The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Chicago.
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.
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.
Mercury Theater hits it out of the park with the kooky, funny and touching 'The Addams Family -The Musical'
Broadwayworld reviews Theater's Wit's production of 'Mr.
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.
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.
The early Greek theaters were temples.
BroadwayWorld reviews Paramount Theatre's 'Cats.
The doors outside About Face & Justin Brill's production of METHTACULAR! should warn audiences of the show's nudity.
When the Marriott Theatre in far north suburban Lincolnshire announced it was mounting a production of the 1944 landmark musical comedy 'On The Town,' most cognoscenti were excited.
Fans of the Neil Gaiman novel of the same name will find a much more true adaptation of the book than in the 2009 film.
BWW Chicago reviews new theatre company, The Enthusiast's, inaugural show, Sarah Ruhl's 'Dead Man's Cell Phone.
Goodman Theatre's production of Lerner and Loewe's 1947 musical Brigadoon lovingly pays homage to the tradition of classic American musical theatre while also retaining a sense of exuberance and delight.
Sting's heartfelt and emotional musical 'The Last Ship' is mostly sea-worthy in its pre-Broadway tryout.
Chicago's improv and sketch comedy scene is justifiably world-famous, and attracts young talents from across the country as surely as sugar attracts bees.
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Fleetwood Max Raue Center For The Arts (10/03-10/03) |
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Love Story: A Tribute to Taylor Swift Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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Mean Girls Paramount Theatre (8/26-10/11) |
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Rotary Rocks The Raue: James Garner's Tribute to Johnny Cash Raue Center For The Arts (10/24-10/24) |
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The Dave Matthews Tribute Band Raue Center For The Arts (9/25-9/25) |
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Blond Ambition: A Tribute to Madonna Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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Memphis The Musical Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building (10/24-10/25) |
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Poison de Maat Studio Theatre (10/03-10/24) |
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Maybe Happy Ending CIBC Theatre (1/05-1/17) |
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420 Frankenstein 420 Shakespeare (10/03-10/31) |
