This listing represents links to reviews published on this site for shows currently in production in Chicago. It does not include short runs (i.e. single weekend); see the home page for previews of those, which includes most dance and stand-up comedy coverage.

Shows marked with an asterisk (*) have been recommended by our critics

PLAYS

*Accidental Rapture/16th Street Theater/Through February 18

*Assisted Living/Profiles Theatre/Through February 19

Black Pearl Sings!/Northlight Theatre/Through February 19

*Blizzard ’67/Chicago Dramatists/Through February 12

Clutter: The True Story of the Collyer Brothers Who Never Threw Anything Out/MadKap Productions/Through March 11

*Dark Play Or Stories For Boys/Collaboraction/Through February 26

Devils Don’t Forget/The Mammals/Through February 25

*Disgraced/American Theater Company/Through February 26

*Enron/TimeLine Theatre Company/Through April 15

*The Feast: an intimate Tempest/Chicago Shakespeare Theater-Redmoon/Through March 15

*Invisible Man/Court Theatre/Through February 19

*The Jackie Wilson Story/Black Ensemble Theater/Through February 19

*K.C. Redheart Presents Process/The Playground Theater/Through February 10

*Little Triggers/The Ruckus Theater/Through February 12

*Love and Money/Steep Theatre/Through February 25

*Megacosm/A Red Orchid Theatre/Through February 26

*Million Dollar Quartet/Apollo Theater/Through May 31

*Motion/Signal Ensemble Theatre/Through March 3

*Punk Rock/Griffin Theatre Company/Through March 4

*Race/Goodman Theatre/Through February 19

*Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting/Lookingglass Theatre Company/Through February 19

*Penelope/Steppenwolf Theatre/Through February 5

*Time Stands Still/Steppenwolf/Through May 13

 

COMEDY

*The Kates/Mercury Cafe and The Book Cellar/Open Run

*Messing With A Friend/Annoyance Theatre/Open Run

Sky’s the Limit (Weather Permitting)/Second City e.t.c./Open Run

South Side of Heaven/Second City Mainstage/Open Run

 

OPERA

 

 

PERFORMANCE

*The City Life Supplement/Bootstraps Comedy/Open Run

*The Doyle & Debbie Show/lonesome road productions/Open Run