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‘Trevor’ debuts at Writers Theatre

The new musical is based on an Oscar-winning coming-out tale

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Chicago D(ART)

A new theater company launches to serve deaf artists and audiences

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See the winners of the 2017 Non-Equity Jeff Awards

‘At the Table,’ ‘High Fidelity’ take top honors

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13 Chicago theater shows to see in June

School may be almost out for summer, but theater’s not going anywhere soon

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Shakespeare in the parks

When and where to spread out a blanket and see a play under the stars this summer

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The King and I

Perhaps this touring production of the discomfiting chestnut should mark the end of its era

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3 out of 5 stars

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Ragtime

Griffin reinvents Ragtime in a “chamber musical” revival that’s brimming with invention and heart

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4 out of 5 stars

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Bright Half Life

Two women experience love's ups, downs, ins and outs out of order in Tanya Barfield’s gem of a romance

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4 out of 5 stars

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Parade

Jason Robert Brown’s impressive score and a strong cast make for an enjoyable staging of the somewhat chilly musical

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3 out of 5 stars

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The controversy over a Sun-Times theater review is about more than ‘Pass Over’

Last week, while the theater found itself unexpectedly in the national news thanks to outrage over the Public Theater’s Trumpesque Julius Caesar in New York,...

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Headliners announced for first Chicago International Latino Theater Festival

The initial lineup for this fall’s inaugural Chicago International Latino Theater Festival, dubbed Destinos, includes visiting companies from Cuba, Mexico,...

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Silk Road Rising announces 2017–2018 theater season

Silk Road Rising, the Chicago theater company focused primarily on stories from writers of Asian, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean descent, has announced...

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Danni Smith to lead ‘Fun Home’ at Victory Gardens

Victory Gardens Theater has announced partial casting for its fall production of the Tony-winning musical Fun Home, directed by Gary Griffin. Danni Smith, a...

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‘Yank!’ coming to Pride Films and Plays’ 2017–2018 season

The musical Yank!, a gay love story set in the armed forces during World War II, will get its Chicago premiere from Pride Films and Plays in January. Yank!,...