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Review: JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE at Goodman Theatre
by Zac Thriffiley - April 25, 2024
Under the meticulous direction of Chuck Smith, the Goodman’s newest revival of JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE emphasizes the play’s continued relevance through masterful performances that find cause for celebration and laughter even in the face of oppression. The production has already been extended thr...
Review: BROOKLYN LAUNDRY at Northlight Theatre
by Zac Thriffiley - April 22, 2024
Under the direction of BJ Jones, John Patrick Shanley's newest play boasts a talented cast gifted with good humor and heartfelt emotion, but the uneven script feels as though it shrank in a dryer fed by clichés rather than coins....
Review: GUYS AND DOLLS at Drury Lane Theatre, Oakbrook Terrace
by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - April 19, 2024
The number of sinners at the mission impresses General Cartwright (Heidi Kettenring in another comedic gem), especially Big Jule (KC McNeil in his Drury debut). As Adelaide and Nathan are trying to leave to get married, the mission band arrives with its new leader Sky Masterson. He and Sarah were m...
Review: THE MUSIC MAN at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL
by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - April 22, 2024
The newest production at Marriott Lincolnshire is Meredith Willson’s classic and beloved The Music Man. Director/choreographer Katie Spelman has stayed true to the script and has made the fictional town of River City – based on Willson’s hometown of Mason City, Iowa – come to life....
Review: ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD at Court Theatre
by Zac Thriffiley - April 09, 2024
Charles Newell's final project as Court Theatre's artistic director offers audiences a hilarious exploration of what makes us human as well as a stunning reminder of his keen dramaturgical instincts. The production has already been extended through April 28 due to critical acclaim and popular demand...
Review: THE CHOIR OF MAN at Apollo Theater
by Rachel Weinberg - April 04, 2024
Raise a glass to THE CHOIR OF MAN, a rollicking good time of a show. The show’s a UK transfer and it transports audiences to the fictitious pub The Jungle, modeled after classic Irish and British pubs. Therein, the eponymous nine man choir serves up pop and rock hits on tap. THE CHOIR OF MAN is all ...
Review: PETER PAN National Tour Presented by Broadway In Chicago
by Zac Thriffiley - March 29, 2024
This newest adaptation of PETER PAN unquestionably corrects injustices that never should have been committed in the first place. But by flying Peter so enthusiastically into 2024, the creative team has stripped him and his story of some of their magic, making the boy who wouldn't grow up more out of...
Review: JERSEY BOYS at Mercury Theater Chicago
by Rachel Weinberg - March 29, 2024
Mercury Theater Chicago has staged a “homegrown” production of JERSEY BOYS full of Chicago heart. The bio jukebox musical has graced Chicago tour stages over the years (in fact, I had a chuckle looking back at the review of the first national tour I wrote for my high school newspaper), but this is t...
Review: PURPOSE at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - March 25, 2024
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has set the table for one hell of a family dinner in PURPOSE. Directed by Phylicia Rashad in a world premiere for Steppenwolf, this family drama keenly focuses on the privileged Jasper family, whose patriarch is a Civil Rights icon. The first act moves at a brilliant clip with...
Review: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL CRYSTAL at NOW Arena Hoffman Estates
by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - March 23, 2024
Crystal, the latest Cirque du Soleil production and playing through Sunday, March 24 at the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, is the story about a young woman escaping the realities of her life by living in her imagination....
Past Shows
Into The Woods
4/24 - 4/26/2020
The Brothers Grimm hit the stage with an epic fairytale about wishes, family and the choices we make....
Arsenic and Old Lace
2/7 - 2/8/2020
Joseph Kesselring Southeastern Illinois College...
A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS
11/22 - 11/24/2019
All of your favorite peanut characters come to life in the this stage production of "A Charlie Brown Christmas". When Charlie Brown complains about the ...
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
10/4 - 10/6/2019
A down-and out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon ...
ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL
6/28 - 6/30/2019
A joyous girl power romp! This is the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to ...
