Review: ‘Falstaff’ by Chicago Opera Theater is a sunny farce that shows off the real Salieri

This production in the Fine Arts Building transplants Shakespeare-via-Salieri’s comical opera to a chi-chi, “White Lotus”-style beach resort.

What to do in Chicago: ‘Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol,’ a Cirque holiday show and Rod Wave’s ‘Redemption’

Around the area this weekend, holiday shows for all ages, plus concert and comedy tours from Christian Nodal, the Sklar Brothers and Rod Wave.
Daily Herald

Spotlight: Holiday productions and the return of ‘The Phantom of the Opera’

Members of The Second City’s touring company send up holiday traditions in the sketch comedy revue “The Second City: Jack Frost Roasting on an Open Fire” this weekend at the McAninch Arts Center. 5 ...
WBEZ

‘Cats,’ ‘The Color Purple’ and ‘Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812’ top 2025 Equity Jeff nominations

Aurora’s Paramount Theatre, which staged an acrobatics–filled remount of “Cats” this past spring, tops this year’s list of nominations for 2025 Equity Jeffs, which are awards typically given to the ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

Course gives students a backstage look at Court Theatre’s award-winning production

Court Theatre swept at the recent 2025 Equity Jeff Awards, an annual recognition of Chicago’s acclaimed theater community. The spotlight was a big moment for the theater—as well as for a course of ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Hyde Park’s Court Theatre, suburban Writers Theatre take home top 2025 Equity Jeffs

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