Review: Babes with Blades Theatre Company KING LEAR at Theater Wit
What did our critic think of BABES WITH BLADES THEATRE COMPANY'S KING LEAR at Theater Wit?…
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Review: Remy Bumppo Theatre Company's MUD ROW at Theater Wit
What did our critic think of MUD ROW at Remy Bumppo Theatre Company?…
Review: THE WINTER'S TALE at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
The Winter’s Tale—now playing and soon to run in repertory with the even wilder Midsummer Night’s Dream—provides audiences with an emotional, uplifting, and even redemptive story sure to thaw frozen hearts and provide a much needed escape.…
Review: TIME TRAVELER at Chicago Magic Lounge
Magic is a timeless art full of secrets, and as Parr reveals through the course of Time Traveler, history is even stranger and more serendipitous than we know.…
Review: The Gift Theatre's HAYWARD at Steppenwolf Theatre
What did our critic think of HAYWARD at Gift Theatre?…
Review: Dance Theatre of Harlem's FIREBIRD at The Auditorium
Saturday night brought the long-awaited return of Dance Theatre of Harlem to The Auditorium for a celebratory evening of dance that showcased the range and versatility of this 57-year old company, which had not been seen in Chicago since 2016.…
Review: CLUED IN: TRAVEL CAN BE MURDER at The Second City
With spooky season upon us, what better way to get into the haunted spirit than with a murder mystery — one that no one has ever seen before, and one that no one will ever see again.…
Review: Backyard Theatre's RED BIKE at Berger Park Coach House
Backyard Theatre Company’s production of Red Bike is an enchanting, imaginative story from a kid’s perspective about growing up and seeing the town you’ve grown up in change, and the formative stuff and thoughts that shape who we are as a result. …
Review: Tin Drum Theatre's A DARK WOOD at Greenhouse Theater Center
Whether you leave the theater with intensified despair or renewed hope is up to you — and that’s what makes this terrifying and achingly sad story, with just the right dose of humor, hope, and humanity, a brilliant piece of art. …
Review: PREMONITIONS INC. at Kermess
Premonitions Inc. is an oddball new cabaret and acrobatics show in the Spiegeltent of the Loop’s Cambria Hotel.…
Past Shows
The Birth of the Pill
A world premiere play about science, power, and the women who paid the price for progress, based on the book by Jonathan Eig and written by Jessica Huang. Set in the mid-20th century, it follows feminist activist Margaret Sanger, scientist Gregory Pincus, gynecologist John Rock...
The Birth of the Pill
The Birth of the Pill is a world premiere play by Jessica Huang, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Jonathan Eig, and directed by Sandra Marquez. Set in the mid-20th century, the play follows feminist activist Margaret Sanger, scientist Gregory Pincus, gynecologist John...
Home, I'm Darling
Written by Laura Wade and directed by Mechelle Moe, this Chicago premiere is a darkly funny exploration of marriage, nostalgia, and the allure of a perfect past. A smash hit on the West End and winner of the 2019 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, it follows Judy and Johnny as...
The Front Page
In this landmark comedy set inside the crowded pressroom at Chicago’s Criminal Courts Building during the 1920s, a group of reporters cover a controversial execution and expose the rampant corruption, scandal and hi-jinx associated with Windy City politics and journalism...
In Darfur
Playwright Winter Miller’s experiences accompanying Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof in Sudan inform this provocative account of the horrors of genocide. In a camp for internally displaced persons in Darfur, three lives intertwine — an aid worker...
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Adirondack Chair Circle Steppenwolf's Ensemble Theater (10/22-12/06) |
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Love Story: A Tribute to Taylor Swift Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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Million Dollar Quartet Stolp Island Theatre (10/07-1/03) |
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The Christmas Carol Paramount Theatre (11/11-1/03) |
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Topdog/Underdog Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theater (9/17-11/01) |
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Blond Ambition: A Tribute to Madonna Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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When We Were Young and Unafraid Greenhouse Theater Center (11/12-11/29) |
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for colored girls who considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf eta Creative Arts Foundation (11/08-11/29) |
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Zac Brown Band Allstate Arena (11/21-11/21) |
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PrePlay New Play Series The Den Theatre (11/01-11/01) |
