Review: Hannah Frey Can’t Help but See the Bright Side on New Album Lucky Girl
Hannah Frey and I share a Chicago timeline. I first discovered her on a weekend home from college listening to NPR on my mom’s speakers utterly transfixed by her song […]
Review: In Revamping Snow White More than 80 Years Later, Disney’s New Version Starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot Lacks Depth
In the pantheon of Disney characters, the only one as iconic and enduring as the Mouse of the House himself is perhaps Snow White, the fabled parent-less princess and star […]
Interview: Filmmaker Mark Anthony Green on Writing What You Know, Creating a Movie Cult and Underestimating Black Women to Our Peril
Opus is the story of a young writer named Ariel (Ayo Edebiri), who works at a music publication but is largely considered the most junior staffer at the magazine. She […]
Review: Chicago Children’s Theatre Go, Dog, Go! Ve Perro ¡Ve! Is Spare With Words and Lavish With Fun
Nothing says willing suspension of disbelief like children watching a show. For the young ones gathered at Chicago Children’s Theatre’s world premiere of a new version of Go, Dog, Go, […]
Photos: Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy and Friends Pour Their Souls into Fables of Reconstruction at Metro
This article was written by Wendy Davis. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of R.E.M.’s acclaimed 1985 album, Fables of Reconstruction, Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy and Friends hit the road again […]
Review: Lyric Opera’s New Version of La Boheme Is Set in a Realistic Paris and Sounds Wonderful
This may be the fourth time I have seen La Boheme at the Lyric. It is my all-time favorite and gets me misty every time. The 2025 version is advertised […]
Review: Idle Muse Theatre Presents a Vibrant and Lively Production of The School for Scandal
The lights slowly come down at the top of the show. Audience members quiet down and all look towards the stage, waiting for the action to begin. Then, the lights […]
How Will We Know It’s Summer Now?—A Eulogy for Pitchfork Festival
In the Chicago mega-festival ecosystem, it always felt like Lollapalooza was for the suburbs, Riot Fest was for our parents, and Pitchfork was for us. Jersey-clad frat boys headed for […]
Review: The Drowning Girls by Three Crows Theatre Tells a True Crime Story With Dramatic Style
The three drowning girls are young women in their 20s and 30s, desperate to marry and avoid spinsterhood. The time is the early 20th century, and Bessie Mundy, Alice Burnham […]
Review: A Spirited CSO and Chorus Perform MacMillan, Beethoven, and Haydn
Under the nuanced direction of conductor Manfred Honeck, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus gave a spirited performance at Symphony Center on Thursday night. The first half of the program […]
Dialogs: Paul Reiser Reflects on His Career —“I Didn’t Plan Any of This Shit”—at Chicago Humanities Event
“I didn’t plan any of this shit.” That was Paul Reiser’s hilarious and refreshingly honest assessment of the long—and still ongoing—list of accomplishments in a career spanning over four decades. […]
Review: With a Star-Studded Cast, The Russo Brothers’ The Electric State Is Fittingly Epic Yet Still Hollow
In terms of actual box office dollars, brothers and directors Anthony and Joe Russo have to be the most successful filmmaking team in history, with such hits as Captain America: […]