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November regional theater composite

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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this November

Lauren Emily Whalen Nov 3, 2025 0

November openings bring Mozart rivalry, 80s power suits, heartbreak ballads, and radical joy to regional theaters nationwide.

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Adrienne Warren and Nick Jonas in "The Last Five Years."

Reviews

‘The Last Five Years’: Nick Jonas, Adrienne Warren, and a temporally twisted love story

Matthew Wexler Apr 16, 2025 0

Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren bring Jason Robert Brown's fractured love story to Broadway.

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Broadway star Aisha Jackson sits in a theater

Music Take 5

Aisha Jackson: From ‘The Great Gatsby’ to Carnegie Hall & everything in between

Matthew Wexler Feb 10, 2026

Close-up of Grammy winner Olivia Dean at North Sea Jazz Festival, Rotterdam

Music

Which Grammy winners will you see live in 2026?

Jude Cramer Feb 10, 2026

Kathryn Erbe and Cliff Chamberlain in Steppenwolf's "The Dance of Death."

Reviews

Even with a stellar cast, Steppenwolf’s ‘The Dance of Death’ feels stale

Lauren Emily Whalen Feb 9, 2026

Chicago winter dance: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Joffrey Ballet, Red Clay Dance Company.

Dance

Why Chicago is the place to experience dance right now

Laura Zornosa Feb 7, 2026