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3,911 stories from Newcity Stage

What Should Modern Theaters Do with Shakespeare's Nasty Shrew? by Hugh Iglarsh

Court Theatre's production of "The Taming of the Shrew" lacks good answers to this bothersome question.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on December 1, 2025[SHARE]

Chicago Shakes' "Much Ado About Nothing" Revives the Spirit of Classic 1940s Romantic Comedies by Mary Wisniewski

Selina Cadell's production of the screwball comedy delivers solid Shakespeare"clear and easy to understand without dilution.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on November 26, 2025[SHARE]

Dance Top 5: December 2025 by Sharon Hoyer

A new evening-length holiday show by South Chicago Dance Theatre founder and director Kia S. Smith is aimed at fostering a sense of audience connection.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on November 25, 2025[SHARE]

Smashing Genres: Billy Corgan Gets Artsy at Lyric Opera by Dennis Polkow

Billed as "A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness," Friday night was not your typical night at the opera.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on November 24, 2025[SHARE]

Stage Top 5: December 2025 by Todd Hieggelke

Your month in theatergoing might be committed to annual traditions, but here are a few cases for making time for new work, too.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on November 21, 2025[SHARE]

A Fresh Meeting of Mozart and Salieri as Robert Falls Meets Steppenwolf by Dennis Polkow

The legendary Chicago theater maker, most known for his work at Goodman Theatre, directs a contemporary and understated version of Peter Shaffer's "Amadeus."

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on November 20, 2025[SHARE]

Marimba and Mic Drops: A Review of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago at Steppenwolf Theatre by Sharon Hoyer

The skill of the company is on full display in a stacked program of mic-drop numbers, old and new.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on November 19, 2025[SHARE]

A Dream Begins for Real as Alicia Keys' "Hell's Kitchen" Takes Us Back by Dennis Polkow

Keys' songs are masterful fusions of music and poetry, performed in a breakout performance by Maya Drake.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on November 17, 2025[SHARE]

Writers Theatre Transforms Shakespeare's "As You Like It" Into A Foot-Tapping Musical by Mary Wisniewski

The musical version of the Bard of Avon's pastoral comedy is fun, but Shakespeare is the crust of this pie, not the filling.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on November 14, 2025[SHARE]

Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble Co.'s New Play Considers the Morality of Justice and Violence by Tristan Bruns

Topher Payne's work is about two young gay men who must decide how far they will go to combat their oppression.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on November 13, 2025[SHARE]

The Devil Doesn't Get His Due in Trap Door Theatre's Satanic Literary Satire by Hugh Iglarsh

"A Devil Comes to Town" is a bold but ultimately undramatic experiment in storytelling strategy.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on November 12, 2025[SHARE]

"The House That Will Not Stand" Shows One New Orleans Family's Struggle for Freedom by Tristan Bruns

Invictus Theatre Company addresses the psychological ramifications of slavery in this gripping drama.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on November 10, 2025[SHARE]

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre's "The Baldwin | Giovanni Experience" Is a Touching Tribute to Two Towering Intellectuals by Tristan Bruns

The historic 1971 discussion between James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni is enhanced with song, dance and spoken word poetry.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on November 7, 2025[SHARE]

This Is the Moment for Kokandy's "Jekyll & Hyde" by Robert Eric Shoemaker

Jaw-dropping vocals breathe life into a melodramatic cult favorite.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on November 6, 2025[SHARE]

The Conspirators Stage Marx Brothers Classic "Duck Soup" at the New Stars and Garters Theater by Charles Kenney

The talented cast works in a neo-commedia mode of performance called "The Style," delivering a fast-paced, riotous production.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on November 5, 2025[SHARE]

Lyric Opera Revives "Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci" in a Double Bill of Italian Opera by Mark Thomas Ketterson

The classic Elijah Moshinsky stagings of Mascagni and Leoncavallo's works follows the opera's season-opening mounting of Cherubini's "Medea."

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 7:59am on November 5, 2025[SHARE]

Parental Indiscretion: Chicago Repertory Ballet Takes Shakespeare Out of Time in "The Capulets" by Sharon Hoyer

Wade Schaaf's spinoff of "Romeo and Juliet" follows Lord and Lady Capulet, carrying on clandestine affairs of their own.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 7:00am on November 4, 2025[SHARE]

Leading the Way: Chanel DaSilva, the First Black Woman to Choreograph for Joffrey Mainstage, Celebrates Chicago in Her Latest by Eileen B. Fisher

"Wabash & You" is based on DaSilva's own brief but memorable romance that began during her third stay in Chicago, beneath the shadow of the El.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 7:00am on November 3, 2025[SHARE]

Stage Top 5: November 2025 by Todd Hieggelke

From Mozart to the Marx Brothers, November is a vibrant month for Chicago theater.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 6:59am on November 3, 2025[SHARE]

New Theatre Project's "Blackbird" Is a Harrowing Flight Into Darkness by Hugh Iglarsh

The company's latest factory-set show explores the long-term effects of sexual trauma.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on October 31, 2025[SHARE]

Music Theater Works Brings the Gospel of St. Matthew to a Coffee Shop by Mary Wisniewski

This "Godspell" doesn't shy away from modern politics and leans left.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on October 30, 2025[SHARE]

"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" Brings the Pelvic Thrust to Naperville by Tristan Bruns

BrightSide Theatre restages the cult classic musical in a production directed by Jeffrey Cass.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on October 29, 2025[SHARE]

Dance Top 5: November 2025 by Sharon Hoyer

In a rare Harris Theater appearance, the Joffrey Ballet presents new works by two extraordinary women choreographers: a Chicago-set love story by Chanel DaSilva and a tribute to Frida Kahlo …

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on October 28, 2025[SHARE]

312 Comedy Festival Tries To Capture the Comedy Zeitgeist by Carl Kozlowski

The 312 Comedy Festival is here in its third annual edition, bringing together a highly eclectic mix of top stars and rising talents in twenty-four big shows.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on October 27, 2025[SHARE]

"Sound of Music" Revival Asks: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Nazis? by Dennis Polkow

Broadway In Chicago's revival, by three-time Tony Award-winning director Jack O'Brien, is chillingly on time.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on October 24, 2025[SHARE]
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