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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Advertising itself as the “second hottest ticket in town,” Spamilton, the musical parody of the broadway smash hit, Hamilton, has arrived, much like its bigger brother, in Chicago. The spoof, […]
Three young actors make a coming-of-age story come alive with modern relevance in Raven Theatre’s world premiere of Sarah Sander’s play, Sycamore. Devon de Mayo directs Selina Fillinger, Julian Larach […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]