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<em>In the Company of Men</em> Review: A Good Play About Some Truly Bad Guys

In the Company of Men Review: A Good Play About Some Truly Bad Guys

Neil LaBute's tale of mind games probes the sociopathic side of the male psyche.

Posted Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
How Mary Zimmerman Handled Kipling's Racism and Misogyny in a New <em>The Jungle Book</em> Musical

How Mary Zimmerman Handled Kipling’s Racism and Misogyny in a New The Jungle Book Musical

The adapter extraordinaire dives into the controversial aspects of the story she's staging at the Goodman Theatre.

Posted May 15, 2013, at 3:30 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
<em>Henry VIII</em> Review: Style Over Substance in One of Shakespeare's Worst Plays

Henry VIII Review: Style Over Substance in One of Shakespeare’s Worst Plays

Barbara Gaines does her best with Henry VIII at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.

Posted May 13, 2013, at 3:00 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
The Best Musicals on Chicago Stages in May

The Best Musicals on Chicago Stages in May

‘The Book of Mormon,’ ‘Pal Joey,’ ‘Oliver!,’ and more

Posted May 10, 2013, at 12:05 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (1)
Here Are 33 Great Picks for Chicago Theatre This May

Here Are 33 Great Picks for Chicago Theatre This May

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark; The Misanthrope; The Glass Menagerie; and more

Posted May 8, 2013, at 11:54 a.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
How Renée Fleming and Anthony Freud Convinced The Lyric To Stage 'Oklahoma!'

How Renée Fleming and Anthony Freud Convinced The Lyric To Stage ‘Oklahoma!’

Can this 1943 musical—and a schedule packed with more Rogers and Hammerstein classics—convince a young audience to come see an opera next?

Posted May 6, 2013, at 4:45 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
This Artist Chopped Meat in Her Underwear

This Artist Chopped Meat in Her Underwear

Meet the Burlesque Butcher, one of 50 performers in a dozen events at the ongoing Chicago Home Theater series.

Posted May 3, 2013, at 3:45 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (1)
'Kinky Boots' and 'Virginia Woolf' Score Tons of Tony Award Nominations

‘Kinky Boots’ and ‘Virginia Woolf’ Score Tons of Tony Award Nominations

Here are the interviews with Tracy Letts and Cyndi Lauper, two artists behind Tony-nominated shows with roots in Chicago theatres.

Posted April 30, 2013, at 10:45 a.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
Here's a Great Kids' Play You Can Actually Enjoy

Here’s a Great Kids’ Play You Can Actually Enjoy

The Chicago Children’s Theatre and Redmoon's production of The Elephant and the Whale is a refreshingly good show for kids.

Posted April 25, 2013, at 4:30 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
‘The Whale’ Review: A Huge Story of Disgust and Compassion

‘The Whale’ Review: A Huge Story of Disgust and Compassion

Samuel D. Hunter’s play, directed by Joanie Schultz, is an unflinching look at behavior taken to an extreme.

Posted April 23, 2013, at 3:30 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)