Defying Gravity: A Wicked Rooftop Experience at The Gwen
In anticipation of the Nov. 21 premiere of Wicked: For Good, part two of the global smash phenomenon released in 2024, we’re all doing our homework and rewatching Wicked. I […]
Review: Ego Death Theatre’s Days of Rage Is Ferocious, Funny, and Heart-Wrenchingly Human
Ego Death Theatre Collective successfully hits the mark with Days of Rage by Steven Levenson. A compelling script, following a group of young radicals who are willing to do anything […]
Review: Chicago Repertory Ballet Brings the Drama Before the Balcony with The Capulets
The Capulets is a new ballet created and directed by Wade Schaaf, artistic director of Chicago Repertory Ballet. This world premiere is a multimedia collaboration with fantastic projection design by […]
Review: Friends with Guns by A Short Leap Theatre Finds Sparks in a Tricky Conversation
Friends with Guns, written by Stephanie Allison Walker and directed by Nathan Dale Short, is a provocative play that explores both sides of one of the most controversial debates happening […]
Review: Superior Donuts by Artistic Home Is Warm-Hearted and Entertaining But Needs an Update
Tracy Letts’ 2008 play Superior Donuts is a story about friendship between two unlikely souls—with a good dose of violence added. The story is set in an Uptown donut shop […]
Review: The Joffrey Ballet Delivers Classical and Soul/Funk Ballet in Matters of the Heart
One of the things I love most about humanity is that there are so many paths in tune with spiritual matters. I am not talking about religion. I am thinking […]
Review: The Aces Get a Colorful Thalia Hall Crowd Dancing
This article was written by Wendy Davis. The powerful, energized, girl-powered quartet The Aces has returned to Chicago stronger than ever! Playing at the historic Thalia Hall, this band has […]
Quick Spins: the Mountain Goats, Sadlands, Gina Barcal, MEGG, Pink Fuzz, and The Lemonheads
Quick Spins takes a quick look at recently released albums to make certain you’re listening to all the quality music being released these days. And with today being Bandcamp Friday, […]
Beyond Fest Heads to Chicago: Genre Film Festival Pops Up at Music Box Theatre in April 2026
On the heels of Music Box Theatre’s popular annual Halloween programming, Music Box of Horrors, the theater announced this week a new partnership to bring Los Angeles’ Beyond Fest to […]
Review: Sydney Sweeney Transforms to Play a Groundbreaking Boxer in Tragic Yet Triumphant Biopic Christy
Less a pure boxing film and more a tragic biopic with a hopeful ending, Christy chronicles the story of Christy Martin (Sydney Sweeney, looking almost unrecognizable in early scenes), who […]
Review: Guillermo del Toro Becomes Creator in Finally Realizing His Own Heartfelt, Humanistic Version of Frankenstein
Writer/director Guillermo del Toro has had a vision for his telling of author Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein for a couple of decades—not just the makeup and production design but also what […]
Review: Whitney Celebrates Empty Bottle with Small Talk
Empty Bottle is celebrating their 33 1/3 anniversary with a slew of shows that really capture what the small bar venue is all about. In their big lineup there seems […]