Executive produced by the likes of J.J. Abrams and Glen Powell, the documentary The Blue Angels follows the path of current members, veterans, and potential recruits of the Navy and […]
I’m often skeptical of prequels that reveal what is essentially the origin story of a major character. Horror franchises attempt this a lot, and it almost never works. Knowing where […]
Memorial Day Weekend crept up on us this year! As did all the amazing street festivals that are always a staple of Chicago summers. Plus add to that all the […]
Chicago is no stranger to Broadway trials—especially adaptations of classic films. We have seen countless move through the city over the years, and many seem to fall into the trap […]
Alejandro and Estevan Gutiérrez are the vessels for the celestial Latin-western instrumental band, Hermanos Gutiérrez. Chicago was fortunate enough to spend two sold-out evenings with the duo, and Monday night’s […]
Interview by Binx Perino. In preparation for the Association of Writers and Writing Programs 2024 Annual Conference, I organized a poetry reading to benefit Kansas City based mutual aid groups […]
The tragedy of Bigger Thomas has had many iterations since Richard Wright’s novel Native Son was published in 1940. Set in 1939 Chicago, at least two film versions and several […]
Turret, a new show written and directed by Chicago playwright Levi Holloway, is born from a cinematic legacy of horror, apocalypse, and suspense, and it uses the mechanisms of live […]
In his poem “The Hourglass. The Pebble. The Throne of God,” Faisal Mohyuddin ponders “the lightless language of elegy.” His father is dead, and he is grieving. And he wonders if he […]
The Grossman Ensemble ended their 2023/2024 season in a memorable way at Logan Center for Performing Arts in Hyde Park on Friday night. Under the direction of conductor Jeffery Meyer, […]
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago closed out season 46 with a program titled Of Joy. Passion, joy, and dancers in peak performance mode were on display much to the audience’s pleasure. […]
The new production of On the Twentieth Century by Blank Theatre Company, directed by Danny Kapinos, is the latest incarnation of many fabulous versions of this story—on stage and screen. […]
