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Review: DEAD GIRL’S QUINCEAÑERA at Goodman Theatre

Review: DEAD GIRL’S QUINCEAÑERA at Goodman Theatre

by Rachel Weinberg · October 7, 2026

Dead Girl’s Quinceañera brings a missing person case to the stage — and the detectives are a group of three Latina teen girls in Miami, Florida. Phanésia Pharel’s play capitalizes on the pop culture obsession with true crime and murder mysteries — though Dead Girl’s Quinceañera is ultim…

Review: THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL at BrightSide Theatre

Review: THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL at BrightSide Theatre

by Tina St. Angelo · October 5, 2026

Opening its 15th season, BrightSide Theatre in Naperville is presenting The Addams Family Musical which runs through October 18,. The musical, written by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, is the first time the familiar characters created by Charles Addams appea…

Review: OPERATION MINCEMEAT National Tour Presented by Broadway In Chicago

Review: OPERATION MINCEMEAT National Tour Presented by Broadway In Chicago

by Rachel Weinberg · October 1, 2026

Operation Mincemeat is an absolute smash. I adore this inventive and fun musical. It’s extremely original, and it’s the kind of show that gives me hope for the future of new one-of-a-kind musicals like it. Written by David Cummings, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts, Operation Mince…

Review: CHOPIN IN WINTER at Chopin Theatre

Review: CHOPIN IN WINTER at Chopin Theatre

by Angela Lin · September 29, 2026

Chopin in Winter is an imaginative work of art for those with an acquired taste of deep storytelling combined with some of the most beautiful piano compositions from the Romantic era. …

Review: TOPDOG/UNDERDOG at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Review: TOPDOG/UNDERDOG at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

by Rachel Weinberg · September 28, 2026

Steppenwolf opens its 51st season with a blistering and captivating production of Suzan Lori-Parks’s Topdog/Underdog. This play has long been on my theater bucket list, and it’s absolutely what I think of when I think of a “Steppenwolf play”: A gritty family drama about brothers undergoing h…

Review: KOWALSKI at Lookingglass Theatre Company

Review: KOWALSKI at Lookingglass Theatre Company

by Zac Thriffiley · September 28, 2026

While Kowalski makes for a great showcase for two actors with charisma to spare, the play struggles in search of a direction while lacking the emotional honesty and primal intensity that Williams’s name evokes.…

Review: PRAYER CIRCLE at Redtwist Theatre

Review: PRAYER CIRCLE at Redtwist Theatre

by Emily Werner · September 22, 2026

Redtwist Theatre begins its 22nd season, entitled “State of Violence”, with the world premiere of Prayer Circle. This is resident playwright Erik Gernand’s second play with Redtwist since his successful Jeff-winning The Totality of All Things in 2024. What is brought to the stage is an enjoyab…

Review: PLAY ON! at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Review: PLAY ON! at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

by Rachel Weinberg · September 20, 2026

Play On! is a lively retelling of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Conceived by Sheldon Epps (who also directs) and with a book by Cheryl L. West, Play On! transports Shakespeare’s story to Harlem, New York. West’s book skillfully weaves Duke Ellington’s songs into the narrative.…

Past Shows

35 total · showing 31–35

Dedication, or The Stuff of Dreams

Dedication, or The Stuff of Dreams

Oct 14

Staged reading of the Terrence McNally play. A couple run a children's theatre in a mall in upstate New York. With the possibility of taking over an abandoned vaudeville palace, the couple is forced to examine how far their love of theatre will take them.

Homos, or Everyone in America

Homos, or Everyone in America

Aug 30 – Sep 30, 2018

“Love is love” – but is navigating it any less complicated today? What does it mean to be in a committed relationship? Is monogamy just monotony? Told through interweaving glimpses into the life of an everyday couple unexpectedly confronted by a vicious crime, HOMOS, OR EVERYONE...

It's Been a F*cking Year

It's Been a F*cking Year

Sep 24

Life is a rollercoaster of emotions, a whirlwind of events. Who would have thought that the last 365 days could hold so much? First love, first therapist, coming out, and TWO (!?) award-winning musicals. Join Jeff-award nominee Matthew Huston as he explores some of the ups and...

The Green Bay Tree

The Green Bay Tree

Jun 11 – Jul 8, 2018

A charming young man is forced to choose between the love of his fiancée, the lifestyle of his male mentor, and the prescription of his upbringing. This is the infamous comedy of manipulation that, in 1933, made a leading Broadway star of Laurence Olivier, opposite his then-wife...

Resolution

Resolution

Oct 21 – Nov 20, 2016

New Years' Eve, New York City, 1892. High-society husband and wife Jack and Hannah make their resolutions for the coming year -- but when their maid discovers the happy couple's long-held secret, their lives may never be the same. Resolution is a vintage queer thriller for the...

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