by Dennis Polkow | November 24, 2025Smashing Genres: Billy Corgan Gets Artsy at Lyric Opera Billed as “A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness,” Friday night was not your typical night at the opera.
by Dennis Polkow | November 20, 2025A Fresh Meeting of Mozart and Salieri as Robert Falls Meets Steppenwolf The legendary Chicago theater maker, most known for his work at Goodman Theatre, directs a contemporary and understated version of Peter Shaffer’s "Amadeus."
by Dennis Polkow | November 17, 2025A Dream Begins for Real as Alicia Keys’ “Hell’s Kitchen” Takes Us Back Maya Drake's breakout performance features songs that are masterful fusions of music and poetry.
by Dennis Polkow | October 24, 2025“Sound of Music” Revival Asks: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Nazis? Broadway In Chicago's revival, by three-time Tony Award-winning director Jack O’Brien, is chillingly on time.
by Dennis Polkow | October 16, 2025Hometown Heroes Triumph in Lyric’s First-Ever “Medea” The long journey to get Cherubini’s “Medea" to Lyric Opera culminates in a spectacular production and stellar performance.
by Dennis Polkow | September 25, 2025A Depression-Era South Side Play Lifts “Fog” at Court Theatre "Big White Fog," to which "A Raisin in the Sun" owes much, provides an invaluable snapshot of a community struggling with its own identity.
by Dennis Polkow | September 11, 2025Lyric’s Sunday in the Park Gives Chicago Opera Fans a Taste of the Season to Come The season preview concert overlapped with Taste of Chicago, creating a sometimes amusing Ivesian auditory collision.
by Dennis Polkow | August 18, 2025Keeping the Faith: A Review of “MJ: The Musical” at Broadway In Chicago
by Dennis Polkow | August 15, 2025Broadway In Chicago’s Kaleidoscopic Summer Concert Previews Their New Season
by Dennis Polkow | June 9, 2025Heartbreak and Hilarity: How Composer Jeanine Tesori Makes Works “Sing” Across Genres
by Dennis Polkow | April 25, 2025Dream Ship of Nightmares: A Review of “Titanic: The Musical” at Marriott Theatre
by Dennis Polkow | March 10, 2025A New Dream Will Do: A Review of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at Marriott Theatre
by Dennis Polkow | February 24, 2025Game On: A Review of “Clue: Live on Stage” at Broadway in Chicago
