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Disgraced – Goodman Theatre

A recent Tony Award nominee for Best Play, Ayad Akhtar won both the Obie Award and the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for

Farewell My Friend: The Romance of Romeo and Juliet – (Re)discover Theatre

When it comes to a play as well known as Romeo and Juliet, the challenge for modern artists is finding a way to

Funnyman – Northlight Theatre

Chick Sherman is a former Vaudeville comic, now attempting to restart his career years later. He’s been reduced to

Oklahoma – Paramount Arts Center

To avid theatre goers, there’s nothing quite so thrilling as hearing a beautiful, carefully-crafted piece of music being

The Tempest – Chicago Shakespeare Theatre

Spinning an irresistible, spellbinding tale of revenge and romance, nestled inside a world of surprise and spectacle,

The Revel – House Theatre

Mount Olympus becomes the Appalachians, the countryside of Golden Era Greece is now a tiny, rural, Southern

Dogfight – Boho Theatre

Bringing another exciting season to a close, their 11th, BoHo Theatre presents the Off-Broadway musical hit about a

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Redtwist Theatre

Loud, unrestrained laughter pierces the quiet exterior of the modest New England home of George, an associate

The Producers – Nightblue

Winning a record-breaking twelve Tony Awards back in 2001, following a Chicago pre-Broadway tryout, Mel Brooks’

Victor/Victoria – NightBlue

The old adage goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t try to fix it.” One could also add that if it doesn’t improve upon the