Preview: Ready to Get Bowled Over by Bur?
I’ve only seen Bur play once, for about 25 minutes, during an early night set at Montrose Saloon last spring and I still think about that show on a regular […]
Review: A Father and Daughter Reconnect and Go From Strangers to Spies on a Mission in Inheritance
After nine months of taking care of her ailing/dying mother, Maya (Phoebe Dynevor, Fair Play, Bridgerton) has something of an emotional bender at the opening of director/co-writer Neil Burger’s Inheritance. […]
Interview: “Body Horror at Every Turn”: Peter O’Keefe and Counted with the Dead
Born in Detroit, writer Peter O’Keefe now lives in one of Chicago’s neighbors to the north, Racine. Through the years he’s written for everything from “word processing temp jobs” to […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 1/23 and Beyond
Three days of subzero weather and we’re hopefully past the coldest days of Chicago winter! So that means still cold, but more manageable outing into the city! This weekend features […]
Review: Porchlight’s Fun Home Sets a Complicated Family Story to Music
Alison Bechdel released an autobiographical book in 2006 titled Fun Home, based on her life growing up in a small town in Pennsylvania. It was a graphic novel that told the story […]
Review: City Lit’s Glassheart Reimagines Beauty and the Beast Set in a Chicago Apartment
Glassheart is a show bursting with quirky charm, memorable performances and perhaps one too many ideas. This reimagining of Beauty and the Beast set in modern-day Chicago—helmed by newly minted […]
Review: Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s Jaja’s African Hair Braiding Features Stellar Cast and Potent Writing
We are in a hair salon in Harlem, New York. Miriam (Bisserat Tseggai) is braiding Jennifer’s (Mia Ellis) hair. Hours have passed and there are still many more to go. […]
Interview: Moody Teas Tea for All Is a Brand We Can Get Behind
Tea for all and all for tea, Moody Teas deep commitment to accessibility makes their brand—and exceptional product—something we can all root for year round. You may have seen their […]
Dispatch: First Week of Puppet Theater Festival Shines With Warm and Icy Stories from France, Israel, Scotland and the US
This is our first dispatch with brief reviews of some of the shows from the first week of the 7th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival. From vampire dreams to dancing […]
Review: Milwaukee’s Skylight Music Theatre Stages World Premiere of a Scatological Juliet and Romeo
If you hated reading Shakespeare in high school, the new musical Juliet and Romeo is for you. Watching this world premiere may prove to be sweet revenge (oh, no! That’s […]
Event: Electric Presbyterian—Elisha Gray, Great Grandfather of Electronic Music
Music has an abundance of guitar gods, but who resides in Synthesizer Olympus? If you’re an ’80s kid, a small list of synth heroes suggests itself—Thomas Dolby, Herbie Hancock, Gary […]
Review: A Dazzling Evening of New Music and Artists in Residence by Nova Linea Musica
Nova Linea Musica (NLM) presented its second concert on Wednesday at Guarneri Hall. It was a wonderful evening of dazzling performances, including new music from Chicago composer Paul Novak performed […]