by Tristan Bruns | October 6, 2026“Operation Mincemeat” Lampoons Nazis, Allies and Musical Theater Itself The “new musical” by comedy troupe SpitLip stops at nothing to be entertaining.
by Amanda Finn | September 23, 2026Run, Don’t Walk, to Kokandy Productions’ “Jekyll & Hyde” Don't miss this ghoulish, campy romp now remounted at the Broadway Playhouse.
by Dennis Polkow | September 17, 2026A New Tour Delivers a “Dirty Dancing” Makeover Broadway in Chicago brings this well-crafted show that delivers for those craving eighties nostalgia.
by Robert Eric Shoemaker | September 9, 2026Kokandy’s Musicals for Now Chicago’s storefront company on the meaning of success.
by Rob Silverman Ascher | September 8, 2026“Sunday in the Park With George” Shares the Downsides of the Art Life Kokandy's intimate staging focuses less on the grandeur of Seurat’s pointillist magnum opus and more on the cerebral tortures of being an artist.
by Mary Wisniewski | August 20, 2026Music Theater Works Captures the Majestic Scope of “West Side Story” This production of Leonard Bernstein’s classic goes big in every way, featuring tremendous singers and actors, fabulous costumes, explosive choreography and a nimble twenty-two-piece orchestra.
by Dennis Polkow | August 19, 2026Broadway in Chicago’s Millennium Park Summer Concert Previews Their 2026-27 Season The evening of performances gave Chicago audiences a sampling of the productions that will appear on the company's stages in the year to come.
by Robert Eric Shoemaker | August 17, 2026Let Composers Rock Instrumental Theatre Company introduces the Chicago Theatre Composers Club.
by Tristan Bruns | August 10, 2026Broadway in Chicago’s “The Notebook” Shows Love Through the Ages Bring a tissue to this retelling of a modern classic at the James M. Nederlander Theatre, which adds details that greatly expand the experience.
by Mary Wisniewski | July 22, 2026“Hair” Is More Relevant Than Ever Kokandy Productions revives the "tribal love-rock musical" at Chopin Theatre.
by Mary Wisniewski | July 20, 2026“The Matchmaker” Is the Play That Became “Hello, Dolly!” On stage at American Players Theatre, Wisconsin native Thornton Wilder's play is an old-fashioned but well-made farce that was later adapted into the 1964 Broadway hit.
by Dennis Polkow | July 15, 2026“Suffs” Offers Sustenance to Keep Marching for Gender Equality Broadway in Chicago's musical on the suffragist movement makes feminism sing.
by Dennis Polkow | July 8, 2026Isn’t It Rich To Experience Sondheim in the Round? The Marriott Theatre's "A Little Night Music" is an optimistic operetta.
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.
