The title of the piece signals the show’s point of view, and that there will be support and community and body positivity aplenty. That’s exactly how it goes.
Category: Theater
Review: ‘Dead Outlaw’ on Broadway is an unlikely musical with a lot of life
This deliciously sardonic little tuner is about a real-life outlaw, a man vividly named Elmer McCurdy, shot dead by a sheriff’s posse but never buried.
Review: In ‘Just In Time’ on Broadway, Bobby Darin’s story gives Jonathan Groff a chance to shine
Watch out, Hugh Jackman! Jonathan Groff is coming for your crown as Broadway’s greatest showman. And he’s got the slickest attraction in town as ammo.
‘Drink the Past Dry’ by Ghostlight Ensemble is a time travel story set in a Chicago bar
This world premiere puts a science fiction twist on the otherwise familiar setting of a Chicago bar. At this watering hole, if you sit on the right stool and order a particular drink, you can travel in time.
Review: ‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’ is a delightful bit of Gilbert and Sullivan, back on Broadway
This new adaptation by Roundabout Theatre Company may get a bit much in moments, but it has David Hyde Pierce as its secret weapon.
La Grange Area Teen Theatre presents quirky family drama ‘Lost in Yonkers’
The La Grange Area Teen Theatre spring play will be “Lost in Yonkers,” the Pulitzer Prize winning stage play by Neil Simon.
Review: “The Da Vinci Code” at Drury Lane puts the complicated screenplay of the story on stage
This production has some cool design elements as it races from place to place, trying to theatricalize a difficult adaptation of the movie and Dan Brown’s novel.
‘Welcome to the Show’ wants to feel like hanging out with friends in their Lincoln Square basement
Derek Bish’s free live talk show has been filling the backroom of The Getaway since its first episode in the summer of 2024.
Northlight Theatre looks locally for its final season in Skokie
The four-play slate for 2026-26 opens next fall with the world premiere of “The World of Television.”
Review: ‘John Proctor is the Villain’ on Broadway reinvents ‘The Crucible’ for today
Arthur Miller’s play has long been a part of American high school classrooms. This new play, set in a Georgia classroom, stars Sadie Sink as a version of Miller’s Abigail.