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Dance revolution

Dance revolution

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Funny 101

Funny 101

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Second City 50th Anniversary Festival

Second City alumni

Tickets go on sale Nov. 5 for festival shows with Colbert, Carell and other alumni

Holiday theater in Chicago

Holiday theater

Don't be a Scrooge! Get tickets now for holiday drama and comedies

The Buzz From Readers Like You

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studiobe wrote about Studio BE

I think this is the next big comedy venue in the city.

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Frederick789 commented on Thodos Dance Chicago's Fall Concert 2009

These guys are awesome. Saw Fosse in rehearsal, and it looks better than Broadway.

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AlisonLogan commented on Carpenters' Halloween

the show was incredible. SO funny SO smart... it's going to be an annual Halloween event for us!

CRITICS' REVIEWS

Theater review: 'Summer People'

Theater review: 'Summer People'

Chris Jones
Summer People - The Gift Theatre - 4802 N. Milwaukee Ave. - Chicago, IL

Battlefield horror spoils sweet show

Theater review: 'Thoroughly Modern Millie'

Chris Jones
Thoroughly Modern Millie - Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace - 100 Drury Lane - Oakbrook Terrace, IL

Show sits nicely at Drury Lane

Theater review: 'The Message is in the Music'

Chris Jones
The Message is in the Music (God is a Black Man Named Ricky) - Black Ensemble Theater - 4520 N. Beacon St. - Chicago, IL

'Message' hard to find in BET's muddle of heavenly music

MORE Theater NEWS

Puttin' on less Ritz, Brooks' monster show returns
Shorn of its massive set, its $450 tickets and its overwhelming Broadway hubris, the national touring version of Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein" now plays like a moderately amusing wing-and-drop...
Chicago theater: Early December will be prime time
If you love live entertainment in Chicago, you don't want to be out of town during the first two weeks of December.Those weeks are typically busy, but this year's lineup of new shows is quite...
Northlight Theatre to stage 'Souvenir'
Souvenir: Before there was "American Idol's" William Hung, there was Florence Foster Jenkins, "the tone-deaf diva" who somehow, despite a glaring lack of pitch control, managed to make it to...
Bill Cosby is coming to Waukegan's Genesee Theatre
About every two years or so, Bill Cosby makes it back to the Chicago area to perform. "It gives me time to turn over at least 73 percent new material," he told me recently by phone about his coming...
No theatrics: Obama camp ran tight ship
Filmmakers couldn't crack guarded staff in 'By the People' campaign documentary
 

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Homecoming 'queen'

Q&A: 'Fedra'

J. Nicole Brooks returns to Chicago for the fiery ‘Fedra’

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Q&A: 'Yeast Nation'

‘Urinetown’ writers aim high with another off-beat production

steppenwolf: now on stage

The House on Mango Street

The House on Mango Street

Tanya Saracho adapts Sandra Cisneros' collection

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Chris Jones recommends

All My Sons at Greenhouse Theater
America: All Better! at The Second City
Cabaret at Drury Lane Oakbrook
The History Boys at TimeLine Theatre
Jersey Boys at Bank of America Theatre
The Light in the Piazza at Marriott Theatre
Million Dollar Quartet at Apollo Theater
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