by Rachel Weinberg - March 03, 2026
THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO is a lopsided stage adaptation of Junot Díaz’s 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. While the first act is tight and focuses squarely on the budding relationship between ultra-nerd Oscar Wao and his freshman year college roommate Yunior, the second act incorpora...
by Tina St. Angelo - February 23, 2026
The Joffrey Ballet is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. The current offering is called Icons. What a gift to the audience. I don’t know if Robert Joffrey had any idea what his company has become. Icons recreate 4 different ballets from different decades over the 20th Century....
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 ...
by Tina St. Angelo - February 17, 2026
What did our critic think of DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Paramount Theatre Aurora IL?...
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....
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...
by Tina St. Angelo - February 12, 2026
What did our critic think of ON YOUR FEET! at Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace, IL?...
by Rachel Weinberg - February 10, 2026
Goodman Theatre continues its centennial season with the endearing and lively romantic comedy HOLIDAY....
by Tina St. Angelo - February 07, 2026
What did our critic think of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL?...
by Misha Davenport - February 07, 2026
What did our critic think of DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS at Lazy Susan Theatre Co.?...
Past Shows
Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre presents the Midwest premiere of TL;DR: Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix, a rock musical reimagining the classic story with a queer twist....
I'M NOT SAD is a one-person show written and performed by Juan Muñoz, set to debut on January 10, 2025, at the Theo Ubique Cabaret...
Love in the Time of _____ explores the intersection of pop songs, dating apps, and the complexities of love through a series of vignettes. The...
Single-Sided is a one-man musical written and performed by Aaron Jamieson Roberts. It follows AJ, an imaginative young person navigating the challenges of modern dating...
STAY HUMAN YOU ANIMAL is a one-person show by Fred Cavair Robinson, presenting a collection of short plays rooted in the neo-futurist aesthetic. The performance...
THE MYSTERIOUS MAGICIAN (AND CHIP) features an evening filled with magic and laughter, brought to life by Charlie Baker. As a skilled movement artist and...
Never Better is a new musical by Preston Max Allen, exploring the struggles of Davy, a college sophomore grappling with a mysterious illness that disrupts...
Many moons ago in a far-off place, Queen Aggravain decreed no couples could marry until her son, Prince Dauntless, found a bride. Princesses came from...
A benefit cabaret to raise funds to defray Amy Armstrongs medical expenses in her fight against cancer. Performance by Amy Armstrong. Amy Armstrong, the singer...
With its propulsive rhythms and dazzling harmonies, 8-TRACK is a fast-paced musical journey through one of the most impassioned decades of the 20th Century as...
It's about one moment. It's about hitting the wall and having to make a choice... or take a stand... or turn around and go back....
The hilarious and heartbreaking story of Big Edie and Little Edie Bouvier Beale, the eccentric aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The two were...
Based on Studs Terkel's best-selling book of interviews with American workers, WORKING paints a vivid portrait of the working men and women that the world...
An adult musical fantasy suggested by Arthur Schnitzler's LA RONDE. A series of love affairs among ten characters during the ten different decades of the...
Hedwig Schmidt is a genderqueer glam rock 'n' roll goddess from East Germany whose botched sex-change operation left her with an angry inch of flesh...
In this musical adaptation of the novel, Francesca Johnson, a beautiful Italian woman who married an American soldier to flee war-ravaged Italy, looks forward to...
Based on the cult hit film of the same name, THE FULL MONTY follows a group of unemployed steelworkers from Buffalo who while spying on...
Altar Boyz is a foot-stomping, rafter-raising, musical comedy about a fictitious Christian boy-band on the last night of their national 'Raise the Praise' tour. The...
Gordon Schwinn is an aspiring musical theater writer who pays his bills writing songs for a children’s television show called “Mr. Bungee’s Lily Pad.” It’s...
Tony, a middle-aged Napa Valley vintner who makes a mail-order marriage proposal to Rosabella. She accepts the proposal on the mistaken assumption that the photo...
The perfect follow-up to Ted Swindley's Always Patsy Cline, a hit for Theo Ubique in 2014, Swindley’s Honky Tonk Angels combines country hit songs combined...
Fly by Night, produced by New York City’s Playwrights Horizons in 2014, is a darkly comic rock fable that tells the tale of a melancholy...
This cabaret conceived by Todd Olson and David Grapes was originally produced in Los Angeles and has since become a hit all over the country....
Blood Brothers, the megahit British musical by Willy Russell is the story of twin brothers separated at birth – one raised by a rich family,...
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