1,543 stories by "Mary"
Playwright and actor Ashley Robinson was performing in Wicked when he saw Brokeback Mountain the film. Now he's written a play adaptation.
The musical version of the classic novel makes its world debut at City Lit Theater, a comedy-adventure-romance mixed with dueling and song.
Elizabeth Auman discusses TimeLine Theatre Company's new home, built for performance, and the journey that led them there.
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O’Farrell & Chakrabarti Celebrate Women’s Natural Wisdom by Mary Lou Herlihy In a brilliant reimagining of Anne Hathaway’s life, Royal Shakespeare Company’s “Hamnet” conquers…
In Wilson's 1982 play, the playwright imagined a recording session for prolific early-blues recording artist Gertrude "Ma" Rainey and her band in Chicago in 1927.
Neil Simon Tempers Jewish Immigrants’ Grief with Youthful Laughter by Mary Lou Herlihy Generations of bitterness cast a pall over the Kurnitz family. But the unexpected arrival of an estra…
The West Side native and interdisciplinary artist is taking on a new challenge"acting and singing in his own production that draws from gospel hymns, blues, funk and poetry.
Gary Houston and Shelby Marie Edwards star as two leads who develop an improbable intellectual chemistry in this play by Kurt McGinnis Brown.
David Byrne and Mala Goankar's show explores the science of perception, taking audience members through experiments involving sight, vision and taste, while telling a story of a life from it…
Pearl Louise Gets Pulled into Parents’ Duplex Dream in 80s East Oakland by Mary Lou Herlihy “Pass the Nails and Shame the Devil,” is a love letter to Pearl Louise’s powerful mom. Sma…
Ahead of Sunday's ceremony, Carter talks Springfield, "Seinfeld" " and the Massachusetts connection to "Sinners" costumes.
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Viral stage productions succeed when performer availability and payment are confirmed before rehearsals begin. In film, theater, museum installations, and live music, identity confirmation, …
John Reeger's witty new play set during the golden age of television follows a variety-show performer forced to choose between career success and political conscience.
The production moved its planned spring run to Chicago after Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center. It's a tonic in a troubled time.
David Byrne and Mala Gaonkar's immersive theater project combines neuroscience experiments, art and storytelling.
A noisy start and a murky finish are among the choices that obscure "Miss Julie"'s timely relevance for a divided America.
The lead character in this U.S. premiere at Chicago Shakes is not the playwright, but his wife, Agnes. The play is about her union with the Bard and the family they create, as well as Will's…
Conor McPherson's adaptation of August Strindberg's play conveys something true about human relationships"that love and hate are both forms of intimacy, and often intertwined.
"Confederates" has powerful themes and performances that anchor a drama but struggles to unify its dual narratives.
The World Snow Sculpting Championship work by Team USA included messages spelled out in American Sign Language.
Anna Ouyang Moench's father-daughter drama unfolds through birdwatching and climate anxiety.
This is the North American premiere of David McVicar's production of the opera, inspired by the Pier Paolo Pasolini film "Salò" and set in a grey world reminiscent of fascist Italy under …
Robert Falls may have stepped down as artistic director at the Goodman Theatre three years ago, but suddenly he's everywhere on the Chicago theater scene. He directed a critically acclaimed …
"Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Clowns" is a happy combination of witty dialogue, lovely Victorian costumes and four-part harmony Christmas caroling, with a touch of Gilbert & Sulliva…
