Review: Terlato Kitchen Mails Family Recipes to Your Door
I’m making a confession here that will cause a bit of eye rolling. But I grew up raised by Mother Earth incarnate, saints Alice Waters and Ina Garten. I knew […]
Dispatch: Doc10 Film Festival Highlights Personal Stories From the Past
This article was written by Thomas Hodgkins The Doc10 Film Festival screened new and unreleased documentaries in Chicago from April 24 to May 3. Accompanied by panels with filmmakers and […]
Chicago Is Lit: May Literary Events in and Around Chicago and the Midwest
American Writers Museum and Chicago Public Library Announce Full Schedule for American Writers Festival June 6, 10 am–5 p.m. (American Writers Museum, 180 N Michigan Ave, 2nd Floor)June 7, 10 […]
Review: Eclectic’s The Red Lion Finds Strength in Performance, Not Pace
Review by Emily Werner. Patrick Marber’s The Red Lion is the closing performance of Eclectic Full Contact Theatre’s 14th season. Premiering at the National Theatre in London in June 2015, […]
Review: Star of the Sea Is a Revelation of Music for the Virgin Mary from Colonial Guatemala
Bella Voce returned to St. Luke’s Episcopal in Evanston for Star of the Sea: Music for Mary from Colonial Guatemala on Sunday. This excellent program featured a Renaissance Mass by composer […]
Review: Multidisciplinary Future Arrives at Harris Theater With “Icons and Innovators”
The house lights at the Harris Theater rarely dimmed on an occasion as self-assured as “Icons and Innovators.” This program, held on May 2, was ostensibly a tribute to Joan […]
Recap: Survivor 50 Episode 10: Another Celebrity Cameo, Another Insane Twist
It might have been the most high-stakes coin flip of all time. Last week’s supersized episode of Survivor 50 had a 50/50 chance of being a thrilling season highlight or […]
Review: South Chicago Dance Theatre Dazzles the Audience With Three World Premieres
Chicago was abuzz on Friday, May 1. There were the traditional labor union marches and protests, with helicopters flying over downtown and bordering neighborhoods. The energy was also high outside […]
Review: In I Hate Hamlet by Saint Sebastian Players, a Ghost Comes to Life and Two Actors Spar Over the Classic Role
I Hate Hamlet, the new production by Saint Sebastian Players, is a play for lovers of Shakespeare…and others. Playwright Paul Rudnick says, in his introduction to the script, that he […]
Review: International Jazz Day Global Concert Crowns Chicago as a Heritage Site for Jazz
I had been waiting for this day since Herbie Hancock announced it at his fifth Chicago Symphony performance. Hancock and Kurt Elling have been lobbying UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, […]
Review: Spectacle and Story Collide in Lifeline’s Ambitious Rock Musical Loki—The End of the World Tour
Review by Emily Werner. Lifeline Theatre concludes its 43rd season with the world premiere of the rock musical Loki—The End of the World Tour. With Loki, director Heather Currie leans […]
Preview: The Grossman Ensemble Will Perform in Washington DC, New York City, and Hyde Park
For the first time in its eight-year history, the Grossman Ensemble will be performing outside of the Chicago area. Its first out-of-town concert will be at the Library of Congress […]