Review: A Morality Play At Sea in Styx
The idea behind the German production Styx is so deceptively simple, and therefore, so highly complex and loaded with relevant ideas, that it’s awe-inspiring how it all comes together. The […]
Review: A Fascinating, Frustrating Portrait of Politics in The Brink
Coming on the heals of American Dharma, director Errol Morris’s documentary profile on political strategist Steve Bannon, it would seems strange that yet another Bannon doc is making its way […]
Review: Stephen King’s Pet Sematary Gets A New, Scary Adaptation
One of the problems the makers of the latest adaptation of author Stephen King’s Pet Sematary (and it’s not really a problem at all) is that most people going to […]
Review: RY X Turned Thalia Hall into a Room of Wonder
Y’know the phrase “it was so quiet, you could hear a pin drop”? At RY X’s sold out Thalia Hall show, the crowd was completely silent and mesmerized by his […]
New York Review: The Cradle Will Rock, a Depression-Era Operetta That Creaks With Age
The Cradle Will Rock is a Depression-era operetta about union organizing, class tensions and anti-capitalist fervor in 1930s Steeltown. Classic Stage Company and director John Doyle have created a lively rendition […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 4/4 – 4/7
It’s the first weekend of the month, the temps are climbing, and the events are as great as ever! Don’t let them slip away, get out into the city and […]
New York Reviews: Powerful Performances in The Mother, Julius Caesar, King Lear
The Mother at Atlantic Theater Company I sat down in my front row seat at Atlantic’s Linda Gross Theater in an old church in Chelsea. Fiddled with my coat and notebook. […]
Review: Shazam! Injects a Bolt of Electricity into DC Comics Universe
For those who thought Aquaman was still too dark and scary for their delicate sensibilities, the latest from the DC Comics cinematic universe, Shazam!, should be enough of a safe […]
Lori Lightfoot Wins in a Landslide in Mayoral Runoff
Chicago made history Tuesday night in multiple ways by electing its first openly gay African-American woman as mayor and at least five socialists to City Council. Former President of the […]
From Engine Summer to Nebs and Back: Love and Self-Awareness are “Heard”
With a little help from his friends, Ben Kostecki became Nebs. That is, his band mates from Engine Summer, Chicago’s own post-punk, dance and guitar-infused storm, encouraged him to go […]
Review: American Football Enchanted a Sold Out Metro
Saturday night’s sold out American Football show at Metro was a unique experience. The show, which was also the album release show for the band’s third self-titled album, was packed […]
Review: You, Me, and the Devil Makes Three: Deafheaven and Baroness Take the Riviera
I found myself on the internet this afternoon searching for a ticket for this show in the Facebook event page discussion section. After scrolling past loads of bots and scammers […]