Circus 1903 The Golden Age of Circus Revisited
Strolling in to the Oriental Theatre on opening night in Chicago one could get the feeling that the golden age of circus never ended and they might be right. The […]
10 out of 12 Recreates Theatrical Sausage-Making at Theater Wit
I don’t know if you’ll like 10 out of 12, the new inside-theater play at Theater Wit. But I did. If you love theater and see a lot of it, […]
Trap Door’s Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Satirizes Rise of a Dictator and Current Political Chaos
Chicago gangsters fight over the ownership and expansion of the cauliflower trust into Cicero. You may think that sounds like a farce, but The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui is […]
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago “Season 39 Spring Series” at the Harris Theater is a Riveting Program
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago presents its 39th season Spring Series at the Harris Theater, featuring four evocative works that powerfully touch on what breaks people apart and what brings us […]
Boisterous Spamilton Blasts Broadway’s Biggest Blockbuster
Advertising itself as the “second hottest ticket in town,” Spamilton, the musical parody of the broadway smash hit, Hamilton, has arrived, much like its bigger brother, in Chicago. The spoof, […]
Next-Door Neighbor Triangle Highlights Sycamore at Raven Theatre
Three young actors make a coming-of-age story come alive with modern relevance in Raven Theatre’s world premiere of Sarah Sander’s play, Sycamore. Devon de Mayo directs Selina Fillinger, Julian Larach […]
Hedwig and the Angry Inch Rocks
Transgendered individuals deserve extra attention during these dark days, so Chicago’s remount of Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a balm, a glorious, rock-star, kick-ass celebration of the ultimate joy […]
Joffrey Showcases Winning Works This March
This article was written by Savannah E. Dunn. The Harold Washington Library hosted Joffrey’s seventh annual performance of Winning Works March 11 and 12. This renowned program brings minority and emerging […]
Halcyon and A-Squared’s American Hwangap An Affecting Family Story
In Korea, a “hwangap” refers to someone’s 60th birthday. The celebration is a major milestone in East Asian culture and represents the completion of one life cycle and the start […]
Thodos Dance Chicago Comes Full Circle
On Saturday, March 11, Thodos Dance Chicago takes the stage one final time. The evening, both a celebration of the company’s 25th anniversary and a final farewell, marks a poignant […]
Chicago Children’s Theater Stages Circus Adventure in Italy: The Year I Didn’t Go to School
The Ruth Page Center for the Arts was a full house Sunday for an opening weekend performance of The Year I Didn’t Go to School: A Homemade Circus. The audience […]
Moreau Meets Groundhog Day Week in The Invention of Morel
The Police drummer Stewart Copeland has turned the 1940 Argentine novel into his fifth opera that’s a mix of island dwellers like Dr. Moreau and Gilligan’s Professor, while extending Bill […]