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The Gentleman Caller

Tennessee Williams and William Inge make a tragic duo for the ages in Philip Dawkins’s new play

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13 Chicago theater shows to see in April

A new Hypocrites omnibus, Rainn Wilson at Steppenwolf and Andrew Lloyd Webber at the Lyric are among the highlights

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Broadway in Chicago’s complete 2018 slate

Check out the full schedule of touring shows coming to BIC’s downtown theaters

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American Theater Company has ended its 33-year run

The announcement came suddenly on Friday morning.

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The Chicago Magic Lounge provides a new home for old tricks

The new theater in Andersonville hopes to be a hub for the city’s revitalized sleight-of-hand scene.

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33 to Nothing

Is there anything quite so sad as being a rock musician in 2018?

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Lettie

Instead of just lecturing, this touching drama lets real-world issues inform its story

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The Gentleman Caller

Tennessee Williams and William Inge make a tragic duo for the ages in Philip Dawkins’s new play

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Sweeney Todd

Theo Ubique bids farewell to the No Exit Café with a bloody good show

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Goodman Theatre’s next season: Shakespeare, ‘Sweat’ and ‘The Music Man’

The Goodman Theatre announced production plans Thursday morning for its 2018–2019 season. The slate includes the Chicago premiere of the Pulitzer...

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American Theater Company has ended its 33-year run

The board of directors of American Theater Company announced Friday morning that the 33-year-old theater has ceased operations, effective immediately. In a...

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Theo Ubique’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ heralds the end of the No Exit era

Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre’s unusual moniker is a mash-up of classical languages: theo, from the Greek, for “god”; ubique from the Latin, for “everywhere,”...

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Steppenwolf’s next season: Bruce Norris, Tarell McCraney and a new ‘True West’

Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced impressive plans this morning for its 2018–2019 season, to include world premieres by Bruce Norris and Isaac Gomez, new...

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Victory Gardens’ new season will include plays by Paula Vogel, Ike Holter and Madhuri Shekar

Victory Gardens Theater announced the lineup for its 2018–19 season this morning—a slate to open with the Chicago premiere of Paula Vogel’s highly acclaimed...