At Black Ensemble Theater, writer and director Jackie Taylor goes the extra mile to emphasize the message that “we are all one.”
Review: ‘Blue Eyed Soul Sung by Brown Eyed People’ is a journey through musical history
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Review: With ‘Rubbernecks,’ Chicago Dance Crash relies on old habits in moving toward a new era
This changing of the guard was designed to usher in a new era of fresh leadership. KC Bevis is both the new artistic director and a familiar face at Crash, having danced for the company for nearly half its history.
Review: ‘Ironbound’ at Raven Theatre follows an immigrant woman’s struggles to get by in America
The play spans 22 years but is set in a single location: a rundown bus stop near a factory in Elizabeth, New Jersey’s fourth largest city.
Review: ‘Leonora’ at Chicago Opera Theater is a shakily delivered discovery
Lyric Opera and Chicago Opera Theater present two versions of the same story this week: Beethoven’s more famous “Fidelio” and his Italian contemporary Ferdinando Paër’s “Leonora.”
Review: In ‘Yellow Face’ on Broadway, David Henry Hwang has some fun with a thorny question
Back in 1990, the playwright David Henry Hwang protested a decision to bring “Miss Saigon” to Broadway with Jonathan Pryce cast as an Asian character.
2024 Equity Jeff Awards: Marriott’s ‘Beautiful’ and Steppenwolf plays are big winners
The awards for productions from the Chicago area’s union-affiliated theaters were presented Monday night at Drury Lane.
Review: In Beethoven’s ‘Fidelio’ at Lyric Opera, prisoners sing about the joy of freedom
Sitting in the dark on Wacker Drive listening to the grand Lyric Opera Chorus sing of such primal feelings is worth sacrificing whatever else you planned to do for an evening.
Review: In riveting “The Hills of California” on Broadway, grown sisters reckon with their dreams
The ensemble acting in director Sam Mendes’ blistering production from London’s West End is off the charts when it comes to truth and intensity.
Review: Even a less explosive ‘Topdog/Underdog’ is still a great play
Suzan-Lori Parks’ masterwork is now in a new Chicago production by Gift Theatre.
Joffrey Academy of Dance is being renamed following $5 million donation
The donation allows the Grainger Academy of the Joffrey Ballet to continue offering scholarships to dancers in training.