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- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Jan 14, 2021
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Zoo Motel and The Journey take us away from it all
Links Hall and Chicago Shakespeare host two virtual interactive shows on isolation and connection.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review May 29, 2019
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In Six, Henry VIII's wives come back as pop divas
Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived—and slaying.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review May 1, 2019
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A new Hamlet puts the prince of Denmark in a context all too familiar to many Chicagoans
Chicago Shakespeare's staging draws upon the concept of a legacy interrupted and destroyed by racial violence.
- Arts & Culture, Spring Theater and Dance Mar 29, 2019
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Leave the Light On
The ghost light, a single bulb in an empty theater, is for safety—and superstition.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Mar 13, 2019
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Two Pints pays tribute to human resilience and the power of Guinness
This Abbey Theatre import is unexpectedly wonderful.
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Nov 29, 2018
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Here are 19 shows to get you into the holiday spirit
Christmas trains, elves, bingo, showgirls, and many, many carols, plus the Quranic perspective and Hanukkah goblins.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 30, 2018
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Circolombia's Acéléré is a story of old-fashioned romance and bodies launched into space by other bodies
The hour-long circus from Bogotá runs as part of the Chicago International Latino Theater Festival.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 2, 2018
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Nell Gwynn is so breezy it almost floats away
Despite the best efforts of Chicago Shakespeare, the story lacks purpose.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Sep 18, 2018
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BigMouth asks you to consider what Socrates, Malcolm X, and Ann Coulter have in common
Valentijn Dhaenens's one-man show is designed to start a conversation.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Aug 1, 2018
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Chicago Shakespeare presents an amped-up Midsummer Night’s Dream in the parks, the way it was sort of meant to be
Barbara Gaines's adaptation includes hip-hop faeries, a cute lion, and abundant Chicagoiana.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Jul 11, 2018
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Chicago Shakespeare’s Peter Pan is a soaring delight for both kids and adults
Though you may have to explain afterward that flying without a harness should not be attempted at home.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 1, 2018
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Chicago Doomed & Stoned Festival and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
A screening of Full Metal Jacket in 35mm and more goings-on 6/1-6/3.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review May 30, 2018
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After all these years, we’re still Waiting for Godot
Ireland’s Druid Theatre brings Samuel Beckett’s forever-relevant play to Chicago.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review May 9, 2018
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Aaron Posner and Teller’s Macbeth is no Tempest
But the new Chicago Shakespeare production makes a worthwhile storm of its own.
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Review Mar 7, 2018
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Two British monarchs duke it out in Schiller’s Mary Stuart
A pair of 16th century queens explore what it means to be a woman in a so-called man’s profession.
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Dec 21, 2017
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Thirteen holiday shows that will delight (or disgust or bore or just entertain) you
Hell in a Handbag's 20th annual production of Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer is among the yuletide highlights.
- Arts & Culture, Worst of Chicago Dec 21, 2017
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How do I hate Navy Pier? Let me count the ways.
The tourist trap is a panic-inducing labyrinth of light, sound, and smells.
- Arts & Culture, Worst of Chicago Dec 20, 2017
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Why improv is neither funny nor entertaining, according to a stand-up comedian
The form’s greatest sin is encouraging the mediocre.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Dec 13, 2017
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Red Velvet is a singular anti-achievement
Lolita Chakrabarti’s biodrama about the first black actor to play Othello on the London stage gets the story wrong for all the wrong reasons.
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Nov 29, 2017
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A Dickens Carol, It's a Wonderful Life, and nine more new stage shows
A clever mashup of fact and fiction and a "radio show" version of the holiday classic are among this week's best bets.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 25, 2017
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In Amarillo, what doesn’t kill you kills you anyway
Teatro Línea de Sombra’s look at illegal immigration is a view from the south.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 4, 2017
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Chicago Shakespeare’s Shrew is a hot mess
Barbara Gaines’s feminist conceit turns Shakespeare’s comedy into a foregone conclusion.
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Aug 16, 2017
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Duck and Cover Classroom, Top-Notch Tuesdays, and six more new stage shows
A locked-room experience from Escape Artistry and a foolproof improv show are among this week's best bets.
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Apr 26, 2017
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Aladdin, Marry Me a Little, and ten more stage shows to see now
A top-notch touring Broadway show and an intimate Sondheim concept revue are among this week's notable new productions.
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Feb 22, 2017
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The Invention of Morel, Monster, and 13 more new stage shows
A world-premiere opera by Stewart Copeland and a Steppenwolf for Young Adults production are among this week's best bets.