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Preview: Neptune’s Core Makes It Easy to Love “Lemon Car”

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Review: City Lit’s New Musical Scaramouche Thrives on Comedy and Theatrical Flair

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Preview: Shedd Aquarium Opens New 4D-Experience Theater Where You Can Visit the World of Penguins, Sharks and Oct opuses

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Review: At Young People’s Theatre, The Hula Hoopin’ Queen Sings With Joy and Energy

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Review: Second City’s Pandemonium, Please Hold Is Hilarious Musical Mayhem

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Review: Red Theater Stages a New Version of Chekhov’s The Seagull and Retains Its Melancholy Mood

It’s a Chekhov play, so ….. Everyone is in love with the wrong person. Everyone is unhappy. People live in the country but yearn to live in the city. The […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • February 28, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: The Documentary Short Film Oscar Nominees Explore the World’s Woes and Its Wonders

    Though short-form filmmaking doesn’t get much recognition by mainstream audiences throughout the year, when Oscar season rolls around there are always three good reasons to head to the movie theater […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • February 28, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Starman Allows Space Engineer Gentry Lee to Tell His Own Story

    This article was written by Thomas Hodgkins. Robert Stone’s newest documentary, Starman, shares a title with a famous David Bowie song, but Bowie’s “Life on Mars?” would also be an […]

  • Guest Author
  • February 28, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films Display a Wealth of Artistic Styles, Themes and Even Some Lessons

    Though short-form filmmaking doesn’t get much recognition by mainstream audiences throughout the year, when Oscar season rolls around there are always three good reasons to head to the movie theater […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • February 27, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: In This Year’s Oscar-Nominated Live Action Short Films, Five Different Narratives Explore Five Unique World Views

    Though short-form filmmaking doesn’t get much recognition by mainstream audiences throughout the year, when Oscar season rolls around there are always three good reasons to head to the movie theater […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • February 27, 2026
    • Interviews , Music , Pop/Rock

    Interview: Low Cut Connie’s Adam Weiner Tells How He’ll Get Intimate at City Winery

    Fans of Low Cut Connie, the Philadelphia-based group led by Adam Weiner, know that the band’s high-energy shows are as much a spiritual experience as they are rock concerts. But […]

  • Anthony Cusumano
  • February 27, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: In The Blink of An Eye Follows Three Distant Generations, but Paints Humanity Too Broadly to Connect Deeply

    From the 2017 Black List script by Colby Day (Spaceman) and directed by Andrew Stanton (Wall-E, Finding Nemo/Dory, John Carter, the upcoming Toy Story 5), In the Blink of an […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • February 27, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Documentarian Morgan Neville Brings Skill and Artistry to Paul McCartney: Man on the Run, Following the Former Beatle’s Mid-Career

    Considering how much the Beatles have been featured in documentaries lately—between Peter Jackson’s epic Get Back series about the band recording the Let It Be album, and the recent re-release […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • February 27, 2026
    • Art & Museums , Gallery , Installation , Mixed media , Museum , Review

    Review: On Loss and Absence: Textiles of Mourning and Survival at the Art Institute

    The exhibition On Loss and Absence: Textiles of Mourning and Survival is now on view at the Art Institute of Chicago. Anne Wilson, one of four curators who undertook this […]

  • Carrie McGath
  • February 26, 2026
    • Front page

    Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 2/26 and Beyond

    It’s the end of February and the very start of March! So get ready for some amazing shows, great food, and everything else Chicago has to offer! Let’s get on […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • February 26, 2026
    • Art & Museums , Beyond , Chicago history , Design , Fashion , Feature , Mixed media , Museum , Museums

    Feature: Visit the Fair Trade Museum to Fight Against Fast Fashion and Fascism and Make Mutual Aid Donations

    Sustainability author and educator Anna Lappe said, “Every time you spend money, you’re casting a vote for the kind of world you want.” Shopping is at the forefront of a […]

  • Karin McKie
  • February 26, 2026
    • Review , Stages , Storefront , Theater

    Review: Rivendell Theatre’s Pivot Tells a Tragicomic Story of Life, Love and Farming

    It’s a few days before the wedding of Kara and Levi and in the small town of Milton, Nebraska, that’s a big event. As the play opens, we meet Levi […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • February 25, 2026
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