Big World: A Review of Little Women the Musical at Brown Paper Box Co.
The world is a mess. Go spend a couple of hours with the March women. You’ll be glad you did.
Saving the Day and the American Theater: A Review of PAW Patrol Live! at The Chicago Theatre
Can the anthropomorphic heroes of Nickelodeon’s staggeringly successful “PAW Patrol” rescue the American theater by turning a legion of device-addicted toddlers into future theater patrons? Stay tuned to find out…
As American As Pie and Whiskey: A Review of Between Riverside and Crazy at Redtwist Theatre
Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play is as heartbreaking and hilarious as ever.
Breaking the Code Switch: A Review of I Call My Brothers at Interrobang Theatre Project
The local premiere of this Jonas Hassen Khemiri play is a meditation on identity and community in crisis.
Ten Years in the Making: A Preview of RE|dance group’s Decennial Season Kickoff at the Hamlin Park Fieldhouse Theater
For their tenth anniversary, RE|Dance offers two works that together are a spectral musing on what it means to be civically engaged in today’s complex sociopolitical climate.
The Sacred and the Profane: The Non-Human Speaks in the International Puppet Theater Festival
They are descending on Chicago from around the globe to relate these stories.
Drama in the Details: Dramaturgs Describe Their Dream Projects
Site-specific suffragettes, “All Our August,” plays at Trader Joe’s: local dramaturgs share their interests and ambitions.
These Gorgeous Worlds: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
If you’ve got holiday money burning a hole in your pocket, Chicago Shakespeare Theater offers a wondrous outlet.
Creating Moonlight: A Review of Burning Bluebeard at The Ruffians and The Neo-Futurists
Returning to its original home at The Neo-Futurarium, The Ruffians’ annual holiday tradition remains as anarchic, hilarious and deeply terrifying as ever.
The Little Things That Keep Her Alive: A Review of La Ruta at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
This Steppenwolf Theatre Company world premiere from local playwright Isaac Gomez serves as a promise to keep alive the true stories upon which this play is based.
