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The Light Fantastic
Ike Holter’s new play is smart, saucy, touching—and will scare you silly
Buddy—The Buddy Holly Story
This surface-level bio is more interested in musical fan service than actual insights, but the music, and its star, are top of the line
Macbeth
Stage magic and surprising laughs combine to make a spooky, memorable Scottish Play
The Madres
‘Jane the Virgin’ star Ivonne Coll shines in this story of mothers against fascism
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Sweeney Todd
Theo Ubique bids farewell to the No Exit Café with a bloody good show
The Gentleman Caller
Tennessee Williams and William Inge make a tragic duo for the ages in Philip Dawkins’s new play
Macbeth
Stage magic and surprising laughs combine to make a spooky, memorable Scottish Play
Hamilton
Nobody’s throwing away their shot in this top-shelf Chicago staging of the most talked-about new musical in years
Buddy—The Buddy Holly Story
This surface-level bio is more interested in musical fan service than actual insights, but the music, and its star, are top of the line
The Light Fantastic
Ike Holter’s new play is smart, saucy, touching—and will scare you silly
