Chicago Theater

The Brilliance of Brother/Sister

Robert Loerzel | Posted 02.15.2010 | Chicago

Read More: Theater, Stage, Chicago Theater, Steppenwolf Theatre, Tarell Alvin McCraney, The Brother/Sister Plays, Tina Landau, Chicago News

McCraney's multigenerational saga features realistic characters made all the more believable by director Tina Landau and her excellent cast. You connect with these people and feel their emotions.

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"Tony n' Tina's Wedding" May Be Ending 16-Year Run

Chicago Tribune | Colleen Mastony | Posted 08.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Tony N' Tina's Wedding, Chicago Theater, Tony and Tina, Tony and Tina's Wedding Chicago, Chicago-Illinois, Chicago News

[A]fter a continuous 16-year run in Chicago, the campy, over-the-top juggernaut that is "Tony n' Tina's Wedding" is halting production Saturday and ta...

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'High Fidelity' Musical Coming To Chicago

Playbill | Posted 07.27.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Piper's Alley Theater, High Fidelity, High Fidelity Musical, High Fidelity Musical Chicago, High Fidelity Chicago, Chicago Theater, Route 66 Theatre Company, Chicago News

This production of the musical (based on the Nick Hornby novel and the film of the same name) will open Aug. 17 at Pipers Alley Theater, the longtime ...

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Odd News

Jeff Dorchen | Posted 07.10.2009 | Entertainment

Odd News and a new play: watch the preparatory video for Strauss at Midnight by Jeff Dorchen.

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Playhouse Chicago: Two Families and the Homesteads That Bury Them

Alice Singleton | Posted 05.14.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Annette O'toole, Regina Taylor, Silk Road Theatre, Motti Lerner, Goodman Theatre, Chicago Theater, Magnolia, Pangs of the Messiah, Chicago-Illinois, Chicago News

"Love Makes a Family" the old say-so goes, as does Inheritance, political strife, forbidden sexual longing and career failures. Two works not-so-decid...

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A Stimulus Boost For Mid-Sized Theaters?

Chicago Public Radio | Justin Kaufmann | Posted 04.06.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Theater, Stimulus Arts Funding, Stimulus Package, Chicago Storefront Theater, Chicago Theater Companies, Arts Funding, Chicago News

The economy's effect on small businesses has been well documented. But one business that is seeing a dangerous downturn is the theater. Mid-Sized thea...

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Steppenwolf's "Seafarer": Pitch Black Comedy With a Spiritual Wallop

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 01.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Tom Irwin, John Mahoney, Alan Wilder, Steppenwolf Theatre, Advent, The God Factor, The Seafarer, Francis Guinan, Conor McPherson, Randall Newsome, Chicago Theater, Steppenwolf, Christmas Plays, Chicago Theater Reviews, Seafarer Steppenwolf, Christmas Theater, Chicago News

Conor McPherson's play The Seafarer is not what you'd call light holiday fare. The play, at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre, reflects on the flip side of what holiday cheer can bring.

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Getting Religion With "A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant"

Decider | David Wolinsky | Posted 01.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Theater, Scientology, Lance Baker, A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant, Chicago Plays, Steve Wilson, Tom Cruise, Red Orchid Theater, Scientology Play Chicago, L. Ron Hubbard, Xenu, Children's Scientology Pageant, Chicago News

If the season's entertainment offerings seem a little, well, skewed toward Christianity and Charles Dickens, good news: A Red Orchid Theatre has heard...

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Some Critics Enjoy Shooting 'Buffalo'

Robert Loerzel | Posted 12.27.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Robert Falls, American Buffalo, Chicago Theater, Broadway, David Mamet, Theater Critics, Goodman Theatre, Cedric the Entertainer, John Leguizamo, Haley Joel Osment, Chicago News

It's worth remembering that critics did not greet American Buffalo with universal acclaim when it first appeared in 1975.

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A Sobering Take On The Holidays: 'Dublin Carol' At Steppenwolf

Chicago Reader | Albert Williams | Posted 12.27.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Dublin Carol Steppenwolf, Conor McPherson, William Peterson, Chicago Plays, Steppenwolf Theatre, Amy Morton, William Peterson Chicago Play, Csi, Thanksgiving Weekend Plays Chicago, Chicago Theater, Dublin Carol, Chicago News

If ever a play deserved to be called sobering, Dublin Carol is it....

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Politician And Playwright?

Chicago Reader | Ben Joravsky | Posted 12.26.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Theater, Two Grooms and a Mohel, Athenaeum Theatre, Rahm Emanuel, Al Franken, Haram Iran, Chicago Politician Playwright, Cook County Board of Review, Jay Paul Deratany, Fifth Congressional District Illinois, Chicago News

Playwriting isn't a craft I normally associate with Chicago politicians, particularly ones like Jay Paul Deratany, a personal injury lawyer whose poli...

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Stuffed Turkeys And Family Dysfunction: 'Offsprung' At Stage Left Theatre

Decider | Posted 12.25.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Theater, Chicago Plays, Bridget Fallen, Stage Left Theatre, Rubicon Theatre, Offsprung Stage Left Theatre, Offsprung, Chicago News

What do stuffed turkeys and deadbeat brothers have in common?...

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What If She Survived? Amelia Earhart Jungle Princess At The National Pastime Theatre

Decider | Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Amelia Earhart Jungle Princess, Chicago Theater, James Asmus, Andrew Hobgood, Amelia Earhart, National Pastime Theatre, Love Is Dead: A Necromantic Comedy, Chicago News

This new play by James Asmus asks what might have happened if Amelia Earhart had survived her 1937 flight around the world....

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Look Deep: "Jesus Hopped The 'A' Train" At The Raven

Decider | Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Theater, Michael Menendian, Raven Theatre, Stephen Adley Guirgis, Raven Theater, Jesus Hopped the 'a' Train, Guirgis, Chicago News

Stephen Adley Guirgis' works have become the go-to plays for groups of young male actors who desperately want to emote on stage....

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How Do You Satirize An Election You're Too Depressed To Think About?

Jeff Dorchen | Posted 10.13.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Theater Oobleck, Agitprop, Anarchist, Sarah Palin, Political Satire, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Race Card, Election Satire, Chicago Theater, Fringe Theater, Chicago Fringe Theater, Chicago News

This election didn't inspire that "pox on both their houses" feeling, and some felt they couldn't participate wholeheartedly in a play whose satirical targets were going to include the first black person to ever stand as a presidential nominee for one of the two major political parties.

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Why "Wicked" Is Leaving Chicago

Chicago Tribune | Chris Jones | Posted 09.11.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Wicked the Musical Wicked Chicago, Chicago Theater, Wicked Leaving Chicago, Wicked, Chicago Musicals, Chicago News

The smash-hit musical "Wicked" is leaving Chicago after nearly four years. Watch the show's producer explain to Chicago Tribune theater critic Chris...

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