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 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 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.
by Dennis Polkow | June 26, 2026“Water for Elephants” Refreshingly Quenches the Urge to Run Off to the Circus The musical adaptation presented by Broadway in Chicago is a spectacle of movement.
by Tristan Bruns | June 24, 2026Comedy and Catechism in “Nunsense” at Drury Lane Theatre A dark comedy that runs on nostalgic references to pop culture and growing up Catholic.
by Tristan Bruns | June 10, 2026Faust Meets First Base in “Damn Yankees” at Theo Ubique This twentieth-century version of a deal-with-the-devil knocks it out of the park.
by Dennis Polkow | May 19, 2026A Last, Less Elaborate Look at a Reimagined “Les Misérables” The twenty-fifth anniversary reimagining of the musical, now running for over a decade, makes its final stop in Chicago with its current two-week run.
by Tristan Bruns | May 18, 2026“South Pacific” Captures the Magic and Mystery of Paradise The classic musical at Paramount Theatre abounds with lush scenery, colorful costumes, rich orchestral music and enchanting melodies.
by Ted C. Fishman | May 12, 2026In “Octet,” Music Slays the Online Beast Dave Malloy's wondrous musical at Raven Theatre follows eight people in group therapy for internet addiction who use a cappella singing for healing.
