Also announced for 2025-26, a return of Suzan-Lori Parks’ “Topdog/Underdog” and the Chicago premiere of the dark drama “Mr. Wolf.”
Steppenwolf Theatre hits 50: Its anniversary season will include ‘Amadeus’ and a new play by Tarell Alvin McCraney
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Review: ‘Dummy in Diaspora’ is an immigrant story told with a young and authentic voice
Now in Chicago by Jackalope Theatre, writer and performer Esho Rasho’s solo play was currently part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Lyric Opera’s 2025-26 season includes ‘Madama Butterfly’ and Billy Corgan revisiting ‘Mellon Collie’
Next fall will open with “Medea” and include a world premiere based on the Smashing Pumpkins album “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.”
With a major new donation, the MCA will ramp up live performance in its theater
Thanks to a $10 million gift from an anonymous donor, Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art says it plans to greatly expand its live performance offerings in its 300-seat Edlis Neeson Theater.
Chicago Humanities Spring Festival boasts Leslie Odom Jr., Eve Ewing and Paul Reiser — because culture isn’t dead yet
It has always been a festival of ideas, never more appreciated than now.
Review: ‘Jonathan Larson Project’ is an off-Broadway chance to hear lost songs of the ‘Rent’ composer
Now playing in an East Village theater in New York, this musical revue lets fans of the composer make some new discoveries.
With most male actors at war, a small Ukrainian theater reinvents itself with an all-female cast
The efforts of the theater in Chernihiv, the capital of a region that borders Russia and Belarus, reflect a broader reality in Ukraine where women are stepping into roles once dominated by men, sustaining not just their industries but the spirit of national resistance.
In Teatro La Plaza’s ‘Hamlet,’ a cast with Down syndrome gives the Danish prince a whole new life
Chicago Shakespeare Theater hosts the North American debut of a production that has been celebrated worldwide.
La Grange Theatre kicks off ongoing celebration of 100th anniversary
Classic Cinemas La Grange Theatre will screen iconic movies from its 10 decades throughout the year to mark its milestone anniversary.
Alvin Ailey returns to the Auditorium as the company enters a new era and a dancer says farewell
It’s the dawn of a new era for Ailey, which returns to the Auditorium Theatre March 7-9.