by Christine Trevino | October 9, 2026“Dead Girl’s Quinceañera” Is a Teenage Search Party Goodman Theatre hosts this ambitious work by playwright Phanésia Pharel, about three best friends who search for their missing friend following her quinceañera.
by Christine Trevino | October 7, 2026“The Addams Family” Visits the World of 0001 Cemetery Lane BrightSide Theatre rings in fifteen years with the macabre musical, where Wednesday Addams finds love.
by Christine Trevino | July 30, 2026“Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares,” A Show Starring One of Broadway’s Favorite Leading Ladies Benanti bridges the gap between Broadway and stand-up in this playful one-woman show.
by Christine Trevino | July 6, 2026“Iceboy!” Keeps Things Cool at the Goodman Goodman concludes their centennial with a star-studded musical comedy headlining real-life couple Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman.
by Christine Trevino | February 12, 2026A Spirited Bio-Jukebox Musical Ignites the Stage at Drury Lane Theatre “On Your Feet” tracks the lives and music of Grammy Award-winning husband-and-wife team Emilio and Gloria Estefan.
by Christine Trevino | February 5, 2026Don’t Feed the Plant at This “Little Shop of Horrors” Marriott Theatre’s 2026 season kicks off with a pitch-perfect production of the beloved cult classic.
by Christine Trevino | December 17, 2025Drury Lane’s “Sister Act” Brings the Whoopi Goldberg-Led 1992 Movie to the Stage Chicago theater mainstay E. Faye Butler has directed a joyous musical that’ll keep you smiling all the way back home.
by Christine Trevino | January 14, 2025Smiling from Ear to Ear: A Review of “Shucked” at Broadway In Chicago’s CIBC Theatre
by Christine Trevino | December 17, 2024Let It Snow: A Review of Paramount Theatre’s “Frozen the Broadway Musical”
by Christine Trevino | December 16, 2024Fathoms Below: A Review of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” at Drury Lane Theatre
by Christine Trevino | August 19, 2024Grief and Art: A Review of “Death, Let Me Do My Show” at Steppenwolf Theatre
by Christine Trevino | June 6, 2024Patterns and Puzzles: A Review of “The Enigmatist” at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by Christine Trevino | May 13, 2024Living with Ghosts: A Review of “Into The Earth With You” at Buffalo Theatre Ensemble
by Christine Trevino | November 28, 2023A Yuletide Coming-of-Age: A Review of “Miss Bennet—Christmas at Pemberley” at Buffalo Theatre Ensemble