Articles filed under Steppenwolf Theatre Company
-
Best Bets: Indigo Girls, Dr. Jane Goodall, Wilco, New Edition
Mar 16, 2023 10:33 AM - Some big acts are heading to the Chicago area over the next week, including Indigo Girls, violinist Rachel Barton Pine with the Chicago Sinfonietta, Dr. Jane Goodall, New Edition and Wilco. -
Secluded Stars: Lee DeWyze collaborates with Rita Wilson; Vince Vaughn has fun with Fallon
May 5, 2020 8:57 AM - Suburban stars in seclusion: Mount Prospect native and past "American Idol" winner Lee DeWyze collaborates with Rita Wilson and former Buffalo Grove resident Vince Vaughn has a comic interview with Jimmy Fallon. -
Elton John-scored 'Devil Wears Prada' musical set to premiere in Chicago in 2020
Sep 17, 2019 11:24 AM - A musical version of "The Devil Wears Prada" will make its world premiere at Chicago's James M. Nederlander Theatre next year. The Broadway-bound show features a score by Elton John, lyrics by Shaina Taub, a book by Paul Rudnick and direction by Steppenwolf Theatre artistic director Anna D. Shapiro. -
Steppenwolf's basketball drama 'The Great Leap' impresses, though script misses a few shots
Sep 19, 2019 11:59 AM - Set in 1989, Steppenwolf's strong Chicago premiere of "The Great Leap" blends fact and fiction around a "friendly match" between Chinese and American university basketball players. -
Steppenwolf presents a spellbinding Chicago premiere of 'The Children'
May 2, 2019 6:09 AM - An unexpected visitor exposes harsh emotional and environmental realities in "The Children," Lucy Kirkwood's acclaimed drama now making an engrossing Chicago premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre. -
Goodman's 'Lottery Day' caps Ike Holter's ambitious Chicago 'Rightlynd Saga'
Apr 11, 2019 6:00 AM - Ike Holter wraps up his searing seven-play "Rightlynd Saga" at Chicago's Goodman Theatre with the world premiere of "Lottery Day," about a riotous backyard barbecue that turns into a contentious cash prize contest. -
Theater review: Steppenwolf revisits Ibsen drama for thoughtful sequel 'A Doll's House, Part 2'
Feb 14, 2019 6:38 AM - Henrik Ibsen's controversial 1879 characters Nora and Torvald spar again in the contemporary "A Doll's House, Part 2." Lucas Hnath's irreverant 2017 Broadway comedy makes an entertaining and thoughtful Chicago debut at Steppenwolf Theatre. -
Steppenwolf's new drama 'Downstate' explores the lives of sex offenders
Sep 18, 2018 2:00 AM - A man shows up at a group home for sex offenders to confront his abuser in Bruce Norris' world-premiere drama "Downstate" for Steppenwolf Theatre. "It's a very provocative play," admits Tony Award-winning director Pam MacKinnon. -
Why Rainn Wilson almost didn't take role in Steppenwolf's 'The Doppelganger'
Apr 4, 2018 12:30 PM - TV star Rainn Wilson makes his Steppenwolf Theatre Company debut in the world premiere of the serio-comic "The Doppelganger (an international farce)." "It's really bold," Wilson said in an interview. -
Steppenwolf's 'You Got Older' adroitly mixes humor, despair
Feb 9, 2018 1:37 PM - Ambivilence, hope and frustrated desire all richly mix with humor and despair in "You Got Older." Clare Barron's 2014 drama making its Chicago premeire at Steppenwolf Theatre.
Show 1-10 of 17
next »
bottom clear