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?…
Articles
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
35 total · showing 1–10
Extend the Experience: Leopoldstadt Post-Show Creative Workshops for Adults
These immersive creative workshops are designed for adults who have seen Leopoldstadt and wish to deepen their connection to the production. Using the Jewish Studio Process methodology, participants are guided through small-group text study, self-directed artmaking, and...
The Inheritance of Art
In partnership with the Art Institute of Chicago, this panel examines the theft, displacement, and restitution of artworks in the years leading up to, during, and after World War II. The program explores how provenance researchers work to recover the stories behind displaced...
Leopoldstadt: The Final Word Audience Discussion
This in-person discussion invites audience members to reflect on Leopoldstadt alongside Writers Theatre artistic staff, exploring the characters, production elements, and themes of the play. Sessions take place on Sundays, June 28 and July 19 at 12pm, and are intended for...
Folks Operetta presents Operetta in Exile
In this multi-media concert, Chicago's Folks Operetta celebrates the stories and music of operetta librettists and composers who either perished or were forced into exile during the Third Reich. Operetta was the most popular form of entertainment in Vienna for half a century...
Vienna, City of Dreams
This lecture covers the geopolitical context of Vienna and Austria-Hungary during the first 50 years of the 20th century, led by John Deak, Associate Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame. Deak's first book, Forging a Multinational State, was awarded the Austrian...
Leopoldstadt Family Matinee
This education event invites parents and caregivers to drop young ones off at an onsite theatre class while attending the Saturday matinee of Leopoldstadt. Workshops for youth are designed to be active, fun, and adaptable for multiple ages and abilities, and are open to children...
Job
Writers Theatre, under the leadership of Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma and Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Artistic Director Braden Abraham, continues its 2025/26 Season with the Chicago and Midwest premiere of the hit psychological thriller JOB, written by Max Wolf...
A Community Transformed: Leopoldstadt Then and Now
This lecture explores the cultural history of the Leopoldstadt neighborhood of Vienna from the Habsburg era to today, led by Mechtild Widrich of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Anna Souchuk of DePaul University. Widrich is Chair and Professor in the Department of...
The Green Room: A Conversation with Leopoldstadt Director Carey Perloff
This live Q&A features Carey Perloff, an award-winning director renowned for her productions of Tom Stoppard's work and a close friend and collaborator of the late playwright. Perloff will speak about their relationship, her connection to his work, and how they worked together...
Two Sisters and a Piano
Writers Theatre, under the leadership of Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma and Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Artistic Director Braden Abraham, continues its 2025/26 Season with Two Sisters and a Piano, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz. Celebrated...
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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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Jingle Belles Comedy Raue Center For The Arts (12/10-12/10) |
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Copasetic Vibrations: A Music Festival Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble Auditorium (11/13-11/14) |
