October 15, 2026October 15, 2026Chicago Reviews It’s late October? It must be time for haunted puppets! See House of the Exquisite Corpse VI: Lullabies Photo by Greg Inda Any walk or drive through just about any neighborhood right now will make sure that you know, if […]
October 10, 2026October 10, 2026Chicago Reviews Goodman’s Dead Girl’s Quinceañera uses true crime to dive deeply into the lives of teenage girls Photo by Justin Barbin Dead Girl’s Quinceañera by Phanésia Pharel lives in the world of Veronica Mars or Nancy Drew—there is even […]
October 2, 2026Chicago Reviews Operation Mincemeat is totally worth all its hype Photo by Matthew Murphy Earlier this week, after an unexpectedly dark, miserably rainy day had kept me indoors, my son North and […]
October 1, 2026October 16, 2026Chicago Reviews Life is worth living, even if it is short, in Ride the Cyclone Photo by Jennifer Heim Ride the Cyclone is part comedy, part ghost story, part after-school special, part John Hughes movie, and fully […]
September 25, 2026Chicago Reviews Rivendell’s ensemble takes off in the joyful, poignant, and clever Bonnie’s Last Flight Photo by Jenn Udoni Like most people, I’ve taken many flights in my life, both long ones and short ones. Also like […]
September 22, 2026Chicago Reviews Northlight opens its new home with a classic Chicago comedy Photo by Michael Brosilow Northlight Theatre returns to Evanston with the first show in its new home, a lively and entertaining (and, […]
September 16, 2026September 17, 2026Chicago Reviews Words cannot convey the beauty, brilliance, and artistry of The Attic at Goodman My friend Delia looked at me as we waited for our Lyft outside the Goodman Theatre, and said she didn’t envy me […]
September 15, 2026September 18, 2026Chicago Reviews Idle Muse’s production of Witch is a query about hope in our time Photography by Steven Townshend/Distant Era Jen Silverman’s clever Witch is a twisty invocation of a Jacobean tale about a small village, an […]
September 14, 2026September 14, 2026Chicago Reviews A quiet, beautiful story returns at A Red Orchid Photo by Evan Hanover Relationships between adult children and their parents are often fraught: no matter how much love they share, how […]
September 11, 2026September 11, 2026Chicago Reviews Timeline presents the true story of The Birth of the Pill, warts and all Photo by BrettBeinerPhotography You know it. You and/or family members have probably used it. And you’ve probably taken it for granted, but […]
