Theater
The best theater in Chicago, including reviews of plays and musicals
Steppenwolf’s ‘Bug’ is a horrifying ride and a helluva love story
The Leftovers star Carrie Coon takes on her husband Tracy Letts’s 1996 cult shocker Bug.
The Goodman’s latest tackles ‘Roe v. Wade’ with humor, history and heart
Roe makes a cogent case for how the abortion debate as a whole might benefit from greater empathy, humility and grace.
Chicago Theatre Week returns this month
Patrons can catch productions at the deeply discounted rate of $15 or $30 (or less, in some cases).
Theater reviews and upcoming shows to see
Bug
Tracy Letts’ pitch-black 1996 comedy-thriller may be a horrifying ride, but it’s also a helluva love story.
Roe
Presented in the form of contrasting narratives from the perspectives of its two protagonists, Roe provides a blow-by-blow account of the historic case and traces the women’s lives over the following decades.
Top Girls
Although the world may be horrible to women, the way to overcome it is not to be just as horrible back.
Graveyard Shift
Inspired by the legacy of Sandra Bland, who died mysteriously in police custody following a traffic-stop arrest, writer Korde Arrington Tuttle’s Graveyard Shift follows an Illinois woman, Janelle (Aneisa J. Hicks), and a small-town Texas cop, Brian (Keith D. Gallagher), whose worlds tragically collide. And with Pass Over director Danya Taymor at the helm, this world premiere could be one that people talk about for years to come.