ELTON JOHN AND TIM RICE'S AIDA
4/26 - 4/28/2019
Elton John and Tim Rice's AIDA is a contemporary musical take on a grand classic tale of the timeless bond between an enslaved Nubian princess ...
The Boys Next Door
2/8 - 2/9/2019
Tom Griffin Southeastern Illinois College...
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
10/12 - 10/13/2018
From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation, The Producers, comes this monster new musical comedy. The comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapts his legendarily funny ...
MADAGASCAR JR
7/13 - 7/15/2018
Take a journey out of the zoo and onto the stage with your favorite crack-a-lackin' friends from the blockbuster DreamWorks film....
TARZAN
6/30 - 7/1/2018
Tarzan swings its way onto the Arizona Broadway Theatre stage with technical and lighting wizardry galore! With music and lyrics by Grammy Award-winning composer Phil ...
THE PRODUCERS
4/20 - 4/22/2018
The Producers is a hilarious musical creation of Mel Brooks, a comedic mastermind. Brooks wears multiple hats for this production, acting as composer, lyricist, and ...
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET THE MUSICAL
12/1 - 12/3/2017
Kris Kringle takes on the cynics among us in this musical adaptation of the popular holiday favorite. In his inimitable style, Meredith Willson, the author ...
SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE!
10/6 - 10/7/2017
This award-winning musical teaches history, grammar, math, science and politics through clever, tuneful songs, instructing a whole new generation to “Do the Circulation,” “Unpack Your ...
MY FAIR LADY
4/21 - 4/23/2017
White Christmas
12/2 - 12/4/2016
The holidays, homecoming time — and for many, that means a WHITE CHRISTMAS. The all-time number-one pop song and most-recorded tune in history inspired first ...
White Christmas
12/2 - 12/4/2016
The holidays, homecoming time — and for many, that means a WHITE CHRISTMAS. The all-time number-one pop song and most-recorded tune in history inspired first ...
HONK!
7/24 - 7/26/2015
Ugly looks quite a bit different from his darling duckling brothers and sisters. The other animals on the farm are quick to notice and point ...
The Addams Family
4/24 - 4/26/2015
THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ...
Cinderella (Enchanted Edition)
10/17 - 10/19/2014
The timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm and elegance. Originally presented on television ...
GODSPELL-2012 REVISED VERSION
10/18 - 10/20/2013
Godspell book by John-Michael Tebelak music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz conceived & originally directed by John-Michael Tebelak based on The Gospel According to St. ...
ANNIE JR
7/19 - 7/21/2013
Leapin' Lizards! The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals. With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little ...
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
4/26 - 4/28/2013
In the little village of Anatevka, Tevye, a poor dairyman, tries to instill in his five daughters the traditions of his tight-knit Jewish community in ...
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
10/12 - 10/14/2012
Six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn't everything and that ...
Once Upon a Mattress
4/27 - 4/29/2012
If you thought you knew the story of 'The Princess and The Pea,' you may be in for a walloping surprise! Did you know, for ...
Videos
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The Thanksgiving Play
Ensemble Theater In Honor of Helen Zell at Steppenwolf (4/25 - 6/2) | |
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Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Paramount Theatre (4/24 - 6/16) | |
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Downtown Chicago TV & Movie Sites Tour
Buckingham Fountain (11/19 - 1/10) | |
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Joe Turner's Come and Gone by August Wilson
Goodman Theatre in the Albert (4/13 - 5/12) | |
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Cut to the Chase
The Den Theatre (5/2 - 5/5) | |
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The Choir of Man
The Apollo Theater (4/19 - 7/14) | |
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Music of the Baroque: Heaven & Earth
Saints Faith, Hope, & Charity Catholic Church (5/12 - 5/12) | |
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Jefferey Cooke - Objects in the Mirror...
Venus Cabaret Theater @ Mercury Theater Chicago (5/3 - 5/4) | |
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The Kite Runner
CIBC Theatre (6/11 - 6/23) | |
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