Hedwig and the Angry Inch Rocks
Transgendered individuals deserve extra attention during these dark days, so Chicago’s remount of Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a balm, a glorious, rock-star, kick-ass celebration of the ultimate joy […]
Transgendered individuals deserve extra attention during these dark days, so Chicago’s remount of Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a balm, a glorious, rock-star, kick-ass celebration of the ultimate joy […]
This article was written by Savannah E. Dunn. The Harold Washington Library hosted Joffrey’s seventh annual performance of Winning Works March 11 and 12. This renowned program brings minority and emerging […]
In Korea, a “hwangap” refers to someone’s 60th birthday. The celebration is a major milestone in East Asian culture and represents the completion of one life cycle and the start […]
On Saturday, March 11, Thodos Dance Chicago takes the stage one final time. The evening, both a celebration of the company’s 25th anniversary and a final farewell, marks a poignant […]
The Ruth Page Center for the Arts was a full house Sunday for an opening weekend performance of The Year I Didn’t Go to School: A Homemade Circus. The audience […]
The Police drummer Stewart Copeland has turned the 1940 Argentine novel into his fifth opera that’s a mix of island dwellers like Dr. Moreau and Gilligan’s Professor, while extending Bill […]
Chicago Moving Company opens Dance Shelter 2017 on March 2, a two-night engagement bringing unique and daring contemporary and experimental choreography to the Hamlin Park Fieldhouse Theater. “It’s about people […]
“A black woman is both queen and warrior…” says Bell Grand Lake to her daughter. In heartbreaking lines of spoken word she explains the reason behind the uneven treatment she’s […]
It may be hard for today’s online news consumers to believe, but there was a day when newspaper columnists—certain newspaper columnists—were Masters of the Universe. The Political Universe anyway. The […]
Porchlight Music Theatre’s production of The Scottsboro Boys satirically presents a true story in the controversial style of the minstrel show. There is no doubting that the musical, which chronicles […]
The Steppenwolf for Young Adults series is known for its thematically dynamic productions centered around teenagers and the real issues facing Chicago, and our nation’s, young adults. From productions like […]
The 15th Chicago Flamenco Festival opens Friday, February 24, bringing Chicagoans a month of music, dancing, and exploration of flamenco culture. The festival, put on by Instituto Cervantes, brings together […]