Review: Remy Bumppo Theatre Cast Shines in Pearl Cleage’s Blues for an Alabama Sky
Many tales have been told and legends passed down of the Harlem Renaissance when the “New Negro” emerged from the dust and toil of the American South. A surge of […]
Preview: Highlights from Reeling, Chicago’s LGBTQ+ Film Festival
This article was written by Alejandro A. Riera Chicago’s robust fall film festival season begins this weekend with Reeling 2023: The 41st Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival. Coinciding with the […]
Review: PUPTHEBAND Achieves Tour Closure With Late Night Riot Fest Show at Concord Music Hall
Playing their last show of the year at Riot Fest 2023 in Chicago was just not enough for PUP. Something felt like it was missing as if they needed something […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 9/21 and Beyond
Summer is very officially in the rear view! So let’s celebrate the fall season by enjoying everything the city has to offer. There are markets, festivals, music and so much […]
Review: How To with John Wilson’s Incredible Final Season Ends One of the Century’s Best Shows
The problem that comes with a perfect show is that it has to end. The television shows we love are destined to stop at some point, and with that comes […]
Review: A Gorgeous Evening of Black Rainbows with Corinne Bailey Rae at Rockefeller Chapel
Last weekend, something magical happened at the Rockefeller Memorial Chapel. Corinne Bailey Rae made her way to the beautiful building and shared her latest album Black Rainbows. Now at first […]
Review: Music of the Baroque Opens Season with Bach and Mozart
Music of the Baroque Orchestra and Chorus gave an enjoyable, if uneven, performance of Heaven and Earth at Symphony Center on Monday night. With Music Director Dame Jane Glover at […]
Review: The Past Is Now in Jane: Abortion and the Underground at Idle Muse
Abortion has always been a hot-button issue and the arguments for and against it are about more than the termination of a pregnancy. It is about control and agency over […]
Preview: Giant Puppet Little Amal Comes to Chicago September 28-30 to Advocate for Refugees
As the fate of immigrants’ and refugees’ housing for the winter is debated in Chicago’s city council and by many aid organizations, a special guest is coming to town to […]
Review: Over the Course of One Not Great Day, Debut Indie Mutt Offers Serviceable Story and Performances
For all the talk in the arts about who should be telling / performing which stories, a film like Mutt epitomizes how important it is that those living a certain […]
Review: Gift Theatre’s The Rise and Fall of Little Voice Barely Registers
Thirty years ago, Jim Cartwright’s play The Rise and Fall of Little Voice made a big noise first on London’s West End and then on Broadway and at Steppenwolf Theatre. […]
Riot Fest 2023 Day Three: Sunday, I’m in Love
It was a mad dash across Douglass Park on Sunday afternoon as the Riot Fest gates opened at 2 p.m. after a rain delay. Thursday fans sprinted to catch a […]