Review: Once a storefront theater curiosity, ‘Bug’ opens big on Broadway By Chris Jones January 8, 2026 at 8:49 p.m. Tracy Letts’ wild black comedy opens in New York with its 2020 Steppenwolf cast, newly...
Dance for winter 2026: Our top 10 includes Joffrey, Red Clay and a visit from Martha Graham By Lauren Warnecke January 7, 2026 at 11:50 a.m. Steppenwolf's LookOut series steps up. The Joffrey and Hubbard Street have winter series. And look...
Today in History: Marian Anderson sings with the Metropolitan Opera By Associated Press January 7, 2026 at 4:00 a.m. On Jan. 7, 1955, Marian Anderson became the first African American to sing with the...
Artistic director of Shattered Globe Theatre is stepping down By Chris Jones January 6, 2026 at 5:38 p.m. Longtime Chicago theater artist Sandy Shinner is resigning as Shattered Globe’s producing artistic director, though...
Theater for winter 2026: ‘Hamnet,’ a local ‘Evan Hansen’ and Robert Falls returns to the Goodman By Chris Jones January 6, 2026 at 5:30 a.m. Also on stage in Chicago in the coming weeks, the first national tour of "Stereophonic"...
Tickets on sale this week for 2026 Chicago Theatre Week By Doug George January 5, 2026 at 5:45 a.m. Discounted tickets are on sale for dozens of theater productions in the city and suburbs...
Musician Natalie Merchant brings Mother Goose and other rhymes to life for the next generation with Cabinet of Wonder By Darcel Rockett January 3, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Melding music, play and Mother Goose tales, singer Natalie Merchant worked with the Chicago Symphony...
Theater’s newest audience: Babies By Nina Metz January 1, 2026 at 1:44 p.m. Chicago's Filament Theatre has created a sensory performance installation for babies.
Best Broadway of 2025: ‘Purpose,’ George Clooney and ‘Boop!’ in our top 10 By Chris Jones December 29, 2025 at 5:30 a.m. Our list of the best shows on New York's Great White Way this past year...
Paramount extends run of ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ at Stolp Island Theatre in Aurora By Aurora Beacon-News December 26, 2025 at 9:40 a.m. Paramount Theatre’s musical "Million Dollar Quartet" at the Stolp Island Theatre in downtown Aurora has...