THEATER — Recent Nationwide Reviews, Interviews and Picture Previews

Second City Presents DON'T QUIT YOUR DAYDREAM Review —Take The Workforce And Make It Funny, RECOMMENDED, Open Run

Foster Entertainment Presents THE EMPIRE STRIPS BACK: A CURLESQUE PARODY Review — Sexy Star Wars Party, through August 13, 2023

Lyric Opera House Presents WEST SIDE STORY Review — Romeo and Juliet Updated Again, RECOMMENDED, Thru June 25. 2023

Raven Theatre Presents THE OCTOBER STORM Review — Struggle to Be Seen, RECOMMENDED, Thru June 25, 2023, $40+

Recent Cutbacks Presents HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS Review — Campy and Fun Jurassic Park Parody, RECOMMENDED, Thru June 30th, 2023

National Hellenic Museum Presents THE TRIAL OF SOCRATES Review — No Mere Gadfly, RECOMMENDED, Monday, May 22, 2023

TimeLine Theatre Presents WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME Review — Story of the Moment, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

CityLit Theater Presents AZTEC HUMAN SACRIFICE Review - A Journey to the New Millenia, RECOMMENDED, Thru June 18, 2023

Lifeline Theatre Presents FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA Review —From Poverty to Protest, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, Thru June 18, 2023

Mercury Theater Presents BIG RIVER Review – Rough Universe on a Raft, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, Thru JUNE 11, 2023, $39+

Red Orchid Theatre Presents IS GOD IS Review — A Bloody Revenge Story, RECOMMENDED, Thru June 4, 2023, $35+

Goodman Theatre Presents THE CHERRY ORCHARD Review — Earned Nostalgia, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, Thru April 30, 2023

Chicago Shakespeare Theatre presents COMEDY OF ERRORS: A Company in Full Bloom, Thru April 16, 2023, Tickets $35+

Broadway in Chicago Presents JAGGED LITTLE PILL Review —Jaw-Dropping Choreography in Jukebox Musical, RECOMMENDED

Broadway in Chicago Presents A SOLDIER’S PLAY Review —Masterclass in Acting, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, Thru April 16, 2023

Redtwist Theatre Presents BABEL Review — A Frighteningly Relevant Dystopia, RECOMMENDED, Through April 30, 2023

Steppenwolf Theatre presents DESCRIBE THE NIGHT Review – Truth and Its Variations, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, Thru April 9, 2023

KB Productions at City Lit Theater Presents HAPPY DAYS Review — Shards of Status Quo, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, Thru April 2, 2023

Lyric Opera Presents PROXIMITY Review — Bringing Our Streets to the Opera Hall, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, Thru APRIL 08. 2023

Theo Ubique Presents THE THREE PENNY OPERA Review — Skewering Capitalism with Surround Sound, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Lyric Opera Presents CARMEN Opera Review — Oiseau Rebelle, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, MARCH 11. 2023 - APRIL 07. 2023

Chicago Opera Theater Presents THE LIFE AND DEATH(S) OF ALAN TURING Review — A Revolting Chapter of Homophobia, RECOMMENDED

Goodman Theatre Presents LAYALINA Review — Family Drama, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, Thru April 2, 2023, TICKETS: $15+

Broadway in Chicago Presents TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Review — Gripping Powerhouse Musical, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Remy Bumpoo Presents ANNA IN THE TROPICS Review —The Passion of Literature, RECOMMENDED, Thru March 19, 2023

Broadway in Chicago presents 1776 Review – Taking Liberties on the Road to Liberty, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, Thru March 12, 2023

Raven Theatre Presents RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN Review — Human Perspective on Internet’s Influence, RECOMMENDED

Writers Theatre Presents ONCE Review — Breathtaking Night of Music, Thru March 26, 2023, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Lookingglass Theatre Company Presents VILLETTE Review—Courtesy and Candor, February 8 – April 23, 2023, RECOMMENDED

