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But we’re still waiting to find out the Pocket Play’s specs. But we’re still waiting to find out the Pocket Play’s specs. is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Angels hovering anew over Chicago’s North Side. The return of Brian Friel. And a “Raisin” we could call our own. Here’s our annual celebration of the best ...

Free Expression: Pete Hegseth might have gone too far in applying the lesson of ‘The Bridge on the River Kwai.’ Photo: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press Most weeks, this column labors to avoid ...

For a quarter-century, The 24 Hour Plays have challenged theater-makers to attempt the impossible: write, rehearse and perform six brand-new plays in a single day. What began as an experiment in 1995 ...

Ford’s Theatre will present A First Look—A Festival of New Plays on January 16 and 17, 2026. In its fourth edition, Ford’s Theatre new plays festival, A First Look will showcase readings of three ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Some years you just have to get through. I can’t pretend that 2025 delivered a banner crop of theater productions.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw was an entertaining, colorful and, at times, somewhat baffling ceremony. But when the dust settled, soccer fans knew which group their country would play in for the ...

It’s that time of year again, when Vulture’s critics embark on our messiest annual tradition: the finalization of our top-ten lists. Here is the best theater of 2025, according to critics Sara Holdren ...

When the sun sets, forgotten figures from the Holocaust emerge to invade the writer’s dreams and even assault his waking moments, settling old scores and seeking absolution as they describe their ...

Arguably no city offers a holiday theater menu as big or eclectic as Chicago’s. From the North Side to South Side and even in the suburbs, companies are summoning classic Scrooges, remixing chestnuts ...