145 stories by "Amanda Finn"
Tarell Alvin McCraney’s world premiere at Steppenwolf examines the aftermath of a police killing.
The Artistic Home stages the U.S. premiere of Elizabeth Kuti's play set in 1850 Dublin.
The Goodman Theatre's production is an enchanting exploration of the self, by way of Oscar's life and his Dominican American family's fukú (curse) connected to the brutal dictatorship of …
Raven Theatre presents Caryl Churchill's 1982 play about women across time and space united by one reality.
This variation of Shakespeare's tragic tale of the Danish prince tells his story in a brisk seventy-five-minute rendition, where Hamlet feels much more alone.
Blake Montgomery wins the audience over as Charles Dickens in this one-person play, where the celebrated author diverts from his 172nd annual reading of "A Christmas Carol" to throw a holida…
The forty-eighth annual "Christmas Carol" returns to Goodman with a stellar cast that will rejuvenate your holiday spirit.
The world premiere of Sandra Delgado's "Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars" finds a woman coping with significant life changes amidst dream and trippy weed-induced sequences.
It's no surprise that a show with music and lyrics by Tom Morello is finding its moment right now.
Kimberly Dixon-Mays' contemporary play at Lifeline Theatre features a story interwoven with references from the Br'er Rabbit African American folktales.
Northlight Theatre's new production takes us back to the 1950s, when sitcom pioneer Gertrude Berg was tasked with an impossible choice.
This ubiquitous push-pull relationship between the new ways and the old ways is part of what has kept "Fiddler" relevant for so long.
In many ways, the intricate murals, details and chandeliers of the Palace create its own kind of music box, ensconcing the stage for a beloved story to be told.
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 a story. Not only does Goodman's "Color Purple" do both of those…
The enchantment of "You Will Get Sick" is as inevitable as death and taxes.
All in all, particularly if you have never seen "Man of La Mancha," this imaginative production should be top of mind.
If, by curtain call, you aren't at least marginally delighted by this rollicking musical comedy, feel free to sashay away.
A blizzard notwithstanding, the stark change in weather couldn't have been more perfect for Lifeline's production of "Leaf," a children's story not only about being different but also about …
In Mula's rendition of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," we hear the events of that Christmas Eve from Marley's perspective. Scrooge's partner in life, now dead, is no longer relegated t…
The show doesn't shy away from the ground swell of sadness, but it also reminds us of just how many things there are to live for. I can't imagine a better time to stage this play.
Although the play itself may not be for everyone, if there was ever a "Pericles" to see, it is this one.
At 140 minutes with intermission, this electropop opera only captures a fragment of Tolstoy's "War and Peace""but the juiciest bit.
Existing IP doesn't always translate from screen to musical theater stage. In many ways, Back to the Future: the Musical is one of those shows. Some of the songs are mediocre at best and its…
There is irony in this play bookending itself with a Blanche DuBois scene from A Streetcar Named Desire, because those moments hold more nuance than the rest of This One Will Grow. As the yo…
It takes a special kind of person to enjoy Saw the Musical. That's because you must be a fan of the film to appreciate this production's absurdity at its fullest. Luckily, Saw is my Rocky Ho…
