If you have never seen “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” or haven’t seen it for a while, this is the one to see. And if you feel ...

Politics and anxiety drive Part One, subtitled “Millennium Approaches,” and Part Two, “Perestroika,” diverges into the ...

Every once in a while, there is a show that blows all of your expectations out of the water, one that sets a new standard for ...

The Seldoms premiered the show in 2023 at the Harris Theater. The production will be remounted July 25 and 26, fittingly, at ...

Chicago is seen as a particularly fertile launching pad for the stars of tomorrow, whether in acting, comedy, writing or dance.

A late starter in the acting game, Shariba Rivers has caught up with the pack, and this past year has made her move toward stardom. Anyone who saw her in TimeLine’s “Trouble in Mind,” or Rivendell’s ...

Chicago is seen as a particularly fertile launching pad for the stars of tomorrow, whether in acting, comedy, writing or dance.

"8-Track: The Sounds of the '70s" is exactly what it sounds like, a fun, light musical revue that plumbs the breadth of a transformative decade in music.

As the curtain rises on 2024, whether we're in the front row or the balcony, we are trepidatious. If anything uplifts the performing-arts realm of Chicago to a thriving state, it's the talent and ...

In the return of the Players 50 list, we tried to honor those who came back, who've already been putting shows on stages, while crossing our fingers that those we've not heard from are just around the ...

Why American Players Theatre has managed to survive for forty-six seasons in the Wisconsin woods while fancier, more centrally located, and less mosquito-y venues have closed.

A mashup of a mother's memories of crossing the border with the "Wizard of Oz" is a masterpiece in the making. "Somewhere Over the Border" reminds us that the world is full of common folks just trying ...