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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The devil’s in the details, and Goodman Theatre’s ‘Covenant’ has plenty
York Walker's 'Covenant' at Goodman Theatre earns its 5 stars: an all-Chicago cast, a killer twist, and a deal with…
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Inside Brendan Hunt’s Beatles obsession lives a love letter to his mom
Emmy winner Brendan Hunt brings the Beatles and his late mother to Steppenwolf in a bittersweet solo triumph.
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‘Kenrex’ puts a broken justice system on trial and the verdict will haunt you
Jack Holden is electrifying in the Olivier-winning "KENREX," a true crime thriller now playing Off-Broadway.
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Nathan Lane in ‘Death of a Salesman’ asks: how much of Willy Loman lives in you?
Joe Mantello's Broadway revival of "Death of a Salesman" stars Nathan Lane in a production that asks how much of…
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‘Theater of the Mind’: David Byrne knows you better than you think
David Byrne and Mala Gaonkar's immersive "Theater of the Mind" invites you in, shakes you up, and sends you home…
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‘Jonah’ knows what it costs to keep loving. Studio Theatre’s production invites you to feel it.
Rachel Bonds' 'Jonah' follows one woman across a lifetime of learning who and what to trust.
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‘Cold War Choir Practice’ has a plan for the end of the world. You just won’t see it coming
Ro Reddick's 'Cold War Choir Practice' detonates: magical realism, a fractured family, and America's gift for global anxiety.
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In ’11 to Midnight,’ TikTok’s Cost n’ Mayor deliver the year’s best dance party
By Ryan Leeds Pastel Post-it notes plaster the doors and inside walls of the Orpheum Theater, where audience members of…
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June Squibb in ‘Marjorie Prime’ asks if AI can ease grief or just complicate it
June Squibb leads a stellar cast through "Marjorie Prime," Jordan Harrison's unsettling play about AI, grief, and why we keep…
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