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VEAL World Premiere Extended At A Red Orchid Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 21, 2025

A Red Orchid Theatre’s world premiere of Jojo Jones’ Veal, directed by dado, extends through November 9, 2025. The dystopian dark comedy runs at the company’s Old Town venue following critical acclaim and audience demand.

A Red Orchid Theatre's VEAL Extends Through Early November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 8, 2025

Due to popular demand, A Red Orchid Theatre has added week performances for its dystopian dark comedy Veal. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Photos: A Red Orchid Theatre Opens 33rd Season with World Premiere of VEAL
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 4, 2025

A Red Orchid Theatre will open its 33rd season with the world premiere of Veal by Jojo Jones, directed by Ensemble Member dado. Performances will run September 25 – November 2, 2025 at 1531 N. Wells St. in Chicago’s Old Town. See photos of the production.

Review: SANCTUARY CITY is a Powerful, Poignant Immigrant Story at NEXT ACT
by Kelsey Lawler - Sep 29, 2025

To have these lives reflected in art — on stage, now, reaching for empathy in a world that needs it more than ever — is a bright spot. That this story might resonate with someone unexpected — change a mind, affect a heart — is the whole point.

A Red Orchid Theatre Will Open 33rd Season With World Premiere of VEAL
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 25, 2025

A Red Orchid Theatre will open its 33rd Season with the world premiere of Jojo Jones’ Veal, directed by Ensemble Member dado, running September 25–November 2, 2025. The dark comedy follows a newly crowned queen forced to confront old friendships and betrayals. Tickets are on sale beginning August 26 at aredorchidtheatre.org.

Goodman Theatre, Paramount, and More Nominated For 2025 Equity Jeff Awards
by Stephi Wild - Aug 12, 2025

The Joseph Jefferson Awards will celebrate the 57th Anniversary of its Equity Theater Awards on Monday, September 29. Check out the full list of nominations here!

Review: NOISES OFF is Comedic Theatrical Mayhem at The Old Globe
by ErinMarie Reiter - Jul 14, 2025

“Noises Off”, playing at The Old Globe through August 10, is a gloriously chaotic revival directed by Gordon Greenberg, an affectionate, expertly timed, and utterly ridiculous homage to the disaster-prone world of live theatre.

​​​​​​Tony-Winner Jefferson Mays to Lead NOISES OFF at The Old Globe This Summer
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 11, 2025

Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays will return to its stage this summer to lead the cast of Michael Frayn’s side-splitting backstage farce Noises Off at The Old Globe in San Diego.

Review: CATS at Paramount Theatre Aurora, IL
by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - May 11, 2025

The newest production – and it is new in every way – at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora is Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats. Director Trent Stork and a cast of 31 will leave you breathless with this new interpretation.

Review: NOISES OFF at the Geffen Playhouse
by Harker Jones - Feb 12, 2025

The classic show is revived to hysterical effect with excellent directing, staging and acting

Cast And Creative Team Set for EMPTY RIDE World Premiere at The Old Globe
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 14, 2025

The Old Globe has revealed the full cast and creative team for the Globe-commissioned world premiere of Empty Ride by San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Award-winning playwright Keiko Green. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

EVERY BRILLIANT THING Starring Jessie Fisher Extends at Writers Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 5, 2024

Writers Theatre has added a week of performances to the hilarious and compassionate production of Every Brilliant Thing, written by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe, directed by Kimberly Senior, and starring Jessie Fisher. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Review: I AM NOT YOUR PERFECT MEXICAN DAUGHTER is Exemplary at DCPA
by Jon Bee - Oct 21, 2024

Familial trauma comes in all shapes and sizes, and usually when you least expect. A single moment can lead to many more in what may feel like a spiral, or perhaps even dominoes tumbling over each other, one by one.

Cast Set For THE COMEDIANS at Chicago's Raven Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - Oct 9, 2024

Chicago’s Raven Theatre Company announced the cast and production team for the limited engagement World Premiere of Philip Dawkins’ THE COMEDIANS, running November 14 - 24, 2024 and directed by Colm Summers. 

Video: Watch a Scene From NOISES OFF at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - Oct 1, 2024

 Steppenwolf Theatre Company opens its 49th season with a revival of Michael Frayn’s classic comedy Noises Off, directed by Tony Award-winning ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro, presented in a co-production with Geffen Playhouse. Watch an all new clip from the show here!

Review: NOISES OFF at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - Sep 23, 2024

NOISES OFF is lengthy and occasionally redundant because the show literally runs through Act One three times from different perspectives. But it’s also legitimately funny — which is rare and welcome for a Steppenwolf show.

Photos: Steppenwolf Theatre's NOISES OFF In Rehearsal
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 31, 2024

Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation’s premier ensemble theater company, will open its 49th season with a revival of Michael Frayn’s classic comedy Noises Off, directed by Tony Award-winning ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. Check out rehearsal photos here!

Photos: THE FULL MONTY at Paramount Theatre
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 31, 2024

Check out production photos for Paramount Theatre's The Fully Monty, running now through October 6, here!

Cast Set for NOISES OFF at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 12, 2024

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will open its 49th season with a revival of Michael Frayn’s classic comedy Noises Off. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Paramount Theatre Goes THE FULL MONTY To Launch Its 13th Broadway Series
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 7, 2024

Paramount Theatre kicks off its 13th Broadway Series with THE FULL MONTY, a musical about blue-collar steelworkers turned male strippers, running from August 21 to October 6.