Theater
Reviews of Chicago’s stage shows and news from the actors and actresses putting on the performances.
Gender swap adds intrigue to Northlight Theatre’s showcase for a deadpan sleuth’s Holmesian powers of observation.
A Grinch musical, a hip-hop ‘Nutcracker’ and holiday concerts from jazz, blues and CSO musicians are among the highlights of the week ahead.
The theater company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday for its new home at 5627 N. Lincoln Ave.
From repairing torn pants to stopping the walnuts from bumping into each other on stage, the work of Joffrey Ballet’s sewing team goes on long after the show starts.
Challenging crime-solving game continues in Chicago through New Year’s Eve.
Formerly ‘cutthroat’ castmates now perform together in ‘a gentler, kinder way,’ says group member Michael Ian Black.
Aurora’s Paramount Theatre has staged a solid version of “Charlie,” with a few tweaks to the 1964 book, written by Roald Dahl, some of which will undoubtedly confuse diehard fans.
From start to finish, the 75-minute tale will have you deep in your feelings when you’re not chortling at the ridiculous creativity of it all.
Directed and choreographed by Amber Mak, the production is rich in all the genre demands: glitter-and-tulle-draped castles, sparkle-dusted gowns, magical creatures, enchanted woods.
“Boop! The Betty Boop Musical,” the City’s official tree lighting ceremony, and the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival area among the cool things to check out in the week ahead.
A chilling Henry II contends with his sons and his lovers in the 12th century family drama, alternately epic and intimate.
While there is much to praise about the performances, especially those of the two leading women, the exaggerated, expressionist staging is perplexing at best and sometimes even silly.
Here’s a guide to where mice and soldiers will be showing their moves, and other dance performances during the final weeks of 2023.
The experience is akin to being in a high-end, R-rated haunted house for two and a half hours.
‘Christmas Carol,’ ‘Cinderella,’ ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ just some of the theater productions to enjoy in the months ahead.
A Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan teamup, a stage version of ‘Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas’ and a Kesha concert are among the upcoming entertainment highlights.
The 23rd annual awards were held at The Black Ensemble Theater Monday night
Certain trees, such as oaks, hold onto their leaves through a little-understood quality known as marcescence.
Actors perform alongside puppets in stage adaptation of beloved TV special from Jim Henson.
Two actors play dozens of roles in the myth-misted production at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
Bound for Broadway, an eye-popping and high-intensity revival of the Motown-flavored musical both exhilarates and exhausts.
The Joffrey ‘Nutcracker,’ Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo, the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball, and a Pre-Kwanzaa Marketplace are among the highlights in the week ahead.
More recently, Sterhnagen had a recurring role in “Sex and the City” as Bunny MacDougal, the strong-minded mother-in-law of Charlotte (Kristin Davis), which brought her her third Emmy nomination.
Contract bargaining with the Chicago comedy theater has dragged on for more than two years.
It takes a village of powerful, smart women to elevate POTUS in Steppenwolf’s witty Chicago premiere
Written in the aftermath of the Trump years, Selina Filinger’s play follows a lackadaisical president’s inner circle: a group of seven highly educated, capable, loyal women relegated to cleaning up after an incompetent man-child
Dandy cast and nimble chorus keep up with the exacting, energetic staging.
Talented actors at e.t.c. Theater seem very much in control of their wacky premises
The comedy crackles in Chicago Shakespeare’s take on the bard’s zany love triangle
With the skillful Britney Coleman front and center, touring production of the refreshed musical has more wit and more meaning.
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