The Magic Play has a lot more going for it than its utilitarian name. For one thing,it has a slim cast of three talented and established actors, one of whom (Brett Schneider) […]
The Magic Play at Goodman Weaves Together Magic and Love
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Enra Melds Dance, Technology, Circus & Music with Proxima
Nobuyuki Hanabusa stepped on to the stage dressed all in black like a beat poet and slipped behind a small rig that looked like a DJ booth. On it were a camera […]
Food For Thought–A Kill Your Darlings 3CR Night of Improv & Live Lit
Last Wednesday night was the second Kill Your Darling evening, a time for laughs, improv, free pizza (thanks to the theme of food night and Giordano’s) and a big helping of food […]
Cirque du Soleil’s Toruk Lands in Chicago–Briefly!
Cirque du Soleil’s touring show Toruk landed in Chicago this week and will be here until this Sunday, August 7, running two shows daily at United Center. Toruk is a giant show […]
Stacey Comes Home: We Interview an Artist from Cirque du Soleil’s Toruk
Stacey Magiera is a gymnast turned circus artist who shows her incredible versatility by playing three different characters in Cirque du Soleil’s new show Toruk, which is coming to United Center for […]
Chicago Pride is Stronger than Ever: Photo Journal by Chris Riha
Chris Riha is Third Coast Review’s new staff photographer. One thing I’ve noticed I can count on Chris for is that if something is happening in Chicago, he will be there and […]
Get Ready for Batsu! Where Improv Meets Pain
Batsu! Is the kind of gameshow where you might drink sake, you might sign a waiver if you are up for a little on-stage challenge and you might find yourself doubled over […]
Taste the Five Best Kimchi Fries in Chicago
Kimchi is a traditional Korean food made of vegetables (usually Napa cabbage, cucumber or radish) fermented with a variety of spices (ginger, horseradish, garlic and chili peppers number among them). Although it […]
Fight Quest–You Choose the Champion of the Quest @CSZ Chicago
Would you like to be master of the universe? Or maybe just director of a play? If so, the interactive play Fight Quest is a good place to start. It is a […]
Interview with Chef Melissa Novak at The Chopping Block
Melissa Novak has been a chef at The Chopping Block for the past four years where she teaches a whole host of cooking classes to bridesmaids, singles on blind dates, mother and […]
Cirque Italia Blends Old World Charm with High Tech Glitz
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin once said that circus was the people’s art, and by that he probably meant that people really need some slapstick and shocking good fun to take their minds off […]
Chicago’s Main Farmers Market, Green City Market, Serves Up Locally Sourced Recipes with Cookbook
Green City Market has released a cookbook, which may seem like a normal thing to do, but like the market itself and all food that is produced and supplied outside of the […]
