Paul Tazewell's award-winning costumes from "Hamilton," "Wicked" & more take over Chicago's Griffin Museum through September.
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‘& Juliet’ on Broadway and tour: Why this Max Martin musical is unmissable
"& Juliet" reimagines Shakespeare with Max Martin's pop hits in a glitter-soaked Broadway smash. On tour now.
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5 regional productions worth the trip this January
From Amy Herzog's "Mary Jane" to James Ijames' "Good Bones," regional theaters are staging intimate stories about community, caregiving and…
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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this December
Skip the usual suspects. These five productions—from campy housewives to gravity-defying circus acts—reinvent holiday theater nationwide.
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The Second City unwraps seasonal satire in ‘Holidazed and Amused’
The Second City's holiday show delivers sharp seasonal sketches and laugh-out-loud moments, even when the improv Ghost of Christmas Present…
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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this November
November openings bring Mozart rivalry, 80s power suits, heartbreak ballads, and radical joy to regional theaters nationwide.
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‘Jekyll & Hyde’ gets a maximalist makeover in Kokandy’s powerhouse Chicago revival
Kokandy's "Jekyll & Hyde" trades intimacy for maximalism with powerhouse vocals, gothic sexuality, and a riveting lead performance.
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Chicago Shakespeare’s ‘Paranormal Activity’ proves horror can be highbrow
The live "Paranormal Activity" at Chicago Shakespeare is terrifyingly good—witty, well-acted, and packed with production value.
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Goodman Theatre’s ‘Revolution(s)’: A punk fury musical that never figures out what it’s fighting for
"Revolution(s)" at Chicago's Goodman Theatre brings punk-metal-hip hop fury, but the world premiere musical can't focus its revolutionary message.
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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this October
From Pulitzer winners to unpredictable solo shows, October's regional theater serves female revolutionaries, immigrant stories, and William Finn's legacy.
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