This year’s crop of newly public artistic creations lacks the landmark vibes of last year’s entrance of Mickey Mouse into the public domain. But they include a deep well of canonical works whose 95-year copyright maximums will expire. And the Disney icon’s public domain presence expands.
As staged by the talented Blank Theatre Company, a group of friends gather in Berlin to try to understand their moment.
With 2024 coming to a close, the A&E staff take a look back at their favorites from the year, from the stage performances that captivated us to the books that kept us turning the page.
Emerson “Emmy” Mae Chang, a 9-year-old Naperville resident, plays little Cosette and young Eponine in the traveling Broadway production of “Les Misérables.” The show opens in Chicago on Tuesday.
Shailene Woodley, Zachary Quinto and an ensemble cast play a Connecticut family. Dysfunctional, yes, but we need them anyway.
From Giordano to Deeply Rooted, this year Chicago dance delivered in a big way. And why has Joffrey Ballet’s “Atonement” stuck with me so closely?
It’s a fun premise, though unevenly executed: Dickens must perform his 171st annual reading of “A Christmas Carol.” And he’s sick of it.
Also on our best-of-the-year list, a stunning suburban “Fiddler” and “Primary Trust” at the Goodman. How many did you see?
Northlight Theatre told the Tribune Tuesday that it plans finally to break ground on a new Evanston home in early March. The new theater building, which is projected to cost around $32 million, is expected to be ready in time for the 2026-27 season. Construction is expected to be substantially complete by the summer of […]
One is a new, family-friendly musical by Griffin Theatre, the other is TUTA’s avant-garde take on Thornton Wilder. Both are short and enjoyable in quite different ways.