Review: THE DANCE OF DEATH at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - February 19, 2026
When I think of Steppenwolf, I often think of family members crying, screaming at one another, or some combination of the two. So the sparring between spouses Alice and Captain Edgar in August Strindberg’s 1900 play THE DANCE OF DEATH feels right at home. In a surprisingly funny and sharp version ...
Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Paramount Theatre
by Tina St. Angelo - February 17, 2026
What did our critic think of DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Paramount Theatre Aurora IL?...
Review: HAMNET at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by Rachel Weinberg - February 14, 2026
Royal Shakespeare Company’s HAMNET is a dramatic and languid stage adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 buzzy novel of the same name....
Review: THE OUTSIDERS First National Tour Presented by Broadway in Chicago
by Rachel Weinberg - February 13, 2026
THE OUTSIDERS presents an original and vibrant stage adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s classic 1967 novel about the conflict between Tulsa teen gangs the Greasers and the Socs (short for socialites). The musical — and particularly director Danya Taymor’s inventive and visually dynamic staging — pu...
Review: ON YOUR FEET! at Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace, IL
by Tina St. Angelo - February 12, 2026
What did our critic think of ON YOUR FEET! at Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace, IL?...
Review: HOLIDAY at Goodman Theatre
by Rachel Weinberg - February 10, 2026
Goodman Theatre continues its centennial season with the endearing and lively romantic comedy HOLIDAY....
Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL
by Tina St. Angelo - February 07, 2026
What did our critic think of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL?...
Review: DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS at Lazy Susan Theatre Co.
by Misha Davenport - February 07, 2026
What did our critic think of DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS at Lazy Susan Theatre Co.?...
Review: STEREOPHONIC National Tour Presented by Broadway In Chicago
by Rachel Weinberg - January 29, 2026
David Adjmi’s STEREOPHONIC pulls back the curtain on making a rock album — with all of the minute details, inane band member conversations, and painstaking, spirited artistic conversations that come with it. It centers on an unnamed Fleetwood Mac-esque band in the late 1970s as they record (and ...
Review: EUREKA DAY Presented By Timeline Theatre And Broadway In Chicago
by Zac Thriffiley - January 28, 2026
Timeline Theatre and Broadway in Chicago have gifted audiences with a EUREKA DAY that cements the play as one of the most prescient in the contemporary canon while also reaffirming Chicago’s reputation as an ambassador of daring theatrical works....
Past Shows
Incognito
Jul 17 – Aug 3, 2025
A poignant exploration of love, loss, and identity—raising the question of whether forgetting who we are would be a curse or a gift.
Lobby Hero
Jan 24 – Mar 1, 2025
It’s the graveyard shift at a high-rise, apartment lobby in Manhattan. A rudderless security guard, his demanding supervisor, a rookie cop, and her self-assured partner...
Chicago Writer''s Bloc 2024 New Play Festival
May 5 – May 12, 2024
Staged readings of ten new works by Chicago writers. The festival features five new musicals and five new plays from 14 local Chicago playwrights, lyricists,...
Radial Gradient
Jan 27 – Mar 11, 2023
Three women enter a research study hoping to create positive change after a hate crime takes place at a liberal university in America. Timelines in...
National Merit
Aug 25 – Sep 25, 2022
In NATIONAL MERIT, seven students embark on an intensive PSAT prep program in the hopes to become National Merit Scholars. As the pressure rises, these...
Rasheeda Speaking
Apr 22 – Jun 4, 2022
Whether its the doctors inability to remember her name, or the toxic fumes radiating from the Xerox machine and lab next door, Dr. Williams office...
Brilliant Works of Art
Sep 10 – Sep 30, 2021
Law student Abby Gates has no qualms about becoming a sugar baby to get her tuition bills paid until it means keeping a secret from...
Limelight
Nov 29 – Nov 30, 2019
The Limelight Cafe has been serving Chicago with a smile since 1939. It is a shock when the bank forecloses on the cafe. Will the...
Cyrano
Mar 3 – Apr 15, 2018
CYRANO, adapted by Michael Hollinger and Aaron Posner, is based on the play by Edmond Rostand, and directed by BoHo Artistic Affiliate Steve O’Connell. This...
Real Housewives of Lakeview the Musical: A ONE NIGHT CONCERT READING
Apr 10
Meet the Wives: Joanne, Babette, Penny, Lulu, and Beezus: The Real Housewives of Lakeview. These ladies have it all. Scandalous surprises and bitter betrayals mix...
Marie Christine
Oct 21 – Dec 10, 2017
Set in the twilight years of the 19th century, Michael John LaChiusa's dark musical chronicles the journey of Marie Christine, a racially mixed woman imprisoned...
The Fisherman
Feb 18 – Apr 1, 2012
For brothers Carl and Chucky Lund, retirement means building a cabin on Pequot Lake, the perfect place for fishing while listening to the Twins lose...
The North Plan
Feb 23 – Feb 26, 2012
What would ordinary Americans do if the U.S. government fell into tyranny? Quentin Tarantino meets All the President’s Men in Jason Wells’ The North Plan....
Tartuffe
Jan 13 – Feb 12, 2012
In the midst of societal upheaval, when the lines between church and state are being drawn between those for whom religion is the bedrock of...
Icarus
Jun 25 – Jul 23, 2011
Beauty is not just in the eye of the beholder. It's something that runs deeper than the roots of an oak tree, down to some...
Dirty Blonde
Apr 1 – May 1, 2011
Dirty Blonde, which draws its title from the West film quip "I made myself platinum, but I was born a dirty blonde," tells the story...
The Elephant Man
Jan 7 – Feb 6, 2011
BoHo Theatre presents The Elephant Man, by Bernard Pomerance, directed by June Eubanks. In Victorian London, Dr. Frederick Treves discovers the misshapen, stunted John Merrick...
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