Steppenwolf Theatre play ‘Purpose’ wins the Pulitzer Prize for drama
Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' work was commissioned by Steppenwolf, debuted in Chicago and is now on...
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Review: ‘At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen’ is about identity in a small Southern town at the end of the AIDS crisis
Terry Guest's two-character play is set in 2004 and includes one of the best Chicago...
Review: A Black bromance under stress in ‘Hymn’ at Chicago Shakespeare
Director Ron OJ Parson foregrounds the power of friendship and the strength of Black familial...
Fred Anzevino, founder of Theo Ubique Theatre, dies at 67
His theater's jewel-box productions of Broadway musicals — first in Rogers Park, then on the...
Review: Epic ‘Berlin’ at Court Theatre pictures the end of a cultural paradise
As adapted by the Chicago writer Mickle Maher and directed by Charles Newell, this world...
Review: ‘Real Women Have Curves: The Musical’ gets a feel-good Broadway bow
The title of the piece signals the show's point of view, and that there will...
Review: ‘Dead Outlaw’ on Broadway is an unlikely musical with a lot of life
This deliciously sardonic little tuner is about a real-life outlaw, a man vividly named Elmer...
Review: In ‘Just In Time’ on Broadway, Bobby Darin’s story gives Jonathan Groff a chance to shine
Watch out, Hugh Jackman! Jonathan Groff is coming for your crown as Broadway’s greatest showman....
‘Drink the Past Dry’ by Ghostlight Ensemble is a time travel story set in a Chicago bar
This world premiere puts a science fiction twist on the otherwise familiar setting of a...
Review: ‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’ is a delightful bit of Gilbert and Sullivan, back on Broadway
This new adaptation by Roundabout Theatre Company may get a bit much in moments, but...
A set of first editions of Shakespeare’s plays could fetch $6 million at auction
A set of the first four editions of William Shakespeare’s collected works is expected to...
Review: With ‘Stranger Things’ on Broadway, screen adaptations enter a new dimension
The Netflix sci-fi series has been adapted for the stage in part by the Duffer...
La Grange Area Teen Theatre presents quirky family drama ‘Lost in Yonkers’
The La Grange Area Teen Theatre spring play will be “Lost in Yonkers,” the Pulitzer...