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Review: Strong Central Performances Lead the Bleak but Authentic The Death of Robin Hood

by Steve Prokopy
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Review: Lookingglass Theatre’s Untitled Vampire Play Amuses and Charms

by Lauren Katz
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Jordan Arredondo (Dom) & Courtney Ricki Green (Val). Photo by Justin Barbin
Jordan Arredondo (Dom) & Courtney Ricki Green (Val). Photo by Justin Barbin
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Review:  From Musicmaker to Baker, Chicago to Nashville—Susannah Felts’ Novel The Come Apart Tells the Story

by Nancy S Bishop
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Review: Willem de Kooning’s Rich Canon Explored in Art Institute’s Drawing Exhibit

by Karin McKie
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Review: Family Legacies Run Deep in Steppenwolf’s Catch as Catch Can

by Doug Mose
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Review: Music of the Baroque Plays a Baroque Blockbusters Program That Starts Strong But Ends With a Dud

When I consider the notion of “Baroque Blockbusters!”, I think of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, or Handel’s Messiah, or Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, or Pachelbel’s Canon, or several other things. With Richard […]

  • Louis Harris
  • March 4, 2026
    • Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: Goodman Theatre’s The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Tells a Sweet Story, But Needs a Script Doctor

    Oscar Wao is a nerdy guy and a wannabe writer with a big heart. He’s open to friendship and longing for love. We even get to experience his loss of […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • March 4, 2026
    • Classical , Music , Reviews

    Review: Civic Orchestra of Chicago Brings Vitality to Price, Walker, Kay and Dvořák at Orchestra Hall

    Amid a Chicago orchestral landscape dominated by marquee ensembles, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago tends to exist in the shadows. That’s unfortunate, because this century‑old training orchestra—founded in 1919 by […]

  • Zach Carstensen
  • March 3, 2026
    • Film & TV , Review , Television

    Recap: Survivor 50 Episode 1: A Reheated Rivalry for the Ages

    After a quarter-century on the air, the only thing more familiar than Survivor itself is the biannual assortment of articles promoting its latest season, lauding the show’s longevity and how […]

  • Anthony Cusumano
  • March 3, 2026
    • Classical , Festivals , Music

    Review: Handel’s Triumphal and Somber Sides Shine at Festival Close

    Review by Zach Carstensen. George Frideric Handel’s career was interwoven tightly with the British monarchy, a relationship that spanned the exuberant heights of national peace and the somber depths of […]

  • Zach Carstensen
  • March 3, 2026
    • Events , Lists , Lit , Live lit events

    Chicago Is Lit: March Literary Events in and around Chicago and the Midwest

    Memoir and Narrative Storytelling During COVID The Society of Midland Authors presents a panel discussion titled “Memoir and Narrative Storytelling During COVID” with writers Michele Weldon, Gerry Plecki, and Rebecca […]

  • Dan Kelly
  • March 3, 2026
    • Review , Stages , Storefront , Theater , Uncategorized

    Review: Theatre Y Presents a Chilling Portrait of Refugees During Fascism in Charges (The Supplicants)

    Fascism never completely goes away because the concept of a utopian society or a “golden age” is subject to those in power. Theatre Y is staging the North American premiere […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • March 1, 2026
    • Classical , Music , Reviews

    Review: Nova Linea Musica Presents Third Coast Percussion Program, The Drum Also Sings

    Nova Linea Musica presented The Drum Also Sings, an hour long concert by Third Coast Percussion at the Merit School of Music on Wednesday. NLM and Third Coast Percussion are […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • February 28, 2026
    • Review , Stages , Storefront , Theater

    Review: Red Theater Stages a New Version of Chekhov’s The Seagull and Retains Its Melancholy Mood

    It’s a Chekhov play, so ….. Everyone is in love with the wrong person. Everyone is unhappy. People live in the country but yearn to live in the city. The […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • February 28, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: The Documentary Short Film Oscar Nominees Explore the World’s Woes and Its Wonders

    Though short-form filmmaking doesn’t get much recognition by mainstream audiences throughout the year, when Oscar season rolls around there are always three good reasons to head to the movie theater […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • February 28, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Starman Allows Space Engineer Gentry Lee to Tell His Own Story

    This article was written by Thomas Hodgkins. Robert Stone’s newest documentary, Starman, shares a title with a famous David Bowie song, but Bowie’s “Life on Mars?” would also be an […]

  • Guest Author
  • February 28, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films Display a Wealth of Artistic Styles, Themes and Even Some Lessons

    Though short-form filmmaking doesn’t get much recognition by mainstream audiences throughout the year, when Oscar season rolls around there are always three good reasons to head to the movie theater […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • February 27, 2026
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