Michael Shannon returns to his theater home to star in fellow ensemble member Levi Holloway’s world premiere that promises “a claustrophobic carnival of carnage, carrier pigeons, cribbage, whiskey, ...

A dramedy not for the faint of heart, “Brooklyn Laundry” explores romance as a second chance where prospective lovers must ...

A range of trepidations about having children is presented in “Baby,” a restaging of the 1983 Broadway musical that runs ...

Thanks to memorable music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and a prose rewrite of Jo Sterling’s book by Abe Burrows, “Guys and ...

May dance highlights include Chicago stalwarts Hubbard Street, Cerqua Rivera, Chicago Repertory Ballet, Lucky Plush, and ...

“Eddie Izzard Performing Hamlet” at Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier, 800 East Grand. Tickets ($69 and up) are available at chicagoshakes.com or by calling (312)595-5600. Through May 4.

The juxtaposition of brutal historical awareness with comedy makes “The Thanksgiving Play," which will be presented at ...

This show is alive. For the two hours spent in the tiny Bucktown theater, you can imagine you have stepped into a ...

Ballet 5:8 is a classical ballet company led by a woman of color—a rarity in the field. In the company’s upcoming one-night ...