Reviews
Paramount Theatre: True West
Paramount Theatre presents Sam Shepard’s True West now through August 31, 2025. Two estranged brothers face off in their mother’s home as they try to one up each other while simultaneously envying each other.
Invictus Theatre: Angels In America
Invictus Theatre Company presents Angels in America: Part One and Two now through September 7, 2025. Set in a decaying 1980s New York, we follow the lives of different gay men during the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Chicago Magic Lounge: Ryan Plunkett Old Fashioned Magic
Chicago Magic Lounge presents Ryan Plunkeett’s Old Fashioned Magic as the newest Wednesday mainstage act now through September 24, 2025. Dressed in a classic blue suit, he performs illusions all alluding back to old fashioned tricks and cocktails.
American Players Theatre: Picnic
American Players Theatre presents Picnic now through September 13, 2025. Going deeper than the standard tropes of the time, the actor’s dig to find deeper motivations for their characters against a perfect setting on a late summer evening.
American Players Theatre: Fallen Angels
American Players Theatre presents Fallen Angels by Noël Coward, now through October 3, 2025. The perfect show for a night out with friends who enjoy bubbly and over the top comedies as two friends await the arrival of their past lover.
American Players Theatre: ‘ART’
American Players Theatre presents ‘ART’ now through September 28, 2025. What starts as an argument about a painting turns into a larger, philosophical questioning for three friends.
Goodman Theatre: The Color Purple
Goodman Theatre presents The Color Purple now through August 3, 2025. Simply staged and focusing on the beautiful score and growth of these characters, Goodman’s production delivers an emotional performance that shows the depth of these characters.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: 42 Balloons
Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents the pre-Broadway premiere of 42 Balloons. Based on the epic true story from 1982 of one man’s flight into the air using only 42 weather balloons tied to a lawn chair from Sears. This new musical has everything from catchy songs to a feel good, hopeful message at the end.
Blank Theatre Company: Sweet Charity Review
Blank Theatre Company presents Sweet Charity now through June 8, 2025. Filled with fun costumes, bright set design, and a stellar lead as Charity Love Valentine, this production is a great fit for those who love an optimistic love story with Bob Fosse inspired choreography.
Paramount Theatre: Cats Review
Paramount Theatre presents Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats now through June 15, 2025. Set at the circus, each cat has their own featured act underneath the big top but still keeps the feel of the original spirit of the show with the costume and makeup designs.
Redtwist Theatre: Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus Revew
Redtwist Theatre presents Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus now through June 1, 2025. In the aftermath of the final bloodbath, who is left to clean up the mess left by the royals? Enter Janice and newly promoted Gary who question the societal rules that created this ultimate mess.
Chicago Magic Lounge: Diary of a Black Illusionist Review
The Chicago Magic Lounge presents Diary of a Black Illusionist now playing as the Wednesday night act. Walter King Jr. aka The Spellbinder blows audience member’s minds with his illusions set against some funky, grooving music.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Hymn Review
Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents Hymn now through May 25, 2025. Two men find out they share a father late in their lives, but its never too late to form a friendship. We’re taken on a journey of brotherhood as they bound over boxing, music, and family life.
Remy Bumppo: Art Review
Remy Bumppo presents Art now through June 1, 2025. Three friends get into a heated argument about if this piece of modern art is good or not. Little do they know it will become a catalyst for changing how they view each other and their friendship.
The Story Theatre: At The Wake of a Dead Drag Queen Review
The Story Theatre presents At The Wake of a Dead Drag Queen at The Raven Theatre now through May 25, 2025. We see the last months of the glamorous drag queen Courtney Berringers’ life, including a whirlwind situationship and diving into what it means to be a Black, queer, drag queen in the South.
Porchlight and Broadway in Chicago: Titanique Review
Porchlight Music Theatre in association with Broadway in Chicago presents Titanique now through July 3, 2025. Titanique takes us back to the iconic love story of Titanic except now it’s told through the lens of Céline Dion because, obviously, she was there!
Hell In A Handbag: Scary Town Review
Hell in a Handbag Productions presents Scary Town now through May 18, 2025. Full of the company’s signature style, we follow what happens when family drama threatens to disrupt the happy-go-lucky day to day lives of the citizens of Merry Town.
Steppenwolf Theatre: The Book of Grace Review
Steppenwolf Theatre presents The Book of Grace, now through May 18, 2025. An estranged son and father reunite in a small, border town where their past slowly unfurls and something big simmers under the surface for the future.
Elsinore, A Theatre Ensemble: The Lifespan of a Fact Review
Elsinore, A Theatre Ensemble, presents The Lifespan of a Fact now through May 4, 2025. A writer, an editor, and a fact checker butt heads over their different views over what can be colorful and embellished in an article and what needs to be 100% facts as the publication deadline approaches.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Sunny AfterNoon Review
Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents Sunny Afternoon now through April 27, 2025. Based on the early days of the British rock band, The Kinks, we follow their story from creation to pitfalls and everything in between on their way to stardom.