4+ hour, 30+ min ago  (435+ words) Goodman Theatre's Iceboy! should be a slam dunk. The Chicago theater's centennial season closer is a world premiere starring two real-life married Emmy winners and creatives from The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Urinetown. Even the premise is hilarious:…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (214+ words) As this year's Broadway season concludes and Tony wins reshape the ticket landscape, regional theaters across the country are raising the curtain on new works, modern classics, and Shakespeare. Considering a summer road trip? Put these five destinations on your…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (150+ words) If you're one of the 128, 000 workers laid off in recent months, count your blessings. At least if your job environment was anything like the Northeast office in The Receptionist. Now playing Off-Broadway, Adam Bock's comedy hints at the everyday humor…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (241+ words) Flirting as a teen can feel both playful and dangerous. That's the case for Ana, the protagonist of Jonah at Washington, DC's Studio Theatre. When Ana (Ismenia Mendes) notices fellow boarding-school student Jonah (Rohan Maletira) peering into her dorm window,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (230+ words) The spectacle begins as you enter Theater 555, far west of Broadway's twinkling lights. But The Crimson, a makeshift lobby bar with specialty cocktails, sets the scene of what's to come once inside: crimson uplights, haze, and pre-show music (The Cure,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (215+ words) By Lauren Emily Whalen After signing in for her remote job, Mia (Kristin E. Ellis) prepares for her estranged adult daughter's birthday. Despite the Amazon boxes, broken toys, and old trophies piling up, she's determined to make it nice. Enter Miss…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (370+ words) By Lauren Emily Whalen What if Succession were an old-school romcom? Set in an Upper East Side manse that brings new meaning to "ludicrously capacious," Goodman Theatre's Holiday pits siblings, parents, and new love interests against one another'but the snappy…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago  (307+ words) Marc Shaiman isn't afraid to spill the proverbial tea in his "tell-most" memoir, Never Mind the Happy: Showbiz Stories From a Sore Winner. The Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award-winning artist has achieved the highest accolades and is close friends with…...