CHICAGO THEATER REVIEWS

The Court Theatre ends its 60th with the extraordinary revival of THE SECRET GARDEN...

'Jersey Boys,' the hit musical chronicling the story of the Four Seasons, which previously had an extremely successful sit-down production in Chicago, has rolled back into town as a stop on its national tour. All remains intact: The 'Joysy' speak, the high croon of Frankie Valli (played in this prod...

As yet another sign of the Chicago area's dominance in the world of the American musical theater, I need only point to the fact that it is undoubtedly the only market that has hosted three different productions of the Andrew Lippa musical "Big Fish," at three different tiers of the industry and thre...

Perfectly executed evening of laughs, tears, and outcry makes SOUL BROTHER Second City e.t.c.'s best work in years....

BroadwayWorld.com Chicago reviews Bailiwick Theater Chicago's 'Murder Ballad.'...

When one of the world's major opera houses announced its plans to present the best-known works of Broadway's Rodgers and Hammerstein over a five-season span, no one had reason to believe that the Lyric Opera of Chicago would present a 'Carousel' starring a slew of Broadway, television, opera and bal...

Broadwayworld.com reviews Paramount Theatre's 'Les Miserables'...

Theo Ubique offers up an intimate re-telling of the Webber/Rice rock opera JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR that offers up new insights, but you just might find yourself questioning some of the production choices....

Sisterhood is a powerful and powerfully funny thing in the Pre-Broadway tryout of THE FIRST WIVES CLUB....

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Upon walking into Steppenwolf's Upstairs Theatre where David Adjmi's modern-day inspired 'Marie Antoinette' is currently running, the audience is immediately thrust into the world of the play before any actors even step onto the stage. Thanks to a gorgeous and perfectly executed set design by Clint ...

Mercury Theater hits it out of the park with the kooky, funny and touching 'The Addams Family -The Musical'...

Broadwayworld.com reviews Paramount Theatre's production of 'The Who's Tommy.'...

Broadwayworld reviews Theater's Wit's production of 'Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play.'...

BroadwayWorld.com reviews the National Tour of 'Cinderella' in its Chicago stop....

The nations touring production of Disney's NEWSIES is a crowd-pleasing hit...

BroadwayWorld reviews Lookingglass Theatre's 'Lookingglass Alice.'...

While being short on appeal for adults, 'HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS: THE MUSICAL' is a decidedly kid-friendly holiday show is the perfect vehicle to introduce children to the wondrous magic of live musical theater....

BroadwayWorld.com Chicago reviews Drury Lane's current production of 'Camelot.'...

Griffin Theatre's glorious production of the revised Tony award-winning musical 'Titanic' is a must-see for musical theater fans....

Can a new musical be 'pre-Broadway' without having a New York theater booked, or without even announcing a timetable for said booking? How about a musical largely penned by a previously unknown writer, one who worked as a Pennsylvania policeman, and never formally studied music composition? Well, AM...

SMOKEFALL, currently occupying the Goodman's Albert stage following last year's successful run, is absolutely stunning....

David Yazbek has shown himself to be a Broadway composer-lyricist to be reckoned with, after a splashy debut with 2000's "The Full Monty," and a meaningful follow-up with 2005's "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels." Both film adaptations, they won Drama Desk Awards for him, as well as Tony nominations. 2010's ...

The early Greek theaters were temples. The purpose of theater was to give people a place in which to worship their gods. It was believed that by going to the theater, one could have direct communication with the gods. Well, almost; it was believed that spiritual information came down from the gods t...

BroadwayWorld reviews Paramount Theatre's 'Cats.' The felines prowling the stage at Aurora's Paramount Theatre have truly been given the five-star treatment. On a perfectly polished (and monstrous) set by Kevin Depinet (along with projections by Michael Stanfill), they are given plenty of room to j...