Stage Top 5: May 2026
A major new theater makes its debut, and music makes its way into spring productions.
A major new theater makes its debut, and music makes its way into spring productions.
avery r. young's Afro-surrealist opera, two Jazz Age tales and a new play by Tarell Alvin McCraney are among April's top productions to see.
Movies and the stage meet in Chicago theaters this late winter.
Is Chicago theater back? That was the sentiment at photographer Joe Mazza's studio. Inside, this year's Players, from theaters small and large, aired a spirit of optimism.
Just when you thought the holidays were over, Philip Barry's classic romantic comedy comes into view.
Manual Cinema's adaptation of Dickens' Victorian ghost story sees a reluctant Chicago aunt recreating her late husband's annual Christmas Carol puppet show for their family. We asked the tea…
Your month in theatergoing might be committed to annual traditions, but here are a few cases for making time for new work, too.
From Mozart to the Marx Brothers, November is a vibrant month for Chicago theater.
The eighth edition of the Chicago International Latino Theater Festival features work ranging "from movement-driven experimental work to deeply rooted historical dramas."
Chicago's stages reach major milestones this year.
Big anniversary seasons begin this fall, along with new beginnings for some theater institutions.
Chicago theater gets cinematic this summer.
Martians, Pagliacci and Princess Diana land in Chicago as the days get longer.
Chicago theaters take us through history, from Galileo's heliocentrism to the invention of robots.
A Harold Pinter work starring Helen Hunt, plus four other theater shows to see.