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Now in the smaller theater space at Writers Theatre in Glencoe, the actress Jessie Fisher leads a collaborative journey through a child and mother's reasons for living.

Review: The special show ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ starts with a list and the audience takes it from there

November 9, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Now in the smaller theater space at Writers Theatre in Glencoe, the actress Jessie Fisher...

 It's snowing already at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire as the musical with the familiar Irving Berlin songs takes the stage.

Review: Big-hearted ‘White Christmas’ is back in town for the holidays

November 7, 2024 at 3:17 p.m.

It's snowing already at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire as the musical with the familiar...

 The former member of the Four Seasons is a producer of the biographical musical based on the life and songs of Neil Diamond.

Bob Gaudio on how he channeled Neil Diamond’s music to make ‘A Beautiful Noise’

November 6, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The former member of the Four Seasons is a producer of the biographical musical based...

 The tale of blues musician Robert Johnson crossing paths with the devil is a potent place to start, but this play still needs more work.

Review: ‘Leroy and Lucy’ at Steppenwolf is a revision of an old blues legend

November 5, 2024 at 2:36 p.m.

The tale of blues musician Robert Johnson crossing paths with the devil is a potent...

In a rare case of an author adapting her own work for the stage, the author is the librettist of a bilingual opera now taking shape in Michigan.

‘House on Mango Street’ is becoming an opera, with Sandra Cisneros’ help

November 5, 2024 at 7:23 p.m.

In a rare case of an author adapting her own work for the stage, the...

![The La Grange Area Teen Theater Ensemble's fall production will feature S.E. Hinton's story of teen angst, "The Outsiders." ](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/PPN-L-lagrange-teen-theater-1107-01.jpg?w=93 "The La Grange Area Teen Theater Ensemble's fall production will feature S.E. Hinton's story of teen angst, "The Outsiders." ")

LATTE production channels universal feeling of ‘being an outsider’

November 4, 2024 at 3:07 p.m.

The La Grange Area Teen Theater Ensemble's fall production will feature S.E. Hinton's story of...

 The audience is seated around grand pianos and very much seemed to be carried away into this extraordinary musical's forest on the night I attended.

Review: ‘Into the Woods’ by Kokandy Productions is a magical Sondheim adventure

November 4, 2024 at 4:10 p.m.

The audience is seated around grand pianos and very much seemed to be carried away...

![ In a show with a theme of spilling personal secrets, there are also laughs at the expense of cruise lovers and meat-flavored laundry detergent ("Nobody wants it. Not even in the Midwest?")](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/CTC-L-ENT-ETC-STAGE-48TH-04.jpg?w=132 " In a show with a theme of spilling personal secrets, there are also laughs at the expense of cruise lovers and meat-flavored laundry detergent ("Nobody wants it. Not even in the Midwest?")")

Review: ‘Best Kept Secret’ on the Second City e.t.c. Stage will survive the election, and that’s no simple feat

October 31, 2024 at 1:49 p.m.

In a show with a theme of spilling personal secrets, there are also laughs at...

!["Coronation" is three acts, told in less than two hours and covers a couple hundred years of future American history.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/CTC-L-ENT-CORONATION-01.jpg?w=132 ""Coronation" is three acts, told in less than two hours and covers a couple hundred years of future American history.")

New play asks why America can’t elect a female leader. Will rewrites be needed after Nov. 5?

October 29, 2024 at 9:38 a.m.

"Coronation" is three acts, told in less than two hours and covers a couple hundred...

Now in a production by Music Theater Works in Skokie, this campy sci-fi show has plenty for fans to enjoy, but the romance at the center needs an update.

Review: ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ is still a fun musical but ‘Somewhere That’s Green’ hasn’t aged well

October 28, 2024 at 4:17 p.m.

Now in a production by Music Theater Works in Skokie, this campy sci-fi show has...

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