Stages
When it comes to live theater and dance, we’ve got you covered. Here’s a look at what’s playing at Chicago-area theaters.
More than 14 million people in 255 cities across the globe have attended performances of “Alegria” via nearly 20 years of touring productions.
Unlike many of its cheery counterparts, the show still reflects the darker side of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s magical tale.
Court’s production is stark and stylized, a world of ferocious, unforgiving pagan gods who toy with humans like willful children gleefully dismembering their Barbies.
Directed by Jessica Thebus, the production boasts some magnificent acting without a weak link in the ensemble.
This is a side of Turner that we haven’t seen much of in a career that, as she proudly notes, spans 42 years.
Although this opera is very much a comedy, Mozart and his well-reputed librettist, Lorenzo Da Ponte, never shirk from the sinister truth surrounding their central character.
The reimagined fairy tale by Black Ensemble Theater has been a holiday tradition for multiple generations of families.
‘A Xmas Cuento Remix’ at 16th Street Theater touches on eviction, gentrification and redemption.
The actress is taking on another strong role — herself — in the one-woman show “Kathleen Turner: Finding My Voice,” which plays the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place on Friday and Saturday.
It’s been nearly 20 years since Reginald “Reggio” McLaughlin created “The Nut Tapper,” which also includes swapping out Tchaikovsky’s iconic score in favor of big band tunes.
For the show’s 10th anniversary, the creative team is further stretching boundaries of an already original take on the classic production: The family at the heart of the show is now headed by gay fathers, and Uncle Drosselmeyer is an aunt.
Each holiday season, Chicago’s stages are filled with Scrooges, Ghosts and Tiny Tims.
“It’s a perfect story of mankind grappling with their existence … what it is to be content and happy. It reaches all audiences,” says American Blues Theater artistic director Wendy Whiteside.
Playwrights Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon continue their exploration of the Bennet sisters from Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.”
The Chicago area is filled with productions of this Christmastime favorite — including those without a single ballet step.
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For the better part of a year, Cirque du Soleil has been deconstructing the iconic 19th century poem “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” searching for acts to bring its beloved stanzas to life.
At a swift pace, the largely appealing cast in the comedy troupe’s new mainstage show delivers material that’s as thin as the aisles between the tables.
From comedy and drama to musicals and dance, Chicago’s stages are alive with vibrant productions.
From comedy and drama to musicals and dance, Chicago’s stages are alive with vibrant productions.
The great routines are there and performed well, but it’s the why that’s missing.
Oddly skipping over important subjects, the show is built for comfort rather than drama.
Their plays have examined women’s social conditions, power dynamics between landowners and oppressed workers and the marginalization of indigenous populations.
At a gala ceremony at Drury Lane Oakbrook, Joseph Jefferson awards were handed out in 34 categories celebrating Chicago’s Equity theater community.
The one-man anecdotal show, set in 1963, delves into the life of the prolific author, poet and profound Christian apologist.
Menacing children take in stranded strangers in unnerving staging of Levi Holloway’s play
From comedy and drama to musicals and dance, Chicago’s stages are alive with vibrant productions
Director Michael Weber’s take on the iconic stage musical is filled with marvelous performances.