The Motive and the Cue is a theater-lover’s dream, a deliciously funny and candid theater story. Directed by Sam Mendes (Empire of Light, The Ferryman), it’s a new play about the rehearsal period for […]
Joshua Allen is about to conclude The Grand Boulevard Trilogy at Raven Theatre in Edgewater with The Prodigal Daughter (May 16–June 22). His commissioned series of plays follows Black families […]
This week the Hellenic Museum presented its annual historic trial re-enactment. The Trial of Pericles: Hero or Tyrant? You Decide. was an imagined enactment of a trial for Pericles, the […]
A few years ago, director Rod Blackhurst co-directed a documentary called Amanda Knox that I remember thinking was quite impressive. So when I heard he was taking on a crime […]
An even better follow-up to last year’s The Three Musketeers—Part I: D’Artagnan, this week’s Part 2: Milady disposes of the business of introducing all of the characters from the classic […]
Based on true events (loosely, I’m guessing) that came to light when files of the British War Department were recently declassified, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare tells the story of […]
I’ll certainly give credit where credit is due. Abigail, the latest horror film from the directing collective known as Radio Silence (Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett, makers of the last […]
Spring has sprung, and the ever-eclectic Chicago Humanities Festival is flowering all over the city. Belvidere, Illinois-born architect Jeanne Gang spoke to an SRO crowd about her new book The […]
Nothing makes children’s theater more fun than seeing it with a roomful of giggly squirmy grade schoolers. Usually I review new plays at Chicago Children’s Theatre during a weekend performance—with […]
While driving in central Wisconsin one winter night several years ago, I tuned in to Symphony Hall, the classical radio station on Sirius/XM and was blown away by an incredible […]
Everyone knows they’ll die, but few people believe it. For the sole species aware of its mortality, personal nonexistence is inconceivable. Many have come near death. A number of folks […]
If you’re a fan of Wes Anderson, especially Fantastic Mr. Fox, you might be looking at Harold Halibut and thinking, “wow, that looks really charming.” You’d be right. Harold Halibut […]
