Steppenwolf Theatre’s 2026-27 season will have several world premieres By Chris Jones March 4, 2026 at 11:50 a.m. Coming next on Halsted Street: New work from Adam Rapp and Stephanie Alison Walker, both...
Review: ‘The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao’ is about a nerdy young man with an open heart By Chris Jones March 3, 2026 at 12:12 p.m. This world-premiere adaptation of the novel by Junot Díaz stars Lenin Izquierdo of Humboldt Park...
Joffrey Ballet’s next season includes ‘Sleeping Beauty,’ ‘Liliom’ and a love letter to Chicago By Lauren Warnecke March 3, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. “Liliom” choreographer John Neumeier adapts the same play that inspired Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel.” The...
Review: ‘Morning, Noon, and Night’ taps into anxieties born of the COVID era By Chris Jones March 3, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Kirsten Greenidge's domestic comedy centers on a family during the pandemic who is visited by...
Elmhurst native Andrew Scoville returns to Chicago to direct David Byrne’s ‘Theater of the Mind’ By Myrna Petlicki March 2, 2026 at 12:50 p.m. Elmhurst native Andrew Scoville returns to Chicago to direct David Byrne's 'Theater of the Mind'...
Nick Offerman will star in Goodman Theatre show; Teri Hatcher coming to Chicago Shakespeare By Chris Jones March 2, 2026 at 11:36 a.m. Nick Offerman will star in the musical "Iceboy!" at the Goodman. Separately, Teri Hatcher will...
Review: Devastating ‘Shape of the Bones’ has us in its grip from the first moment By Chris Jones March 2, 2026 at 5:45 a.m. New Theatre Project is staging the first U.S. production of Spencer Huffman's play about a...
Review: Hubbard Street Dance brings joy and healing in Winter Series at the Harris By Lauren Warnecke February 27, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. The company's first performance of choreographer Juel D. Lane's “Touch & Agree" joins two other...
Column: At the Drury Lane-Martinique in Evergreen Park, John R. Lazzara owned the spotlight By Chris Jones February 25, 2026 at 12:16 p.m. The larger-than-life theater owner died recently at the age of 76. Though he came into...
Review: ‘Pivot’ at Rivendell Theatre boasts an experienced cast in a dark Midwestern comedy By Chris Jones February 24, 2026 at 2:03 p.m. Keith Kupferer and Tara Mallen co-star in a new dark comedy about a young couple...