Plus: What to know about Ed Sheeran’s tour after Macklemore was cut and artists dropped out • Review: “The Humanities” at Victory Gardens Theater tackles right-wing speakers, campus hypocrisy
Eat. Watch. Do. Thursday, September 17, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Filmmaker Zach Cregger’s “Resident Evil” reboot is the eighth film in the franchise, based on the Japanese zombie survival game. But Cregger’s “Resident Evil” is its own beast. | | | | | Ed Sheeran’s tour of North and South America has been roiled by the decision this week to drop Macklemore as an opener. Here’s what to know. | | | | | Victory Gardens roared back to life this past weekend with “The Humanities,” a provocative, free-thinking and highly entertaining new play from Zayd Ayers Dohrn. | | | | | We follow the story of Murphy (Ethan Hawke), a World War I vet and single father in Eugene, Oregon, struggling to provide for his daughter. | | | | | “Widow’s Bay” stormed the Emmy Awards on Monday night, breaking a record for a comedy series with 14 awards including best comedy series and three acting wins. | | | | | “The Attic: Things I’ve Seen While Lying On My Back” is the stunning season-opener at the Goodman Theatre. | | | | | Kokandy Productions announced the cast for “A Clockwork Orange” and Hell in a Handbag’s production of “Joan Crawford Goes to Hell” gets an extension. | | | | | Film director Kevin Smith talks about his show at Elgin’s Hemmens Center Friday and the myriad other things he’s doing these days. | | | |