Stage Access ROSSINI OPERA Festival — PICTURE PREVIEW, Open Run, ONLINE Live Streaming on Stage Access website

Paramount Theatre Presents INTO THE WOODS Review — Diving Deeper into Fairytales, RECOMMENDED, TICKETS: $28+

TimeLine Theatre Presents BOULEVARD OF BOLD DREAMS Review — Masterclass in Acting and Storytelling - RECOMMENDED by Lauren Katz

Goodman Theatre Presents TONI STONE Review - Let’s Play Ball!, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, Thru February 26, 2023, $20+

Marriott Theatre Presents BIG FISH Review — A Small Town With Big Heart, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, Thru Mar 19, 2023, TICKETS: $59+

Drury Lane Theatre Presents A CHORUS LINE Review — A Sparkling Ensemble, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, Thru March 19, 2023

Mercury Theater Presents LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR AND GRILL Review — A Nostalgic Trip, RECOMMENDED, Tickets $60+

Shattered Globe Presents RADIAL GRADIENT Review — Can Anyone Fix the System? RECOMMENDED by theater writer Alexis Bugajski

Chicago Shakespeare Hosts Wise Children’s WUTHERING HEIGHTS Review—A Wild Country on Stage, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

BoHo Theatre Presents TICK TICK...BOOM! Review — No One Escapes the Pressure of Time, RECOMMENDED, January 12 - February 5, 2023

Lyric Opera House Presents HANSEL AND GRETEL — A Grim Yet Playful Fairy Tale - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by Alexis Bugajski

Goodman Theatre Presents THE RIPPLE, THE WAVE THAT CARRIED ME HOME Review — Navigating Waves of Personal History, RECOMMENDED

Porchlight Music Theatre CABARET, January 14 - February 12, 2023, Ruth Page Center for the Arts 1016 N. Dearborn Street Chicago

Broadway in Chicago CATS — PICTURE PREVIEW, February 21-26, 2023, James M. Nederlander Theater, 24 W Randolph St., Chicago

5th CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL PUPPET THEATER FESTIVAL, January 18-29, 2023, with contemporary puppet acts and artists from ten countries

Theatre Above the Law Presents ONE ACTS — PICTURE PREVIEW, Thru December 18, 2022, Jarvis Square Theater,1439 W. Jarvis, $15+

Citadel Theatre Company Presents IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY — PICTURE PREVIEW, Thru December 18, 2022, 300 S. Waukegan Road, Lake Forest, IL

Fathom Events FRANKENSTEIN Review — Creature Against Creator -- HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by Picture This Post Cinema Content Curator

(sub)version productions Presents THE BUTTCRACKER Review, December 1 - 31, 2022, Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago

Interrobang Theatre Project and Rivendell Theatre Presents A MILE IN THE DARK Review— The Darkside of Domestic Life, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Broadway in Chicago Presents THE LION KING Review – Spectacle Grounded in Substance, thru January 14, 2023, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

The Artistic Home MALAPERT LOVE — PICTURE PREVIEW, Thru December 11, 2022, Den Theatre’s Upstairs Mainstage, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago

Steep Theatre OUR DEAR DEAD DRUG LORD — PICTURE PREVIEW, Thru December 10, 2022, Steep Theatre Company, 1044 West Berwyn Avenue, Chicago, $30+

Porchlight Music Theatre RENT — PICTURE PREVIEW, Thru December 11, 2022, The Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago

Saint Sebastian Players BOEING-BOEING, October 28 - November 20, 2022, 1625 W. Diversey Parkway (Enter On Marshfield), Chicago, $25+

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre AMERICAN SON, October 29 - November 13, 2022, Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes Ave., Evanston

Invictus Theatre Company JULIUS CAESAR, October 20 - November 20, 2022, Invictus Theatre Company, 1106 W. Thorndale, Chicago,

Circle X Theatre Company DO YOU FEEL ANGER? — PICTURE PREVIEW, January 21, 2023 - February 25, 2023, TICKETS: $35+