Daniel Sullivan's production doesn't so much solve Shakespeare's strangest play as embrace its chaos.
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Set change: Our favorite 5-star shows still playing
Some are closing soon, one's transferring to Broadway, another just got a new leading man. Four shows worth a trip…
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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this August
The end of summer brings an eclectic mix of plays and musicals.
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The future is already here: ‘Disruption’ brings AI anxiety Off-Broadway
Andrew Stein's 'Disruption,' an AI thriller that feels less speculative than inevitable, arrives Off-Broadway.
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In ‘Are You Mad At Me??,’ Bryan Safi wants you to like him. Mission accomplished
Bryan Safi's anxious, audience-baiting solo show 'Are You Mad At Me??' turns people-pleasing into big laughs at HERE Arts Center.
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‘The Whoopi Monologues’ is a triumph, even divided five ways
Over 40 years after her Broadway debut, Whoopi Goldberg's characters get five new voices.
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‘Birthright’ reveals what 18 years does to the people who know you best
Jonathan Spector’s Birthright opens with a disappearance and ends with one. In between: three hours and twenty minutes of the…
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‘Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous’ asks who owns an artistic legacy
Pearl Cleage's comedy at Geffen Playhouse explores fame, legacy, and artistic succession with humor and heart.
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Gary Cole plays both mother and son in ‘Catch as Catch Can.’ And that’s just the beginning
Gary Cole plays an Italian mother and her son in Steppenwolf's "Catch as Catch Can"—a gripping Chicago premiere that's funny,…
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‘Untitled Vampire Play’: the romcom Chicago didn’t know it was dying for
Lookingglass Theatre's world premiere is a sharp, funny vampire play with a near-perfect cast and one ill-timed tonal detour.
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