Review: Invictus Theatre Shatters the Illusion of the American Marriage in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who’s Afraid o Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee at Invictus Theatre Company
Preview: Chicago’s New Nevermore Performance Space Hosts a Chamber Music Festival This Weekend
Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood has a new performance space, and a four-day chamber music festival will take place there this weekend. Described as “a sleek, minimalist space offer[ing] luscious acoustics […]
Review: Forothermore, a Breathtaking Exhibit of the Beauty and Grief of Nick Cave’s Art, Now at the MCA
Nick Cave’s art is gloriously, spectacularly colorful and joyous. Your first view of the gallery array of Soundsuits is thrilling, even if you have met a Soundsuit before. This army […]
Review: Vampire: The Masquerade—Swansong Takes Some Risks, but Feels Clunky
When I first hear about Vampire: The Masquerade —Swansong, and saw its first trailer, I think I may have been anticipating something more like Bloodlines than Coteries of New York, […]
Review: Alyssa Edwards—Skip the Personal, Stick to Drag
Let’s get this out of the way: I like Alyssa Edwards. She’s one of my favorite drag queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race. She stands out as one of the most […]
Review: Destroyer and Rosali’s Unique Voices Captivate Thalia Hall
Last Thursday was undoubtedly a treat. The middle of some blisteringly warm days with temps in the 90s, the sun out and shining bright, and of course and amazing lineup […]
Review: New Steppenwolf Ensemble Theater Sparkles With Seagull, in Which Everyone Is Miserable
Seagull by Anton Chekhov adapted by Yasen Peyankov
Review: The Aznavoorian Duo Perform Gems From Armenia in a Marvelous Concert
The Aznavoorian Duo gave a marvelous performance at the Music Institute of Chicago’s Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston on Sunday afternoon. The concert was a celebration of their excellent new […]
Review: Augusta Read Thomas’ New Release Captures the Breadth of Her Musical Palette with a Regular Dose of Sunshine
Chicago-based composer Augusta Read Thomas has issued a new release comprised of several recent compositions. Bell Illuminations has a wide variety of ensemble configurations and illustrates the breadth of her […]
Review: Timeline Theatre Presents the Soul of a Nation on Display in The Chinese Lady
The Chinese Lady by Timeline Theatre Company
Review: Open Heart Chicago: An Anthology of Chicago Writing, Edited by Vincent Francone
One of the many gifts of Vincent Francone’s new anthology of Chicago stories, Open Heart Chicago, is learning what it’s like to wander around Marquette Park while tripping on acid. […]
Review: Third Coast Percussion Releases Their CD Perspectives With an Excellent Performance
No musical techniques benefit more from visual performance than percussion. The number of ways that percussionists can produce sounds is limited only by the number of objects humans and nature […]