Chris Jones

In a show of Irving Berlin numbers, well-sung by Evan C. Dolan, Sophie Grimm and Jessie J. Potter, there is a vocally thrilling performance from Alex Syiek as Bob Wallace.

A toasty, mulled vibe permeates “The Baker’s Wife,” at Classic Stage Company, a 1976 musical penned by Stephen Schwartz, now all over the media as the composer of “Wicked.&#…

Peter Shaffer’s masterful 1979 play is now in Steppenwolf’s in-the-round theater with David Darrow as Mozart in a fantastic Steppenwolf debut.

The new Broadway version starring Lea Michele makes no excuses for a musical with perhaps the most loathsome group of characters ever written.

From the many shows on Chicago stages for the holidays, many of them familiar, we make our list of the 10 best bets this year.

Invictus Theatre is cementing a reputation as the home of epic American drama, staging Marcus Gardley’s drama about slavery, marriage and liberty.

This semi-autobiographical jukebox musical of Alicia Keys songs has arrived in Chicago with a remarkable cast, better singers than on Broadway.

Mark Strong leads a top-flight cast in Robert Icke’s adaptation of the Greek tragedy, imported from the West End.

He was a longtime critic for the Chicago Reader and contributed frequently to the Tribune. He was also a Walt Whitman devotee, hosting a yearly event with his wife that included readings from &#822…

Collaborators Shaina Taub and Laurie Woolery created this adaptation for Central Park in 2022; it’s now at Writers Theatre in Glencoe.