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Review: The First Homosexuals:  The Birth of a New Identity 1869–1939 Fulfills an Ambitious Goal at Wrightwood 659

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Interview: A Different Man Star Adam Pearson Discusses Playing a Character Close to Himself, Disability on Screen and More

A Different Man, the latest film from writer/director Aaron Schimberg, seems to have been created based on the filmmaker’s working relationship with one of the movie’s stars, Adam Pearson, who […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • September 20, 2024
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    Review: Music of the Baroque Delivers Once-in-a-Lifetime Excellence, Including a Concert Cruise on the River

    Over a two-evening span, Dame Jane Glover and Music of the Baroque Orchestra and Chorus provided a once-in-a-lifetime musical experience. On Tuesday, with the help of soprano Joélle Harvey, tenor […]

  • Louis Harris
  • September 20, 2024
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    Review: A Divine Evening with Magdalena Bay

    The spectacular synth-pop duo of Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin, known as Magdalena Bay, brought the immense world of their latest record, Imaginal Disk, to a sold-out two-night run at […]

  • Andrew Lagunas
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    Review: East Texas Hot Links Is a Harrowing Tale of Jim Crow and Survival at Court Theatre

    Playwright Eugene Lee’s East Texas Hot Links takes place in 1955 in the piney woods of East Texas. It was the year that Emmett Till was murdered and the Klan […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • September 20, 2024
    • Music , Reviews

    Preview: Who to Check Out at Riot Fest 2024 (Now Back at Douglass Park)

    Ah Riot Fest, you trick tricky fest. After announcing a departure from their usual location only to switch back to the Douglass Park campus, it’s finally time to rock out […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • September 19, 2024
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: Wallows Keeps Summer Alive in Chicago 

    Alternative rock band Wallows put on a vibrant and passionate set at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island over Labor day weekend in support of their latest album release Model, […]

  • Andrew Lagunas
  • September 19, 2024
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    Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 9/19 and Beyond

    It’s another fantastic weekend in September and there are so many unique events this weekend from great music at the always fun and often notorious Riot Fest, great movies, and […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • September 19, 2024
    • Beer and wine , Food

    Getaway: Foliage Drives to Local Spirits

    Summer may be Chicago’s peak season, but fall is where we get to drive just outside the city in our green barn jackets and Hunter boots, sip on a PSL […]

  • Caroline Huftalen
  • September 19, 2024
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    Review: Writers Theater Mounts a Disappointing Version of Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812

    Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 began as something quite special, the brainchild of composer, lyricist and playwright Dave Malloy and originally staged in experimental venues off-Broadway (including, […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • September 18, 2024
    • Review , Stages

    Review: Chicago Shakespeare Theater Stages New Artistic Director’s Contemporary Vision for Henry V

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  • Lisa Trifone
  • September 17, 2024
    • Opera , Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: Verdi’s Rigoletto Triumphs as the Season Opener for the Lyric Opera of Chicago

    There has been a lot of discourse on the survival of opera companies in America. Even the revered Met has met criticisms for everything from the artistic direction and performance […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • September 16, 2024
    • Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: The Delicate Tears of the Waning Moon Portrays the Cruel Fate of Women Journalists in Latin America

    The poetic title of Rebeca Aleman’s play, The Delicate Tears of the Waning Moon, may delude you into thinking her play is a sweet love story. But don’t expect a romcom […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • September 15, 2024
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