Theater

Review: Alex Edelman’s ‘What Are You Going to Do’ riffs on faith and uncertainty

August 13, 2026 at 11:07 a.m.

“Jesus is an answer; Judaism is a series of questions,” the Jewish comedian Alex Edelman...

August 11, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.

The former home of Teatro ZinZanni is getting a new show, Dennis Watkins' Magic Parlour...

August 10, 2026 at 8:30 a.m.

Four arts professionals bought the Skokie Theatre and plan live entertainment under the name "The...

August 7, 2026 at 12:11 p.m.

"I'm a little nervous about doing an autobiographical one-woman show," Laura Benanti said Friday at...

August 6, 2026 at 1:24 p.m.

Now in the Loop for a short run at the Nederlander Theatre, this musical adapted...

August 4, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.

Also in theater news, J. Harrison Ghee will play the title role of Mary Todd...

August 4, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

Gift Theatre delivers its usual intense, Chicago-style production of this Irish play that has not...

July 28, 2026 at 9:30 p.m.

Look down! This glorious crowd-pleaser by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg has been scaled up...

July 28, 2026 at 6:08 p.m.

Also, Yuriy Sardarov will star in a new off-Broadway play written by and starring Laura...

July 29, 2026 at 11:01 a.m.

The longtime Chicago-area theater company has proven itself as a survivor, and now it has...