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Anthony Freud will step down as general director of Lyric Opera of Chicago

He told the Tribune that he was proud that the company had not hibernated during the pandemic, but created risky but successful projects including a drive-through production of “Twilight: Gods."

September 13, 2023

Review: ‘A View From the Bridge’ is Shattered Globe’s masterful return to Arthur Miller’s tragedy

This is not an operatic production, it is raw, simple and potent.

September 13, 2023

Review: ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ at Paramount Theatre packs a lot into a quirky little show

This is a huge production with a sing-it-to-the-hilt cast with huge voices.

September 12, 2023

Photos: Welcome to Matteson

Playwright Inda Craig-Galván's ‘Welcome To Matteson’ is on stage this season at Northwestern University’s Abbott Hall.

September 12, 2023

The Tony-winning ‘Lehman Trilogy’ arrives in Chicago as a TimeLine production: What do we give up for capitalism?

This is very much the story of one family and its experience of coming to America in search of a better life.

September 11, 2023

Review: ‘Ring of Fire’ at Drury Lane Theatre has a likable glow but few real flames

This jukebox musical about Johnny Cash feels like a collective concert.

September 09, 2023

Column: Bring on the fall arts! It’s time to focus on who and what is happening

Enough with comparisons to that meaningless term, “normal.”

September 08, 2023

Comedy for fall 2023: Our top 10 picks, from Nikki Glaser to Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan

In a fall season packed full of comedians, highlights include D.L. Hughley, Ben Schwartz, Gabriel Iglesias and Trevor Noah.

September 07, 2023

Broadway in Chicago 2024 season: ‘Girl From the North Country,’ ‘The Kite Runner’ and ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’

The recently announced world premiere “Death Becomes Her” is also joined by "Peter Pan" and a return for “Mamma Mia!”

September 06, 2023

Review: ‘Taste of Soul’ at Black Ensemble Theater works up an appetite

In the second half, this show about soul music, food and memories takes a personal turn.

September 06, 2023

Chicago snags pre-Broadway tryout of ‘Death Becomes Her’

A pre-Broadway tryout of a musical version of the 1992 Robert Zemeckis movie “Death Becomes Her” is coming in 2024 to the Cadillac Palace Theatre.

September 05, 2023

Top 10 theater productions in Chicago for fall 2023: Destinos, a true-crime musical and the return of ‘Hamilton’

Chicago theater-goers can also look forward to operas at Lyric, “POTUS” at Steppenwolf and a "Twelfth Night" transported to the Caribbean.

September 05, 2023

Dance for fall 2023: Old tales, retold with Joffrey’s ‘Frankenstein’ and Akram Khan’s return

While these are not the only options, our fall dance guide will hopefully peel back one layer of a rich art form and make you eager to see more.

September 05, 2023

Homer Glen actor’s 3 decade love affair with the stage fueled by personal experience, ‘passion for what I enjoy’

Laurie Videka Krizka, of Homer Glen, has performed with the Beverly Theater Guild or other community theater groups in the Chicago area for over three decades.

September 01, 2023

‘Hamilton,’ coming back to Chicago, will have daily $10 ticket lottery

Along with the return of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical is its #HAM4HAM ticket lottery.

September 01, 2023

Updated ‘Hamilton’ timeline: From Miranda’s ‘joke’ to Obama’s White House to Broadway to Chicago and back

Timeline of the musical "Hamilton," from creator Lin-Manuel Miranda reading Ron Chernow's 2004 book to the recording-breaking Broadway musical. It comes full circle in Chicago in 2019, where the show creators are opening "Hamilton: The Exhibition" about the first treasury secretary.

August 31, 2023

Review: ‘Gypsy’ goes straight for the heart at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire

You worry hard here for Madame Rose, disappointed in life and love. And you sure as heck feel for June and Louise.

August 31, 2023

Steppenwolf Theatre announces major layoffs: ‘We’re not too big to fail’

The theater said Thursday that it was laying off 12% of its staff.

August 31, 2023

Dinner party exposes biases in ‘Welcome to Matteson!’

Congo Square Theatre Company is producing “Welcome to Matteson!” Sept. 6-Oct. 1 at Abbott Hall on the Chicago campus of Northwestern University.

August 29, 2023

A new Loop venue for Dennis Watkins’ long-running ‘Magic Parlour’

“The Magic Parlour,” performed for some 15 years at the Palmer House, is moving to Petterino's.

August 24, 2023

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