Michael Shayan’s show, in which he plays his own mother as she celebrates the Iranian New Year, has much akin to stand-up ...

Chicago Shakespeare Theater has added a major, pre-Broadway engagement to its season: A British musical telling an American story, playing in The Yard theater on Navy Pier from May 24 to June 29.

Chicago Shakespeare hosted its opening night for Jaja’s African Hair Braiding Friday. In attendance were LaChanze, a producer ...

Now playing at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" is a vibrant production spotlighting African and ...

In one-man show at Chicago Shakespeare, writer-performer Michael Shayan embodies his Jewish Iranian mother and keeps the ...

A local stop at Chicago Shakespeare Theater began this week and runs through Feb. 2. Underneath the laughs, this lively comedy is a portrait of African immigrants striving to make it in America.

Resting on the edge of Chicago’s theater district sits one of the city’s most lauded and boisterous attractions — Drunk ...

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” is a celebration of Black hair and salons, a kind of sanctuary for Black women where societal ...

Set in Harlem’s hottest braid shop on a sweltering 99-degree day, the play revolves around Marie (Jordan Rice), Jaja’s college-bound daughter, who is managing the shop while Jaja prepares for a ...

Have Chicago-area theaters got a deal for you ... Sun;” Porchlight Music Theatre’s “Fun Home;” Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream;” and The Second City ...

The Goodman Theatre's production of Fat Ham, a modern take on Shakespeare's Hamlet, is currently running through February ...

A local stop at Chicago Shakespeare Theater opens this week and runs through Feb. 2. Underneath the laughs, this lively comedy is a portrait of African immigrants striving to make it in America.