RECOMMENDED Hyperbole be damned, the latest from Lauren Yee may just be the best show of the year (at Victory Gardens Theater). Playing through May 5. 📸: Liz Lauren newcitystage.com/2019/04/16/str…

Not much ado about nothing (at Interrobang Theatre Project). Playing through May 4 at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble. 👥: Brynne Barnard 📸: Evan Hanover newcitystage.com/2019/04/16/quo…

RECOMMENDED Among the longest running shows in Broadway history, this Pulitzer Prize-winning musical continues to get better with age. Now playing at Porchlight Music Theatre through May 31. 📸: Michael Courier newcitystage.com/2019/04/16/dra…

Leader of the Humboldt Park-based UrbanTheater Company at Batey Urbano, Vega is actively working to preserve his community's stories while training a new generation of theater artists. newcitystage.com/2019/04/17/not…

RECOMMENDED Blood, lust, and love coalesce in the poignant personification of this Midwest premiere. Playing at Steep Theatre Company through May 25. newcitystage.com/2019/04/19/bea…

RECOMMENDED Independent components come together to enlighten a darkened corner of our universe in this Midwest premiere from Yussef El Guindi. Playing at Broken Nose Theatre through May 18. 👥: Bradford Stevens and Salar Ardebili 📸: Austin D. Oie... newcitystage.com/2019/04/23/spe…

This production's all-female cast succeeds in focusing a play often seen through the lens of race quite pointedly upon gender. Playing at Babes With Blades through May 25. 👥: Sarah Liz Bell and Brianna Buckley 📸: Joe Mazza at Brave Lux inc. newcitystage.com/2019/04/24/hea…

RECOMMENDED Still steaming from sold-out runs in London and New York, Lucy Kirkwood's new play organically and gracefully bridges a generational gap. Now... newcitystage.com/2019/04/30/hel…

In which I outline some criteria for what, I think, constitutes a play... . . . . . . . . . . . Spoiler: it's choreographed dances, swearing with accents and dracting. Get your steps in at Steppenwolf Theatre Company newcitystage.com/2019/04/30/hel…

A delightful pairing of Stephen Vincent Benet’s “The Devil and Daniel Webster” and the Gilbert & Sullivan one-act operetta “Trial By Jury.” Now playing at City Lit Theater through 5/26. 👥: Nate Strain 📸: Steve Graue newcitystage.com/2019/04/25/cle…

Directed by Barbara Gaines, CST's production meets but does not exceed expectations. Now playing at Chicago Shakespeare Theater through 6/9. 👤: Maurice Jones 📸: Liz Lauren 💀 newcitystage.com/2019/04/29/not…

This revival of Kate Fodor's 2003 play demonstrates the evil of banality at a time when fascism is once again on the rise. Now playing at Shattered Globe Theatre Company through 5/25. 👥: Christina Gorman and Lawrence Grimm 📸: Michael Brosilow newcitystage.com/2019/04/29/his…

1) Butoh Chicago Non Festival at various venues (through 5/31) 2) The Pygmalion Effect at Auditorium Theatre (5/17-19) 3) Art of Resilience 2.0 at DuSable Museum of African American History (5/16-18) 4) Dance... newcitystage.com/2019/05/01/dan…

Kia Smith's young company has built a vibrant dance community that extends far beyond Chicago’s city limits. 💃🏽: South Chicago Dance Theatre ensemble members 📸: Tony Smith newcitystage.com/2019/04/30/fro…

RECOMMENDED A new play from Jiréh Breon Holder moves the needle forward on what theater is capable of. Now playing at TimeLine Theatre Company through 6/29. 👤: Jalen Gilbert 📸: Lara Goetsch newcitystage.com/2019/05/06/wei…

Based on the 2007 film of the same name, this world premiere is just as lost as its titular character. Now playing at Paramount Theatre through 6/2. 👤: John Hickok and Jack McCarthy 📸: Evan Taylor newcitystage.com/2019/05/06/one…

"We live in a time of collisions. People really coming up against each other. I do have my opinion about people being given the opportunity to change and go... newcitystage.com/2019/05/08/a-l…

"As a primer to toxic masculinity, it’s successful, but at a cost: the thematic concepts of the show never get examined and certainly not questioned." Now... newcitystage.com/2019/05/07/rea…

RECOMMENDED "Get yourself to Munster and let these kids tap your troubles away." Now playing at Theatre at the Center through June 2nd. 👥: Kelly Felthous, Todd Aulwurm, Sierra Schnack, Steven Strafford, and Sam Shankman 📸: Brett Beiner newcitystage.com/2019/05/07/shi…

As corporate interests collude with self-interested politicians to rid our city of any remaining strains of legitimate regional music culture,... newcitystage.com/2019/05/09/sme…