The bodies of Siddhant Shah, 19, and Aryan Vaidya, 20, have been recovered from Monroe Lake.

*** Recommended *** Robert Falls has assembled a stellar cast for the Goodman Theatre’s production of "The Cherry Orchard".  Although the story is about the Russian aristocracy in denial, Chekhov said it was a comedy (although I’ve always thought the story was tragic), so this cast played it for laughs and they got them.  I thought everything – costumes, set, et al – was just about perfect, but I’m still not a Chekhov fan.  By the way, is the term ‘Russian comedy’ actually an oxymoron?  3 ½ Spotlights

FROM HUGE AND INTERNATIONAL TO SMALL AND HYPERLOCAL || CHICAGO PUPPET FEST PRESENTS SPRING LIVING ROOM TOUR BENEFIT PERFORMANCES IN INTIMATE SPACES, APRIL 27-29; FOLLOWED BY CHICAGO PUPPET LAB RESIDENT ARTIST SHOWCASE, JUNE 2-11 AT CHOPIN

M.A.D.D. RHYTHMS ANNOUNCES UPCOMING EVENTS INCLUDING THE COMPANY’S DEBUT WITH DORRANCE DANCE AND TRINITY IRISH DANCE COMPANY AT THE HISTORIC AUDITORIUM THEATRE, SUNDAY, APRIL 22, AND THE 2023 NATIONAL TAP DAY WEEKEND, MAY 20 AND 21 || M.A.D.D. Rhythms Also Shares Upcoming Classes, Tap Jams and MORE

Chicago Shakespeare Theater marks Shakespeare’s Birthday this month || Outgoing Founding Artistic Director Barbara Gaines honored with the Spirit of Shakespeare Award at the Theater’s largest fundraising event on April 24th || Free streaming program TO BE, celebrating the power of the arts, debuts for audiences everywhere on Shakespeare’s birthday, April 23rd || Plus, Gaines’ final production as Artistic Director, The Comedy of Errors, now plays through April 23

THIS MAY, ROSEMONT’S PARKWAY BANK PARK TO HOST CINCO DE MAYO BAR CRAWL MAY 5 AND FREE “SPRING FUN FEST” MAY 13

Chicago Fire FC (2-1-4, 10 points) and the Philadelphia Union (2-4-2, 8 points) battled to a 2-2 draw at Soldier Field on Saturday night.

Chicago Fire FC to Face Chicago House AC on Wednesday, April 26th in 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup || Tickets for the U.S. Open Cup match now available to the general public

COURT THEATRE ANNOUNCES 69th SEASON || Season includes The Lion in Winter by James Goldman, directed by Resident Artist Ron OJ Parson || Antigone by Sophocles, directed by Associate Artistic Director Gabrielle Randle-Bent || Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard, directed by Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director Charles Newell || and the World Premiere of Stokely: The Unfinished Revolution by Nambi E. Kelley, directed by Tasia A. Jones

AWARD-WINNING PLAYWRIGHT DOUGLAS POST HAS BACK-TO-BACK PLAYS ABOUT WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE AND GEORGE BERNARD SHAW PREMIERING IN ATLANTA AND CHICAGO THIS SPRING AND SUMMER || Post’s New Works Premiere at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse in Atlanta and Grippo Stage Company in Chicago