Chris Jones

Chris Jones is editorial page editor, as well as chief theater critic for the Chicago Tribune. He also serves as Broadway critic for the New York Daily News. His latest book is Rise Up! Broadway and American Society from 'Angels in America' to 'Hamilton.'" He has a Ph.D. from Ohio State and lives in Chicago with his wife and sons."

"The Singularity Play" explores the terror that the rise of artificial intelligence should and does strike in the heart of all sentient creative professionals.

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Review: ‘The Singularity Play’ by Jackalope at Berger Park unleashes AI terror on theater people

June 10, 2024 at 2:24 p.m.

"The Singularity Play" explores the terror that the rise of artificial intelligence should and does strike in the heart of all sentient creative professionals.

Cleese, now 84 and long famed for his seminal comedic work on "Monty Python's Flying Circus," "Fawlty Towers" and many other titles, is appearing soon at Chicago's Vic Theatre.

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John Cleese is in town for ‘Last Chance To See Me Before I Die’

June 10, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Cleese, now 84 and long famed for his seminal comedic work on "Monty Python's Flying Circus," "Fawlty Towers" and many other titles, is appearing soon at Chicago's Vic Theatre.

The veteran Chicago actor, long the star of the Goodman Theatre's annual production of "A Christmas Carol," will star in the "Harry Potter" national tour.

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Larry Yando will trade Scrooge for Severus Snape in ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’

June 9, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.

The veteran Chicago actor, long the star of the Goodman Theatre's annual production of "A Christmas Carol," will star in the "Harry Potter" national tour.

This musical is operetta-like in its structure and transfixing in its musical pleasures, not the least of which is "Send in the Clowns."

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Review: ‘A Little Night Music’ at Theo Ubique has Sondheim’s summer songs in the right place

June 7, 2024 at 1:48 p.m.

This musical is operetta-like in its structure and transfixing in its musical pleasures, not the least of which is "Send in the Clowns."

These royal divas sing out as the six wives of Henry VIII — the Broadway tour is in fine form and has the audience bopping along.

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Review: ‘Six’ is back in Chicago, still the first-class show its fans want

June 6, 2024 at 2:18 p.m.

These royal divas sing out as the six wives of Henry VIII — the Broadway tour is in fine form and has the audience bopping along.

Playwright Samm-Art Williams wrote "Home" in 1979, and this Roundabout Theatre production makes that time seem not so far away.

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Review: ‘Home’ on Broadway is the moving, understated story of a man searching for his past

June 5, 2024 at 8:30 p.m.

Playwright Samm-Art Williams wrote "Home" in 1979, and this Roundabout Theatre production makes that time seem not so far away.

Magician and puzzle creator David Kwong has penned a 90-minute show very much rooted in local history. And you get to solve puzzles along the way.

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Review: Word nerds, puzzle fans, this is your show — ‘The Enigmatist’ now at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

June 4, 2024 at 1:17 p.m.

Magician and puzzle creator David Kwong has penned a 90-minute show very much rooted in local history. And you get to solve puzzles along the way.

Nambi E. Kelley's play is about the activist Stokely Carmichael, who played a major role in both the civil rights movement and the Black Power movement.

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Review: ‘Stokely’ at Court Theatre is an unfinished story of a uncompromising radical

June 3, 2024 at 2:29 p.m.

Nambi E. Kelley's play is about the activist Stokely Carmichael, who played a major role in both the civil rights movement and the Black Power movement.

Joshua Allen's "The Grand Boulevard Trilogy" has taken some three years to unspool at the Raven Theatre. The final installment is "The Prodigal Daughter."

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Review: In ‘The Prodigal Daughter’ at Raven Theatre, a rich family drama unfolds in a South Side apartment

May 31, 2024 at 4:59 p.m.

Joshua Allen's "The Grand Boulevard Trilogy" has taken some three years to unspool at the Raven Theatre. The final installment is "The Prodigal Daughter."

Rick Boynton was a creative producer who aided the development of new musicals, including such Broadway titles as "Six," "Illinoise" and "The Notebook."

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Chicago Shakespeare Theater parts ways with longtime artistic staffer

June 4, 2024 at 3:43 p.m.

Rick Boynton was a creative producer who aided the development of new musicals, including such Broadway titles as "Six," "Illinoise" and "The Notebook."

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