It’s always a pleasure when a respected actor takes a break from the higher-profile gigs they can likely get otherwise in order to work on something smaller and more independent. […]
Misery might be the Stephen King novel best suited for a theatrical adaptation. Not only because its single-bedroom setting makes it decidedly stage-sized, but also because its two main characters […]
I don’t know what was in the air but I think The Breeders’ show at the Salt Shed last Monday night might very well have been my favorite show I’ve […]
Writer/director Bernardo Britto gets credit for originality. Sure, we’ve seen the “Groundhog Day” narrative device plenty of times, a day repeated on end until the protagonist stuck in a loop […]
Written and directed by Fernando Trueba, Haunted Heart is a romantic thriller that isn’t particularly romantic or thrilling. It does offer a few things to love, including a raw performance […]
October 1 is World Sake Day, marking the beginning of sake brewing season in Japan, and all month long at West Loop’s TenGoku Aburiya (owned by Michelin-starred Chef Sangtae Park […]
Dear Cinnamon is a monthly column based on the idea that all of life’s questions can be answered by art, because, after all, art is the spice of life. To […]
Inherit the Wind at Goodman Theatre has no flashy costumes or rapid costume changes, no chorus or dance squad. It’s simply two hours of enthralling courtroom drama with lacerating wit about […]
The sounds of the first viola ever made by Antonio Stradivarius wafted through the rafters of Symphony Center on Thursday as French-born Antoine Tamestit performed William Walton’s concerto for that […]
In a conversation with a fellow film critic recently, they mentioned how, regardless of the outcome, they are always in favor of a filmmaker taking big swings with their production. […]
Flash theater is the theme of the 2024 Go To New Play Fest. Flash theater contains a plot, climax, and denouement similar to flash fiction but the impact is more […]
For those of us who have been following the career of René Pérez Joglar, aka Residente, since he and stepbrother Eduardo Cabra exploded into Puerto Rico’s and Latin America’s urban […]
