Patsy Cline’s music do most of the talking American Blues Theater closes out its 40th season with a rather left-field choice: the 1988 revue Alw…
TRUTH, CONSEQUENCES, AND CONTAMINATED WATER A superb production of Ibsen’s classic finds unsettling echoes in the present day There are plays that endure because their themes and character…
DANCING THROUGH THE DECADES A mesmerizing theatrical collage that rewards surrender over analysis One never quite knows what to expect from the good folks at Trap Door Theatre, and I’m sur…
PUNK, PRAYER, AND PURE CHAOS The Conspirators’ neo-commedia take on Molière finds fresh mischief in a timeless satire What could be better than a saucy, irreverent, seventeenth-century Fr…
THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA York Walker’s Southern Gothic keeps its secrets close and its audience on edge “Everybody got a secret” That is the line that opens Covenant, the grippin…
A CITY BUILT TO BE SEEN FROM THE WATER Chicago’s celebrated architecture tour transforms familiar landmarks into a living history lesson For tourists, cruising the Chicago River on a top-r…