Chris Jones
Editorial Page Editor and Critic at Chicago Tribune
Theater Critic at New York Daily News
Editorial page editor/critic @ChicagoTribune & theater critic @NYDailyNews. Director, National Critics Institute. Author, Rise Up! (Bloomsbury) PhD Ohio State.
Articles
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1 week ago |
chicagotribune.com | Chris Jones
As our chilly, dusty spring turns into summer, Chicago theaters have a stellar line-up of warm-weather attractions for you and your out-of-town guests to enjoy. Here are 10 shows opening between Memorial Day and Labor Day that look especially promising. Live entertainment can be found all over town, of course, but Chicago Shakespeare Theater will be especially busy this summer with two new shows likely to attract international attention.
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2 weeks ago |
chicagotribune.com | Chris Jones
Chicago’s TimeLine Theatre has announced its transitional 2025-26 season, including the first production scheduled for its new home, currently under construction in the city’s Uptown neighborhood. The three-show slate includes the fall world premiere of “Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars” (October to November) by longtime Chicago writer and performer Sandra Delgado, directed by Kimberly Senior and presented at the Lookingglass Theatre Company’s Water Tower Water Works, 163 E.
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2 weeks ago |
thederrick.com | Chris Jones
CHICAGO — The Broadway musical “Hamilton” will return to Chicago in 2026, the producer Jeffrey Seller announced Sunday at a Chicago Humanities Festival event. The first national touring company of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash hit will play the CIBC Theatre (18 W. Monroe St.) from March 4 to April 26, 2026. Group tickets are now available; individual tickets will go on sale later this year, presenter Broadway in Chicago said.
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2 weeks ago |
miamiherald.com | Chris Jones
CHICAGO - The Broadway musical "Hamilton" will return to Chicago in 2026, the producer Jeffrey Seller announced Sunday at a Chicago Humanities Festival event. The first national touring company of Lin-Manuel Miranda's smash hit will play the CIBC Theatre (18 W. Monroe St.) from March 4 to April 26, 2026. Group tickets are now available; individual tickets will go on sale later this year, presenter Broadway in Chicago said.
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2 weeks ago |
ourcommunitynow.com | Chris Jones
Share The Broadway musical “Hamilton” will return to Chicago in 2026, the producer Jeffrey Seller announced Sunday at a Chicago Humanities Festival event. The first national touring company of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash hit will play the CIBC Theatre (18 W. Monroe St.) from March 4 to April 26, 2026.
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