In to America, the world premiere production by Griffin Theatre, is America’s origin story, a documentary-style production that tells our history of immigration and multiculturalism, in all its glorious and cruel aspects. William […]
For many individuals just out of college or in their early twenties, particularly young artists, temporary jobs can offer money and flexibility that allow them to pursue other passions. They […]
It’s been years since I’ve seen the film Born Yesterday starring Judy Holliday as Billie Dawn and Broderick Crawford as Harry, her overbearing boyfriend. My memory of the film is kinda […]
Imagine sitting down in the park on your lunch break about to dig into your sandwich when suddenly you notice movement out of the corner of your eye. You turn […]
It was a regular Thursday. I kept forgetting that I’d get to see someone so inspirational speak later, someone who had become a legend in the world of dance. It was […]
How do we contend with the frustration of our desires, with our failure to achieve them? How do we access desires that have been submerged beneath the expectations of polite […]
This weekend, J. Lindsay Brown Dance asks audience members to get outside of their own mindsets and see things from a different perspective with Out of the Echo Chamber, an […]
Destiny of Desire arrives at the Goodman Theatre to bring its audiences a whole lot of flavor and not too much class. This play succeeds in both parodying the scandal […]
Strolling in to the Oriental Theatre on opening night in Chicago one could get the feeling that the golden age of circus never ended and they might be right. The […]
I don’t know if you’ll like 10 out of 12, the new inside-theater play at Theater Wit. But I did. If you love theater and see a lot of it, […]
Chicago gangsters fight over the ownership and expansion of the cauliflower trust into Cicero. You may think that sounds like a farce, but The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui is […]
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago presents its 39th season Spring Series at the Harris Theater, featuring four evocative works that powerfully touch on what breaks people apart and what brings us […]