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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: In Bone Lake, Two Couples Collide on a Weekend Getaway Where Survival isn’t Certain

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  • Steve Prokopy
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    Review: Good Boy is a Moving Horror Movie Featuring a Standout Canine Performance

    It’s going to sound like a gimmick, but let me assure you, it is not. The new Ben Leonberg-directed/co-written horror film Good Boy has a main character named Indy, who […]

  • Steve Prokopy
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    Review: Dwayne Johnson Delivers a Career-Best Performance in Benny Safdie’s Genre-bending Sports Film The Smashing Machine

    Based on the 2002 documentary of the same name, The Smashing Machine does something different in the sports-movie genre by simply dropping us in the middle of the life of […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • October 2, 2025
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    Review: Panda Bear and Deakin Mesmerize a Delighted Thalia Hall

    When you’ve been a part of such a big group as Noah Lennox and Josh Dibb have been, it’s not surprising to have a lot of expectations on your solo […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • October 2, 2025
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    Review: Young People’s Theatre Opens New Season with Heart, Fun and Celebration of all Things Elephant and Piggie

    I like to think of Mo Willems’ beloved character the Pigeon as the Gordon Ramsay of the children’s literature world. He has a seemingly hard, brutish shell, but he is […]

  • Caroline Huftalen
  • October 2, 2025
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    Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 10/2 and Beyond

    It’s the scariest time of the year as we head into the first weekend of October! Get ready for all the Halloween and fall events flooding the city. Whether your […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • October 2, 2025
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    Review: Wicked Drawl Closes the CheckOut Opening Festival with an Evening of Virtuosity

    I was not ready. It was Sunday, September 28, and I was feeling in need of a pick-me-up for the week ahead. I had not heard Wicked Drawl previously, but […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • September 30, 2025
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    Review: Karen Slack Performs Beyond the Years With the Spotlight on Composer Florence Price

    Soprano Karen Slack, accompanied by the Ryan Center pianist Michael Banwarth, performed a program of compositions by Black composer Florence B. Price on Saturday. The First United Methodist Church-Chicago Temple […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • September 30, 2025
    • Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: Ava: The Secret Conversations Is Gossipy Fun and a Disjointed Jumble

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  • Kathy D. Hey
  • September 30, 2025
    • Chicago history , Children's books , Comics and Graphic Novels , Fantasy , Fiction , Front page , Interviews , Lists , Lit , Nonfiction

    Words of Survival: Chicago Bookstores Respond to COVID and Book Bans

    This is the third in our series of articles on The Art of Survival, in which we explore how small Chicago arts organizations are surviving post-COVID and weathering the anti-humanist and anti-diversity […]

  • Karin McKie
  • September 30, 2025
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    Interview: Author and Podcaster Suzanne Warye Shares Her Best Tips for a Sober Shift

    It’s pub day for influencer turned podcaster and author, Suzanne Warye. Her first book The Sober Shift (HarperOne) comes out today. In the book Warye shares her advice on transforming […]

  • Caroline Huftalen
  • September 30, 2025
    • Classical , Festivals , Music , Previews

    Preview: Ear Taxi Festival Is Back!!!

    For the first time since 2021, the Ear Taxi Festival will give Chicago audiences an incredible opportunity to experience its deep and extensive contemporary classical art music scene. Starting this […]

  • Louis Harris
  • September 29, 2025
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