
Rachel Weinberg
Rachel Weinberg is the Co-Lead Editor and Theater Critic for BroadwayWorld Chicago. She joined the team in 2014. Rachel is a B2B tech marketing professional specialized in content strategy, writing, and editing. She holds her Master’s degree in Integrated Marketing Communications from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and earned her undergraduate degree in Communication from the University of Pennsylvania. Rachel has worked previously in digital marketing for Goodman Theatre and as a marketing apprentice for Roundabout Theatre Company in New York City. When she’s not at the theater, you can catch her riding up a storm on her Peloton bike, getting lost in a good novel, or sampling desserts at bakeries across the city. You can find her online at RachelWeinbergReviews.com.
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First Show
Legally Blonde: the Musical (2007)Favorite Show
Cabaret at Roundabout Theatre Company (2014)Favorite Stories
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Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Tour at Broadway In Chicago
June 25, 2026

Review: SUFFS Musical Tour at Broadway In Chicago
July 9, 2026

Review: ICEBOY! at Goodman Theatre
June 30, 2026

Review: CATCH AS CATCH CAN at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
June 15, 2026

Review: MR. WOLF at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
September 22, 2025

Review: & JULIET Presented by Broadway In Chicago
July 23, 2026
On its second Chicago engagement, & Juliet remains a glittering, joyous confection of a jukebox musical — and this time it features iconic boy band member Joey Fatone

Review: Raven Theatre's OCTET at Goodman Theatre
July 17, 2026
I loved Dave Molloy’s inventive and captivating a cappella musical Octet at Raven Theatre so much that here I am, reviewing it a second time in short succession now that it’s moved to the Goodman’s Owen Theatre.

Review: SUFFS Musical Tour at Broadway In Chicago
July 9, 2026
All in all, Suffs musical nails the intent and the tremendous hard work of the women involved in the suffrage movement, but it mainly lacks emotion.

Review: REALITY DETOX: THE IMPROV EXPERIENCE at The Second City e.t.c.
July 5, 2026
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Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Tour at Broadway In Chicago
June 25, 2026
The Water for Elephants tour transports audiences to the circus — and has some dazzling aerial tricks up its sleeve.

Review: UNTITLED VAMPIRE PLAY at Lookingglass Theatre Company
June 17, 2026
Untitled Vampire Play — a world premiere from Lookingglass ensemble member Kevin Douglas — is a fun, wacky romp.

Review: CATCH AS CATCH CAN at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
June 15, 2026
I left Catch as Catch Can at Steppenwolf Theatre Company on Sunday night wondering exactly what I had just seen, and what, if anything, I was meant to take from it.

Review: LEOPOLDSTADT at Writers Theatre
June 14, 2026
Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt follows multiple generations of an Austrian Jewish family from prosperity to despair — spanning over 50 years from 1899 to 1955.

Interview: Sarah Stiles Talks World-Premiere Musical ICEBOY! at Goodman Theatre
June 12, 2026
Two-time Tony award nominee Sarah Stiles shares a preview of what’s to come in Goodman Theatre’s new summer musical Iceboy!, or The Completely Untrue Story of How Eugene O’Neill Came to Write “The Iceman Cometh.

Review: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
June 5, 2026
Rugged masculinity meets forbidden queer romance in Brokeback Mountain.

Review: MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT Presented by Broadway In Chicago
May 21, 2026
Monty Python’s Spamalot is a jubilant and genuinely hilarious touring rendition of the 2023 Broadway revival.

Review: COVENANT at Goodman Theatre
May 12, 2026
What happens when you make a deal with the devil? Covenant asks its characters to find out.

Review: OCTET at Raven Theatre
May 8, 2026
Though it’s a musical about a support group for internet addicts, Dave Molloy’s Octet is delightfully analog.

Review: FAULT at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
April 26, 2026
The blame game’s the thing in this world premiere play from Scooter Pietsch.

Review: THE GREAT GATSBY National Tour Presented by Broadway In Chicago
April 23, 2026
While THE GREAT GATSBY has glimpses of effective songs and character development, the musical doesn’t ultimately live up to the glitz, glamor, and legacy of its source material.

Review: WINDFALL at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
April 20, 2026
Tarrell Alvin McCraney’s world-premiere play WINDFALL is part somber, part whimsy — which is true to his unique playwriting style.

Review: MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM at Goodman Theatre
April 7, 2026
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM is a well-acted, slow-burn character study.

Review: THEATER OF THE MIND Presented by Goodman Theatre
March 29, 2026
THEATER OF THE MIND is an engaging, interactive, and fun tour through the senses.

Review: THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO at Goodman Theatre
March 3, 2026
THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO is a lopsided stage adaptation of Junot Díaz’s 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
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