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Review: The spooky Destinos play ‘Yamel Cucuy’ asks, who benefits the most from fear? (opens the original)
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For theatergoers looking to kick off the spooky season, Glass Half Full Theatre’s “Yamel Cucuy” serves up a cocktail of ghost stories, slasher film tropes and a mythological journey through hell. Although these varied flavors don’t always mix perfectly, this thriller offers plenty of old-fashioned chills amid sobering social commentary. First premiered in 2022 in Glass Half Full’s hometown of Austin, Texas, the play runs for one weekend only in its Midwest premiere, which marks the opening of th
Review: Whimsy and wonder of ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ come full circle at Lifeline Theatre (opens the original)
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When Madeleine L’Engle finished writing “A Wrinkle in Time,” publishers didn’t know what to make of her unconventional blend of science fiction and fantasy, featuring adolescent characters yet intense themes. Finally published in 1962 after dozens of rejections, the novel won the prestigious Newbery Medal and has remained in print ever since. James Sie’s stage adaptation, now playing at Lifeline Theatre, captures the whimsy and wonder of a book that was groundbreaking for its time, though a few
Review: ‘Black Girl from a White Suburb’ tells a different kind of story of Black experience (opens the original)
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“Black Girl from a White Suburb,” Tania Richard’s new solo play now onstage at American Blues Theater, begins and ends with breathing. Before she speaks any lines or acknowledges the audience, Richard lies down on a rug and does a few yoga stretches, giving the sense that we’re glimpsing a private moment. At the end of her warmly interactive and deeply personal show, she invites viewers to inhale and exhale in unison with her. After an hour of seeing the world through her eyes, with memories ran
Review: New Chicago storefront companies in a stellar ‘Anatomy of a Suicide’ (opens the original)
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After eight years of writing about Chicago theater, I’m always excited to discover new, or new to me, companies in this city of 200-plus theaters. It’s even better when the show is as excellent as “Anatomy of a Suicide,” now playing at Redtwist Theatre’s Edgewater venue in a coproduction by the Metal Shop Performance Lab (founded in 2019) and JunkHeart (a new collective). In this revival of British playwright Alice Birch’s 2017 drama, director Alex Mallory’s cast rises to the challenge of a tech
Review: Alex Edelman’s ‘What Are You Going to Do’ riffs on faith and uncertainty (opens the original)
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It wasn’t on my 2026 theatrical bingo card to come away from a Jewish comedian’s stand-up show with “Awesome God,” a popular Christian anthem from the late 1980s and ’90s, running through my head. But that’s exactly what happened at Alex Edelman’s “What Are You Going to Do,” now playing at Steppenwolf Theatre after a previous Chicago appearance at the Den Theatre last year. Edelman first performed at Steppenwolf in 2024 with “Just For Us,” a show that won him a Special Tony Award for its Broadwa
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