NEW YORK — A Chicago-style Italian beef sandwich is on the menu at Second City’s new outpost in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The tasty if pricey sandwich is an outlier among the Brooklyn lager, and a necessary reminder of the famed comedy troupe’s Old Town origins, as Second City now attempts to conquer the unfamiliar stomping grounds […]
Category: Theater
Review: ‘Suffs’ on Broadway explores the history of women’s suffrage in the United States
In the end, “Suffs” does what all of the best Broadway musicals do: it humanizes, empowers, entertains and moves an audience.
Review: Lovely ‘Music Man’ at Marriott Theatre is all about Marian the librarian
Why does Marian the librarian fall for that slick con man Harold Hill, he who has manufactured trouble in River City purely so he can make a buck from peddling a kids’ marching band?
Review: ‘The Wiz’ on Broadway is freshened up and ready for an adoring audience
For a lot of Broadway fans, the return of the Super Soul Musical to the Great White Way after some 50 years is a cause for celebration.
Review: ‘A Year with Frog and Toad’ is a sweet musical about a pair of amphibian besties
Nostalgic parents and young theatergoers alike will find plenty to smile about in the spring production at Chicago Children’s Theatre.
Review: In ‘The Outsiders’ on Broadway, what should be Ponyboy’s story has a grown-up chill
The new musical adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s novel has a fresh roots score by Jamestown Revival and a talented cast, but the audience is left not feeling much for these teenage boys.
Chicago Shakes 2024-25 season: Royal Shakespeare Co. returns, plus Kinks musical and ‘Lord of the Rings’
Britain’s Royal Shakespeare will come to Chicago next fall for the first time in 30 years. Also, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” and new life for the musical “Lord of the Rings.”
Landmarks: 50 years into a star-studded career, Tom Dreesen holds tight to south suburban roots
Pioneering comedian Tom Dreesen, who grew up in Harvey, credits caddying at Ravisloe Country Club with expanding his world view and fueling his rise to Hollywood stardom and Frank Sinatra’s inner circle.
Tim Robinson’s ‘I Think You Should Leave’ tour is guests, unaired sketches and the occasional awkward moment — just like the show
What’s made the Netflix show an instant classic is how deftly it reveals the terms of agreement for merely getting through a day.
Review: In ‘Unfair Advantage’ at Steppenwolf, magician Harry Milas makes cards bend to his will
His phony shuffles and fake deals are a sight to behold, but good luck learning them yourself. Now in Steppenwolf Theatre’s Merle Reskin Garage.