Review: Seven Guitars by City Lit Needs Some Fine Tuning
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Kathy D. Hey writes creative non-fiction essays. A lifelong Chicagoan, she is enjoying life with her husband, daughter and three dogs in the wilds of Edgewater. When she isn’t at her computer, she is in her garden growing vegetables and herbs for kitchen witchery.
Review: The Tragedy of Macbeth by Invictus Theatre Suffers from Uneven Acting and Pacing
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Review: Metaphysics at the Crossroads in Leroy and Lucy at Steppenwolf Theatre
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Review: Nova Linea Musica Is a World Class Addition to Chicago’s Musical Soundscape
Chicago is the premier city for the arts. Our musical scene is to be envied. We have two wonderful orchestras that play traditional classical music and a wealth of new […]
Review: Ruth on the Rocks Plays a Mixtape Down Memory Lane as Part of Destinos International Latino Theater Festival
This year marks the 7th Destinos International Latino Theater Festival, which brings a variety of performances from as far as Spain and Argentina to the Back of the Yards neighborhood […]
Review: Artistic Home’s Meet Vera Stark Satirizes Early Hollywood and Its Treatment of Black Actors
Playwright Lynn Nottage is known for revealing truths about the lives of the Black diaspora. Her stories are like ripping the bandage off a wound so that it can shock, […]
Review: Joffrey Ballet Stages a Literary Masterpiece with Marston’s Atonement, Adapted from Ian McEwan’s Novel
I’ve often said that a film retelling will destroy a brilliant literary work and a mediocre book can make a great film. My example [of the latter] is Mario Puzo’s […]
Review: At Goodman Theatre, Eboni Booth’s Primary Trust Explores the Inner World of Grief and Learning to Thrive
Grief is born out of trauma and thrives in loneliness. Playwright Eboni Booth creates a devastating inner world of grief in Primary Trust and builds a shell of a world […]
Review: Hell in a Handbag Doles Out the Treats with Double the Farce in the Latest Chapter of Golden Girls
There are not many certainties in life and when a sure thing is discovered we all should enjoy it. So, just in time for the Halloween season, Hell in a […]
Review: Blue Eyed Soul Sung by Brown Eyed People Revs Up the Soul at Black Ensemble Theater
There is not a lot of certainty in today’s world. The world may seem on 33 and 1/3 and you’re on 33. There is one thing that I can count […]
Review: Beethoven’s Fidelio Is an Abstraction of Love, Freedom, and the Cost of Tyranny at Lyric Opera
The Lyric Opera of Chicago continues its 50th season with Beethoven’s Fidelio, an opera not often staged in the repertoire of great opera houses. Perhaps it is the political tone […]
Review: D-Composed with Davóne Tines Premiere ROBESOИ: An Electro-Gospel Acid Trip
Paul Robeson was a polymath—lawyer, athlete, and megawatt stage presence with a resonant baritone known the world over. Like many Black American pioneers, Robeson’s recognition came after he died. D-Composed […]